Johannesburg police are investigating a case of murder following the death of a man who was assaulted by Alexandra community members who had accused him of arson. According to police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo, the man was assaulted by the community on Thursday, after a fire ravaged more than 600[…]
While no armed soldiers were seen in the streets of the Alexandra on Tuesday night, one soldier said they were there. A soldier at the Alexandra police station was asked by journalists whether his colleagues were already on duty, following an announcement by Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula earlier on Tuesday[…]
The deployment of the army to quell the xenophobic violence that has left seven people dead was happening at “just the right time”, Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said on Tuesday. “It’s not too late at all, precisely because we are not a military state,” she said, replying to a question[…]
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