Police in the Eastern Cape are still searching for a woman who allegedly abducted a five-month baby recently.

Police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse Van Rensburg said the police’s Family violence, Child Protection and Sexual offence (FCS) unit was looking for information regarding the abduction of the baby from Kuyga in Port Elizabeth late last month.

“The complainant met a female suspect by the name of Asanda at Polar Park on 26 October 2015,” Van Rensburg said. “The suspect was allegedly looking for a place to sleep, which was offered to her by the complainant at her house in Kuyga.

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Residents in Paarl and surrounding areas who need psychiatric services would now be able to access essential mental health services at the new state-of-the-art R35 million psychiatric building at Paarl Hospital, the Western Cape MEC for Health, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, has announced.

Mbombo, together with the Western Cape MEC for Transport and Public Works, Donald Grant, visited the new building on Wednesday.

Mental health was a critical issue in South Africa, and the new building which offered the best multi-disciplinary care for patients was a step in the right direction and would “assist in managing the high number of psychiatric patients at this facility,” Mbombo said.

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A courier company’s international manager, who “saw an opportunity” to scam his employer, was sentenced to three year’s house arrest on Wednesday on fraud charges.

Shaun van der Lingen, 31, appeared in the Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Bellville before magistrate Sabrina Sonnenberg and pleaded guilty to 12 counts of fraud.

The proceedings took the form of a plea bargain, negotiated by defence attorney Liesl Vermaak and State prosecutor advocate Juan Agulhas.

According to the plea bargain document, Van der Lingen was an international manager with the company Globe Flight Worldwide Express.

The document says he “saw an opportunity” to exploit Globe Flight for his own benefit, and over a period of nine months defrauded the company to the extent of R315 187.

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Cape Town – With summer fast approaching and Cape Town residents expected to head to the beach in their droves, red flags have been raised about the number of trained lifeguards at one of the city’s most dangerous and busy beaches.

Lifeguards at Monwabisi beach on the False Bay coast are leaving because of the appalling conditions, putting a strain on the remaining volunteers charged with the safety of beachgoers during the busy holidays.

Monwabisi Surf Lifesaving’s clubhouse and tower are disappearing under sand and squatters have moved in. There are filthy blankets and rubbish is piled high in the vacant buildings, which are covered in graffiti. Lifeguards, who spend long hours on the beach, have no shelter and don’t even have a toilet nearby.

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He had a great showing at the Peace & Safety concert at the Mmabatho Convention Centre on Saturday where he played alongside crowd-pleasers such as Winnie Mashaba and the esteemed MTN Joyous Celebration. DRUM actually had a chance to spend time with him backstage. The Gospel crooner was a happy camper driving back (home) to Gauteng but no one would have imagined a hijacking that nearly put an end to his life was waiting for him.

Sechaba Pali was driving around Hammanskraal on Sunday when he picked up two female hitchhikers – an act of kindness that almost ended his life.

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WATCH: Riot police have moved in on striking workers on the steps of Parliament, firing stun grenades and ordering them to leave the grounds.

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President Jacob Zuma has responded to the much-talked about new multi-billion Presidential jet that was reportedly being purchased.

The presidency has requested information from the Department of Defence regarding the jet.

Speaking exclusively to the SABC, President Zuma says he is happy that the Defence Force has been able to clarify the issue.

Meanwhile, Zuma says gone are the days where former colonies dictates terms of trade for those they earlier colonised.

President Zuma was responding to the reports that America has issued an ultimatum to South Africa to meet US requirements before it can be included on the AGOA agreement.

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Thousands of Galeshewe residents took to the streets, marching to the local police station, protesting against the disbanding of an anti-crime group’s operations.

The group mobilises members of the community to help combat crime and gangsters.

The residents say this group has been helpful in curbing crime in their area.

The streets of Galeshewe came to a standstill when the residents sang and marched to the police station to hand over a memorandum of their grievances.

They state in the memorandum that they are totally against the disbanding of the group by the police.

March organiser Tebogo Obusitse says all they are doing is making sure that the community members are safe.

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The South African Cities Network CEO, Sithole Mbanga, says cities are cautiously doing well but they are still under pressure.

Urbanisation trends suggest that by 2050 around 80% of the population will live in cities.

Cities are the largest contributor to the national economy and their role is becoming increasingly important.

The recently-released State of the City Finance report indicates that in the past five years, cities spent a combined R117-billion on capital-related projects.

Speaking on AM Live, Mbanga says the cities economies have not grown and they are not finding easy ways of furthering their bases of revenue.

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Five people have died and six others critical injured in a collision between a van and a truck between Fort Beaufort and Seymour in the Eastern Cape.

The injured have been admitted to hospital.

Community Safety Renaissance spokesperson Tshepo Machaea says the road has been closed.

“On the R67 between Fort  Beaufort and Seymour on the way to Queenstown we have an accident there which claimed five lives and six people very critical have been taken to hospital. The road is still closed.”

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