By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sowetan
South African musician Lehlogonolo Chauke, known as Shebeshxt, is appearing again before the Polokwane magistrates’ court to seek release on bail. He is accused of attempted murder, reports Sowetan.
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.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: Sowetan ·
At the trial over the murders of South African artists Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, an investigator identified Lindokuhle Ndimande in CCTV footage near the restaurant. The defence and prosecution are examining the footage in a Durban court as the state’s 46th witness testifies, reports SABC News.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: Sabcnews ·
Pauline Sewsunker, accused of participating in an alleged network involved in trafficking and sexually exploiting young women, was granted 10,000 rands bail at Durban Regional Court. She is the fifth person charged in the case involving a Durban businessman, reports IOL.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: IOL ·
Liberian senator Albert Chie denounces overcrowding, hunger and unsanitary conditions in the country’s prisons, where sick detainees and pregnant women await trial. He calls for compliance with the constitutional deadline for bringing detainees before a court, reports FrontPage Africa Online.
🇱🇷 Liberia · Source: Frontpageafricaonline ·
408 illness cases: Mashatile visits BronkhorstspruitSouth African Deputy President Paul Mashatile is visiting Bronkhorstspruit after 408 cases of gastrointestinal illness were reported. The Tshwane municipality has also lifted a separate boil-water advisory in central Pretoria, reports IOL.
Lula wins 58.6% of Brazilian votes in AngolaLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva received 167 votes, compared with 118 for Flávio Bolsonaro, among Brazilians who voted in Angola in the second round of Brazil’s presidential election. The incumbent president therefore won 58.6% of the 285 valid votes, according to results reported by Mercado.The week in Africa
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