MANDELA REMAINS IN HOSPITAL, CONDITION UNCHANGED
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA FILE- Former South African President Nelson Mandela as he celebrates his 94th birthday in Qunu, South Africa, in this file photo dated Wednesday, July 18, 2012. Mandela…
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ZIMBABWE’S MUGABE, 89, SWORN IN FOR 5 MORE YEARS
By ANGUS SHAW Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe signs a document during his inauguration in Harare, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. Mugabe, 89, was sworn in for a five-year term on Thursday…
‘FREE AT LAST,’ MANDELA SAID, QUOTING KING
By JASON STRAZIUSO FILE – In this May 2, 1994 file photo Nelson Mandela, and Coretta Scott King, left, widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., sing…
ZIMBABWE COURT THROWS OUT ELECTION-RIGGING CASE
Zimbabwean Police are seen outside the Constitutional Court in Harare after the opposition Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) was summoned to the court, Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. Opposition leader Morgan…
PISTORIUS, STEENKAMP FAMILY REPS ‘TALKING
By GERALD IMRAY FILE – In this Feb. 19, 2013 file photo, a mourner carries a program at the funeral for Reeva Steenkamp, portrait, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. A lawyer…
ZIMBABWE’S PRESIDENT: NO GOING BACK ON POLL RESULT
By ANGUS SHAW Zimbabwean President elect, Robert Mugabe at the country’s Commemoration of Heroes day in Harare, Monday, Aug.12, 2013. Mugabe received more than 60 percent of the vote in…
ZIMBABWE OFFICIALS: MUGABE WINS WITH 61 PERCENT
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in Harare, Thursday, Aug. 1 2013. Tsvagirai said the election is “null and void” due to alleged violations in the voting process, but president…
ZIMBABWE PM: NO TRUST IN FREE AND FAIR POLL
Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) supporters chant the party’s slogans as MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai addresses thousands of supporters at his last campaign rally before elections set for July 31,…