South Africa court to hear appeal against Oscar Pistorius
The state will argue that six years in jail is too lenient a sentence for the murder by Pistorius of Reeva Steenkamp, his girlfriend, in 2013.
Kenya's Supreme Court's verdict on election malpractices will have wider repercussions in Africa
Kenya's Supreme Court has declared invalid the re-election of incumbent president Uhuru Kenyatta. This gives hope to Opposition leaders in Africa.
Shock as Kenya Supreme Court cancels election result, demands re-run
Kenya's Supreme Court ordered a new presidential election after annulling the results of last month's poll in a shock decision in favour of the opposition
Gupta's agreed to sell their South African mining unit for $225 million
The sale by the Gupta's Oakbay vehicle is part of plans announced a year ago to sell all their businesses in South Africa,
Morocco: Video of boys sexually assaulting woman in bus sparks outrage
Authorities said the woman had learning difficulties
Death toll in DR Congo landslide climbs to 140
The landslide occurred last Wednesday in the northeast village of Tora on the banks of Lake Albert when part of a mountain engulfed a fishing camp after heavy rains
South Africa borders on 'red alert' for Grace Mugabe
20-year-old model, Gabriella Engels, has accused the first lady of Zimbabwe of barging into a hotel room on Sunday where Engels was waiting to meet one of Mugabe's sons, and whipping her with an electric extension cable
Zimbabwe: First lady Grace Mugabe returns home after being accused of assault in South Africa
Twenty-year-old Gabriella Engels told South African media Grace had attacked her after the model had gone to see the Mugabes' sons Robert and Chatunga at a hotel in Johannesburg's upmarket Sandton district on Sunday
18 killed in Burkina Faso restaurant attack
The government says the nationalities of the victims is not yet known
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