ͳƒǦ‹›‡ƒ”•‡‘•ˆ…‡Žƒ‡”„”‹”ƒ‰–‡
Two life terms for rape
JOHANNESBURG - The Sebokeng Magistrates Court last Friday sentenced a convicted rapist to two life terms and 25 years imprisonment on several counts of kidnapping and rape. Tshepo Masaleng, an illegal Lesotho national, was handed two life terms and 25 years imprisonment on four counts of kidnapping and four counts of rape of three minor girls aged 13,14 and 16 years, and a young woman who at the time was 18 years old. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the magistrate also ordered that the 27-year-old’s name must be added to the National Register for Sexual Offenders and he must be declared unfit to possess a firearm.
Suspected militants kill 20
CONGO - Suspected militants killed around 20 people in attacks on two villages in eastern Congo over the weekend, the army and a local human rights group said on Sunday. Fighters believed to be from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed residents and burned down houses in Kandoyi and Bandiboli villages in Ituri province late on Friday and early on Saturday, said Christophe Munyanderu, coordinator of the local group Convention for the Respect of Human Rights (CRDH). The Congolese army Spokesperson in Ituri, Jules Ngongo, confirmed about 20 deaths, and said Congolese forces were in pursuit of the assailants.
Quarantine time reduced
HONG KONG - Hong Kong will cut mandatory hotel quarantine for international arrivals from one week to three days from Friday, Chief Executive John Lee announced in an easing of COVID-19 restrictions that have severely curbed travel. Once a global logistics and transportation hub, Hong Kong has been largely cut off from the rest of the world for more than two years under its strict adherence to China’s zero COVID-19 policy. Under some of the world’s tightest pandemic rules, Hong Kong had required overseas and Taiwan arrivals to undergo seven days of mandatory quarantine and repeated testing while confined to a room in a designated hotel, a restriction that residents and the business community complained had deterred them from travelling.
JOHANNESBURG - The Maimanes are three years shy of celebrating two decades of marriage, and One SA Movement leader Mmusi Maimane took to Twitter to thank God for keeping them together.
With a snap of the happy couple, seemingly at a restaurant to celebrate their 17 year anniversary, Mmusi shared a brief and heartfelt caption.
“Today, 17 years on, we still married. Thank you Jesus. Much love,” a happy Mmusi shared on Twitter.
While the couple usually stays away from the spotlight, last year they opened up about their love and what keeps it burning.