Cape Town President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday that government is “deeply distressed” by the death of 94 psychiatric patients who were transferred from Life Esidimeni to various NGOs last year. “Mentally ill patients are some of the most vulnerable members of society, who need protection from the state itself and society as a whole,” Zuma said at the State of the Nation Address.
Day: February 10, 2017
.com | Peru judge orders arrest of ex-president in multimillion dollar corruption case
A Peruvian judge has ordered the arrest of former President Alejandro Toledo on suspicions of taking bribes from a Brazilian construction firm at the heart of a region-wide corruption scandal. Judge Richard Concepcion accepted prosecutors’ request that Toledo be jailed as they investigate allegations he received $20 million in bribes from Odebrecht in exchange for permission to build a highway connecting Brazil with the Peruvian coast.
.com | Peru judge orders arrest of ex-president in multimillion dollar corruption case
A Peruvian judge has ordered the arrest of former President Alejandro Toledo on suspicions of taking bribes from a Brazilian construction firm at the heart of a region-wide corruption scandal. Judge Richard Concepcion accepted prosecutors’ request that Toledo be jailed as they investigate allegations he received $20 million in bribes from Odebrecht in exchange for permission to build a highway connecting Brazil with the Peruvian coast.
Hyderabad Test: Kohli 191* extends Bangladesh misery
NEW DELHI: Teams tend to learn the hard way what it is to be up against the No. 1 Test side in the world.
Hyderabad Test: Kohli 191* extends Bangladesh misery
NEW DELHI: Teams tend to learn the hard way what it is to be up against the No. 1 Test side in the world.