The Stories You Need To Know: South African Prisoners Get Strip Show, Ugandan Musician Arrested, And More
Popular reggae star Bobi Wine has been arrested, for reasons that aren’t clear.
UGANDA–Popular reggae star Bobi Wine has been arrested for reasons that aren’t clear. The artist is independently campaigning for a vacant seat outside Kampala in a by-election that is due to take place on Thursday. Read the full story here.
NIGER–Fifty-two immigrants were found dead in the deserts of central Niger. Immigrants travel through the desert on their way to Libya and cross the Mediterranean to Europe. Read the full story here.
SOUTH AFRICA–Pictures of strippers giving a strip show to prisoners in the maximum prison Sun City surfaced yesterday. The Department Of Correctional Services confirmed that the event was part of Youth Day celebrations. 13 Correctional Services officers now face action for the incident. Read the whole story here.
So Prisoners in SA get laptops, KFC and Strippers all. If you're not a prisoner idk what you're doing with your life. #PrisonStrippers
— Ann-Jay Shabalala (@NJABZeN) 26 June 2017
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