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Bongani Ntanzi to return to court in Senzo Meyiwa murder trial

Accused number two in Senzo Meyiwa murder trial , Bongani Ntanzi seen appearing in court.

Accused two in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, Bongani Ntanzi, is expected back in the hot seat as the state continues probing his alleged involvement in the murder of the soccer captain. Ntanzi has been under cross-examination at the High Court in Pretoria, where he is appearing alongside four others for the 2014 murder of Meyiwa. Ntanzi continues to deny his …

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Paris St Germain’s Hakimi to face trial for rape

Paris St Germains Hakimi to face trial for rape

Moroccan soccer player Achraf Hakimi is to face trial for rape, the defender, who plays for Paris St Germain and the Moroccan national squad, said in a social media post on Tuesday. He denies the allegation. “Today, a rape accusation is enough to justify a trial, even though I deny it and everything proves it’s false,” Hakimi said in a …

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Lusikisiki mass murder trial within a trial postponed

The Lusikisiki crime scene cordoned off.

The trial within a trial in the case of six men accused of mass murder of 18 people in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape has been adjourned until Wednesday. Proceedings were suspended by the Mthatha High Court sitting in Lusikisiki due to inclement weather causing noise in the court room. The state has called a new witness, police officer Zonwabele Mpofana, who testified via video …

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Besigye Marks 432 Days in Detention Without Trial as Family Raises Health Alarms » The Hoima Post –

Besigye Marks 432 Days in Detention Without Trial as Family.webp

KAMPALA — Dr. Kizza Besigye, Uganda’s veteran opposition figure, has now spent 432 consecutive days in detention without conviction, as concerns mount over his deteriorating health and the prolonged pretrial confinement that rights advocates say violates fundamental due process protections. Besigye was seized in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 16, 2024, in what the Commonwealth Secretary-General later described as an “extraterritorial …

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11 men convicted of ‘unnatural acts’, 11 others awaiting trial

Senegal Serigne Kosso Mbacke Courtesy of Senenews

Deepening crackdown on LGBT people in Senegal comes amid calls for stiffer penalties Serigne Kosso Mbacké, the son of a high-ranking religious leader in Senegal, has demanded the government introduce stiffer penalties for homosexuality amid a deepening crackdown on queer people. (Photo courtesy of Senenews) The year 2025 wrapped up under very dark clouds for Senegal‘s LGBT+ community, as at …

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Court stays Besigye trial for three Weeks

Court stays Besigye trial for three Weeks

KAMPALA– The High court criminal Division, has temporarily halted the hearing of the treason case against Rtd Col. Dr. Kiiza Besigye to first hear his second application he filed seeking suspension of his criminal trial before the same court. Hajji Obeid Lutale and Col (Rtd) Kiiza Besigye in court during their appearance on court mid this year. (Courtesy photo) Besigye …

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