Sentencing for two white farmers who forced a black man into a coffin
Tensions are high in the farming town of Middelburg where two white men are facing sentence today (Friday) for forcing a black man into a coffin and threatening to douse him with petrol and burn him alive. Angry crowd have demonstrated throughout the trial where farmers Willem Ooshuizen and Theo Jackson were found guilty of […]
Voting delayed until Saturday in four Kenyan counties
Voting has been delayed until tomorrow in four Kenyan counties hit by an opposition boycott of yesterday’s re-run presidential election. At least one person was killed in clashes with police in the opposition strongholds where polls failed to open. Counting is underway in most of Kenya after yesterday’s re-run election necessitated by the Supreme Court […]
Doubts about the credibility of Kenya’s re-run election
An extraordinarily low turnout is undermining the credibility of yesterday’s re-run presidential election in Kenya. Menacing opposition supporters prevented voting in at least four counties in the west of the country. In the rest of the country, barely a third of registered voters cast their ballots. It’s being left to the analysts to explain why […]
Nikki Haley evacuated from camp with angry, displaced South Sudanese
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley had to be evacuated from a camp housing displaced South Sudanese the a protest against President Salva Kiir became violent. She’s wrapping up a three-nation African safari looking at peace keeping operations and efforts to promote dialogue. Nikki Haley has strongly criticized South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, […]