MORE THAN 100,000 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN DISPLACED BY THE LATEST ESCALATION IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, UNICEF SAID ON SUNDAY, WARNING THE NUMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AS VIOLENCE SPREADS.(PHOTO).

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 More than 100,000 children have been displaced by the latest escalation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UNICEF said on Sunday, warning the numbers are expected to rise as violence spreads. Since Dec. 1, intense fighting has uprooted more than 500,000 people, with children accounting for over 100,000 of those displaced in South Kivu alone, the UN agency said in a statement released Sunday. It said since Dec. 2, hundreds have been killed in the fighting, and children have been among the victims, with four students killed, six injured, and at least seven schools attacked or damaged. The rapid escalation has forced hundreds of thousands of children and families to flee within Congo and into neighboring Burundi and Rwanda, it added. Many people fleeing the violence have crossed into Burundi, with over 50,000 new arrivals reported between Dec. 6 and 11, nearly half of them children, UNICEF said, adding that the numbers are expected to rise as more displaced are identified. “Chi...

MAN KILLED BY MOB AFTER ALLEGEDLY STABBING GRANDMOTHER IN MOUNTVIEW, KZN. (PHOTO).


 Man Killed by Mob After Allegedly Stabbing Grandmother in Mountview, KZN


A 24-year-old man was beaten to death by community members in Mountview, KwaZulu-Natal, on Monday morning after allegedly stabbing his 61-year-old grandmother during an argument over money to buy drugs.


Reaction Officers were dispatched to a residence on Jackaranda Avenue around 16:21 on Sunday, where it was reported that the man had stabbed his grandmother in the neck. She was rushed to hospital for treatment.


On Monday, members of the community apprehended the suspect, tied his hands and feet with rope, and fatally assaulted him using sticks and whips.


According to reports, the deceased had a history of violence towards his grandmother.

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