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A woman sells chicken feet at a market in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria. South African President Jacob Zuma said Monday that he anticipates an election victory this week. (Associated Press)

South Africa’s ruling ANC party sees popularity on decline as elections near

By Geoff Hill — Special to The Washington Times

Oscar Pistorius arrives at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, May 5, 2014. Pistorius' murder trial enters a critical phase Monday as his defense team attempts to recover from a faltering start and reinforce the disabled athlete's claim that he fatally shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by mistake because he was overwhelmed by a long-held fear of violent crime. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Pistorius neighbor says shooting accidental

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

File: In this Monday, April 14, 2014 file photo, Oscar Pistorius leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa. The murder trial of Pistorius is expected to enter a critical phase of testimony Monday as the defense attempts to overcome a faltering start and show how the disabled Olympic athlete fatally shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by mistake because he was overwhelmed by a long-held fear of violent crime. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe-File)

Pistorius defense enters critical phase at trial

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday Feb. 14, 2014 file photo, anointing water is photographed in Johannesburg, South Africa. T.B. Joshua's Synagogue, Church of All Nations has branches around the world, and a recent YouTube video even credits him with predicting the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370. Joshua is one of the best-known preachers in Africa and among the most profitable in Nigeria, the go-to faith healer and spiritual guide for leaders such as the late Ghanaian president John Atta Mills, Malawian president Joyce Banda and former Zimbabwean prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai. The man who says he comes from the poor village of Arigidi is worth between $10 and $15 million based on assets, according to Forbes magazine, which in 2011 estimated his personal wealth. The church holds some 15,000 people with outside tents for the overflow and Sunday services are beamed worldwide. Yet critics say this wildly popular televangelist hinders efforts to curtail the spread of HIV and tuberculosis with testimonies by church-goers that faith and his holy water can cure both. He is also accused of taking advantage of his followers and tightly controlling those closest to him, who call him &quot;Daddy.&quot;(AP Photo/Carley Petesch, file)

Nigeria preacher: Healer or controversial leader?

By CARLEY PETESCH - Associated Press

Zondwa Mandela, second from left, his wife Lindo Mandela, left, and New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner, right, pose with a copy of the Nelson Mandela plaque before the Chicago Cubs and the Yankees play Game 2 of a baseball doubleheader on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Yankee Stadium in New York. Zondwa is Nelson's grandson. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Yankees unveil plaque for Nelson Mandela

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State prosecutor, Gerrie Nel, questions Oscar Pistorius in court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, April 11, 2014. Pistorius is charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Craig Nieuwenhuizen, Pool)

Combative prosecutor makes mark in Pistorius trial

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

Wheelchair tennis champion in attempted carjacking

Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for shooting dead his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Oscar Pistorius is untruthful and an egotist, prosecutor says

By Christopher Torchia and Gerald Imray - Associated Press

Uruguay: The small country nobody wants to face

By LEONARDO HABERKORN - Associated Press

Cue samba: Brazil’s World Cup bound to be special

By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press

In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, Constitutional Court Judge Edwin Cameron is photographed inside the Constitutional Court In Johannesburg. In his published book “Justice: A Personal Account,” Cameron traces the hardship of his early life. Through a top education, he discovered the law as a way to repair a racially torn society and his own life, as well as the 1986 discovery that he was HIV positive.(AP Photo/Madelene Cronjé) SOUTH AFRICA OUT

South African judge opens up

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

Pistorius to finally answer questions on shooting

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

In this photo taken Thursday, March 27, 2014, cars queue at a petrol station in Lagos, Nigeria, as fuel shortages force people to queue for long periods and even sleep in their cars as they wait for their turn at the pump. For weeks, Nigeria, west Africa's biggest petroleum producer, has been dogged by yet another fuel shortage, with no diesel to run generators, fuel for cooking or petrol for cars. (AP Photo/ Sunday Alamba)

Nigeria overtakes South Africa as continent’s biggest economy

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

FILE - In an April 29, 2006 file photo, Hugh Masekela performs during the 2006 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, File)

Paul Simon celebrates Masekela’s 75th birthday

By CHARLES J. GANS - Associated Press

South Africa ambassador to give Hesburgh address

Associated Press

FILE: In this file photo taken Monday March 10, 2014, Oscar Pistorius cries as he listens to cross questioning about the events surrounding the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, in court during his trial in Pretoria, South Africa. Pistorius is expected to testify soon at his murder trial when the defense begins its case on Friday after four weeks of prosecution-led testimony. (AP Photo/Bongiwe Mchunu, Pool, File)

Pistorius trial delayed over legal aide illness

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

In this photo taken March 7, 2014, Brian Grossman, poses with his mountain bike near Shevlin Park in Bend, Ore. Grossman is racing the Cape Epic, an eight-day, 445-mile mountain bike race in South Africa that includes more than 48,720 feet of vertical climbing in temperatures over 100 degrees. Grossman is racing to raise funds and awareness for Kids in the Game, a Bend nonprofit he co-founded that provides financial support for underprivileged youths to help them get active and participate in sports. (AP Photo/The Bulletin, Robb Kerr)

Bend mountain biker headed for epic Africa race

By MARK MORICAL - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Expert says Steenkamp standing at 1st shot

By GERALD IMRAY and CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

GE gets order for 233 South African locomotives

Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius, center, walks out of the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, March 14, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Oscar Pistorius trial enters popular culture

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press