New York - Approximately 100 000 people have fled their homes in Sudan's Darfur region because of an upsurge of violence in the last six weeks, the UN peacekeeping chief said on Wednesday. Herve Ladsous said this adds to the nearly two million people ...

Johannesburg - South Africa on Wednesday warned it would not be used as a battleground to settle political scores by foreign nations after it expelled Rwandan diplomats suspected of masterminding attacks on dissidents. "As the South African government, ...

Oscar Pistorius appears in the dock on the fifth day of his trial at the North Gauteng High Court. (Theana Breugem, Foto24). Multimedia · User Galleries · News in Pictures Send us your pictures · Send us your stories ...

See the latest pictures from the North Gauteng High Court where Oscar Pistorius is on trial for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp. Read more stories about. Pistorius trial · rss · Call for broadcast ban on Reeva autopsy details · Pistorius called security first - Roux ...

Pretoria - Murder-accused Paralympian Oscar Pistorius's trial will enter its second week on Monday in the North Gauteng High Court. Last week, a number of witnesses underwent often tenacious cross-examination by defence lawyer Barry Roux SC, as well ...

Oscar Pistorius sits in the dock during his trial in the North Gauteng High Court. (Themba Hadebe, AP). Multimedia · User Galleries · News in Pictures Send us your pictures · Send us your stories ...

Moscow - President Vladimir Putin said Russia and the United States still stood far apart over Ukraine, but the two countries should not sacrifice relations over a disagreement on an individual, albeit very important, international problem. In a statement issued ...

Pretoria - A child sat next to the table in a restaurant where Oscar Pistorius allegedly fired a shot from a handgun, the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria heard on Wednesday. "There was a child in a chair next to them, between the two tables," Maria Loupis ...

It's day three of Oscar Pistorius's trial in the North Gauteng High Court. See pictures from the courtroom here. Related Links. Couple believed Pistorius had been shot · Oscar Pistorius in court - day 3view · LIVE: Oscar Pistorius trial, day 3watch · kalahari.com.

Pretoria - June Steenkamp, the mother of Oscar Pistorius's dead girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, said he walked straight past her in court on Monday, denying her the opportunity to look him in the eye. Speaking to the American channel NBC, Steenkamp said ...

Pretoria - Oscar Pistorius buried his head in his hands and wiped away tears after the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday heard grisly details of the killing of his girlfriend, the first sign of emotion from the track star in his two-day murder trial.

Pretoria - The couple who heard a woman screaming the night Oscar Pistorius shot dead Reeva Steenkamp felt morally obliged to come forward, the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria heard on Tuesday. "We initially did not want to get involved," IT project ...

Pretoria - A woman's cries for help were followed by a man shouting for help on the night Reeva Steenkamp was killed, the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria heard on Tuesday. "I stood on the balcony and heard a woman shouting for help, then a man ...

See pictures from inside courtroom GD in the North Gauteng High Court where Oscar Pistorius is standing trial for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp. Related Links. Pistorius more relaxed, taking notes · Oscar Pistorius in court - day 2view · Roux: Statement, ...

Paris - French scientists said on Monday they had revived a giant but harmless virus that had been locked in the Siberian permafrost for more than 30 000 years. Wakening the long-dormant virus serves as a warning that unknown pathogens entombed in ...

Pretoria - Two families sat on the same wooden bench in the North Gauteng High Court on Monday, one mourning their beloved daughter Reeva Steenkamp, another supporting Oscar Pistorius, the man charged with her murder. Amid the media circus, ...

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Ugandans have shrugged off foreign aid cuts and international criticism of its tough new anti-gay law, saying it could do without Western aid. Cape Town More sun than clouds. Mild. Friday 21-25°C. More sun than clouds. Mild. 7 day forecast. Saturday, 20-25° ...

Johannesburg - Editors have welcomed a ruling by the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday on broadcasting of the murder trial of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius. The SA National Editors' Forum (Sanef) said the judgment would go a long way in ...

Pretoria - Media organisations have broadly welcomed a court ruling that large parts of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial may be broadcast live. Judge Duncan Mlambo ruled on Tuesday that all proceedings can be broadcast live on an audio feed, and that the ...