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Stellenbosch wine farmer Stefan Smit's widow, Zurenah, and the former member of his security team, Derek Sait, were charged shortly before their appearance for his murder with theft as well as for the illegal possession of guns and ammunition for allegedly stealing two of his firearms.
Many people have been killed since clashes began on Monday. Scores too had been killed in the run up to the vote as protestors marched against Conde's bid for a third term.
Eskom and Hawks say they are working to trace all those who illegally sell and buy cut-price prepaid electricity. Strong action promised.
The City of Birmingham will not prosecute anyone solely arrested for curfew violations and other minor charges from June 1 through June 7 during the height of the downtown demonstrations, according to the Office of the City Attorney on Wednesday.
Anyone who faces additional charges and who damaged property will still face the law, according to the city.
Protesters then moved into the city’s downtown area, setting fires and breaking out windows of local businesses.
“We recognize that there is a need to strike a balance between peaceful protesters and those that entered the City of Birmingham to cause civil unrest.
By not prosecuting those arrested for curfew violations and failure to disperse there may be “an opportunity for conversation between the community, law enforcement, and the city so that we can all listen and learn from the experience,” King said.
Lieutenant-Colonel Moses Mushwana, attached to the Local Crime Records Centre, is testifying in relation to the scene where chaos erupted at Lonmin K3 shaft in Marikana.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has passed into law the Civil Union Amendment Bill, which prevents marriage officers from refusing to conduct same-sex marriages.
Former correctional services chief financial officer Patrick Gillingham, former correctional services boss Linda Mti and former Bosasa chief financial officer Andries van Tonder have made a brief appearance in the Pretoria Commercial Crimes Court.
Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has fired SA Post Office board member Colleen Makhubele who accused the minister of abusing her powers and acting unconstitutionally.
The death toll in the collapse of a three-storey church building in eastern Ghana rose to 21, rescue officials said on Friday, as more bodies were pulled from the rubble.
One of the grand jurors responsible for the widely criticized indictment against a Louisville police officer involved inBreonna Taylor‘s killing has spoken out weeks after filing a motion to legally speak out about the controversial case. The “Anonymous Juror #1” suggested that Kentucky Attorney GeneralDaniel […]
The post ‘Truth Be Told’: Breonna Taylor Grand Juror Breaks Silence, Suggests Daniel ‘Sellout’ Cameron Lied appeared first on The New York Beacon.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison charged three former Minneapolis police officers Wednesday in connection with the death of George Floyd in their custody.
Floyd’s family has asked that first-degree murder charges be brought.
The upgraded charge against Chauvin says the officer’s actions were a “substantial causal factor” in Floyd’s death.
“Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s decision to increase the charge against the former Minneapolis officer directly responsible for Mr. Floyd’s death to 2nd Degree Murder is a major step toward justice.
Just as importantly, the felony charges of aiding and abetting 2nd-degree murder against the other three send a message to all police officers that they are criminally responsible when they see a crime being committed by a fellow officer against any citizen and fail to protect the victim.
Two businessmen allegedly linked to R1.2 billion tender corruption at the Gauteng health department in 2007 have not be arrested as they are out of the country.
Four persons were arrested as a result of their phone communications and these were James Asiimwe, Mattew Mugooha, also known as Juju, Amon Twabagye, also known as Bujoro Fred and Fred Nuwagaba.
James Asiimwe and Juju denied the charges before court but admitted knowing each other and communicating on phone a number of times.
Asiimwe told court that he was a simple cattle-keeper and on the night in question he was residing in Kiruhura and he admitted owning a phone.
Juju, who had retired from the army a few years earlier and was sickly, gave sworn evidence and told court that on the night in question, he spent it at his father-in-law's home.
He told court that he left Kiruhura District on 5th August 2013 and that it was a blatant lie that on 16th August 2013, he drove a Toyota Premio and met Juju and that he stole Daniel Karuhanga's vehicle.
Three SANParks employees, among them two security guards, have been arrested in possession of fresh rhino horns outside the gates of the Kruger National Park.
Assailants storm private school in city of Kumba, Southwest Region, killing at least four pupils.
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has appealed to the national government to \"think carefully\" about a possible bailout for South African Airways (SAA).
Although two members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) were recently placed before the court, police will be conducting a further probe of the city chase which left civilian Cecil Sampat dead and his friend Winston Fraser paralysed.
The article Alleged police shooting of men after chase still being probed appeared first on Stabroek News.
Drug accused businessman Ghalee Khan yesterday pleaded guilty to three counts of drug trafficking before Magistrate Judge Roanne L.
The article Ghalee Khan pleads guilty in US to drug trafficking appeared first on Stabroek News.
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Senior Correspondent In a significant legal victory for Bill Cosby, the state Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of his 2018 conviction on charges of indecent aggravated assault. In a stunning ruling handed down on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, the court noted it’s allowing the appeal on two []
The post Pennsylvania Supreme Court agrees to hear Cosby appeal appeared first on North Dallas Gazette.
Sporadic gunshots were heard in Lagos on Friday as security forces patrolled Nigeria's biggest city after days of unrest following the shooting of protesters that sparked condemnation at home and abroad.
Sanja Elliott – conspiracy to defraud, obtaining money by false pretences, engaging in a transaction that involves criminal property, possession of criminal property and an act of corruption.
Radcliff McLean – conspiracy to defraud, causing money to be paid out by means of forged document
Earlier this year, Edwardo Elliott, the father of former deputy superintendent of Roads and Works Sanja Elliott, was freed after Grainger agreed with his attorney that there was no case for him to answer.
In Heron’s case, the parish judge underscored “inconsistencies” in the evidence she gave in court and the witness statement she gave police investigators.
The Financial Investigation Division (FID) has served notice that at the sentencing hearing of the convicts in the Manchester Fraud Trial it will request an order to proceed to the Circuit Court to hear a Proceeds of Crime case.
The fraud trial featured testimonies from witnesses who detailed how Sanja Elliott asked them to cash cheques, each valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars, that were payable to them and drawn on the account of the then Manchester Parish Council.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Attesting to NYFF’s eagerness to hear black voices, the fest featured three main slate films from British director/writer Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave’’) that are part of a five-episode West Indian community-based mini-series “Small Axe.’’ McQueen’s homage to his Caribbean roots will appear on Prime Video later this year. Other NYFF entries will roll out in theaters, VOD and on streaming service – in months to come.
In a significant legal victory for Bill Cosby, the state Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of his 2018 conviction on charges of indecent aggravated assault. In a stunning ruling handed down on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, the court noted it’s allowing the appeal on two specific issues. The first is regarding the so-called prior bad acts []
Isaac Wright Jr.was a convictedfelon who learned the ropes of the legal system to free himself and became a lawyer in the process. He is the inspiration for ABC’s ‘For Life’. On Tuesday, December 1, Wright announced his candidacy to run for mayor as a Democrat in New York City. In 1991, Wright was wrongfully...
The post Isaac Wright Jr., who reversed his wrongful conviction and became a lawyer, is running for NYC mayor appeared first on Face2Face Africa.
