Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Pretoria (South Africa) published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 71
» View latimes.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
Next >
-
Nelson Mandela is hospitalized again for lung infection
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Nelson Mandela was readmitted to a hospital after a worrying recurrence of the lung infection he suffered in December, the South African presidency announced Thursday. It was the third time Mandela, known affectionately...
Tags: FIFA World Cup, Jacob Zuma, South Africa, Diseases and Illnesses, Johannesburg (South Africa)
-
Oscar Pistorius plans own memorial service for Reeva Steenkamp
Oscar Pistorius is planning to hold his own memorial service Wednesday night in Pretoria, South Africa, for girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, whom he shot and killed on Valentine's Day. It is unclear exactly what Pistorius' service would consist of or how...
Tags: Tiger Woods, Oscar Pistorius, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Lindsey Vonn, Reeva Steenkamp
-
Oscar Pistorius granted bail following Valentine's Day shooting
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius was granted bail Friday, paving the way for him to be freed from custody pending his trial in the Valentine's Day shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius' family members and...
Tags: Shootings, Oscar Pistorius, Prosecution
-
Investigator in Oscar Pistorius case faces attempted murder charges
PRETORIA, South Africa -- In a bizarre twist to a closely watched court case, South African media Thursday reported that the lead police detective in charge of the Oscar Pistorius murder investigation is himself facing seven counts of attempted murder....
Tags: South Africa, Shootings, Witnesses, O.J. Simpson, Trials
-
Oscar Pistorius to be charged with premeditated murder, judge rules
PRETORIA, South Africa -- As his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, cowered behind a locked door in a tiny bathroom, Oscar Pistorius strapped on his prosthetic legs, grabbed his pistol, strode seven yards to the door and fired through it four times, killing...
Tags: Trials, Oscar Pistorius, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
-
'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius weeps as he faces murder charge
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee revered in South Africa for overcoming his disability to compete in the London Games last year, wept in court Friday as he faced a murder charge in connection with the...Tags: South Africa, Africa, Criminal Laws, Interpol, Oscar Pistorius
-
Amputee Olympic star charged in slaying
PRETORIA, South Africa - Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter dubbed the Blade Runner, was charged Thursday in the Valentine's Day slaying of his girlfriend at his upscale home in South Africa, a shocking twist to one of the feel-good stories of...Tags: Marketing, Trials, Firearms, Oscar Pistorius, Television Industry
-
Olympian Oscar Pistorius charged with murder
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius was charged Thursday with the murder of his girlfriend who was shot inside his home in South Africa, a stunning development in the life of a national hero known as the Blade Runner...
Tags: International Paralympic Committee, Africa, South Africa, Shootings, Olympic Games
-
South Africa's Nelson Mandela is hospitalized for tests
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- South Africa's beloved former president, Nelson Mandela, was hospitalized in a Pretoria military hospital Saturday for tests. The 94-year-old Mandela, his nation's first black president, has had several health scares in...
Tags: Pakistan, Africa, South Africa, Jacob Zuma, U.S. Congress
-
Officials say Nelson Mandela will spend Christmas in the hospital
JOHANNESBURG -- South Africa's elder statesman, Nelson Mandela, will spend Christmas in the hospital, with authorities announcing that doctors have no plans to discharge the former president. Mandela, 94, South Africa's first black president, has been...
Tags: Racism, Africa, South Africa, Jacob Zuma, Religious Festivals
-
Review: Douglas Foster pierces the surface in 'After Mandela'
-------------------- After Mandela The Struggle for Freedom in Post-Apartheid South Africa Douglas Foster Liveright: 608 pp., $35 -------------------- What a pleasant surprise to encounter a book that actually looks beyond the surface of South...
Tags: Jacob Zuma, Africa, Politics, Freedom of the Press, AIDS
-
South Africa's Mandela Released From Hospital
ReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital on Sunday after a keyhole abdominal examination showed there was nothing seriously wrong with the 93-year-old anti-apartheid leader, the government said....Tags: Jacob Zuma, Politics, Johannesburg (South Africa), Hernia, Nelson Mandela
Mar 28, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 26, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 22, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Feb 20, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 19, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 15, 2013
|Story| Associated Press
Feb 14, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Dec 8, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 24, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Sep 16, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 26, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Original site for Pretoria (South Africa) topic gallery.
