South Africa’s Police Minister Bheki Cele says there can’t be a “grain of explanation” to defend Wednesday’s killing of a bystander as police dispersed protesting university students. The minister said “someone went crazy” during the protest in Johannesburg leading to the shooting. The victim, identified as Mthokozisi Ntumba, was shot …
Read More »Tanzania ‘investigating theft of Eucharist cup’
Suspected thieves in Tanzania stole silverware used to store sacramental bread (Eucharist) from a Catholic church, local newspaper Mwananchi reports. The theft of the cup known as ciborium, worth $2,150, happened last Sunday at Mkoka Catholic parish in the capital Dodoma. Police are still investigating how the cup disappeared from …
Read More »Death of seven soldiers of the Nigerian Air force in a plane crash
They were in total seven soldiers to lose their lives in a plane crash short of a runway in Abuja, the capital Sunday morning. The army spokesman in a Tweet said that the Nigerian Air Force reported that crash is due to engine failure. The plane was on the way …
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