PRETORIA – South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, charged with murdering his girlfriend, will be allowed to travel after challenging his bail terms. A judge said the Olympic and Paralympic star would be allowed to leave South Africa to compete as long as he complies with certain conditions. He will also be allowed to return to…
CAIRO – Egypt’s top prosecutor has ordered the arrest of five leading political activists following clashes near the Muslim Brotherhood’s headquarters. The five are accused of inciting “aggression” against members of the Brotherhood last week. The Muslim Brotherhood dominates parliament and is the party of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. Egypt has been rocked by violent…
JOHANNESBURG – A Limpopo farm said to be owned by fraud-accused Julius Malema has been seized by the Asset Forfeiture Unit, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said yesterday. “On [Monday], the Asset Forfeiture Unit of the NPA was granted a forfeiture order for a farm that is alleged to belong to Malema as part of…
LUSAKA – Zambia’s ex-President Rupiah Banda has appeared before an official panel to answer allegations of corruption during his three year in power. Police barricaded roads leading to the national anti-drugs offices in the capital Lusaka, where Mr Banda was questioned for more than two hours behind closed doors, reports say. Zambia’s parliament stripped him…
NAIROBI – Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has filed a Supreme Court appeal against Uhuru Kenyatta’s narrow victory in the presidential election’s first round. Mr Kenyatta beat Mr Odinga comfortably by 50.07% to 43.28% on 4 March, avoiding a run-off by only 8,100 votes. But Mr Odinga has accused the electoral authorities of manipulating the…
PRETORIA – Murder accused Paralympian Oscar Pistorius wants to sell his house in Pretoria where model Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead, a family spokesperson said on Monday. “He has signalled his intention to sell (the house), but nothing has been done pro-actively to start the process,” Johan van Wyk said. He said the family would…
NAIROBI – A row has broken out in Kenya over whether rejected ballots should be included in the presidential vote count following tightly contested polls. The coalition of candidate Uhuru Kenyatta accused the UK of playing a “shadowy” role by trying to deny him outright victory in Monday’s vote. The UK denied the allegation. There…
NAIROBI – Kenyans are voting in an election that observers describe as the most important in the country’s history. It is the first time a vote has taken place under a new constitution, designed to prevent a repeat of violence that followed the 2007 polls. More than 1,000 people died in ethnic and political violence…
PRETORIA – South African athlete Oscar Pistorius “will have to live with his conscience” over the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, her father has said. Barry Steenkamp was speaking a day after the Paralympic champion was freed on bail pending his trial. Pistorius, 26, admits shooting Steenkamp, 29, but denies murder, saying he mistook…
HARARE – Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius was heard “non-stop” arguing with his model girlfriend on the night that he shot her dead, it was claimed yesterday. Pistorius’s claims that he shot Reeva Steenkamp after mistaking her for a burglar has come under intense scrutiny during the 26-year-old’s bail hearing yesterday. In a dramatic morning of…
