By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
A senior South African police official told the Durban High Court that investigators had found no conclusive financial or telephone evidence linking Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla to the coordination of the July 2021 violence. The testimony comes in the court proceedings concerning the unrest, according to IOL.
The trial of Katiso Molefe and three co-accused opens before the Johannesburg High Court for the November 2022 murder of Oupa John Sefoka, known as DJ Sumbody. The four men are being tried for the killing, reports Sowetan with footage from SABC.
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Five men were detained in Durban after several attacks on foreign nationals, including a death and an attack on a visa office. Violence and protests continue despite the deployment of the army, while two mayoral candidates are calling for a tougher response, according to TimesLIVE.
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Collins Letsoalo, former director-general of South Africa’s Road Accident Fund, faces sequestration proceedings over a legal-fee debt of 1,059,736.11 rand. Motalane Attorneys says he acknowledged the debt while stating that he was experiencing financial difficulties, according to TimesLIVE.
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Kenyan police rescued 59 migrants, including 54 Eritreans and five Ethiopians, during operations at two sites in Marsabit County. The people, including a four-year-old child, are suspected of having been transported by clandestine networks; a guard was arrested and the investigation is continuing, according to Kenyan police.
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Pretoria risks losing US trade benefitsThe South African Chamber of Commerce in the United States warns that Pretoria could lose its tariff benefits under AGOA before the end of the year. Washington could notify South Africa of its exclusion as soon as next week, while $16.5 billion of South African exports reached the United States last year, reports SABC News.
Malawi committee calls for probe into disputed court documentMalawi’s Human Rights Consultative Committee has asked the Inspector General of Police to investigate a disputed court document purportedly authorising nationwide protests against fuel shortages. In a letter dated 26 October 2026, its chair Robert Mkwezalamba called for the seals and signature attributed to Deputy Registrar Brian Sambo to be checked, MaraviPost reports.The week in Africa
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