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Africa: Jerry Dammers gets South Africa honour for Free Nelson Mandela

YoopyaApr 25, 2014September 7, 20230

The songwriter behind the anti-apartheid protest anthem Free Nelson Mandela is to receive an honour from the President of South Africa. Jerry Dammers will be

South Africa: Pistorius trial: Defense tries to build case

YoopyaApr 16, 2014July 21, 20230

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius’ lawyers at his murder trial Wednesday tried to roll back the prosecution’s momentum, but the prosecutor sharply questioned

South Africa: Pistorius urged to look at photo of dead lover

YoopyaApr 9, 2014September 7, 20230

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The chief prosecutor in Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial on Wednesday urged the athlete to take responsibility for fatally shooting his

South Africa: Pistorius retches during graphic forensic testimony

YoopyaApr 7, 2014July 21, 20230

(Reuters) – South African track star Oscar Pistorius wept and retched into a bucket in court on Monday during graphic forensic testimony about the death

Africa: South Africa’s Zuma denies wrongdoing over $23 million home upgrade

YoopyaMar 31, 2014July 21, 20230

(Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma has denied any wrongdoing over a $23 million state-funded security upgrade to his private home, in his first

South Africa: Pistorius murder trial adjourned until April 7

YoopyaMar 28, 2014July 21, 20230

(Reuters) – The murder trial of Oscar Pistorius was adjourned on Friday until April 7, when the South African Paralympic and Olympic track star is

Africa: Exclusive: South African military in ‘critical decline’, review says

YoopyaMar 26, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – South Africa’s cash-strapped armed forces are in a critical state of decline that will take at least a decade to fix even with

Money: Why Africa is the next frontier for fund investors

YoopyaMar 24, 2014October 24, 20230

(Reuters) – It only took a look at the financial statements of the world’s largest maker of spirits to convince Larry Seruma that Africa was

Pistorius lawyer scrutinizes police investigation

YoopyaMar 13, 2014September 30, 20230

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A photograph of Oscar Pistorius’ blood-stained prosthetic legs was used by his chief defense lawyer Thursday to attempt to show

South Africa: Pistorius told me ‘everything is fine’

YoopyaMar 7, 2014September 16, 20230

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius told a concerned security guard on the phone that everything was fine after neighbors reported gunshots coming from