More than 50 arrested in South Africa after ministers are held hostage
Two cabinet ministers and a deputy were held hostage by war veterans demanding reparations.
More than 50 people have been detained after two cabinet ministers and a deputy were held hostage by former anti-apartheid war veterans after a meeting on compensation broke down.
Plus Kenyan police have arrested the husband of world record holder Agnes Tirop who was found dead earlier this week.
And the Resident Presidents ponder off shore tax havens as they catch up with the Pandora Papers.
Photo: South Africa’s Minister of Defence & Military Veterans, Thandi Modise, who was one of the officials held hostage. Credit: Getty Images.
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