
Pistorius bought, collected guns in Olympic year
In his Olympic year, Oscar Pistorius steadily became an avid firearms collector, joining a gun-collecting club and purchasing a collection of firearms ...

South African police, a force in turmoil
The job of the South African police is to fight one of the highest crime rates in the world. Instead, the force stands accused of contributing to it.

On video: SAfrican police drag man, who later dies
They bound his hands to the rear of a van, and then sped off, dragging the slender taxi driver along the pavement as a crowd of onlookers shouted in ...

Experts: Pistorius violated basic firearms rules
Even if Oscar Pistorius is acquitted of murder, firearms and legal experts in South Africa believe that, by his own account, the star athlete violated ...
Gun laws in selected countries
In South Africa, where Oscar Pistorius is charged with premeditated murder in the Feb. 14 shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, gun ...

Pistorius plans his own service for Steenkamp
Oscar Pistorius planned a personal memorial service on Tuesday for Reeva Steenkamp, the 29-year-old model he shot at his home on Valentine's Day.

Pistorius' brother facing charge in traffic death
The murder case involving Olympic star Oscar Pistorius took another unexpected turn Sunday with the news that his older brother, Carl, is himself ...

Police add more confusion to Oscar Pistorius case
The prosecution case against Oscar Pistorius began to unravel Wednesday with revelations of a series of police blunders and the lead investigator's ...

Pistorius applied for licenses for 6 more guns
Oscar Pistorius applied for firearm licenses for six more guns weeks before the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp inside his house on Feb.

Police offer confused testimony in Pistorius case
The detective leading the police investigation into Oscar Pistorius' fatal shooting of his girlfriend offered confusing testimony Wednesday, at one ...

Girlfriend's mom: Why did he do this?
The family of Oscar Pistorius' slain girlfriend wants answers, her mother told a Johannesburg newspaper, as South Africans braced to hear why ...

A look at the murder case facing Oscar Pistorius
South Africa's prosecutors will begin explaining Tuesday why they accuse Olympian Oscar Pistorius of committing murder in the Valentine's Day shooting ...
Irish firm sells S. African newspapers for $227M
An Irish media company has sold off its newspaper group in South Africa, including The Star and newspapers in Cape Town, to a local investment group ...

TV show with Pistorius' dead girlfriend airs
Reeva Steenkamp's last wish for her family before she was shot dead at boyfriend Oscar Pistorius' home was for them to watch her in a reality TV show ...

Weeping Pistorius faces premeditated murder charge
In a courtroom, not an Olympic stadium, there was no click-click-click of Oscar Pistorius' prosthetic limbs. His only sound Friday was loud, ...

Pistorius' girlfriend was a model, law graduate
The leggy blonde model tweeted that Valentine's Day should be "a day of love for everyone." Instead Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead in the home of her ...

Olympian Oscar Pistorius charged with murder
Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius was charged Thursday with the murder of his girlfriend who was shot inside his home in South Africa, a stunning ...
Chrysler's South Africa CEO shot during robbery
Chrysler Group LLC says its CEO in South Africa was shot in the abdomen during a robbery in the country and is responding to medical treatment.

South Africans called to action on raped teenager
The chime sounds every four minutes on the radio station, reminding listeners that statistically yet another child or woman in South Africa is being ...

Anglo American Platinum says it lost $715M in 2012
Anglo American Platinum Ltd., the world's largest producer of the metal, announced Monday it suffered an operating loss of $715 million in 2012 as ...

S. Africa: Nigerian suspect in 2010 bombing guilty
A South African court on Monday said a Nigerian terror suspect was guilty of masterminding twin car bombings during a celebration in Nigeria.

South Africa: vets struggle to treat hurt rhinos
A high-value target survives two attempts on her life. After recovering from multiple gunshot wounds, she is secretly moved to an undisclosed location ...

S. Africa mine threatens closure, loss of 14k jobs
The world's largest platinum producer said Tuesday it will close some operations, sell one mine in South Africa and cut 14,000 jobs, just months after ...
'Stand closer to the rhino' results in grave wound
When do you not listen to the African wildlife expert? When he tells you to stand closer to the rhino. That suggestion by a South African game park ...
US Embassy employee murdered in South Africa
An official in South Africa says a woman suspected of murdering an American Embassy employee over the weekend will appear in court Tuesday. The U.S.