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 […] today16 July, 2024
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 […] today1 July, 2024
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 […] today10 June, 2024
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 […] today10 June, 2024
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 […] today29 April, 2024
insert_link Oshiwambo A tindilwa obooloha OOmukiintu gomimvo 37 ngoka kwa lopotwa a kwata onkonga okamwanamati komimvo 9 okwa holoka mompangu ya mangestrata gwaNdangwa oshikando shotango Etitatu. Omweetipo gwiihokolola lyepangelo komeho gompangu Johanna Shiweda, okwa pula ompangu yuundulile oshipotha komasiku 13 Mei nuumvo, opo ku monike aapambele yo ya popi we nayo. Omufekelwa okwa fatululilwa uuthemba we Okwa holoka komeho omupanguli Loyd Mabanelo Munyungano. Otaku hokololwa Omufekelwa a tulwa miipandeko momukunda Ongenga mOkaku, taku fekelewa a […] today17 April, 2024
insert_link South Africa Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety has called for improved service delivery in the police service Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen, has called for improved service delivery in the police service to curb crime. This stance comes after statistics reveal 243 cases were dismissed due to SAPS inefficiencies between April and September 2023. Of these, 89 were related to gender-based violence. Allen emphasises the need for police improvement plans to prevent recurrence, stressing the importance of credible and trustworthy policing […] today16 April, 2024
insert_link Oshiwambo Omukiintu mokakuma konima sho a kwata okamwanamati koonkondo Omukuluntu gopolosi moshitopolwa shaShana Commisiona Naftal Sakaria okwati aakiintu mboka taya ningile aanona omahepeko gopaihulo otaya katukilwa onkatu noku pewa omageelo ngaashi ka naana ngoka taga pewa aalumentu. Sakaria okwa thamuna shoka konima sho omukiintu gomimvo 37 kwa Lopotwa a tulwa miipandeko momukunda Ongenga mOkaku, taku fekelewa a kwata onkonga okamwana komimvo 9. Tati omufekelwa ngoka poompito odhindji oha hula okanona hoka iikutu, noku ka longela omuyonena ngoka gopaihulo. Natango […] today16 April, 2024
insert_link Namibia Suspect Arrested in Fatal Oshakati Bar Stabbing Incident A suspect involved in a fatal stabbing at a bar in Oshakati's Oneshila Evululuko location has been arrested following a manhunt by the Namibian Police Force in the Oshana region. The suspect, from Oshandumbala village, was apprehended with the help of his parents and is charged with murder and attempted murder. The incident occurred after the suspect engaged in a fight with the deceased, allegedly provoked by having wine thrown […] today15 April, 2024
