Top South African police officer charged with raping woman, 18, and grooming 16-year-old girl
Arrest of Shadrack Sibiya comes as country reels from cases of femicide and alleged police corruption and criminalityOne of South Africa’s most senior police officers has been charged with raping an 18-year-old woman and grooming a 16-year-old girl, as the country’s police face allegations of corruption and failing to tackle violence against women and girls.Shadrack Sibiya, who was already suspended from his role as deputy national police commissioner over allegations he interfered with politica…
Schools were closed in parts of the state on Monday, including the capital Lucknow, while rescue teams moved people from flooded areas to safer locations.
Member of the public who contacted police after seeing ‘group of hooded and masked men’ near RAF base says she thinks ‘someone dropped the ball’ over incidentThe incident comes as the war between the US and Iran limps on. In July, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps noted RAF Fairford’s use by US bombers, warning the UK that “any base used for aggression against Iranian territory constitutes a legitimate target for our forces”.Counter-terror police and the security services are searching fo…
A university in Punjab has suspended classes after protests over a rumored sexual assault took a violent turn. Separately, the Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of recent rape cases in Delhi. DW has more.
The ballot in October will be held against a backdrop of high political tensions as Vučić’s populists seek to remain in office despite widespread popular discontent.
