South African “honeymoon murder” trial set for Oct. 6
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - A South African court on Friday set Oct. 6 as the start date for the trial of British businessman Shrien Dewani, who is...
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UK ‘honeymoon murder’ suspect appears in South African court
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - British businessman Shrien Dewani, who is accused of arranging for his bride to be murdered during their 2010 honeymoon in Cape Town, appeared briefly in a...
South African opposition says Zuma ducking graft report
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's main opposition party accused President Jacob Zuma on Thursday of trying to "run away" from explaining his role in a $23 million state-funded security...
South African opposition says Zuma ducking graft report
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's main opposition party accused President Jacob Zuma on Thursday of trying to "run away" from explaining his role in a $23 million state-funded security...
South Africa rebukes Rwanda over attacks on exiled opponents
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa delivered a diplomatic slap to Rwanda on Wednesday, warning it would not tolerate "criminal" attacks on its soil against Rwandan exiles that have drawn...
South Africa rebukes Rwanda over attacks on exiled opponents
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa delivered a diplomatic slap to Rwanda on Wednesday, warning it would not tolerate "criminal" attacks on its soil against Rwandan exiles that have drawn...
Mandela – teacher to his jailmates, “father” to his jailers
ROBBEN ISLAND, South Africa (Reuters) - Apartheid-era South Africa's most feared prison, Robben Island, remains inextricably linked with Nelson Mandela, its most famous inmate who spent decades of hard labor...
Strike brings South African auto sector to near standstill
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's auto manufacturing industry came to a near standstill on Monday when about 30,000 workers downed tools, adding to the labor woes of the continent's...
South Africa’s Zuma: Mandela responding better to treatment
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela was responding better to treatment in hospital on Wednesday morning after a "difficult last few days", South Africa's President Jacob Zuma said....
Rubber bullets fired at South African mine strikers, several hurt
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Ten striking South African miners were taken to hospital on Tuesday after being hit by rubber bullets, police said, as labour strife spread ahead of mid-year...