RE: South Africa grants immunity to Grace Mugabe despite assault claim

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South Africa grants immunity to Grace Mugabe despite assault claim

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Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe returned home from South Africa early on Sunday (20 August), state media reported, pursued by demands she face prosecution over an alleged assault of a 20-year-old model in an upmarket Johannesburg hotel room. Pascale Davies reports.
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South Africa Grants Grace Mugabe Diplomatic Immunity, To Critics' Dismay

NPR.org 12 hours ago
Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe returned home to Harare on Sunday after being granted diplomatic immunity by South Africa, where she is accused of assaulting a young model with an extension cord. South Africa's foreign minister, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, signed the notice granting diplomatic immunity, saying she was "acting in the interest" of South Africa in recognizing "the immunities and privileges" of Mugabe. It's an apparent reversal for South African authorities. Last week, South African police said they had implemented a "red alert" for Mugabe at the country's borders after she failed to turn herself in. Officials had said that "since she's not a head of state, diplomat or cabinet official, ...
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The First Lady Of Zimbabwe Got Immunity Over An Alleged Assault And South Africans Are Pissed

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"This whole outrage surrounding Grace Mugabe puzzles me, did people really expect some form of justice?" Days after a 20-year-old woman filed charges against Mugabe, officials from South Africa and Zimbabwe gave conflicting stories on the whereabouts of the first lady. But on Aug. 19, South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperations Maite Nkoana-Mashabane signed a government notice stating that she had "recognized the immunities and privileges of the First Lady of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Dr Grace Mugabe," citing South Africa's Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Act. A few people pointed out South Africa's pattern of not acting against politicians who are wanted for crimes. ...
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