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.
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An 11-day-old baby boy has still not been found after he was abducted at a Cape Town mall on Saturday. Police are investigating the baby’s disappearance.
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A 40-year-old man is accused of killing his 87-year-old mother, dismembering her body, and placing the parts into plastic buckets at their home in Sebora Village, Ga-Mashashane, Limpopo.
Former Transnet bosses Brian Molefe, Anoj Singh and Siyabonga Gama have been granted bail by the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court.
Two more suspected hitmen have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the murder of Fort Hare University vice-chancellor Sakhele Buhlungu’s bodyguard, Mboneli Vesele.
As well as killing Daniel,Monzo,who had a blue belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu,also attacked a pedestrian,two police officers and a couple in their own home before he was arrested by police.
Rakeem Miles knocked Sam Winter unconscious with a powerful punch to the head before fleeing
London has seen an upturn in phone snatching in recent years, with victims targeted across visitor hotspots and busy streets.
A 21-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday for the murder of her newborn daughter in a village in Limpopo.
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