Internal Affairs

GAROWE, SOMALIA – Somalia’s president, whose four-year term expired this month, should not take part in talks aimed at resolving a dispute that has delayed the selection of a new head of state, two of Somalia’s five regional governments said Sunday. Parliament had been set to make a choice February 8, but this was delayed […]

Addressing Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health on Friday, Mkhize said the country is ready to give the first COVID-19 jabs to healthcare workers once the vaccines have undergone quality assurance checks. He has described Monday, 1 February, as an exciting day after the country received its first consignment of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines from India. “We have […]

YAOUNDE, CAMEROON – Cameroonian President Paul Biya said in a December 31 address to the nation that newfound collaboration between his military and civilians has greatly contributed to bringing about peace in the troubled English-speaking regions of the country. The president spoke of the impact of the novel coronavirus. In a message broadcast on all […]

Five suspects, Dercio Comassio Muchanga(34), Fernando George Chilamba(20), Jeralo Anthony Nkomo(31), Tino Fochero (20) and Santos Zungisa appeared at Warden Magistrate court today on charges of attempted murder, attempted burglary residential, robbery with firearm, assault GBH and assault common. Suspects were arrested by farmers on Friday the 27 November 2020 after they earlier that day […]

PRETORIA – The Police Ministry has welcomed the move by Cabinet to approve the South African Police Service Amendment Bill, 2020, to be published for public comments. The current South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995), predates the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. Minister Cele says the amendments were […]

WESTERN CAPE – Focussed operations and endeavours to ensure criminals are brought to book continuously result in desired outcomes in the Nyanga Cluster Precinct. An illegal firearm and four imitation firearms were recovered and suspects arrested in Elsies River and Nyanga. Last night, two suspects were arrested shortly after they robbed a taxi driver and […]

EASTERN CAPE – Centane Regional Magistrate’s Court convicted and sentenced 25-year-old man Asiphe Duma to undergo 20 years imprisonment for rape of an 11-year-old girl. The accused was sentenced on Friday, 11 September 2020 at Centane Regional Magistrate’s Court. It is alleged that on 16 January 2019 at about 11:00 the victim visited the accused […]