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‘SADC should speak out’: Zimbabwe activists face crackdown ahead of summit
4 months, 1 week ago

‘SADC should speak out’: Zimbabwe activists face crackdown ahead of summit

Al Jazeera  

Police flood Harare’s streets in anticipation of protests on the eve of the Southern African Development Community meeting. “South Africa’s silence … appears paradoxical,” said Tinashe Sithole, a political science lecturer at the University of Johannesburg. But “prioritising regional stability and diplomatic ties … risks validating claims of ANC complicity and undermining South Africa’s moral authority on human rights,” Sithole …

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Former South Africa Speaker of parliament arrested on bribery allegations, released on bail
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Former South Africa Speaker of parliament arrested on bribery allegations, released on bail

The Hindu  

The former South African Speaker of parliament was arrested on Thursday over allegations that she received about $135,000 in bribes, in the latest corruption scandal to face the governing African National Congress party. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula turned herself in to police in the capital, Pretoria, on Thursday and was taken to Pretoria Magistrates Court, where she was released on 50,000 rand …

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is freed on parole after serving 9 years in girlfriend's death
11 months, 2 weeks ago

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is freed on parole after serving 9 years in girlfriend's death

The Hindu  

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison on parole after serving nearly nine years in prison for killing his girlfriend and is now at home, South Africa’s Department of Corrections said on January 5. Pistorius has served nearly nine years of his 13 years and five months murder sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day …

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Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius freed after serving nearly 9 years in prison for killing girlfriend
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius freed after serving nearly 9 years in prison for killing girlfriend

Associated Press  

PRETORIA, South Africa — Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee who became a global star competing at his sport’s highest level while running on carbon-fiber blades, was released from prison on Friday after serving nearly nine years for killing his girlfriend, the model Reeva Steenkamp. FILE - Photographers take pictures of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius as he appears at a …

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Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius granted parole, to be released from prison on January 5
1 year, 1 month ago

Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius granted parole, to be released from prison on January 5

The Hindu  

Double-amputee Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius was granted parole Friday, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted the world. Pistorius’ parole will come with other conditions, Department of Corrections spokesman Singabakho Nxumalo said outside of the prison where Pistorius has been incarcerated in the South African capital, …

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South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius gets parole and will be released on Jan. 5
1 year, 1 month ago

South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius gets parole and will be released on Jan. 5

Associated Press  

PRETORIA, South Africa — Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole on Friday, more than a decade after shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted the world. Pistorius’ parole will come with other conditions, Department of Corrections spokesman Singabakho Nxumalo said outside of the prison where Pistorius has …

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South Africa's paralympian Oscar Pistorius up for parole in girlfriend's murder
1 year, 8 months ago

South Africa's paralympian Oscar Pistorius up for parole in girlfriend's murder

Firstpost  

Pistorius, now 36, shot dead Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine’s Day in 2013, when he fired four times through the bathroom door of his ultra-secure Pretoria house. Pistorius, who is now 36, shot dead Reeva Steenkamp, a model, in the early hours of Valentine’s Day in 2013, when he fired four times through the bathroom door of …

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SA20 2023: Top five most expensive IPL 2023 auction players who will feature in South Africa T20 league
1 year, 11 months ago

SA20 2023: Top five most expensive IPL 2023 auction players who will feature in South Africa T20 league

The Hindu  

The inaugural season of SA20, South Africa’s flagship franchise T20 league, will begin on Tuesday at Newlands in Cape Town. Here are the top five IPL 2023 auction picks who will feature in the SA20: SAM CURRAN The English all-rounder was bought for a record sum of INR 18.5 crore by Punjab Kings in the IPL 2023 auction, becoming the …

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