CNN — Ten members from the same family, including seven women and three men, were killed by gunmen Friday in the city of Pietermaritzburg, in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)
Tag: crimes against persons
Ceasefire crumbles amid chaos in Sudan as death toll reaches 270 | CNN
CNN — Gunfire, explosions and overhead fighter jets were heard across Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Tuesday, as gunmen reportedly stormed the homes of people
Murder charge dropped against co-defendant in case of killer accused of faking his own death in South Africa | CNN
CNN — South African prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against Zolile Sekeleni, the father of the girlfriend of high-profile convicted murderer Thabo Bester,
Reeva Steenkamp’s parents oppose early release for Oscar Pistorius as hearing starts | CNN
CNN — South Africa’s parole board is hearing early release submissions Friday for disgraced Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who was jailed for shooting dead his
Nigerians vote in governorship polls as ruling party scrambles to regain lost ground in key states | CNN
Lagos, Nigeria CNN — Nigerians began voting on Saturday in delayed governorship polls, weeks after a controversial and disputed presidential election – amid reports
Nigeria opposition senatorial candidate gunned down days before crucial elections | CNN
CNN — A manhunt is underway for the killers of a senatorial candidate for Nigeria’s opposition Labor Party, who was shot and burned in
Arshad Sharif’s family demand justice as they grieve ‘kind-hearted’ journalist killed in Kenya | CNN
Nairobi, Kenya CNN — When a prominent Pakistani investigative journalist was shot dead by Kenyan police on a dirt road on the outskirts of
Gunfire heard inside besieged Somalia hotel as security forces battle attackers | CNN
Reuters — Gunfire was heard on Monday from inside a besieged hotel in the Somali capital that was attacked on the weekend, a nearby
Gunmen abduct more than 100 in Nigeria’s Zamfara state | CNN
More than 100 people, including women and children, were abducted when gunmen raided four villages in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state on Sunday, the information
Killing of Pakistani journalist in Kenya was ‘targeted’ attack, minister says | CNN
Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — A Pakistani journalist shot dead by police in Kenya last month was the victim of a “targeted killing,” a senior