UGANDAN FORCES ARREST LAWYER OF OPPOSITION FIGURE FACING TREASON CHARGES, PARTY SAYS. (PHOTO).

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 Ugandan forces arrest lawyer of opposition figure facing treason charges, party says Ugandan security forces have arrested Erias Lukwago, a senior opposition figure ‌and lawyer representing detained People’s Front for Freedom party leader Kizza Besigye, who is on trial for treason, the PFF said on Monday. Lukwago, formerly the mayor of the Ugandan capital Kampala, represents ​Besigye also in a related case, where he sued the country's military chief ​Muhoozi Kainerugaba for repeatedly threatening his life on social media. Kainerugaba ⁠is the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni. Lukwago was picked up at his ​home, the PFF party said in a post on the X platform, Reuters reported. "We wish to ​inform the general public ... that our executive chairman, counsel Erias Lukwago has been abducted by state operatives and taken to an unknown destination," PFF said. Uganda's biggest opposition figure, pop singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine, who is ​in exile in the Unit...

13 UNDOCUMENTED FOREIGNERS ARRESTED FOR ILLEGAL MINING IN MOPANI. (PHOTOS).


 13 Undocumented Foreigners Arrested for Illegal Mining in Mopani


Limpopo police have arrested thirteen undocumented foreigners, two illegal miners, and one suspect for employing undocumented individuals during a series of operations held on Friday, 4 April, and Saturday, 5 April 2025.


The arrests were made during patrols and stop-and-search operations at identified illegal mining sites across Mopani, Vhembe, Waterberg, and Sekhukhune Districts.


In Mopani, two suspects aged 27 and 34 were caught in Makhwibidung, Maake, while allegedly loading sand into a truck. Police say the suspects failed to produce mining permits and valid passports. Items such as shovels, a spade, and a pickaxe were confiscated.


In a separate incident in Lenyenye, Maake policing area, a 38-year-old was arrested for employing undocumented foreigners. Two more suspects, aged 31 and 35, were also arrested for violating immigration laws.


In operations across other districts, police arrested thirteen undocumented foreigners and seized various tools linked to illegal mining. These included phendukas, hammers, pangas, a gas lighter, mobile wash-bay equipment, shovels, iron balls, and brick moulds.


All suspects are expected to appear in their respective local Magistrate’s Courts soon.

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