Ruto said the compensation was not the “price of life, of pain or of loss,” and that should not be seen as a “reward for violence or criminality” in a country where violent protests are common.
READ MOREA landmark trial is set to begin in the Central African Republic, where former president Francois Bozize will be tried in absentia on charges of crimes against humanity.
In Zimbabwe, a court ruling dismissing a legal challenge by war veterans against proposed constitutional amendments has sparked divided reactions.
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The Athlone Magistrate’s Court has provisionally withdrawn the case against siblings Wanda and Sindiswa Mbele, who are accused of orchestrating a life insurance scam that allegedly led to the murders of Noem My Skollie actor David Manuel and his friend, Alfonso Fisher.
Sir Mark Rowley said the current system of forces haven't been fit for 'at least two decades'.
Craig France, 34, targeted young women in their late teens and early 20s while prowling Peterborough’s nightclub scene.
Louisa de Marco, 57, had been promised £10,000 if she successfully carried the drugs from Thailand.
The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Magic Seas, had taken on water as tensions remain high in the Middle East
The police are investigating a case of murder after three men were gunned down at the Covid informal settlement in Mfuleni, Western Cape.
KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has registered a criminal investigation against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu following claims of political interference in work carried out by a task team into political killings.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson.
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