South Sudan opposition leader ‘under house arrest’ in Pretoria
South African authorities have confined the former First Vice-President and leader of the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO), Riek Machar, to a residence outside Pretoria in order to prevent him from leaving the country again.
What you need to know:
Machar arrived in South Africa on November 21 without Pretoria’s knowledge after fleeing Juba claiming President Salva Kiir wanted to assassinate him.
