South Africa

South African court orders indicted Sudanese leader not to leave

A South African court issued an interim order on Sunday preventing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir...

Jun 14, 2015 10:01 AM EDT

South African police disperse immigrant vigilante group

South African police fired rubber bullets and a stun grenade on Friday to disperse a gang of African...

Apr 17, 2015 06:03 AM EDT

Statue row blots Mandela's post-apartheid vision for South Africa

South Africa's University of Cape Town removed a statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes on Thurs...

Apr 10, 2015 10:54 AM EDT

Nigeria drafts in foreign mercenaries to take on Boko Haram

Nigeria has brought in hundreds of mercenaries from South Africa and the former Soviet Union to give...

Mar 13, 2015 09:22 AM EDT

South Africa's Zuma pushes ahead with curbs on foreign land rights

Foreigners will be barred from owning land in South Africa and no individual will be able to own mor...

Feb 15, 2015 06:29 AM EST

South Africa's 'Prime Evil' apartheid killer freed on parole

Apartheid death-squad leader Eugene de Kock, dubbed 'Prime Evil' for his role in the torture and mur...

Jan 30, 2015 07:04 AM EST

U.S. corporations winning fight over human rights lawsuits

A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2013 that made it all but impossible to sue foreign compan...

Dec 13, 2014 09:42 AM EST

South African court clears Briton of honeymoon murder

A South African court cleared British businessman Shrien Dewani on Monday of charges that he paid hi...

Dec 08, 2014 08:58 AM EST

China's 'Fox Hunt' grabs 288 suspects in worldwide anti-graft net

China has arrested 288 fugitives suspected of committing economic crimes as part of an aggressive an...

Nov 18, 2014 01:40 AM EST

Pistorius verdict, sentence facing appeal

South African prosecutors will appeal against the culpable homicide verdict and five-year jail sente...

Oct 27, 2014 11:39 PM EDT

South Africa captain killed protecting girlfriend

South Africa soccer captain Senzo Meyiwa was shot dead by intruders when trying to protect his girlf...

Oct 27, 2014 06:59 AM EDT

Botswana president's party secures election victory

Botswana's ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) secured 33 of 57 parliament seats in national elec...

Oct 26, 2014 05:35 AM EDT

Pistorius faces prison hospital wing if sentenced to jail

Oscar Pistorius will be committed to the hospital wing of one of South Africa's toughest prisons if ...

Oct 17, 2014 04:41 AM EDT

Pistorius faces sentencing over girlfriend's death after divisive trial

Disgraced South African track star Oscar Pistorius arrived at the Pretoria High Court on Monday for ...

Oct 13, 2014 04:10 AM EDT

Pistorius faces sentencing over girlfriend's death after divisive trial

Disgraced South African track star Oscar Pistorius returns to court on Monday to find out whether he...

Oct 12, 2014 09:39 AM EDT

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