By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Defimedia
Vedanand Seetul, 51, was found guilty of murdering his wife Madhuri Seetul, who died on 25 November 2018 in Lallmatie after strangulation linked to domestic violence. The Assizes jury delivered its verdict on 7 November by seven votes to two, reports Defi Media.
A one-year-old girl died on 1 November in Roche-Bois, Mauritius, after an autopsy found a laceration to her intestine. Her mother’s partner has been arrested and police are investigating the circumstances of the death, without ruling out foul play, Defi Media reports.
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At the All Saints’ Day mass held on 1 November in Pamplemousses, Father Jocelyn Grégoire denounced drugs, corruption and divisions in Mauritius. His homily also called for dialogue and hope, Defi Media reports.
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Mauritian police seized 77 cannabis plants from an overgrown plot in Saint-Julien on 2 November. Valued at 375,000 Mauritian rupees, the crop was destroyed after an operation by the Criminal Investigation Division, Defi Media reported.
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Residents of Nouvelle-Découverte, Mauritius, mobilised on 30 October to demand fairer access to water, despite every-other-day distribution measures. They notably want water tankers and connection to the Eau-Bouillie network, reports Defi Media.
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Mauritius opens diabetes centre and kidney unitMauritius's health system has opened new services, including a centre devoted to diabetes and a kidney transplant unit, two years after the ministerial change, according to Defi Media. Minister Anil Kumar Bachoo also highlights the settling of debts and the rollout of the E-Health system.
Uganda: truck drivers demand compensation from Juba after colleague's deathUganda's Heavy Truck Drivers Federation is demanding compensation from Juba for the family of Kawooya Jamiru, who was shot dead on Friday in Kapweta, southern South Sudan, while delivering sugar. It is also calling for the repatriation of his body and the release of Ugandan drivers detained for minor traffic offences, according to its president Isaac Katabazi.The week in Africa
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