An act that left two young girls without a mother is enough reason for Zamuxolo Jacobs to spend the rest of his life behind bars, the Gqeberha high court heard on Thursday.
Eight years since his arrest, and after spending more than two years behind bars, Julian Brown once labelled Gqeberha’s perlemoen kingpin is finally a free man.
Gqeberha man Julian Brown has been acquitted of all perlemoen and racketeering charges after three judges of the Makhanda high court set aside his conviction on Tuesday morning.
With the Gqeberha high court officially embarking on a seven-week recess, with only urgent matters being dealt with, Weekend Post looks back at some of the headline-making stories which shocked the public.