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News snippets from around the world Zuma on medical parole. Last Sunday, the Department of Correctional Services announced that the former president would be released on medical parole due to undisclosed medical conditions. He served only 58 days of his 15-month sentence for being in contempt of the Constitutional Court. Parties and groups are now planning legal action and other processes to either get the parole reversed or fully disclose the purported medical problems that allowed it to happen. https://businesstech.co.za
SA expresses concern over Guinea coup
Eastern Cape police hunting for murder suspects after fatal farm attack
Gauteng leads with parolees released without DNA samples being taken
The police in Eastern Cape are investigating a case of murder after a farmer was fatally shot and his son wounded during an invasion of their farmhouse by three armed men at Kinkelbos in the Eastern Cape. Police Spokesperson, Majola Nkohli says the 55-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to his upper body and died on the scene. Nkholi says that the injured son and his mother – with unknown injuries – were rushed to the nearest hospital. Police are investigating a case of murder with additional charges of attempted murder and house robbery for further investigation. www.sabcnews.com
Gauteng has emerged as the province with the highest number of convicted prisoners who were released on parole without their DNA samples being taken. This was revealed by Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola when he was responding in writing to parliamentary questions from DA MP Andrew Whitfield. Whitfield had enquired about the total number of convicted schedule eight offenders who were not added to the national forensic DNA database of convicted offenders but were released on parole each year since January 2016. Murder, rape, sexual offences and kidnapping are some of the charges falling under the schedule eight offences. In his response, Lamola said in terms of the amended Criminal Law, the responsibility to draw DNA samples and maintain records for the national forensic database was that of the SAPS (South African Police Service). www.iol.co.za
Estina Dairy Farm case postponed to October The court case involving Gupta associate Iqbal Sharma, his brother-in-law, Dinesh Patel, and three senior Free State government officials has been postponed to October. They face fraud and money laundering charges and are accused of defrauding the Free State Agriculture Department of almost R25m in 2011. www.enca.com
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SECURITY FOCUS AFRICA AUGUST 2021
Jacob Zuma medical parole being challenged Political parties and civil rights groups are challenging the early release of Jacob
The South African government has noted with great concern the ongoing political and security situation in the Republic of Guinea following an apparent coup d’etat last weekend. In a statement issued by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), the South African Government called for the ‘immediate release’ of Prof Alpha Condé, the President of Guinea ‘unharmed and the African Union to actively intervene to ensure a speedy return to stability’. Government further called on the soldiers/military to exercise total restraint and refrain from political interference. “In addition, South Africa urges all political actors and civil society to engage in meaningful dialogue in order to resolve the current political challenges facing the country,” said DIRCO on Monday. www.sanews.gov.za
’The death sentence you face when testifying against killer gangsters’ in SA Cape Flats activist Roegshanda Pascoe has pulled no punches in calling Bonteheuwel councillor Angus McKenzie and police ‘mad and irresponsible’ for urging those who witnessed an alleged gang leader being killed to come forward. “It’s easy for him to talk because he will not suffer any repercussions. Nor could he, police or the State guarantee the safety of any
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