South African king set to go to jail

The king of Nelson Mandela's Thembu ethnic group is set to go to jail after South Africa's highest court threw out his bid to overturn a 12-year sentence.

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

BBC

31 Dec

South African king begins jail sentence

A South African king who is a nephew of the late Nelson Mandela has begun a 12-year prison sentence for kidnapping, assault and arson.

 

9 years ago

BBC

01 Oct

South African king jailed for kidnap

The king of Nelson Mandela's Thembu ethnic group is sentenced to 12 years in prison for charges including kidnapping, assault and arson.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

10 Jul

Govt set to contest Mramba, Yona jail sentence

Yona and Mramba who served as Finance and Energy and Minerals ministers respectively in Benjamin William Mkapa’s administration, were sentenced on Monday by the Kisutu court to serve three years in jail after being convicted on several counts of abuse of office and occasioning Sh11.7 billion loss to the government.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Sep

About 500 prisoners escape Central African Republic jail

The worst violence to hit Central African Republic's capital in a year further deteriorated Monday as more than 500 inmates escaped from a prison and militia fighters looted the offices of international aid organizations, officials said. The death toll from several days of clashes reached 42 including a teenage boy who was decapitated.

 

9 years ago

BBC

29 Dec

South Africa king's retrial bid fails

South Africa's justice minister throws out a bid by the Thembu king to reopen his criminal trial so that he can avoid serving a 12-year jail sentence.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Oct

S.African king sentenced to 12 years in prison

The king of Nelson Mandela's Thembu ethnic group was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in jail for torching homes, beating people and kidnapping a family in an supposed attempt to discipline them.

 

5 years ago

BBC

13 Mar

South Africa King Dalindyebo arrested after 'axe rampage'

Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, recently freed from jail on parole, stormed the palace to confront his son.

 

11 years ago

BBC

South Africa set to name new coach

South Africa will announce their new coach on Saturday, with Carlos Queiroz believed to be the frontrunner for the job.

 

11 years ago

BBC

South Africa set to go to polls

Polls are due to open in South Africa's fifth general election since the end of apartheid 20 years ago.

 

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