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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.
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — More than 130,000 autoworkers returned to factories across the U.S. for the first time in nearly two months Monday in one of the biggest steps yet to restart American industry, while an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus yielded encouraging results in a small and extremely early test.
At a Fiat Chrysler pickup truck assembly plant in Warren, outside Detroit, workers entered a giant white tent with a sign that read: “Let’s restart and keep each other safe.”
U.S. health authorities will be watching closely for a second wave of infections over the next few weeks and worry that Americans will disregard social distancing over the coming Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer.
Chinese President Xi Jinping defended China’s record, saying the country provided all relevant outbreak data to WHO and other countries, including the virus’s genetic sequence, “in a most timely fashion.”
But the Trump administration stepped up its attacks at the meeting, with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar accusing WHO of failing to obtain the information the world needed as the outbreak emerged.
The murder trial against former North West deputy police commissioner Major-General William Mpembe and five other police officers will continue in May 2021.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) - Chairperson of the main Opposition People's National Congress Reform (PNCR), Volda Lawrence, was on Wednesday slapped with a new charge of forgery arising out of the disputed March 2 regional and general elections.Lawrence, who was granted GUY$30,000, appeared in the Magistrate's Court alongside the Region Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo and the election agent for the PNCR, Carol Smith-Joseph.
By SAM OLUKOYA Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari spoke to the nation about the unrest that has gripped the country in recent days, but without making any mention of the shootings of peaceful protesters at Lekki toll plaza on Tuesday night that prompted international outrage. The military opened fire without warning on thousands of peaceful protesters singing the national anthem Tuesday night, killing at least 12 people, according to Amnesty International. The shootings have been widely condemned but Buhari did not speak of them at all during his Thursday address, instead urging protestors to stop […]
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Detroit’s Big Three — Fiat Chrysler, General Motors and Ford — as well as Honda and Toyota all had screening procedures in place at dozens of factories that reopened from the Great Lakes states south to Tennessee and Texas and out west at Tesla’s factory near the San Francisco Bay.
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.
The state’s highest court routinely denies hearing cases, particularly sexual assault cases, but the panel has now agreed to hear Cosby.
The court also cited Cosby’s attorney’s plea that the prior bad act allegations lacked “any striking similarities or close factual nexus to the conduct for which Cosby was on trial.”
The state Supreme Court also cited Cosby’s lawyer’s argument that former Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor promised Cosby that he would never be charged with any crime related to the Constand matter.
“We’re extremely thankful to the State Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for agreeing to review Mr. Cosby’s appeal.
Not even Outsurance themselves could find a policy to help Katlego Maboe out of this mess - and he's facing a few tough days ahead.
HIGH Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere has filed an interdict against President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stop him from suspending her until Chief Justice Luke Malaba has followed correct disciplinary procedures. By DESMOND CHINGARANDE Justice Ndewere has been accusing Justice Malaba of discrimination, saying former judge Justice Francis Bere’s disciplinary hearing was done according to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) guidelines, but her case had been sent directly to Mnangagwa without giving her an opportunity to be heard. In her application for interdict, Justice Ndewere cited Mnangagwa, Justice Malaba, Judge President George Chiweshe, the JSC and Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi. “On September 15, 2020, I received documents containing complaints against myself from JSC,” Justice Ndewere said. “It was noted that the complaints had been placed before JSC in terms of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. “I was asked to respond to the complaints on or before September 22. My lawyers of record then wrote a letter to JSC highlighting critical issues on how complaints against a sitting judge ought to be dealt with.” She added: “It was clear from the document I received from JSC was acting on the basis that it is Malaba who is complaining about my conduct. If, indeed, it is Malaba who is of the opinion that I have conducted myself contrary in any shape or form, then the JSC code of ethics should apply.” Justice Ndewere said the JSC did not respond to her letter and on October 13, she was shocked to receive news that she was to appear before a tribunal and received a letter stating that the complaints commission had referred the matter to the President. She said she, therefore, concluded that the complaints considered by the JSC at the extraordinary meeting chaired by Justice Malaba were the same as the complaints delivered to her, which confirms that Justice Malaba was the one complaining about her conduct. “By operation of law, the setting up of a tribunal by the first respondent (Mnangagwa) will result in my automatic suspension which will prejudice my work and my reputation,” she said. “My reputation is in jeopardy because Malaba has complained about my conduct. I run the risk of losing my job based on complaints raised against me by Malaba alone. To allow this would be a violation of my right and to the administration of justice.” Justice Ndewere said section 163(2) and (3) of the Constitution clearly stated that the Chief Justice was the head of Judiciary and was in charge of the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court and Judge President Chiweshe was in charge of the High Court. She said Justice Chiweshe was supposed to be the complainant in her case. Justice Ndewere is reportedly being victimised after allegedly refusing bail instruction in cases involving former Cabinet minister Priscah Mupfumira, who is accused of corruption and fraud, and MDC Alliance legislator Job Sikhala, accused of plotting Mnangagwa’s ouster.
Buses of EFF supporters have started arriving in Senekal in the Free State ahead of the bail application of Sekwetje Isaiah Mahlamba and Sekola Piet Matlaletsa.
As Nigerians protest brutality and demand reforms, some say full abolition is the only road to liberation from violence.
'Bad Boy Billionaires,' arecent Netflix web-series on one of the biggest corporate scams in India, released on Oct. 5. The documentary has shifted the spotlight on real-life characters belonging to the country's corporate elite and [...]
Police are appealing for assistance in finding the suspects responsible for shooting a minibus taxi driver in his vehicle on Thursday.
Rachel Rossi | Special to California Black Media Partners A common misconception of the criminal justice system is that it is as simple as guilty people admitting their guilt and innocent people going free. The truth in our courtrooms is rarely so clear. Instead, there are layers of issues beyond guilt, including systemic injustice, rushed […]
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According to multiple reports, the former police officer responsible for the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has been taken into custody by Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
Hennepin County prosecutor Michael Freeman said during a press conference that the three additional officers involved in the case have not been taken into custody, but he “anticipates charges” for them as well.
Many were furious that nobody was arrested in connection to the death of George Floyd, while others were motivated by the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and others that have left much of Black America reeling from two pandemics.
Freeman says Chauvin’s arrest is the quickest the city of Minneapolis has acted in any officer-involved murder case.
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The Bheki Mlangeni Hospital CEO has been moved from the hospital following an alleged rape incident last weekend.
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.
Two seven-year-old boys who were found lifeless in a Mfuleni dam, were reported missing by their families in Khayelitsha last week.
A former Malawian cabinet minister has been sentenced to six years in jail for corruption.
Cornel Wilkins, who was accused of engaging the police in a shoot-out, injuring one of the cops, has been freed by the Gun Court.
The court heard that on the night in question, a police team was conducting a vehicular spot check along Seaward Drive in St Andrew when they observed a Toyota Fielder motor car reversing, which aroused their suspicion, causing a chase to ensue.
It was further alleged that during the chase, shots were fired, resulting in the Fielder colliding with another car.
The gunmen subsequently fled the scene, leaving Wilkins, who was the driver.
Under cross-examination by Wilkins’ attorney, Able-Don Foote, the police agreed that the accused did not have a firearm and that he made a report to them upon arrest that he was abducted by the gunmen.
The United States on Thursday condemned what it called excessive use of force by the Nigerian military for firing on unarmed demonstrators.
Beauty Mogul Rihanna is commemorating Breast Cancer Awareness month by featuring three black survivors, all of whom have been diagnosed with chronic forms of breast cancer.
Rihanna’s lingerie brand, in a statement, said: “This Breast Cancer Awareness month …
