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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Criminal Justice

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World

UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect flown to NYC

The man suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been flown to New York to face federal murder charges. Luigi Mangione chose not to fight extradition from Pennsylvania where he was arrested. Nick Harper reports from Washington.  

todayDecember 20, 2024 8

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South Africa

NamRA Warns of Rising Counterfeit Tax Certificates Locally

  The Namibia Revenue Agency has issued a warning about the circulation of counterfeit Tax Good Standing Certificates, which are being used in various processes, including public procurement. NamRA has identified 42 cases of fraudulent certificates, with 13 of these escalating into criminal investigations. As of March 2023, nine arrests have been made related to the issue. The agency urges the public and taxpayers to be vigilant in verifying the […]

todayNovember 22, 2024 10

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South Africa

S.A Parliament to Act on Thabo Bester’s Prison Escape Findings

  South Africa's Correctional Services Committee in Parliament will oversee remedial actions against individuals involved in Thabo Bester’s prison escape. This follows a briefing on the Public Protector's report, which highlighted failures by the Department of Correctional Services in handling Bester's escape from Mangaung prison in the Free State. Parliamentary legal adviser Bulelani Simani confirmed that they will ensure the department takes the necessary steps to address the issues raised […]

todayOctober 30, 2024 23

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Entertainment

Harvey Weinstein to be retried in New York

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will be retried in New York, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said in court on Wednesday, a week after the state's highest court threw out his 2020 rape conviction. This report produced by Freddie Joyner for Reuters. Weinstein appeared in court before Judge Curtis Farber in a wheelchair and a black suit, more than four years after his conviction was hailed as a milestone for […]

todayMay 2, 2024 46

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Hundreds of Nigerian children are being kidnapped – the government must change its security strategy

    By Al Chukwuma Okoli, Federal University Lafia   School abductions have been a trend in Nigeria. The latest took place in Kaduna and Sokoto states, both in the north-west region, when over 300 children were abducted at different times in March 2024. Previous prominent cases have included the Chibok, Dapchi and Kankara abductions, which insurgents claimed to have perpetrated. As a security scholar and analyst who has researched and […]

todayMarch 25, 2024 18

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Seven men arrested in India for violating a tourist

Seven men are in custody in India for the alleged gang-rape of a Brazilian-Spanish tourist and assault on her husband, authorities said, in a case that has shone a new spotlight on the endemic problem of sexual violence against women in the country. According to CNN, the couple, who had been traveling by motorcycle from the state of West Bengal to neighboring Nepal, was found late Friday by police officers […]

todayMarch 6, 2024 24

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Africa

Zimbabwe scraps death penalty

Zimbabwe’s cabinet has agreed to abolish the death penalty for murder offences almost two decades after its last execution. Bloomberg News reports that the cabinet on Tuesday approved the Memorandum on the Private Member’s Death Penalty Abolition Bill introduced to parliament last year, bringing an end to the death penalty introduced in the southern African nation by British colonial administrators.

todayFebruary 8, 2024 18

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