Southern Africa

Southern Africa

• Zimbabwe PM: We will end police, military abuse

  Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Sunday his party will end years of bias and abuse by the police, military and intelligence services and ... 

• Zimbabwe PM confident he'll oust Mugabe in vote

  Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Friday he is poised to sweep to victory in upcoming presidential elections and return the nation to the ... 

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  23 dead in initiation rites in South Africa

  Twenty-three youths have died in the past nine days at initiation ceremonies that include circumcisions and survival tests, South African police said ... 

• South African army prepares for Congo

  South African soldiers who are training for a United Nations military mission in Congo will be adequately prepared even though the South African army ... 

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  Prince Harry ends US visit with polo match

  Britain's Prince Harry complimented the American people for their generosity and touted the successes of his charity for African children as he ... 

• South Africa: Winnie Mandela's items to be sold

  Dozens of paintings, a silver tea set and other items belonging to Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie will be auctioned next week to pay off debts she ... 

• Burger King opens in South Africa _ with no bacon

  The company that gave America the Bacon Sundae opened with a big splash in South Africa — but no bacon. Burger King South Africa CEO Jaye Sinclair ... 

• State radio: Zimbabwe voter campaigners arrested

  Zimbabwe's state radio says police arrested three polling campaigners for illegally promoting voter awareness ahead of crucial elections. The radio ... 

• Manchester City to tour South Africa in July

  Manchester City will play two pre-season friendlies in South Africa in July, with the second coming on Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday. City says it ... 

• Jealous Zimbabwean husband poisons 6

  Court officials in Zimbabwe say a man has been charged in the murder of six people who died from poisoned food meant only for a neighbor he accused ... 

• Zimbabwe youth leader in jail for Mugabe slur

  A young political activist who compared Zimbabwe's president to a lame donkey will spend another week in jail, his attorney said Tuesday. 

• Scots pick 9 newcomers for South Africa tournament

  Scotland has included nine uncapped players in its 31-man squad for next month's four-team tournament in South Africa. Coach Scott Johnson will be ... 

• Zimbabwe's president: New tasks for Africa's spies

  Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe urged African intelligence services Monday to prepare for fresh onslaughts by foreigners and the continent's former ... 

• NZ win 7s series, SAfrica win Glasgow

  New Zealand won the sevens rugby world series but couldn't retain the Glasgow title when it lost the final to South Africa 28-21 on Sunday. 

• Zimbabwe army chief: No talks with prime minister

  Zimbabwe's army commander said he would not speak to the nation's prime minister, describing him as a "sellout" and a "psychiatric patient," reported ... 

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  SAfrica: officials suspended over wedding scandal

  Five South African officials, including police and military commanders, have been suspended after a chartered plane carrying about 200 guests from ... 

• Report: SAfrica losing battle against corruption

  South Africa is fighting a losing battle against corruption which sucked up nearly 1 billion rand ($111 million) in taxpayers' money last year, ... 

• PM's youth leader in jail for Mugabe slur

  A lawyer for a youth leader in the Zimbabwe prime minister's party says he is in jail for referring to the nation's longtime ruler as "a limping ... 

• Zimbabwe generals: We won't meet prime minister

  Zimbabwe's generals and police commanders say they won't meet with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and other "malcontents" trying to undermine their ... 

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  ANC: We wanted to share Mandela with the world

  The African National Congress responds to a barrage of criticism over broadcasting video of a visibly frail Nelson Mandela by saying it wanted to ... 

• Zimbabwe PM's party: Voters' lists being inflated

  Zimbabwean state election officials are dramatically inflating the numbers of electors on new voters' lists months ahead of crucial polls, Prime ... 

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  Mandela appears an ailing man in video

  South African President Jacob Zuma said he found Nelson Mandela "in good shape and in good spirits" Monday, but a video of his encounter with the ... 

• Tutu released from hospital, no new malignancy

  Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu's foundation says the anti-apartheid hero was released from a hospital in Cape Town on Monday following five days of ... 

• Excited cheetah grazes face of Botswana president

  An overexcited cheetah jumped up from behind a fence and scratched the face of Botswana's President Ian Khama, causing minor injuries, the southern ... 

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  South Africa passes secrecy bill

  South Africa's parliament has passed a bill designed to protect state secrets despite the concerns of some activists who fear it could undermine the ...