Pretoria (South Africa)

Nelson Mandela's condition remains serious

2013-06-11 07:18:00

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Nelson Mandela passed his fourth day under intensive care Tuesday in a Pretoria hospital in serious but stable condition, according to a statement Tuesday by the South African presidency. The statement offered little new...

South Africa's president to visit ailing Nelson Mandela

2013-06-10 11:28:00

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- South African President Jacob Zuma will visit the ailing Nelson Mandela in a Pretoria hospital, his spokesman said Monday, adding that this would be done discreetly "at the appropriate time." A statement from the president'...

Nelson Mandela's condition 'serious but stable'

2013-06-08 05:45:00

JOHANNESBURG� --South Africa’s beloved former president, Nelson Mandela, is in a hospital in serious condition with a lung infection, according to South African government officials, the latest in a worrying series of lung problems. South...

Nelson Mandela is hospitalized again for lung infection

2013-03-28 10:17:00

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...

Oscar Pistorius plans own memorial service for Reeva Steenkamp

2013-02-26 09:47:00

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...

Investigator in Oscar Pistorius case faces attempted murder charges

2013-02-20 23:31:00

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....

Oscar Pistorius to be charged with premeditated murder, judge rules

2013-02-19 02:58:00

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...

'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius weeps as he faces murder charge

2013-02-15 03:59:00

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...

Officials say Nelson Mandela will spend Christmas in the hospital

2012-12-24 09:10:00

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...

Review: Douglas Foster pierces the surface in 'After Mandela'

2012-09-16 00:00:00

-------------------- 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...

Book review: 'The Twilight of the Bombs' by Richard Rhodes

2010-08-18 00:00:00

The concluding volume in the magisterial historical tetralogy Richard Rhodes calls "The Making of the Nuclear Age" bears a weighty subtitle that hints at its somewhat discursive nature. "The Twilight of the Bombs: Recent Challenges, New Dangers, and...

Readers recommend: Alpine surprise

2009-04-12 00:00:00

We found a delightful oasis in Pretoria called the Alpine Attitude. This boutique hotel is modern in d�cor, friendly, helpful. They served excellent food and went the extra mile in caring for us. Alpine Attitude, 522 Atterbury Road, Pretoria; 011-27-12-...

Fiirst lady Michelle Obama holds a bouquet of flowers as daughters Malia, right, and Sasha, are draped in blankets given to them upon landing in Pretoria en route to Johannesburg, South Africa, as they begin their week long trip to Africa.

2011-06-20 00:00:00

Archbishop Desmond Tutu delivers the report by South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which he chaired, to President Mandela at the State Theater Building in Pretoria, South Africa.

2011-01-27 19:27:16

Fans in the stands before the FIFA World Cup 2010 Group C preliminary round match between the U.S. and Algeria at the Loftus Versfeld stadium. The U.S. won, 1-0.

2010-06-23 00:00:00