NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan authorities on Thursday arrested a police constable in the death of a political blogger who was in custody, local media reported, as angry protests over the case raged in the capital Nairobi.

Protesters took to the streets of Nairobi Thursday over the death of a blogger in police custody, which has reignited long-standing anger over police brutality.

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan President William Ruto said on Wednesday the death of a blogger in custody occurred "at the hands of the police", though he cautioned against premature judgements and called for patience with the investigation.

The death toll in floods in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province has risen to 57, a government minister visiting the scene of the disaster said Thursday. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa said the flooding around the town of Mthatha in southeastern South Africa was “a real