Burkina Faso adopts law banning homosexuality
Abidjan – Junta-run Burkina Faso has passed a law banning homosexuality and instituting punishments of up to five years... Read more
2 Sep
Six sentenced over Guatemala blaze that killed 41 orphans
Guatemala City – A Guatemalan court on Tuesday sentenced six former officials to jail for their role in a... Read more
13 Aug
Chad court jails ex-PM, opposition leader for 20 years
N’Djamena – A court in Chad jailed former prime minister and opposition leader Succes Masra for 20 years Saturday,... Read more
11 Aug
Ivory Coast ex-minister released after apologising for election criticism
Abidjan – A former minister for Ivory Coast’s ruling party who was arrested in June for criticising the exclusion... Read more
8 Jul
R11m a day on foreign inmates – Groenewald wants deportations, talks corporal punishment
Cape Town – Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald has called for the deportation of foreign nationals sentenced to prison... Read more
2 Jul
Algeria court to rule on bid to double writer’s jail term
Algiers – An Algerian court is expected to deliver a verdict Tuesday on prosecutors’ bid to double the jail... Read more
1 Jul
50 years behind bars for monster who pointed gun at 4-year old
Johannesburg — A Zimbabwean national, Nxinxi Tshabalala (30), has been sentenced to 50 years in prison by the Booysens... Read more
28 Jun
Algeria prosecution seeks 10 years jail for writer Sansal on appeal
Algiers – Algeria’s prosecutor general sought at an appeal hearing on Tuesday 10 years in prison for novelist Boualem... Read more
25 Jun
Justice served! – Panga thug who butchered old couple gets 20 years
Cape Town – Cole Bruiners has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by the Plettenberg Bay Regional Court... Read more
21 Jun
Four Atletico ultras get suspended jail for Vinicius effigy
Madrid – Four Atletico Madrid ultras have been handed suspended jail sentences for hanging a dummy of Real Madrid... Read more
17 Jun
