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Jan
20
2023
By The African Mirror
Senegal politician face rape charges

Senegal politician face rape charges

NEWS
SENEGALESE opposition leader Ousmane Sonko will face trial on charges of rape and making death threats to a beauty salon employee in 2021, an investigating judge said in a letter. The judge referred the matter to Senegal's criminal chamber for trial in a letter dated January 17 and seen by Reuters on Wednesday. Sonko's lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Sonko has denied all the charges. A trial could jeopardize his intention to compete in the 2024 presidential election. The 48-year-old politician, who came third in the 2019 election, has announced he will run. It could…
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Mar
07
2021
By The African Mirror
Senegal: Protests escalate after rape charge

Senegal: Protests escalate after rape charge

NEWS
AARON ROSS SENEGALESE police fired tear gas at protesters outside a courthouse in the capital on Friday, where an opposition leader made his first court appearance since his arrest triggered two days of demonstrations across the country. A lawyer for Ousmane Sonko said he was being charged with rape and making threats. Sonko, a 46-year-old tax inspector with a strong following among the youth, has denied wrongdoing and says accusations against him are part of a pattern by the authorities of using criminal charges to block opponents from standing in elections. Since his arrest on Wednesday, his supporters have clashed…
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Feb
10
2021
By The African Mirror
Top DJs Fresh and Euphonik part ways with 947

Top DJs Fresh and Euphonik part ways with 947

NEWS
ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER TWO of South Africa’s popular and powerful radio DJs -  Fresh and Euphonik - have parted ways with their employer, a few weeks after a woman laid rape charges against them. Their employer, Primedia Broadcasting, owner of 947, the radio station where the pair was employed, has announced that the decision to separate with DJ Fresh - real name Thato Sikwane - and DJ Euphonik - real name Themba Nkosi - was taken in the interest of business. In a statement, Geraint Crwys-Williams, the interim chief executive of Primedia Broadcasting, was careful to say that the decision to part…
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Jan
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Top DJs Fresh and DJ Euphonik pulled off air

Top DJs Fresh and DJ Euphonik pulled off air

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER TWO of South Africa’s top DJs have been pulled off air after a woman laid rape charges against them. DJ Fresh and DJ Euphonik, who both work for 947, were removed from their roles 24 hours after a woman, who first made the allegations on social media, laid charges with the police. Their employer and owner of 947, Prime Media Broadcasting, has announced the decision to pull the pair off the air. The company said the decision was mutual and was reached after a meeting.  Acting Prime Media Broadcasting CEO Geraint Crwys-Wiliams said: “947 and Prime Media…
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Jan
15
2021
By The African Mirror
Rape charges laid against DJ Fresh and DJ Euphonik

Rape charges laid against DJ Fresh and DJ Euphonik

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER A formal case of rape has been opened against two South African mega DJs - Fresh and Euphonik . Police have confirmed that formal charges have been laid.  DJ Fresh has strongly denied the allegations. The case draws from accusations made on January 11 by a woman on the social media platform Twitter. The woman publicly accused and named the two veteran entertainers of drugging and forcing themselves on her and three other women back in 2011.  Picture: Twitter  The woman tweeted that she released the information surrounding the incident because she had wanted the two DJs…
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Nov
24
2020
By The African Mirror
Bushiri ‘not shocked or surprised’ by three warrants of arrest issued against him for rape

Bushiri ‘not shocked or surprised’ by three warrants of arrest issued against him for rape

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER FUGITVE and self-styled ‘prophet’ Shepherd Bushiri says he is not shocked nor surprised by the decision by the South African law enforcement authorities to issue three warrants of arrests for separate cases of rape. The warrants of arrests against Bushiri were issued on November 19 by the Pretoria Magistrates Court and relate to two cases laid in 2018 and the third registered this year. Bushiri and his wife Mary fled to Malawi after they were charged with fraud and money laundering. There are two warrants of arrests for skipping bail. In a statement, Bushiri said the fresh…
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