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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 ...
South Africa academic to form new party
Academic and co-founder of South Africa's Black Conscious Movement, Mamphela Ramphele, announced the creation of a new political party Monday "to ...
Firm: 9 South African miners injured in shooting
Anglo American Platinum says nine South African miners were injured when its guards opened fire with rubber bullets to stop a fight between rival ...
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 ...
Future races canceled in wake of Pistorius charge
Oscar Pistorius' agent has canceled all future track races so the double-amputee Olympian can focus on the murder charge against him, underscoring the ...
Funeral for Pistorius' girlfriend on Tuesday
The family of Reeva Steenkamp said Sunday her body was back in her hometown of Port Elizabeth after the model and reality TV contestant was shot dead ...
S.Africa celebrities who faced their day in court
For the rich or poor, famous or unknown, violent crime is a fear in South Africa, a nation of 50 million where some 50 people are killed each day — ...
Zimbabwe voter awareness campaigners arrested
A community group in Zimbabwe says a pastor and three activists were arrested for holding a voter education meeting a day after President Robert ...
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 ...
Pistorius' family strongly denies murder charge
Oscar Pistorius is "numb with shock as well as grief" after the shooting death of his model girlfriend at his home in South Africa, the runner's uncle ...
CPJ asks Congo to release imprisoned journalist
A leading media advocacy group is calling on Congolese authorities to release a journalist who was sentenced in December to six months in prison on ...
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, ...
Zimbabwe president announces referendum date
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe issued an official proclamation on Friday setting March 16 as the date for the nation to vote on a new constitution ...
Zimbabwe police hit Valentine's Day marchers
A women's activism group said Friday Zimbabwe police fired tear gas and baton charged to disperse Valentine's Day marchers, herding 195 people ...
Pistorius in court for bail hearing in murder case
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius has arrived at a courthouse for his bail hearing in the murder case of his girlfriend as South Africans braced ...
News of Pistorius case leaves many in disbelief
Classy, gracious, humble. That was Oscar Pistorius. Before Thursday, Ato Boldon said, Pistorius' name would have been the last to come to mind if ...
Amputee Olympic star Pistorius charged in slaying
Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter dubbed the Blade Runner, was charged Thursday in the Valentine's Day slaying of his girlfriend at his ...
Pistorius lived out dream by running at Olympics
The figure of Oscar Pistorius racing around the Olympic track with his carbon-fiber blades whipping through the air was one of the enduring images of ...
Runner's Twitter feed is a long victory lap
Since captivating the world with his groundbreaking Olympic trip to London, Oscar Pistorius' life seemed like an extended victory lap. More than ...
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 ...
News of Pistorius leaves many in disbelief
Out in the small Italian town of Gemona, among many places around the world, the arrest of Oscar Pistorius on murder charges was hard to believe.
Much-investigated ref denies fixing soccer matches
It was in the final minutes of a June 2011 soccer game between Nigeria and Argentina when the little green flags on computer screens in London started ...