The mystery of the missing tyres from a Nelson Mandela Bay storage depot has unravelled what a senior official has termed a syndicate targeting vehicle components that is hampering the city’s ability to provide some services.
The details surrounding the murder of Riaan Kohl, who was shot dead while escorting a furniture delivery truck to Motherwell, have finally been revealed by the man standing trial for the murder.
A swirling cloud of uncertainty surrounds the purported theft of tyres worth R5m from a Nelson Mandela Bay municipality depot as it is not clear if the truck tyres were even ordered or delivered.
A trial-within-a-trial will be held in the case of multiple murder accused Usisipho Zozi to determine the admissibility of a statement obtained by the police.
A fatal shot through the right cheek left Riaan Kohl dead as he sat in his BMW, metres away from the delivery truck he had escorted to a house in New Brighton.