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Somali assault case postponed

The case involving seven police officers who kidnapped, assaulted and tortured a Somali born activist in Bellville in 2010 has once again been postponed.  The seven briefly appeared in the Bellville Regional court on Wednesday due to one of their lawyers not being present at the case. The case has[…]

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Police probe ‘granny assault’ video

A video showing a Cape Town grandmother being assaulted, allegedly by police, was being investigated, Western Cape police said on Wednesday. “We have started with our investigation. I can’t say much at this stage, except to condemn the action,” said Colonel Tembinkosi Kinana. The video has been watched almost 2000[…]

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Cape assault case postponed

Three men accused of assaulting cleaner Delia Adonis appeared in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town on Thursday. Chad de Matos, Aaron Mack, and Mitchell Turner were told to return to court on February 5 pending further investigation, their lawyer William Booth said. The three, aged between 19 and[…]

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Students released on bail after alleged assault

Three men who allegedly assaulted cleaner Delia Adonis were released on bail on Wednesday following an urgent application to the Western Cape High Court, their lawyer said. “I brought an urgent application to the High CRT [Court] and at 5pm I argued the matter and bail was fixed for all[…]

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Ml Bham condemns Mufti Menk attack

Following the attempted assault on renowned Zimbabwean scholar Mufti Ismail Menk, secretary general of the Jamiatul Ulama South Africa Moulana Ebrahim Bham has voiced his concerns about the incident. “This particular aspect of extremism which has reared its head in our community perturbs me tremendously,” Moulana Bham told Radio Islam.[…]

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EFF claim ‘laughable and desperate’: ANC

A claim that the ANC bussed a group to Parliament to assault EFF MPs was “laughable and desperate”, the governing party’s Chief Whip Stone Sizani said on Wednesday. “Such a claim can only be an invention of an overzealous imagination and an uncreative publicity strategy probably aimed at diverting attention[…]

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EFF accuses ANC of organising assault on them

The EFF accused the ANC of organising a group to assault its MPs in Parliament on Wednesday. “The Economic Freedom Fighters has learned that the ANC is mobilising hooligans in the townships of Cape Town to come and assault EFF MPs today in Parliament,” party spokesman Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said. “The[…]

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Former CTown cops in court

Two former police officers filmed allegedly kicking a naked Nigerian man are expected to appear in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Warrant Officer David Gunn, 43, and Warrant Officer Gerrit Januarie, 46, were charged with assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Gunn was dismissed following a[…]

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‘Thousands displaced’ by Boko Haram assault

A massive assault by Boko Haram in the northeast Nigerian town of Damboa has displaced more than 15,000 people, according to an official. Monday’s statement came as security forces sent reinforcements to flush out the fighters. The attack on Damboa began late on Thursday but continued through the weekend, with[…]

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Ukraine launches assault on Donetsk rebels

Ukraine has launched a heavy assault on the rebel-held city of Donetsk, as international investigators arrived in the region to examine the remains of 298 people killed in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines airliner. A separatist leader on Monday said Ukrainian government forces were trying to break into Donetsk[…]

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