Crime & Courts

The family of slain Rongo University student Sharon Otieno has appealed to well-wishers to assist them in the burial of their daughter.The family on Monday said the cost of burial is estimated at more than Sh1 million.

"The memory still haunts me - that black Tuesday in September 2001 - that day changed my life forever," he told the BBC Tigrinya service."I woke up before the crack of dawn to the sound of pounding boots and shouted commands," he remembers.

With only slightly more than two of his eight-year sentence for child rape served behind bars, convicted paedophile Bob Hewitt is set to launch an application for early parole.

Manila - The Philippines said Tuesday it wants justice for the death of a Filipina allegedly killed by her Swedish husband in Sweden.

Pretoria - Several public order police unit members were stationed outside the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Tuesday morning ahead of an appearance of a 20-year-old man accused of raping a six-year-old girl in the bathroom of the Dros restaurant in Silverton.

The Bankers’ Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has warned that there are rampant card cloning schemes in the country.Criminals are allegedly replicating ATM cards and using them to withdraw money from unsuspecting victims’ accounts.

“We do not know if my father’s murder will ever be solved,” says Tarzan Rhadebe, the son of murdered Xolobeni activist Sikhosiphi Bazooka Rhadebe. Two and a half years after the assassination, there has been no arrest.

For the first time in its history, the self-declared republic of Somaliland has passed a law against rape.In the past, a victim's family could force them to marry their rapist to avoid being shamed.

The mother of a five-year-old South African boy who died after falling into a pit latrine at school has broken down in court as she described finding his body.

Three men accused of murdering retired Chatsworth principal Gona Pillay will remain in custody while authorities further investigate the circumstances leading to her death