SA police chief suspended in mine probe

Seven senior Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) officials have been suspended for failing to collect tax on money withdrawn from the Tegeta escrow account.

A gold mining firm in South Africa says an investigation will be launched into the cause of Sunday's fire which left 486 workers trapped.

Embattled Sepp Blatter was urged to stand down as FIFA president on Saturday after he was placed under a criminal investigation as his heir-apparent Michel Platini also came under scrutiny over a murky multi-million-dollar payment.

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Tanzania suspends revenue chief, others in graft probe
Reuters Africa
DAR ES SALAAM Nov 27 (Reuters) - Tanzanian authorities on Friday suspended six tax officials including the head of the revenue authority, pending an investigation into claims of corruption, the latest sign of the new government's determination to ...
Magufuli suspends TRA's BadeDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
Tanzania suspends tax revenue chief in graft investigationBusiness...

Three South Africa police officers are suspended for allegedly not helping a suspected thief who was beaten by a mob and later died.

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Tanzanian president suspends rail chief pending probe into tender
Reuters Canada
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzanian President John Magufuli has suspended a senior rail official and ordered an investigation into possible irregularities in the awarding of a tender to build a standard gauge railway line, his office said on Tuesday.
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At least 19 killed in Tanzanian mine collapse: Police
Zee News
Dar es Salaam: At least 19 Tanzanian gold miners were killed when the pit they were working in collapsed in the northwestern Msalala district, a local government official said Saturday. "The pit collapsed and buried several people who were working in it, ...
At least 19 miners dead, more feared trapped in Tanzania landslideCoastweek
19 killed, more feared trapped in Tanzania landslideBusiness Standard

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Nomsa Maseko hears from two policemen who gave evidence to the inquiry into the Marikana mine massacre.

The two officers in Paris were filmed using an extremely offensive word for North Africans.