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Jacob Zuma Wins Appeal to Run as uMkhonto weSizwe Party Candidate
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The Electoral Court of South Africa has today announced their ruling that uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party candidate and former President Jacob Zuma, is able to run as an MK parliamentary candidate. Despite the Court not yet releasing their judgment due to the urgent nature of the ruling, the announcement comes as somewhat of a shock...
Mob Justice: Three Men Burnt Alive by Community in Thembisa
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Following the killing of five men by community members who had been mistaken as robbers in Kanana in January, three more men have been burnt alive by residents in the same area.
Residents of Sophiatown informal settlement in Thembisa, South Africa, stoned three men they claim had been terrorizing the community before necklacing them. As previously...
House Robber Rescued by Police Before Being Burnt Alive by Community
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On Friday, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Officers rescued a 32 year old man from community members who were attempting to burn him alive.
The community of Putfontein, near Benoni in Gauteng Province, alleged they had captured the man who had broken into a house on Geldenhys Road. Upon the police’s arrival, they found the man...
Mob Justice: Community Burn Man to Death Following Murder of Blind Pastor
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A man was attacked with stones before being burnt to death by Thembisa community members early Saturday morning after the man and his accomplices robbed Easter service churchgoers.
According to local press, multiple men opened fire on church members in Ivory Park, killing a blind pastor and injuring three others before ordering the attendees to give...
Mob Justice: Community Kills Man, Dumps Body in River, Won’t Talk to Police
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Early Monday morning, community members from South Africa’s Thembisa township beat to death 24-year old Albert Sithole, and dumped his body in a nearby river after he allegedly entered the wrong yard while intoxicated.
Locals claim Sithole, his alias ‘MaSeven’ ‘terrorized’ the community, committing robberies and rapes, as well as stealing items such as cellphones, which...
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US Removes Cuba From List of Countries Not Fully Opposing Terrorism
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Kenya’s Haiti Deployment Faces Further Legal Challenges as Police Expected on the Ground Soon
Kenyan opposition politicians have filed yet another legal challenge to Kenya's planned deployment of police to Haiti in order to assist them in regaining control against the many different gangs which plague the nation.
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