JOHANNESBURG - South African police said Wednesday an arrest warrant had been issued for Grace Mugabe, wife of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, after she allegedly assaulted a model in Johannesburg in 2017. The Randburg Magistrates court in Gauteng province issued a warrant of arrest on December 13, charging Mugabe with "assault causing grievous bodily harm". "We are following the Interpol ( International Criminal Police) processes, so we applying for assistance to secure her arrest," Naidoo added. Lobby group AfriForum, which has been pursuing the case on Engel's behalf, welcomed the arrest warrant. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has said Mugabe has been in Singapore for medical care and now unable to walk because of ill health and old age.

Source: Bangkok Post December 19, 2018 12:45 UTC