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Huawei Partners with Ajax Cape Town as Team’s Official Shirt Sponsor

Oct 18, 2014 05:45 PM EDT

Huawei and Ajax Cape Town agreed to a two-year sponsorship deal which gives the Chinese company the right to review the plan after the first year period.

Paralympic Athlete Oscar Pistorius To Be Sentenced for Culpable Homicide

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 13, 2014 04:54 AM EDT

Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius faces sentencing beginning Monday after being convicted of culpable homicide and acquitted of premeditated murder for the killing of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Nobel Peace Summit Postponed, Nobel Laureates Boycott Event Due To Dalai Lama

Kat De Guzman |

Oct 02, 2014 11:23 PM EDT

The 14th Nobel Peace Summit scheduled next week in Cape Town is reportedly "postponed" because some of the Noble laureates have decided to boycott the event due to the visa denial of the Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama.

Oscar Pistorius’ Acquittal Ignites Debate in South Africa

Erika Villanueva |

Sep 12, 2014 03:34 AM EDT

South African Judge Thokozile Masipa’s decision to acquit Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius of murdering his model girlfriend last year ignited a debate among two courts—the court of legal specialists and public opinion.

Oscar Pistorius goes on trial at the Pretoria court where he faced a possible life sentence

Oscar Pistorius Found Guilty of Negligence, Not Murder

dweisman |

Sep 11, 2014 03:29 PM EDT

South African Olympic hero Oscar Pistorius Thursday was found guilty of negligence in the death of his girlfriend on Valentine's Day, 2013, but cleared of premeditated murder charges.

Paralympic Athlete Oscar Pistorius Faces Judgment Day

Erika Villanueva |

Sep 11, 2014 12:54 AM EDT

After six months of precarious wait, Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius faces judgment day following the killing of his model ex-girlfriends murder on Valentine’s Day, igniting a series of an on-off trial for the amputee’s fate.

Dalai Lama South Africa Visa Denied for Third Time, Plans to Attend Nobel Summit Canceled

Kat De Guzman |

Sep 05, 2014 04:32 AM EDT

A representative for the Dalai Lama released a statement on Thursday saying that the Tibetan spiritual leader's visa has again been refused by South Africa for the upcoming 14th Nobel summit for peace laureates.

Lesotho Military Launches Coup, Prime Minister Thabane Says

Andy Vitalicio |

Aug 30, 2014 12:13 PM EDT

Claiming Lesotho's military staged a coup starting around 3 a.m. Friday, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane fled the landlocked mountain nation and appealed for South African intervention. Thabane was at an undisclosed location in South Africa, saying he feared he would be killed should he return to Maseru, the nation's capital.

Portrait of Chinese Communist Leader Mao Zedong

South African Capital Consider Renaming Streets, Buildings After Chairman Mao

Erika Villanueva |

Aug 29, 2014 11:57 AM EDT

Despite intense objections from opposing parties, leaders of South Africa's capital city have decided to include Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong's name on a list of geographical names to be considered for city's structures and streets.

Zambia Gets Free Internet from Facebook

Marc Maligalig |

Aug 01, 2014 08:01 AM EDT

App provides providing free basic Internet services.

Blindfolded Giraffe Hits Head, Dies

Mitch de Leon |

Aug 01, 2014 02:57 AM EDT

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is currently investigating the death of a young giraffe along a South African highway between Pretoria and Johannesburg.

Nelson Mandela Items to be Auctioned off for Charity

Leo J. Magpayo |

Jul 18, 2014 02:26 AM EDT

On the day that is supposed to be Nelson Mandela’s 96th birthday, a collection of signed items by the former South African President will be auctioned off.

China Vows To Push For Developing Countries’ Rights In BRICS Summit

Christl Leong |

Jul 15, 2014 03:35 AM EDT

China's President Xi Jinping announced on Monday his country's commitment to push for better representation for developing nations, in light of its status as one of the world's leading economies.

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