The man charged with murdering Yanfei Bao gets set to face the High Court, how much supermarket chains could be fined for mistreating small suppliers and a nighttime fire rips through a five-story building in Johannesburg. Video / NZ Herald / AP / Getty / Reuters
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SEARCH FOR YANFEI BAO
A man charged with murdering Christchurch woman Yanfei Bao is set to appear in court today.
It’s been more than six weeks since the real estate agent went missing.
A 52-year-old charged with murder and kidnapping has previously appeared in the Christchurch District Court - today will be his first appearance in the High Court.
Police were focusing last week on a farm in Greenpark, which is close to previous search location Lake Ellesmere.
There’s no planned search activity this week but work is continuing to prepare search sites.
A man charged with murdering Christchurch woman Yanfei Bao is set to appear in court today. Photo / George Heard
It’s one of the worst such disasters in a city where poverty, household fires and homelessness are widespread.
Authorities are still unable to provide a clear picture of who lived there but among the dead are 12 children.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he hopes an ongoing investigation into the causes of the fire will help prevent a similar tragedy from occurring in the future.