Pistorius could leave jail by August
Iconic South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius could be moved from prison in August, ten months after being found guilty of the manslaughter of his covergirl lover Reeva Steenkamp. Her parents have issued a statement through their lawyer saying they’ve forgiven Pistorius but ít sends the wrong message to allow him to leave jail so soon […]
AU foreign ministers go into a huddle
Foreign Ministers from the 54 African Union members have gone into a huddle ahead of the summit of continental leaders in Sandton next weekend. They’ve taken only one official each into their retreat at the Sandton Convention Centre so that deliberations can be kept as private as possible. So concerned are African foreign ministers about […]
Hosts of African Union summit are clearly not calling the shots
South Africa’s hosting the 25th African Union summit in Sandton next weekend. But Zimbabwe’s in the chair. It clear even before the leaders gather for their deliberations that hosts are not calling the shots. South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation invited journalists to the opening of the African Foreign Ministers retreat in Sandton […]
Will African leaders have the courage to shun the new tyrants
Coups détats have all but dried up in Africa this century. But peace and security on the continent is now threatened by African leaders clinging to power. At their summit in Sandton next weekend African leaders have to consider whether to red card those who do. In the last half of the previous century there […]
Burundi’s electoral commission suggests new date for elections
Burundi’s electoral commission’s proposing the delayed presidential elections originally scheduled for late June be held on July 15. It’s now up to President Pierre Nkurunziza to approve this. President Pierre Nkurunziza hasn’t confirmed his attendance at the African Union summit in Sandton next weekend. Last time he left home, an abortive coup was mounted against […]