
Oscar Pistorius briefly back in court for hearing
Oscar Pistorius stood for his entire 15-minute court hearing Tuesday, staring straight ahead, hands clasped in front of him and giving away little ...
Report: $750 million missing in Angola-Russia deal
Some $750 million is missing from Angola's treasury from a deal with Russia facilitated by a Swiss bank and a shell company registered in Britain's ...

World to have just a fleeting glimpse of Pistorius
The world will likely only be given a 10-minute snapshot of Oscar Pistorius at a hearing Tuesday ahead of his murder trial, a fleeting glimpse of the ...

A recap of the Oscar Pistorius case
A recap of the key elements in the Oscar Pistorius case as the double-amputee Olympian returns to court Tuesday for a hearing ahead of his murder ...
SAfrican mine shooting kills 1 in union rivalry
Police and trade union officials say at least two people have been shot, one fatally, in ongoing union rivalry at South Africa's troubled Lonmin ...
Zimbabwe president says elections by July 31
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Sunday he will abide by a court ruling to hold crucial elections before the end of July despite objections ...

Prominent pavilions at the Venice Biennale
The 55th Venice Biennale, the world's most prestigious art fair, features national pavilions from 88 countries, 10 presenting work for the first time ...

Zimbabwe court orders national polls by July 31
Zimbabwe's highest court on Friday ordered President Robert Mugabe to hold elections by the end of July, chiding the longtime leader for what it said ...

South African enclave raises old race questions
There are no signs that say "Whites Only." There are, though, men in military fatigues who log the license plates of vehicles approved to enter ...
Track champ Zola Budd out of race in South Africa
Track veteran Zola Budd has pulled out of a marathon in her native South Africa, citing a viral infection, her sponsor The Unlimited said on its site.

Danny Glover joins protest in South Africa
Hollywood actor Danny Glover has made an appearance at a union protest in downtown Johannesburg. Glover, also a labor rights activist, is in South ...

AP PHOTOS: South Africa: children learn by playing
Hundreds of South African children celebrated what some children's advocates call World Play Day on Tuesday, romping with toys at two Johannesburg ...

SAfrica: Mandela daughter talks about her father
Nelson Mandela, in the twilight of life, doesn't talk much anymore, his eldest daughter says. But the former South African president, who wrote of his ...

South Africa: Soweto resident shows off her snakes
Tourists have long flocked to the home-turned-museum of former President Nelson Mandela on Vilakazi Street, a lively strip of restaurants, curio ...
Zimbabwe honors deputy intelligence chief
The Zimbabwe prime minister's party said it stayed away from a state funeral Monday for an intelligence officer because he had been convicted by a ...

'Zulu,' violent portrait of S. Africa, ends Cannes
Academy award-winner Forest Whitaker turns in a solid performance as a cop searching for the murderer of a white teenager in the movie "Zulu," a ...

Report: Pistorius fined for unpaid taxes
Oscar Pistorius was audited and fined for unpaid taxes after having to declare his assets during his bail hearing, a South African newspaper reported ...

In Ethiopia, African Union celebrates 50 years
The African Union on Saturday marked 50 years since the founding of a continentwide organization that helped liberate Africa from colonial masters and ...
Zimbabwe activist: Prisoners denied AIDS drugs
A Zimbabwean human rights activist says he wants the nation's highest court to order prison authorities to ensure suspects in jail can receive their ...

'Boom Town Baby': African stock markets see gains
The barrage of hourly tweets sent out by Aly-Khan Satchu — East Africa's version of CNBC's Mad Money host Jim Cramer — cheers on what Satchu says is ...
Malawi finds buyer for presidential jet
Malawi's cost-cutting president is selling her predecessor's jet. Cabinet clerk Ernest Katchetche said Wednesday that the government has identified ...
Zimbabwe's president signs new constitution
Zimbabwe's president signs into law a new constitution and vows to hold peaceful and clean elections later this year. President Robert Mugabe said ...

SAfrican court acquits brother of Oscar Pistorius
One Pistorius brother is free of charges — acquitted Tuesday of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident. The famous younger ...

South Africa: Winnie Mandela forced auction flops
There were no bidders and no locksmiths willing to force entry for a scheduled auction Tuesday to sell artworks and other belongings of Nelson ...