Riaan Marais is a crime reporter at The Herald and Weekend Post
Suspect arrested month after Gqeberha woman’s murder
NewsPersistent investigative work by Gqeberha detectives paid off when a suspect was arrested for the murder of a woman who ...
Kidnapping accused claims police lied about his arrest
NewsWhen police K9 unit members tracked down alleged kidnapper Mnyamezeli Tete while he was driving near Fort Beaufort, he ...
Thousands of firearm competency certificates issued by Karen Webb could be declared ...
NewsThousands of former clients of firearms dealer Karen Webb could be expected to surrender their guns to the police as ...
Kidnapping suspect’s criminal record delays bail proceedings
NewsThe formal bail application for an alleged kidnapper suffered a setback on Friday when his criminal background came ...
Eastern Cape shows off its wild side at Wildsfees
NewsThe Eastern Cape put its wild side on display at the weekend as one of the province’s premier festivals took over the ...
Sizani defence calls for more insight into state’s decade-old case
NewsMore than a decade after her first court appearance, the fraud case against Portia “Pankie” Sizani hit another delay on ...
Ex-bank employees sentenced to six years in jail for fraud, money laundering
NewsWhen a string of victims deposited their hard-earned cash into their bank accounts, they trusted that their money would ...
Bombshell allegations rock Riana kidnapping hearing
NewsA lawyer for one of the men accused of kidnapping biokineticist Riana Pretorius has levelled startling allegations ...
Ex-boyfriend grilled as Pretorius kidnapping trial gets under way
NewsAs the trial for the men accused of the kidnapping of Gqeberha biokineticist Riana Pretorius got under way on ...
Rhodes calls on alumni to help address student debt crisis
NewsWith national student debt at a whopping R17bn, Rhodes University has asked its alumni to reach deep into their ...