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Transport Minister and Bodyguards Robbed at Gunpoint on South African Highway

South African police are searching for suspects who robbed a government minister at gunpoint and disarmed her bodyguards of their pistols on a busy Johannesburg highway. The robbery occurred while the minister's bodyguards were changing a punctured tire, with three gunmen appearing from bushes and robbing the minister of personal items. The incident has prompted a manhunt, and the minister described the experience as traumatizing. This incident highlights a known criminal strategy in South Africa, where robbers place spikes on the road to puncture tires and then ambush the vehicle's occupants.

via ABC News|

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Ghana Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah Arrested Amid Robbery Scandal

Ghanaian government minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah, who reported a theft at her house, has been arrested herself. According to a court charge sheet, a large sum of money, including $1m, 300,000 euros, and 350,000 Ghana cedis, along with personal items, was stolen. Dapaah disputes the figures but resigned from her post as minister of sanitation and water resources. The Office of the Special Prosecutor has arrested and is questioning her for suspected corruption and corruption-related offenses. The investigation centers around two domestic workers who allegedly stole the cash and other goods. The former minister's political future is uncertain as the investigation continues.

via BBC|

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Bodyguard kills Ugandan minister in shooting incident.

A Ugandan soldier shot and killed retired Colonel Charles Okello Engola, the deputy minister for gender and labour, whom he was guarding. The soldier then shot himself dead. It is unclear whether there was an argument between the two. Eyewitnesses reported the soldier walking around the neighbourhood shooting in the air before the incident.

via BBC|

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Bodyguard Kills Ugandan Minister in Tragic Incident

A government minister in Uganda, Charles Engola, was shot and killed by his bodyguard in an apparent private dispute over wages. The attacker then turned the gun on himself. Engola was the junior minister in charge of labor and a retired army colonel. The motive for the shooting is not yet clear, but it is likely to create shockwaves in a country where other high-profile officials have been killed in gun attacks over the years.

via Africanews English|

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Ugandan Minister Assassinated by Bodyguard.

A government minister in Uganda, Charles Engola, was shot and killed by his bodyguard in an apparent private dispute over wages. The attacker then turned the gun on himself. The motive is not yet clear, but the incident is likely to create shockwaves in a country where other high-profile officials have been killed in gun attacks over the years.

via The Associated Press|

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