There were joyous moments, tears, and some logistical difficulties as the first day of the 2023 school year kicked off in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday.
For more than a month, a Despatch family has desperately been searching for their son who was last seen outside the local Pick n Pay and, to make their ordeal even more terrifying, distraught father has been receiving threatening messages and a ransom demand for R220,000.
A Despatch man who allegedly went on the run after he was accused of raping his stepdaughter, came face to face in a heated encounter with the teenager’s father in court on Monday.
A viral video of a seal attacking a young Gqeberha child before turning its attention to an American actress may have tongues wagging, but the scars run deep for the seven-year-old boy, who is now too afraid to step back onto the beach.
A respected Humansdorp teacher was on her way to a much-needed holiday with her husband after the loss of their daughter last year when a Mercedes-Benz, allegedly driven by a local lawyer, crashed into them, killing her on impact.