A 28-year-old Vereeniging farm foreman, who earlier this week tearfully said he would never be able to forgive himself for murdering three farm workers in May this year, was sentenced to an effective 20 years imprisonment on Thursday.
Uganda’s coffee exports over the last eight months remained at almost the same volume as last year but earnings dropped by almost 30%.
Rebels killed eight passengers travelling in a minibus in Burundi. Three others died later.
A 27-year-old Russian man snared in an FBI scheme to catch computer hackers has been sentenced to three years in prison for convictions on 20 counts of conspiracy, fraud and related computer crimes.
A 21-year-old Pretoria youth, who stands accused of murdering his parents and brother, has blamed his dead brother for the killings.
South Africa’s foreign minister on Friday criticised the media in this country for presenting Zimbabwe in a bad light, after holding talks with the country’s President Robert Mugabe.
Government delegations from Nigeria and Ghana are due in the Togolese capital, Lome, on Monday for preliminary talks on the crisis in Ivory Coast, says Togolese President Gnassingbe Eyadema.
Alleged fraudster Jurgen Harksen drew Andre Lincoln, former commander of an elite police unit, into his web on Wednesday, claiming he gave Lincoln money for a karate school.
Security checks, random searches, new airline ticket fees and other hassles since the September 11 attacks have kept many people off planes and on the road, particularly for short trips.
Nepal’s international aid partners have pledged up to -million in aid to boost the economy and help the fight against Maoist rebels, officials said.