Johannesburg
Mandela grandchildren deny money-grabbing
Nelson Mandela's grandchildren insist they are not after his money after launching court action over alleged irregularities in two companies owned by South Africa's ailing anti-apartheid icon.
Carl Pistorius calm at his homicide trial
Oscar Pistorius' older brother Carl has sat looking at his mobile phone during police testimony at his culpable homicide trial.
Rising nations' bank flags global power shift
Mike Cohen, Ilya Arkhipov Emerging markets are uniting to tackle underdevelopment and currency volatility with plans to set up institutions that encroach on the roles of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
Nelson Mandela back in hospital
Former South African president Nelson Mandela has been hospitalised with a recurrent lung infection.
Mandela 'comfortable' as breathing eases
Jean Liou Nelson Mandela is comfortable and breathing without difficulty on his third day in hospital after the anti-apartheid hero was treated for pneumonia, South Africa's presidency says.
Murder inquiry after police drag man behind van
Sibongile Khumalo DAVEYTON: South Africa has opened a murder investigation into the death of a Mozambican taxi driver who was filmed being dragged by a police van through the streets, in a case that has sparked...
Guns enthusiast Pistorius collected a variety of firearms
Johannesburg In his Olympic year, Oscar Pistorius steadily became an avid firearms collector, joining a gun-collecting club and purchasing a collection of firearms that included a .
Police held for drag death of taxi driver
Shabtai Gold, Johannesburg Eight police officers have been arrested and will face murder charges over their involvement in the death of a suspect who was tied to the back of a police vehicle and dragged.
Police arrested over taxi driver dragged to death
Shabtai Gold Eight South African police officers have been arrested and will face murder charges over the death of a suspect who was tied to the back of a police vehicle and dragged.
Blame ANC for gun crime, says Pistorius' father
Aislinn Laing The father of Oscar Pistorius, the Paralympian who shot his girlfriend dead on Valentine's Day, has blamed the failure of the ANC government to bring down violent crime for the high number of South...
Bungling Pistorius detective Botha quits
Hilton Botha, the detective who bungled investigations into the case against Paralympian star sprinter Oscar Pistorius has quit the force, South African police say.
Bodies linked to Winnie Mandela exhumed
The remains of two South African youths have been exhumed, nearly 25 years after they went missing in an apartheid-era disappearance linked to Nelson Mandela's former wife Winnie.
Another S African cop arrested for drag assault
Johannesburg: A South African police sergeant has been arrested for dragging a man by his neck from a vehicle just weeks after a similar assault, the force's watchdog says.
Pistorius' brother charged over fatal crash
JOHANNESBURG: The older brother of South African star athlete Oscar Pistorius, himself accused of murdering his girlfriend, has been charged with culpable homicide over a car accident in 2010, local...
Pistorius must 'live with his conscience' if he lied: Steenkamp's father
Harriet Alexander and A. Hawes The distraught father of the woman killed by Oscar Pistorius has said that the sportsman will have to ''live with his conscience'' if he has lied about her death.
Pistorius' brother facing homicide charge
The brother of the South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been charged with culpable homicide over a car accident in 2010, media reports say.
Carl Pistorius charged over woman's death as police find 'sex stimulant' in Blade Runner's home
The older brother of South African star athlete Oscar Pistorius, himself accused of murdering his girlfriend, has been charged with culpable homicide over a car accident in 2010, local media report.
Pistorius to hold memorial for girlfriend
South African star athlete Oscar Pistorius will mourn the girlfriend he is charged with murdering in a private memorial service Tuesday night, his publicist said.
Substance at Pistorius house a herbal remedy
Herbal remedy marketed for temporary muscle relief and symptoms associated with male sexual weakness.
Dragging death in South Africa sparks outrage
Sibongile Khumalo Mozambican taxi driver filmed being dragged by a police van in South Africa.
