SAfrican Activist Jumped To Death, Ex-Guard Tells Apartheid Probe

A South African policeman present when an anti-apartheid operative plunged to his death more than 40 years ago insisted on Monday that the victim had jumped to his death. But the judge hearing the inquest into the death of Ahmed Timol warned him that he could face prosecution based on the court’s findings and his … Read more

South Africa Opposition Lay Graft Charges Against Zuma, Finance…

South Africa’s leftist opposition party on Friday laid graft charges against President Jacob Zuma and his new finance minister over the acquisition of locomotives by the state rail company five years ago. Economic Freedom Fighters Party (EFF) leader Julius Malema opened the case against minister Malusi Gigaba at a Johannesburg police station, alleging corruption in … Read more