South Africa South African police said Friday it had arrested some 1,000 illegal miners in an operation that lasted several days. A statement by the police said most of the suspects are foreigners without documents to support their stay in the country. It said their nationalities had not yet
Nigeria In a passionate appeal to national leaders, Governor Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has renewed his call for the immediate implementation of State Police in Nigeria, insisting that the country’s centralized security framework has failed to halt rising violence and insurgency, especially within Benue. Speaking in Makurdi while receiving Nigeria’s First
Zimbabwe A head-on collision between a minibus taxi and a haulage truck killed 17 people in northeastern Zimbabwe on Tuesday police said. Police spokesman Paul Nyathi said all 17 victims, including some pedestrians, died at the scene of the crash, which happened near Chitungwiza, a densely populated town about 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) southeast of […]
South Africa South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu following serious allegations made by General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, a top police official. Mkhwanazi accused Mchunu and Deputy Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya of interfering in sensitive investigations and colluding with criminal syndicates. The suspension comes amid growing
United Kingdom A murder investigation has been launched after a pregnant woman was found dead in Co Down, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has said. Officers received a report of an unconscious woman with a serious injury inside a house in Elmfield Walk, Donaghadee, on Saturday afternoon. Police attended the property along with ambulance […]
Kenya A heavy police presence in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Wednesday, ahead of protests planned to mark the anniversary of last year’s anti-tax demonstrations that left 60 people dead and 20 still missing. Police in riot gear barricaded parliament and the Prime Minister’s office and deployed what appeared to be tear gas. They […]