World NY police hone in on health insurance exec killer Police looking for the gunman who killed the CEO of a US health insurance company in New York have searched a hostel where they believe the suspect may have been staying. New York police department says United Healthcare boss Brian Thompson was shot in a targeted attack. US correspondent Kate Fisher reports: todayDecember 6, 2024 9
insert_link Health / Medical United Healthcare CEO shot and killed in New York The CEO of the largest private health insurer in the U.S., Brian Thompson has been shot and killed outside his New York hotel. The incident occurred outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown, where he was due to attend United Healthcare's investor conference. Jody Jacobs is our reporter. Meanwhile, the New York Police Department just announced that the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO was a "preplanned, targeted attack". todayDecember 5, 2024 21
insert_link Namibia Police Weekend Crime Report Shows Alcohol-Related Collision and Cocaine Dealing Arrests On Friday, the Namibian Police Force reported two incidents. In Omuthiya, an unlicensed driver of an Isuzu single cab pick-up collided with a parked Toyota Hilux Legend 50 at Cross Town Park, causing damage but no injuries. The driver, who was alone and tested positive for alcohol was arrested and will appear in court on today. Meanwhile, in Swakopmund, a 24-year-old Congolese man was arrested on Sam Nujoma Avenue after […] todayOctober 21, 2024 11
insert_link South Africa DA has expressed frustration over the delayed release of crime statistics for the first quarter The DA has expressed frustration over the delayed release of crime statistics for the first quarter of 2024/2025. The stats remain unpublished pending Cabinet approval. The SAPS has not released crime data since the third quarter of 2023/2024 in February. DA deputy Spokesperson on Police, Lisa Schickerling has urged Police minister, Senzo Mchunu to release the overdue statistics: todayAugust 15, 2024 29
insert_link Africa Kenyan court orders suspected serial killer to be held for 30 days A Kenyan court on Tuesday ordered a man who police said has confessed to murdering and dismembering 42 women to be detained for 30 days while the investigation continues. Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, 33, described by police as a "vampire, a psychopath", was arrested in the early hours of Monday following the horrific discovery of mutilated bodies in a Nairobi garbage dump. He appeared in a Nairobi […] todayJuly 16, 2024 27
insert_link Namibia Crime Spree Of The Weekend Includes Break-ins, Theft, and Fatal Stabbing On Friday Groot-Aub and Wanaheda were sites of multiple criminal incidents. In Groot-Aub, a generator valued at N$11,995.00 was stolen from a shack at Uiros. Meanwhile, in Wanaheda's Outapi Street, thieves made off with clothes, a gas cylinder, shoes, blankets, and cosmetics worth N$17,000.99 from a residence. In a tragic turn in Wanaheda's Goreangab area, Bigshow Gawaseb was fatally stabbed by a 24-year-old suspect, who sustained injuries and is now […] todayJuly 1, 2024 27
insert_link Africa The tiny African island nation of Cape Verde will add to its Olympics retinue with a sport that is flourishing Africa-wide By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency The 2024 Paris Olympics will be historic for Cape Verde, the island nation that seems to be outperforming across the board, as the nation debuts in a new sport for the country's Olympics team: fencing. The milestone highlights just how much the sport is growing, not only on the Atlantic Ocean island, but across the African continent. According to […] todayJune 10, 2024 58
Africa Fencing offers teens hope in impoverished Nairobi slum By Rose TROUP BUCHANAN Along the muddy tracks of a sprawling slum in Kenya's capital Nairobi, scores of teenagers learn how to fence each weekend under Mburu Wanyoike, whose initiative offers hope in a place bedevilled by crime and lack of opportunity. Several hundred thousand people live in closely packed poverty in Mathare, many born there like 27-year-old Wanyoike, who a decade ago was on […] todayJune 10, 2024 7
insert_link South Africa Owning a gun in South Africa offers some safety, but risks run high for users and society – expert By Guy Lamb, Stellenbosch University South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world, eclipsed only by Honduras and a handful of Caribbean island states. Furthermore, South African police crime data shows that South Africans experience above average levels of robbery, assault and rape. The 2022/23 Victims of Crime survey, which surveyed a representative sample of 42,746 South Africans, showed that the population had […] todayApril 29, 2024 17