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.
The multimillion-rand fraud and racketeering trial involving Nelson Mandela Bay businesspeople, high-ranking officials and politicians accused of siphoning off money meant for the Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS) will return to the Gqeberha high court in five months.
A bid by embattled Gqeberha businesswoman Andrea Wessels to stop her former lawyer from representing her co-accused in a multimillion-rand racketeering case citing a conflict of interest was short-lived when the application was abandoned at the final hour on Monday.
It could be months before the multimillion-rand fraud and corruption trial involving several high-ranking officials, businesspeople and a Bay attorney gets to court.
The Gqeberha high court has ordered that the doctor treating racketeering and fraud accused Andrea Wessels be subpoenaed to explain why Wessels is unable to travel from Gauteng to stand trial.