Tuesday, 19 March 2013

Lawyers learn the power of forensics

March 19

Lawyers, including judges and prosecutors, are being taught how forensic evidence can be used in cases involving political violence. Some 50 advocates are learning about a range of forensic skills,...

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Hex River crash: families identify victims

March 19

It has been three days since a Khayelitsha family heard that a relative, Boniswa Kodwa, 34, was on the ill-fated bus that crashed on the Hex River Pass on Friday. Twenty-four people died, including...

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10 people dead in fatal Agogo accident

March 19

Ten people have been reported dead and several others have been seriously injured in a fatal accident at Agogo in the Ashanti region. An eyewitness who spoke to XYZ News from the Agogo Hospital said...

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War of Independence ‘disappeared’ recalled

March 19

In the War of Independence, people were abducted, executed and secretly buried, not by the British, but by the Irish Republican Army. A new TV3 series, In The Name Of The Republic, investigates the...

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Bus falls off bridge in India, killing at least 37

March 19

A bus packed with passengers crashed through a guard rail and fell off a bridge in western India early Tuesday, killing at least 37 people and injuring another 15, police said. The overnight bus...

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11 dead, 2 missing as ship sinks off China

March 19

At least 11 crew members were killed after a container ship with 14 on board sank off the east coast of China, authorities said today. Two rescue vessels retrieved 11 bodies while one person was...

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