Investigative journalists in Africa have to find innovative ways to do their work as resources become scarce and safety concerns grow. Various investigative journalists spoke about the challenges of their work at the Information and Communication Rights in Africa regional conference in Windhoek last week. The regional conference on Information and Communication Rights in Africa, […]
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The church through Mr Ezeogu had earlier announced that Mr Mbamara, attached to the Nnewi Diocese, had been abducted by gunmen. The kidnapped Reverend of the Catholic Diocese of Nnewi, Anambra State, Stanislaus Mbamara, has been freed. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chancellor of Nnewi Catholic Diocese, Raphael Ezeogu, and made […]
The police spokesperson said the command had already reunited the victims with their families unconditionally. The Police Command in Zamfara says it rescued nine children abducted by bandits from Goran-Namaye Community in Maradun Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Yazid Abubakar, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Gusau […]
The death toll in the mass killing on Saturday at Durban’s infamous Glebelands Hostel has risen to eight. Detectives from the provincial task team who have taken over the investigation into the killings said the shooting happened in a room at Block 57 in the Umlazi township hostel. “There were 12 people in total in […]
Notorious Izinkabi, a dangerous group of murder-for-hire killers from KwaZulu-Natal, have been hunting for Fort Hare University Professor Sakhela Buhlungu for months — but he will stop at nothing to get rid of years of corruption at the university, writes Zukile Majova Fort Hare vice-chancellor Professor Sakhela Buhlungu is not backing down from an investigation […]
Abduction for ransom is a prevalent crime in most Nigerian cities. Security operatives in Abia State, South-east Nigeria, have begun a manhunt for abductors of a Chinese national working at a quarry in Lokpanta, Umunneochi Local Government Area of the state. The Chinese, Li Peiyin, a site manager at the quarry, left the site on […]
The mob invaded the mall and looted valuables before the alleged planned demolition A mob invaded and looted a Bureau De Change mall in Kano on Sunday in anticipation of an alleged plan by the state government to demolish the building. Shops in the mall located inside the premises of the former Triumph Publishing Company […]
Zanzibar — PRESIDENT Hussein Mwinyi has launched a 23-member committee to prevent sexual abuses, hoping that the move will reduce the menace in the society. The committee includes members drawn from various institutions including the government, private institutions and human rights activists, Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) office, Mufti office, Ministry of Educational and Vocational […]
In the ongoing trial at the Cour d’Assises de Paris, witnesses have testified to the prime role played by genocide suspect Philippe Hategekimana, also known as ‘Biguma,’ in the death of the former Bourgmestre of Ntyazo Commune, Narcisse Nyagasaza. Hategekimana, formerly a deputy commander of Gendarmerie (police) in the current Nyanza District, is currently on […]
33-year-old Arkim Phathisani Masuku was given a hefty sentence when he appeared in the Southern Gauteng High Court on 2 June 2023. He was facing an assortment of charges that include police murder, two counts of attempted murder, robbery of firearms, house robbery, illegal possession of firearm and ammunition. Masuku was arrested by the Johannesburg […]
A South African court on Friday, June 2, adjourned the hearing in the trial of Fulgence Kayishema, one of the most sought-after suspects of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda who was arrestded on May 24 in South Africa. The hearing was adjourned to June 9, pending the prosecution’s review of files and […]
Police at Umlazi have opened a docket containing seven counts of murder and two attempted murders following a shooting incident that claimed seven lives at the Glebelands Hostel in the early hours of this morning. According police in Umlazi, at 02:45 this morning, nine men aged between 20 and 40 years old, were consuming alcohol […]
The sacked chairman of the disciplinary committee of the Park Management System, PMS, in Oyo State, Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi, has said the police cannot declare him wanted. Better known as Auxiliary, Lamidi who has been declared wanted by the police for alleged gun-running, said Govrnor ‘Seyi Makinde, governor remains his destiny helper. He added that […]
Nairobi — A Kenyan court on Friday ordered the suspension of the mass sacking of scores of content moderators by a subcontractor for Facebook’s parent company Meta and directed the social media giant to provide counseling to the employees. A total of 184 moderators employed in Nairobi by Sama, an outsourcing firm for Meta, filed […]
Addis Abeba — The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said following complaints filed to the commission by Eritrean refugees and Asylum seekers in Addis Abeba, it observed that hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers, mostly Eritreans have been imprisoned in several sub-cities in the capital on the basis of failing to present documents revealing their […]
Namibian Police inspector general Joseph Shikongo has issued conditions to which people planning to protest against the recognition of same-sex marriage in Namibia will have to adhere during planned demonstrations to day. In a letter addressed to protest organiser Shirley Magazi on Wednesday, Shikongo said while the police respect the right to public protest, there […]
Community marches to police station and magistrate court to demand better policing Residents of Tsomo marched to their police station and the Tsomo Magistrate Court to demand more visible policing. The march was sparked by outrage among villagers following the violent murder of a 78-year-old grandmother from Xhume village. The provincial police spokesperson conceded that […]
Bellinzona — Seven plaintiffs write a page of Swiss and Liberian history as Alieu Kosiah is convicted for crimes against humanity and war crimes. On June 1, 2023, after 4 weeks of hearings between January and February 2023 – the Appeals Chamber of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC) found Alieu Kosiah, former Liberian commander […]