Wednesday, April 26, 2006

The DA urges the government to act decisively

The DA says the South African government must act decisively to protect Roy Bennettfrom the Mugabe regime and grant him political asylum without delay. The DA believes that Bennett's application for asylum provides the South African government with an ideal opportunity to signal to Harare that it believes there is a crisis in Zimbabwe. It was reported earlier that Bennett would have to join the queue of asylum seekers.There is a backlog of 103 000 applicants.

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Bail hearing postponed for Burundi nationals charged with rape and kidnapping of Cape Town teen

The case against three Burundi men charged with kidnapping and raping a teenager in Cape Town has been postponed, and a bail hearing is set ...