(JOHANNESBURG) — South African President Jacob Zuma said he found Nelson Mandela “in good shape and in good spirits” …
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Oscar Pistorius’ Bail Hearing: On Third Day, Lead Detective Pulled Off the Case
Is it possible to imagine a story more bizarre than that of Oscar Pistorius, the Olympic sprinter with no legs who shot his model girlfriend dead on Valentine’s Day only to be charged with premeditated murder by a police officer
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The Pistorius Case: Do Police Claims Fit the Story?
As a court tries to decide whether to grant the athlete bail, lawyers and detectives go at what led up to the death of Reeva Steenkamp
Viewpoint: How the Fall of Oscar Pistorius Is a Tragic Opportunity for South African Unity
More than any other nation, South Africa articulates its dreams through sport. As the country teetered on the edge of civil war with the end of apartheid in 1994, Nelson Mandela adopted the Afrikaners’ game, rugby, and South …
Being Mandela: Nelson Mandela’s Granddaughters Get a Reality-TV Show
Nelson Mandela is a globally recognized activist, former President of South Africa and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. He’s now also something entirely unexpected: the grandfather of two reality-television stars
Oscar Pistorius Tells Court How He Shot Girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
As his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was buried at her hometown on South Africa’s south coast Tuesday, Oscar Pistorius wept uncontrollably in court as his lawyer, Barry Roux, read out his account of how he shot and killed her. Rejecting the prosecution charge of premeditated murder, Pistorius stated in an affidavit at the Pretoria …
Oscar Pistorius Shooting: How Strict Are South Africa’s Gun Laws?
The paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder by a South African court following the death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, from gunshot wounds at his home within a gated Pretoria housing estate. The woman …
Details Emerge of Girlfriend Murder Case Against ‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius
South African prosecutors on Friday formally charged ‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius with shooting and killing his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in the early hours of Valentine’s Day
The Last Harvest: South African Vineyard Yields Much More Than Grapes
A vineyard in South Africa has deep roots in the country’s past—and offers hope for the future.
Carry On Regardless in South Africa, as ANC Re-elects Zuma
In a normal democracy, a crushing victory at the polls by the incumbent generally means an overwhelming popular desire for more of the same. Tuesday’s triumph by South African President Jacob Zuma in a contest to lead the African …
South Africa Massacre: Miners Charged over Colleagues’ Deaths
State prosecutors investigating the police massacre of 34 striking miners use an apartheid-era law to charge 270 arrested miners with murdering their colleagues
After South Africa’s Mine Massacre, Will the ANC’s Grip on Power Unravel?
Last week’s grisly slaughter of dozens of striking miners at the Marikana mine marks the slow unraveling of the South African government’s traditional basis of support
As South Africa Reels from Mine Shootings, Social Inequality Threatens to Undo the Post-Apartheid ‘Miracle’
To the extent that the ANC becomes identified with injustice, rather than emancipation, the ruling party is in deep, deep trouble.
