Pieter Doorewaard and Philip Schutte were found to have killed Matlhomola Mosweu

Two SA farmers convicted for killing Black teen for ‘stealing’ sunflower now free

Life Style Nov 30
The Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa has overturned the sentences of two White farm workers who were convicted of murdering a Black teenager after accusing him of stealing sunflowers. Pieter Doorewaard, 28, and Phillip Schutte, 35, were last year sentenced to 18 and 23 years in prison respectively for murder and other offenses.
More than 150,000 Burundians fled the deadly political turmoil in 2015
Burundi refugees forcibly disappeared, tortured in Tanzania
Politics Nov 30
At least 18 Burundian refugees and asylum seekers have been forcibly disappeared from refugee camps in Tanzania over the past year, according to a new report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Ethiopian refugees at the Um Rakuba camp which houses refugees fleeing the fighting in Tigray
Leader of Tigray forces tells Ethiopian PM to ‘stop the madness’
Politics Nov 30
The defiant leader of Ethiopia’s rebellious Tigray region has called on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to “stop the madness” and withdraw troops from the region as he asserted that fighting continues “on every front”, two days after the government declared victory.
For a movement which pulled as much weight as that of #ENDSARS, mainstream media was ineffective
The Nigerian #Endsars Movement proves the need for an unregulated social media
Politics Nov 30
A huge debate on the regulation of social media has come up recently, following recent chaos that came after the #ENDSARS protest.
President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
Burkina Faso elections: Kabore's party fails to clinch majority parliamentary seats
Politics Nov 30
Despite winning the much hyped presidential election, Burkina Faso ruling party for the elected leader Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Mouvement du people MPP failed to clinch majority of the parliamentary seats in the just concluded election.
The student were ambushed at the Ethi area, Jebel Boma County. File photo
University student killed, another injured in Jebel Boma road ambush
Life Style Nov 28
A university student was killed and another one injured in a road ambush in Jebel Boma County of the Greater Pibor Administrative Area on Tuesday, a local official said.
File photo: Over 43,000 refugees have crossed into Sudan since fighting broke out in Tigray
Tigray refugees turn to entrepreneurship
Life Style Nov 28
Ten-year-old Samarwat Tkhal fled fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region this month -- now she sells food to survive, among tens of thousands of fellow refugees building a new life in neighbouring Sudan.
EndSARS protesters at Lekki toll gate before the shootings
Ekiti judicial panel recommends compensation for #EndSARS victim
Politics Nov 28
The Ekiti State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into allegations of Human Rights Violations by Police Officers, including Officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other persons has recommended 150,000 Naira compensation to a petitioner, Mr Adaramola Abiodun Olusola.
Egyptian football fans at the stadium
Caf Champions League Final Preview: The Ahly-Zamalek rivalry that defines a city
Sports Nov 28
There is a quantum of solace to be found in the reality that, in this most atypical of years, the showpiece event of African club football will be contested by the continent’s two most successful entities.
Ethiopian refugees in Sudan - Copyright © africanews Africanews
Shortages in Tigray 'very critical', UN says
Politics Nov 28
Shortages have become ‘’very critical’’ in Ethiopia’s embattled northern region of Tigray, the United Nations says. The region of 6 million people is still sealed off as it faces threats by Ethiopian federal forces.
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