By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sabcnews
Suspended sergeant Fannie Nkosi has resigned from the South African police while facing several serious charges, including theft, fraud and illegal possession of explosives. A search of his home in Pretoria uncovered six original police dockets, state-owned ammunition, a stun grenade and more than 52,000 rand, according to police.
Two South African police officers have been found guilty of murdering Nathaniel Julies, a 16-year-old shot dead in 2020, while a third was convicted of unlawful possession of ammunition and perjury. The Gauteng High Court in Palm Ridge delivered the verdicts, according to TimesLIVE.
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The City of Tshwane is asking residents and businesses in central Pretoria to boil tap water before drinking it, after contamination linked to the Findlay Reservoir. The measure also applies to neighbouring areas and follows several health alerts in the metropolitan area, according to IOL.
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A Ugandan national was killed and several foreigners assaulted during anti-immigration protests in Durban, South Africa. Five men aged 19 to 46 were arrested in investigations into the murder and other violence, according to police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda, quoted by IOL.
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Seven people have been granted bail in a case involving alleged municipal land and housing fraud worth 144 million rand in South Africa. Investigators say the planned homes were never completed and that only structures were erected to conceal the scheme’s true purpose, according to IOL.
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More than 500 fall ill in Tshwane, with children worst affectedMore than 500 people fell ill after chlorine treatment failed at the Bronkhorstspruit water plant in Tshwane, and children have been most affected, according to South African Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. The range of ages among those who fell ill points authorities towards water contamination rather than food contamination, while the investigation continues.
Hichilema pardons 852 inmates in ZambiaZambian President Hakainde Hichilema has pardoned 852 inmates to mark the 62nd anniversary of independence, celebrated on 24 October. He also commuted the sentences of 146 other prisoners, a measure presented by the Interior Ministry as a way to reduce prison overcrowding and support rehabilitation, The People’s Brief reports.The week in Africa
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