3 suspects accused of stealing cash from South African president's farm appear in court

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Three people accused of breaking into South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's game farm and stealing $580,000 in cash that was stashed in a couch appeared in court Monday and had their case postponed until next month. The alleged theft, which...

Lebanese worldwide fear for their homeland and loved ones as violence escalates

It was a year ago when Jomana Siddiqui visited Lebanon, where her father was born — and is now buried. She planned to return there soon; this time, she thought, she would take her two teenage daughters. Instead, Siddiqui, who lives in California, now worries about relatives there....

South Africa's top court will decide if impeachment proceedings against the president can be revived

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's Constitutional Court said Thursday that it would hear a case next month brought by two opposition parties to revive impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a scandal involving more than $500,000 in cash that was hidden in a...

Feel-good parkruns have raced past their humble beginnings and now draw millions for fitness and fun

LONDON (AP) — On a weekend morning in the fall of 2004, 13 runners lined up in a London park for an informal race — unaware they were taking the first steps in what would become a global movement. Paul Sinton-Hewitt had simple ambitions: to provide a free, weekly 5-kilometer...

Johannesburg considers naming a street after a Palestinian woman who hijacked a plane

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Officials in South Africa's biggest city of Johannesburg have proposed renaming a major street after a Palestinian woman who was involved in a hijacking more than 50 years ago, sparking criticism from several political parties and the city's Jewish community. ...

No arrests in South Africa mass shootings as death toll rises to 18

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — One more person has died from mass shootings at two houses on the same street in a South African village over the weekend, bringing the death toll to 18, officials said Monday. Police are still searching for the assailants who opened fire Saturday on people who...

17 people have been killed in 2 mass shootings in the same street in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Seventeen people, including 15 women, were killed in two mass shootings that took place at two homes on the same street in a rural town in South Africa, police said Saturday. A search was underway for the suspects, national police spokesperson Brig. Athlenda...

Police in South Africa say 17 people have been killed in 2 mass shootings in the same town

Remains of South African freedom fighters arrive home from Zimbabwe and Zambia

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The remains of 42 South African freedom fighters who died while exiled in Zimbabwe and Zambia during the struggle against white minority rule arrived in their home country Wednesday. The remains were received by government officials and family members at...

Late-season snowstorms in South Africa cause 2 deaths from hypothermia

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Unseasonably late snowstorms battered coastal areas of South Africa over the weekend, killing two people and forcing the closure of some of the country's major highways. The deaths were attributed to hypothermia after the two people were stuck in vehicles...