South Africa: Suspect linked to murders takes his own life
The suspect was due to appear in court on Monday morning.
One of two suspects arrested in connection with the murder of five women in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province has killed himself in the holding cells, police have told the BBC.
More than 1.5 million final-year secondary school students in Nigeria will start to sit their final exams from Monday.
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(Photo: Protesters are angered the suspect did not face justice. Credit: Kyla Herrmannsen/BBC)
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