By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
Former IDAC chief Andrea Johnson and former Major-General Feroz Khan have each been granted bail of 10,000 rand in South Africa. Charged with obstructing justice, assault and an offence under the National Prosecuting Authority Act, they will appear again on 2 February, according to IOL.
Andrea Johnson, former head of South Africa’s anti-corruption directorate, and Feroz Khan, a former criminal intelligence general, were arrested on 30 October 2026 over alleged obstruction of justice, reports the Mail & Guardian. The charges relate to Johnson’s alleged transmission of a confidential police docket to Khan in 2018. Sowetan says Johnson was arrested at around 5am and is due to appear in Pretoria.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: Mail & Guardian ·
South African businessman Suliman Carrim is appearing again at Musina court for a bail hearing in a case involving alleged fraud and cross-border vehicle trafficking. The charges concern the interception of two vehicles at the Beitbridge border on 22 July 2026, according to the National Prosecuting Authority, cited by IOL.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: IOL ·
A federal jury in Boston found Eric Nshimiye guilty of perjury and obstruction of justice for concealing his alleged involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The former University of Rwanda student faces up to five years in prison for each of the four perjury counts, according to the BBC.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: BBC ·
The Congolese National Police deployed inspection teams in Kinshasa to identify and sanction officers accused of harassing residents. The operation follows instructions from the police inspector general and aims to strengthen discipline, according to senior chief superintendent Donatien Ngoy, cited by Le Potentiel.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Le Potentiel ·
Suliman Carrim appears in court over attempted vehicle smugglingSouth African businessman Suliman Carrim appeared before the Musina Magistrate’s Court over an alleged attempt to smuggle vehicles. Arrested on 15 October at OR Tambo International Airport as he was about to board a flight, he is facing proceedings followed by the South African justice system, according to TimesLIVE.
Three arrested in Botswana with 20 rough diamondsThree people appeared in court in Botswana after being arrested on 23 October at The Fields shopping centre, where police say they found 20 rough diamonds. The court remanded them in custody while the investigation establishes, among other things, the stones’ weight and value, The Voice BW reports.The week in Africa
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