South Africa crime: police figures show rise in murder and sexual offences

Sexual offences and murder rates have risen in South Africa over the past year, according to new official crime figures. We hear more from Milton Nkosi in Johannesberg.

It’s a new year for Ethiopia, and we hear a special greeting from our colleagues in the Horn of Africa Service.

And we learn more about the emergency plan to help curb the sharp rise of insecurity in West Africa and the Sahel region.

(Photo: A protest against sexual violence in Cape Town. Credit: Getty Images)