13 h. ago UN judge is jailed for six years after being convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave

Lydia Mugambe, 50, was found to have taken 'advantage of her status' over a Ugandan woman in the 'most egregious way', while she studied for a PhD in law at Oxford university .

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15 h. ago A South African woman is convicted of kidnapping and selling her 6

A South African woman has been convicted of kidnapping and selling her 6-year-old daughter in a case that horrified the country

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15 h. ago The truth about the rival who Andrea Jenkyns mocked for her 'South African accent'

Lincolnshire was at the centre of Reform's political earthquake that has left Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour party trembling after Dame Andrea won in every area of the county bar one.

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19 h. ago Reform's Andrea Jenkyns storms out of TV interview as she's grilled on comment about rival's 'South African accent'

New Greater Lincolnshire mayor says ‘I’m not even going to answer your questions’ as she’s grilled about comments she made about her rival’s South African accent

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20 h. ago New Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns storms out of Sky interview after she made a jibe at her rival's South African accent and said it shows she is 'not even from the country'

Dame Andrea Jenkyns used her mayoral election victory speech to declare that illegal immigrants should live in tents instead of hotels.

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25 h. ago Football fan breached court order and ended up with jail term

Thomas Park was arrested as he wasn't supposed to have any contact with the woman after he was convicted of assaulting her.

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29 h. ago UN judge to be sentenced after being convicted of forcing woman to work as slave

Lydia Mugambe was found to have exploited her position over the Ugandan woman after a trial.

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38 h. ago South Africa says its peacekeeping troops are withdrawing from rebel

The South African armed forces say they have begun withdrawing their peacekeeping troops from rebel-controlled eastern Congo

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54 h. ago Handyman who was jailed for life over rape and murder of four people at 1986 Fordingbridge 'mansion massacre' dies in prison aged 73

George Stephenson was jailed for life in October 1987 aged 36 after being convicted alongside two others of murdering four people, raping a woman.

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56 h. ago Handyman who was jailed for life over rape and murder of four people at 1986 Fordingbridge 'mansion massacre' dies in prison ages 73

George Stephenson was jailed for life in October 1987 aged 36 after being convicted alongside two others of murdering four people, raping a woman.

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62 h. ago South Africa to hold inquiry into whether prosecutions of apartheid

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered an inquiry to establish whether previous governments led by his party intentionally blocked investigations and prosecutions of apartheid-era crimes

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3 d. ago Oti Mabuse says Strictly Come Dancing star is 'sensational' as she addresses own return

The South African dancer joined Strictly in 2015 and went on to win the BBC One dance contest twice

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3 d. ago Oti Mabuse says it felt ‘amazing’ to visit London and see interracial couples

The dancer said that seeing ‘multicultural couples’ reminded her of her own relationship.

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3 d. ago Love Island couple spark split fears after star accuses boyfriend of being a 'red flag' in awkward TikTok

It's only been a few months since the Love Island All Stars couples left the South African villa - but now one more couple have sparked split fears after an awkward TikTok

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8 d. ago Take a look inside this South African game reserve with 28 bedroom suites which could be yours for £9.7m

Magic Hills is a privately owned game reserve stretching around 40,000 acres and housing 28 bedroom suites.

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8 d. ago Catholics remember Pope Francis as a friend of Africa, with some setting theology aside

Pope Francis visited a record 10 African countries throughout his pontificate, often venturing to areas ravaged by war, poverty or natural disaster

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9 d. ago Man convicted of murdering woman whose daughter disappeared in mysterious circumstances

A jury on Tuesday convicted a man of murder and evidence tampering in the 2019 killing of his girlfriend, while the disappearance of their young daughter remains a mystery.

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1 week ago Man convicted of murdering a Connecticut woman whose young daughter has never been found

A Connecticut jury has convicted a man of murder and evidence tampering in the 2019 killing of his girlfriend, while the disappearance of their young daughter remains a mystery

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1 week ago A Pentecostal church in South Africa holds mass Easter weddings for 3,000 people, some polygamous

A Pentecostal church in South Africa has celebrated Easter Sunday with mass wedding ceremonies for around 3,000 people, with many of them making polygamous marriages

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2 w. ago F1 chief gives update on African GP – with South Africa and Rwanda bidding to host race

F1 has not raced in Africa since the Kyalami circuit hosted the South African GP in 1993

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