Gunmen kill six in eastern South Africa, police say
Johannesburg – Gunmen shot dead six people and wounded another on the outskirts of South Africa’s coastal city of... Read more
5 Nov, 2022
Defendants, prosecutor appeal after CAR war crimes case
Bangui – Three members of an armed group who this week were convicted for crimes against humanity after a... Read more
4 Nov, 2022
Ecuador declares emergency after 5 police officers gunned down
Guayaquil – Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of exception in two provinces on Tuesday, after at least five... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
Ramaphosa decries ‘horrors’ as South African women murders spike
Johannesburg – The number of women murdered in South Africa increased by more than 50 percent in a year,... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
CAR special court sentences three for crimes against humanity
Bangui – In a historic ruling, a UN-backed court in the Central African Republic on Monday convicted three militiamen... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
‘The child was taken’ – Lebowakgomo police investigate case of missing toddler
Lebowakgomo – Police in Lebowakgomo are investigating the case of a missing one-year-old toddler, Motheo Rashilo, from Malatane village... Read more
31 Oct, 2022
Seven killed as criminals target chicken feet sellers in South Africa
Johannesburg – Robbers opened fire on a group of street vendors selling chicken feet, killing seven people in South... Read more
31 Oct, 2022
Kenya charges police with crimes against humanity over 2017 violence
Nairobi – In a landmark decision, Kenyan prosecutors said on Friday they would charge police officers with crimes against... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
South Africa ex-energy boss arrested for fraud over deal with Swiss group
Johannesburg – South Africa’s police on Thursday arrested eight people, including a former director of the state energy utility,... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
OPINION | Murder of Johannesburg sex workers shows why South Africa must urgently decriminalise the trade
Amanda Gouws, Stellenbosch University The decomposed bodies of six women, four of whom were identified as sex workers, were... Read more
23 Oct, 2022
