North West men get double life sentence for murdering elderly couple
Pretoria – Two men from the North West were each handed two life sentences and 20 years apiece for... Read more
19 May, 2023
Zimbabwe firebrand opposition MP convicted ahead of vote
Harare – A popular opposition politician in Zimbabwe was convicted of obstruction of justice in a high-profile trial on... Read more
4 May, 2023
Cops still trying to track down 2 rapists who escaped from EC prison
Cape Town – The manhunt is reportedly still under way for two convicted rapists who escaped from an Eastern Cape... Read more
30 Apr, 2023
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina freed from prison
Kigali – Rwandan government critic Paul Rusesabagina, whose efforts to save people during the 1994 genocide were portrayed in... Read more
25 Mar, 2023
66 die at Kinshasa’s main jail from January
Kinshasa – Sixty-six inmates have perished in a packed prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) capital this... Read more
28 Feb, 2023
Chadian protesters’ hellish ordeal in remote desert prison
N’Djamena – Dehydrated and whipped by scorching winds as their crowded truck snaked through the dunes, some drank urine... Read more
19 Jan, 2023
Algeria frees opposition figure after vow to quit politics
Algiers – An Algerian businessman and activist imprisoned for urging a boycott of the country’s 2019 presidential election was... Read more
19 Jan, 2023
Seven killed as Mexican police seek escaped prisoners
Mexico City – Seven people were killed on Monday in northern Mexico’s Ciudad Juarez during a police operation to... Read more
3 Jan, 2023
Egypt tycoon dies serving sentence for sexually assaulting minors
Cairo – Egyptian businessman Mohamed el-Amin has died while serving a three-year sentence for trafficking and sexually assaulting girls... Read more
19 Dec, 2022
Senegal orders release of journalist on hunger strike
Dakar – Senegal has ordered the release of journalist and government critic Pape Ale Niang, whose detention for more... Read more
15 Dec, 2022
