A South African man has been arrested for allegedly holding captive and abusing his wife and five children for more than a decade, a media report said Tuesday. Afrikaans-language newspaper Beeld reported the children — who were tortured with an electric…
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GENEVA, Switzerland, May 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM will conduct a two-day diaspora engagement training for Lesotho government…
WASHINGTON, May 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — President Obama called South African President Jacob Zuma today to congratulate him…
South African President Jacob Zuma vowed to spearhead a “radical social economic transformation” as he was sworn in for a second term before dignitaries and a cheering crowd of thousands on Saturday. “Today marks the beginning of the second phase of…
African leaders in Pretoria for President Jacob Zuma’s inauguration will hold informal talks on the security situation in Nigeria, South Africa’s government said on Saturday. Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan is among more than 20 heads of state…
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Music and dance are among the ancient forms of art that…
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, May 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The outstanding contributions that compliance professionals make every day to securing…
South African police said Wednesday they have smashed an international cybercrime network operating out of Pretoria which led to 20 arrests in a joint operation with the United States. US homeland security officers worked with South Africa to bring…
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 20, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The wait is over in Africa for a homegrown platform that…
A South African judge on Tuesday ordered Oscar Pistorius to undergo up to 30 days of psychiatric tests to establish if he is “criminally responsible” for killing his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day 2013. Thokozile Masipa said the Paralympian sprinter…
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — RemarksHeather HigginbottomDeputy Secretary of StateWashington, DCMay 15, 2014Thank you for that kind…
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, May 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — GREY (http://www.grey.co.za), Adweek Global Agency of the Year, is re-entering South…
Thousands of club-wielding striking workers at a platinum mine in South Africa were urged by their leaders to remain steadfast in the face of a deadline to return underground Wednesday. The miners gathered at a stadium near the Lonmin operations in…
Oscar Pistorius’s murder trial debated his mental state Tuesday, as the athlete faced a possible stint in a psychiatric hospital to establish if he has a “general anxiety disorder.” Under cross-examination on Tuesday, defence psychiatrist Meryll Vorster…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Dr Nkosazana…
MBABANE, Swaziland, May 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Mr.…
LONDON, United-Kingdom, May 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Secretary welcomes South Africans’ determination to maintain Mandela’s legacy; UK…
South Africa’s ruling ANC vowed Sunday to restore investor confidence with stable policies after its landslide victory in elections that marked 20 years of democracy but came amid an economic slump. The African National Congress secretary general Gwede…
Vote counting in South Africa’s election that returned Nelson Mandela’s ANC to power wrapped up on Saturday, while the army was deployed overnight to quell violence in a Johannesburg township over alleged voter fraud. Completed results showed the African…
Extradited British millionaire businessman Shrien Dewani is due in court in South Africa Monday on charges of ordering his Swedish wife’s murder during their 2010 honeymoon in Cape Town. After losing a three-year extradition fight in Britain, Dewani…