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South Africa: Mystery hemorrhagic fever kills 3
The U.N. health agency says it is investigating a mystery disease that killed three people in the South African city of Johannesburg.
South Africa Will Sell Ivory to Japan, China
The South African government will press ahead with plans to sell just over 51 tons of ivory to China and Japan under a special exemption to the international ban on the trade
South Africa to sell ivory to China, Japan
The South African government says it will press ahead with plans to sell 51 tons of ivory to China and Japan under a special exemption to the international ban on trade.
A married name, a singular headache
Shaun Francis' daughter has the wrong name on her airline ticket. It's her married name, and her passport still has her maiden name. The airline is happy to fix the ticket -- for a $400 fee. But is that right?
U.N. human rights chief condemns 'vicious' killings
The U.N. human rights chief on Tuesday condemned the brutal slaying of a Somali woman and her three children in South Africa as a xenophobic attack.
South Africa's Removal of Health Minister Praised
AIDS activists on Friday celebrated the removal of South Africa's health minister, accused of causing countless unnecessary deaths by promoting nutritional supplements instead of conventional medicine for people with HIV
S. African AIDS activists: Good riddance to Dr. Garlic
AIDS activists are celebrating the removal of South Africa's health minister, who is accused of causing countless unnecessary deaths because of her mistrust of anti-AIDS medicines.
South Africa's Ruling Party Ousts Mbeki
South Africa's president has agreed to resign after the country's ruling party called on him to step down
Children of South Africa
Josh Macabuag is in Jozini, South Africa, where he will be working with the charity Engineers Without Borders (EWB).
South Africa HIV Rates Dropping
South Africa's health minister said Thursday that HIV
infection rates among pregnant women declined for the second
straight year and claimed it was proof of the success of government
policies
South Africa Violence: Beyond Racism
Analysis: Economic inequality, not racism, drove the wave of anti-immigrant violence that shook the post-apartheid order. And that's a global problem
South Africa Battles Xenophobia
Just out of sight of the tour buses that flock to the
Cape of Good Hope, more than 2,000 foreigners are crammed into a
makeshift refugee camp on the shores of the Atlantic
South Africa dorm closed over urine stew video
A South African university said Tuesday it will close the dormitory where white students tricked black workers into tasting stew laced with urine, an incident that sparked protests when revealed earlier this year.
South Africa: Violence 'Under Control'
A wave of violence against immigrants that left 56 people dead and forced 30,000 from their homes has subsided, South Africa's safety and security minister said Monday
Violence spreads across South Africa
The atmosphere was tense in Cape Town on Friday after xenophobic violence that has left more than 40 dead in Johannesburg spread to South Africa's largest city.
Zimbabweans Fleeing South Africa
They fled poverty and violence. But now even the plight of their home country seems preferable to the anti-immigrant mobs
Savior for South Africa's Persecuted
Bishop Paul Verryn spent the 1980s defending apartheid's victims. Now, he
protects the immigrants on whom some of those former victims have turned
Hostels raided in South Africa clampdown
South African police and military units raided three hostels Thursday in a clampdown on xenophobic attacks that have left more than 40 dead, authorities said.
South Africa's Wake-Up Call
The army is deployed to suppress anti-immigrant violence, but damage to the country's image -- and psyche -- may linger
Anti-Immigrant Terror in South Africa
A pogrom against migrants reveals the social strain of a post-apartheid "miracle" that did not help the poor
'Anti-foreigner' violence kills 22 in South Africa
South Africa's police chief said Monday that violence directed at foreign nationals had killed 22 people over the past week.
Foreigners Attacked in S. Africa
Police fired rubber bullets and made arrests Monday to try to quell outbursts of anti-foreigner violence in and around Johannesburg
Supreme court upholds apartheid-era lawsuit
The Supreme Court - apparently handcuffed by possible conflicts of interest - has allowed a multibillion-dollar federal lawsuit from South African blacks and others to proceed. The suit claims U.S. and foreign companies should be held liable for helping the former white-led apartheid government.
Ship bound for Zimbabwe may return home, says Chinese official
A Chinese ship that was blocked from unloading its cargo in South Africa may return to China because of difficulties at African ports, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said Tuesday.
Song for Zimbabwe
Singer Eli Amor is a Zimbabwean who has found work in South Africa. Like 13 million of his countrymen, Eli hopes the political and economic situation in his homeland will improve. He offered up a song about a greedy man who refuses to give up power to his fellow Zimbabweans in their shared time of need.
Government: Racism still strong in South Africa
A video of white students humiliating black workers shows that racism remains entrenched in South Africa, 14 years after the end of apartheid, its government said Thursday.
Whites tricked blacks into consuming urine, university says
White students at a South African university tricked black residence hall workers into eating stew containing urine, prompting a march Wednesday in which five people were arrested, university officials said.
Racist Video Spurs South Africa Riots
South African college campuses are in turmoil after anti-integration white students are shown humiliating black service staff
Dismiss apartheid suits, White House urges Supreme Court
A series of lawsuits against companies that did business with the former apartheid regime of South Africa should be dismissed, the Bush administration told the Supreme Court Tuesday.
Zimbabwe refugees 'ran in terror'
South African police raided a Johannesburg church early Thursday and took away large numbers of Zimbabwean refugees who had taken shelter there, according to witnesses and video footage.
South Africa's mobile money
Jaccqueline Mathe, unemployed and 22, has just signed up for a bank account in Nellmapius, a black township near Pretoria. All she needed was a government ID and a mobile phone. Mathe hopes to save a quarter of the monthly $28.54 government grant she receives for her toddler, Khothasto, who is riding in a sling on her back.
Face lift, luxury safari -- bargain price
Colleen Hiltbrunner spent two years researching her dream trip to South Africa. But she wasn't looking for the perfect safari lodge. She was hunting for the right cosmetic surgeon.
Oprah Scandal Rocks South Africa
Is the country in the middle of a child sexual abuse epidemic? The troubles at the talk-show host's celebrated school raises broader questions
Ex Oprah School Employee Arrested on Abuse Charge
Police in South Africa have arrested a former employee at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy on charges of physical and sexual abuse, a police spokesman tells CNN.
Abuse alleged at Oprah Winfrey's South African school
South African police are investigating abuse allegations at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy, the talk-show host's $40 million school for disadvantaged girls near Johannesburg.
South Africa's AIDS orphans
Josh Macabuag is in Jozini, South Africa, where he will be working with the charity Engineers Without Borders (EWB).
South Africa's Succession Fight
The justice system becomes a battleground for a power struggle within the ruling party
Witnesses: All gold miners freed from South Africa mine
The last of 3,200 gold miners trapped by a power failure reached the surface late Thursday after nearly two days underground, witnesses reported.
Mine rescue: 1,000 out, 2,000 waiting to be freed
Hundreds of workers from a South African gold mine returned to the surface Thursday morning after power to the mine was restored, following an accident that kept them underground for more than a day, the company operating the mine told CNN.
Stranded in South Africa
Josh Macabuag is in Jozini, South Africa, where he will be working with the charity Engineers Without Borders (EWB).
South Africa goes shopping
The Palms shopping center in Lagos is the largest mall in sub-Saharan Africa. It's managed by a South African company, Broll, and most of its stores - Game, Shoprite, NuMetro, Nandos - are South African brands. The largest mobile-phone company in Nigeria? It, too, is South African: MTN, which has captured nearly 50% of the market.
Killing time in South Africa
Josh Macabuag is in Jozini, South Africa, where he will be working with the charity Engineers Without Borders (EWB).
Josh's blog: Settling in to South Africa
Josh Macabuag is in Jozini, South Africa, where he will be working with the charity Engineers Without Borders (EWB).
Engineers without borders
Engineers Without Borders (EWB) has operations in countries across the world, each committed to engineering for international development.
South Africa recalls 20M condoms
South Africa's health department said on Tuesday it has recalled 20 million potentially defective condoms approved by an official accused of taking bribes from a manufacturer.
South Africa's health department recalls 20 million condoms
South Africa's health department said Tuesday it has recalled 20 million potentially defective condoms approved by an official accused of taking bribes from a manufacturer.
Strike Brings South Africa to Halt
Tens of thousands of public sector workers marched Wednesday to government offices across the country, escalating a 12-day-old strike
My World: Trevor Immelman
Feud for thought
School program helps South Africa's most vulnerable
The janitors at a rural secondary school in the eastern South African town of Jeppe's Reef are letting their curiosity get the best of them.
South Africans: 'Leave' is no answer to violence
Charles Nqakula, South Africa's minister for safety and security, has a message for people complaining about his country's rampant crime rate: You can pack your bags and go.
From big business to big cats
Pushed onto planes, hassled in airports, and constantly called by head office, business travelers could be forgiven for feeling hunted.
'It's going to be a good day'
"It's going to be a good day."
Gay couple wins S. Africa ruling
South Africa's Constitutional Court has ruled the country's marriage laws unfairly discriminate against same-sex unions.
MEET THE TRUMP OF SOUTH AFRICA
WHEN MARTHA STEWART GETS HER own edition of The Apprentice this fall on NBC, she will not be the first boss with a prison record to take command of the reality TV program. Tokyo Sexwale, host of th...
WHO urges more leadership on AIDS
The three countries that are farthest behind the goal of getting AIDS drugs to those who need them are South Africa, India, and Nigeria, an official of the World Health Organization has said.
Keeping conservation on track
Keeping track of the thousands of animals, plant species and birds that inhabit South Africa's Kruger National Park is no simple task, but thanks to a GPS device, the job has become a lot easier.
From murder comes reconciliation, hope
In South African townships rife with violence and poverty, thousands of children find comfort and knowledge daily after school by dancing, playing, painting and eating. They study math, reading, music, theater and more, while their older countrymen learn first aid, safe-sex practices, vocational and other life skills.
Rethinking the nuclear option
Koeberg Power Station, 27 kilometers north of Cape Town on South Africa's Atlantic coast, is the only nuclear plant on the African continent.
Taking to the skies in comfort
I take planes like most people take buses.
S. Africa neo-Nazi freed from jail
South African white extremist leader Eugene TerreBlanche, jailed for attempting to murder a black security guard in 1996, has been released from prison on parole.
Sudsy brouhaha to court: Miller sues Bud Light
A brewery brouhaha has shifted from the ad room to the courtroom.
Sources: S. Africa stymied suspected mercenaries
In the multinational effort that may have averted a coup attempt in Equatorial Africa, South Africa alerted Zimbabwe that a planeload of 64 "suspected mercenaries" was to land in Harare, sources close to the investigation said Thursday.
8 tourists die in S. Africa crash
Eight British tourists were killed in South Africa when their bus swerved to avoid a pedestrian on the road and crashed.
Dung deal At a new safari school in South Africa, Scott Gummer learns to think like a ranger, walk like a lion, and watch where
It was the travel writer's equivalent of a Willy Wonka golden ticket: an invitation to the first Bush Skills Academy at the Phinda Private Game Reserve in South Africa. Hosted by Conservation Corpo...
South Africa: Firms That Stayed Thrive
Politically incorrect is an understatement. Those U.S. companies that remained in South Africa despite economic sanctions in the 1980s and the early nineties -- including Colgate-Palmolive, Johnson...
FINDING NEW MEANING AND OLD TIES IN SOUTH AFRICA
BUZZ COOPER, 52, AND ALEECE TYLER-Cooper, 38, believed in South Africa's future even before the fall of apartheid. The family, including daughters Chanel, 19, Eboni, 15, and son Andre, 9, moved fro...
INTO SOUTH AFRICA WE'LL DOUBLE IN A DECADE
NEXT YEAR MARKS THE CENtennial of $6.7 billion South African Breweries, the nation's dominant beermaker and biggest consumer company with divisions in soft drinks (including a Coke franchise), fash...
THE MANDELA BULL MARKET IN SOUTH AFRICA
Nelson Mandela can claim to be a patriot and peacemaker in South Africa, but he's also a pretty good market mover. Since the president of the African National Congress called for an end to economic...
RETURNING TO SOUTH AFRICA
It could all come unstuck in one mad moment, but what has happened so far in South Africa is something of a miracle. In October, black leaders will begin sharing power with the white government, ga...
Coming up
The first socially responsible stock fund that invests worldwide debuts this month: Calvert World Values Global Equity Fund (4.75% load; 800-368-2748). The fund won't buy tobacco, alcohol or nuclea...
NOT THERE YET
In mid-October racial discrimination became illegal in South Africa's libraries, swimming pools, bathrooms, and other public facilities. At about the same time, in Natal province the government sus...
THE SURPRISE ABOUT APARTHEID Much of the world thinks South Africa's abhorrent system is the creation of greedy capitalists. Tha
The dramatic recent events in South Africa give new urgency to an old question: What kind of government might a democratic South Africa have? Now that the African National Congress is legal and Nel...
Adam Smith on Smoking, Whizzer White on Drinking, Liberals on Feeling Good, and Other Matters. Feeling Good About South Africa
The obituaries of Alan Paton, South Africa's most eminent liberal and an eloquent critic of apartheid for several decades, had a curious note in them. They sounded a bit embarrassed. The obituary w...
Go for the platinum
It probably won't result in folk songs or legends, but the platinum rush of '88 is on. The first U.S. platinum mine -- in Stillwater County, Montana -- produced its initial batch last September and...
Goodbye to the Sullivan Principles
The exodus of U.S. companies from South Africa is almost certain to accelerate. Leon Sullivan, the Baptist minister and General Motors board member who established the Sullivan Principles for guidi...
The Case for Avarice, Sex in Canada, Playing Tambo's Tune, and Other Matters. Two Questions About South Africa
We must weigh in again on South Africa, especially with respect to two large questions that keep getting answered wrong in the New York Times and Washington Post. Question No. 1 is whether sanction...
INVESTING '87 How to Get the Most from Gold This Year
Okay. You are sure there won't be a nuclear war before Easter. You are certain inflation will lay low, and Uncle Sam will not default on his bonds. So why invest even a dime of your money in gold, ...
Signals
As the corporate exodus from South Africa grows, each new departure seems more urgent and drastic than the one before. Less than a month after General Motors and IBM said they were selling their su...
SHOOTING DOWN THE EAGLE
The American Eagle had a spectacular maiden flight. Introduced on Oct. 20, an astounding 480,000 of the one-ounce gold pieces were sold in two days -- at premiums of 10% or more over the price of g...
Big Action in Platinum, the Pollution Fighter
Is it time to buy platinum? The price has shot up, to a recent $445 per troy ounce on the spot market, following a strike by South African miners in January. The strikers were fired and replaced, b...
A Most Disorientating Datum, Radicals Inc., Counting the Stars in Court, and Other Matters. Fact Evasion
A sentence in a New York Times editorial the other day got us going again on the weird inability of the Times to look a certain proposition in the eye. Proposition: the African National Congress is...
Circling the wagons in South Africa
The state of emergency that a defiant President Pieter W. Botha declared in South Africa inspired near-unanimous criticism abroad -- and redoubled pressure for economic sanctions against Pretoria. ...
Trying to cope in South Africa
U.S. corporations in South Africa keep looking for better ways to deal with the country's unrest. Some 30 companies have packed up and left in the past year. Others are contending with intense pres...
Ideology on Madison Avenue, True Tales of Revlon Receptionists, Not Counting Communists, and Other Matters. Up From Underwear
Look in any sizable dictionary and you will find ''unmentionables'' as a synonym for ''underwear.'' That quaint locution is sitting there because there actually was a time when genteel folks could ...
South Africa gets some breathing room
South Africa and its major European and American creditor banks agreed to an interim plan that would end the debt-repayment freeze imposed by Pretoria last September. Over the next year South Afric...
Platinum problems
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. of South Africa, the world's second-largest producer of platinum, summarily fired 23,000 striking black workers at four mines in Bophuthatswana, about 100 miles northw...
Black South Africans find a new voice
South Africa's white minority government faces a potentially powerful new challenge on the labor front. Meeting near Durban, 34 unions representing some 500,000 black workers formed the Congress of...
South Africa sits tight
After a meeting in London with creditors, South African officials say the four-month freeze they imposed on repayment of $13.6 billion in short-term foreign debt in September may be extended indefi...
The laager leaks
The government of President P. W. Botha, who has stubbornly drawn a laager, or circle of wagons, around the South African system of apartheid, suddenly looked fragile. After foreign bankers decided...
SPECIAL REPORT/COVER STORY TIME TO QUIT SOUTH AFRICA? Thirteen U.S. companies have pulled out this year. The 300 that remain are
IF YOU'RE THE HEAD of an American company doing business in South Africa these days, you've got to be feeling harassed. You are convinced your company is an effective force for peaceful change in a...
SEPTEMBER 30, 1985 FORTUNE
SPECIAL REPORT Time to Quit 18 South Africa? A U.S. pullout would wound, not kill, the economy, leaving bargains for local companies. by John Nielsen An interview with 21 Harry Oppenheimer Don't Lo...
A PATRIARCH'S PLEA: STAY IN SOUTH AFRICA
Harry F. Oppenheimer, 76, former chairman of South Africa's Anglo American Corp. and its sister, De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. -- a gold, diamond, and industrial empire founded by his father, Si...
THE EDITOR'S DESK
THE ACTIONS and plans of American business have figured nearly as prominently in many stories about South Africa as the fires in Soweto. As business confidence waned following P. W. Botha's August ...
DON'T LOSE SLEEP OVER STRATEGIC METALS
South Africa's political unrest has revived long-standing fears of a disruption in the supply of key minerals. A leading producer of gold and diamonds, South Africa is also a trove of strategic met...
CONGRESS VACATES -- BUT JUST WAIT TILL IT RETURNS Tax reform, toxic waste, and other matters coming up this autumn will probably
BEACH-BOUND LEGISLATORS face an unusually full agenda on their return to Capitol Hill after Labor Day, and many of the unresolved issues, from tax reform to cleaning up toxic dumps, are matters imp...
Putting the squeeze on apartheid
Despite Reagan Administration pleas to give its ''constructive engagement'' policy a chance, Congress moved closer to imposing tough sanctions against South Africa's white minority government. The ...
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Bafana Beat Equatorial Guinea - Just
Siphiwe Tshabalala took Bafana Bafana to a 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea on Saturday.
FIFA Happy With 2010 Stadium Progress
South Africa has made 'amazing' progress in the construction of the 2010 World Cup Stadiums.
Santana Praises Bafana
Bafana Bafana coach Joel Santana praised his troops for rising against various challenges to win 1-0 against hosts Equatorial Guinea in Malabo yesterday.
Zuma to Watch Bafana
Bafana Bafana will have an unfamiliar supporter this evening when they take on Equatorial Guinea.
Radebe's Wife Passes Away
Lucas Radebe's wife, Feziwe, died on Saturday morning after a long battle with cancer.
Mugabe Agrees to Call In Mbeki
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki is expected in Zimbabwe early next week, according to a statement by the Mutumbara MDC. The leaders of the political parties, Robert Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara met in Harare on Friday but failed to resolve their differences over the distribution of cabinet posts, but finally agreed to recall the facilitator to help break the impasse.
Mbeki Set to Return to Mediate Deadlock
Zimbabwe's main opposition party on Thursday said talks to form a new government under the power sharing agreement had reached a deadlock.
Global Slowdown May Hit Exports
The slowdown of economic growth in developed countries was likely to reduce demand for SA's mineral exports and reduce export earnings, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel told the cabinet this week.
Govt Agrees to Big Sale of Mobile Phone Firm
SA's largest cellular operator, Vodacom, will soon be under British ownership, with the government agreeing that Telkom should divest from the business.
Local Farmers Asked to Help Zimbabwe
AGRICULTURE and Land Affairs Minister Lulu Xingwana has asked SA's commercial farmers to join the agriculture department in coming to the aid of Zimbabwean farmers to prevent a food crisis in that country in the year ahead.
Central Bank Puts Interest Rates on Hold
THE Reserve Bank held interest rates steady yesterday, as expected, saying the outlook for inflation had improved but warning that the rand's sharp depreciation posed a threat.
Bafana Safely in Equatorial Guinea
Bafana Bafana has arrived safely in Equatorial Guinea. The South African team was forced to travel without security personnel and the media officer, following the refusal by the Equatorial Guinea embassy to grant the support staff visas.
Joburg Switches on 2010 Countdown Clock
The Johannesburg Executive Mayor, Amos Masondo, has unveiled the City's 2010 Countdown Clock at the Metro Centre building in Braamfontein on Thursday.
Amalgamated to Cash in on Country's Health Craze
Pharmaceutical company Amalgamated Healthcare is planning an aggressive move into the growing health products market, with an exclusive deal to roll out Holland & Barrett health stores in SA.
Commission in New Bid to Fine Telkom
EFFORTS by the Competition Commission to fine Telkom R3,7bn for anti-competitive behaviour have been revived, with the commission winning the right to appeal against a court ruling that temporarily halted its campaign.
The Removal of Mbeki Was a Coup Within a Coup in a Game of Very High Stakes
The summary dismissal of Thabo Mbeki as president of South Africa happened with speedy precision. It was, or so it seemed, a triumph for the Jacob Zuma faction within the ANC.
War Vets Forum Says Mbeki Not the Right Man for Mediation
The MDC President has finally come out and told Zimbabweans there is a deadlock in the power sharing agreement and appealed to the African Union and SADC for immediate assistance. Tsvangirai told journalists in Harare on Thursday: "We have spoken to the facilitator and he has responded he will be coming."
Popcru Proposes United Vanguard to Overcome Crime
THE Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru), in an unprecedented move, is looking at ways to combine private-sector policing initiatives with mainstream crime-fighting.
Youthful Excess
THE ANC Youth League's decision to carry out an audit of its investment company Lembede comes not a moment too soon.
Teacher Unions Join in Education Campaign
EDUCATION Minister Naledi Pandor and teacher unions yesterday launched a new Quality Learning and Teaching Campaign, aimed at garnering social support for education in SA.
De Lille Criticises Opposition on ANC Rift
INDEPENDENT Democrats leader Patricia De Lille has described as opportunistic the opposition's excitement at the rift in the African National Congress (ANC).
Analysts See Hurdles for Lekota's Rebels
Mooted organisation warned not to estimate voters' support based on people's dissatisfaction with the ANC
Country's Money Market Avoids Credit Freeze
LENDING between local banks has continued normally despite a freeze in interbank lending markets in Europe and the US.
Telecoms Woes
WHILE the global financial markets are in a frenzied state, SA's telecommunication industry is plodding along in the same torpid state as usual. How depressing.
PetroSA Defends Coega Refinery
STATE-owned oil and gas company PetroSA yesterday came out in defence of its planned R40bn crude oil refinery in Coega, near Port Elizabeth, amid concerns that it could drive existing refineries out of business.
Crime, Job Creation Top UDM's Manifesto
THE United Democratic Movement (UDM) is proposing that cuts in personal income tax be put on hold for a period and the money be used instead to fight crime and develop skills.
Interest Rates Unchanged Amid Turmoil
The current global economic turmoil has been cited as one of the reasons Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni has left the repo rate unchanged at 12 percent.
Country Overtakes South Africa in Telecoms
Nigeria has overtaken South Africa to become the Middle East and African region's largest market in the first quarter.
Ruling ANC Peeved, Reconciliatory Over Split
EVEN as the African National Congress (ANC) intensifies efforts to eradicate what appears to be an irreversible split, party president Jacob Zuma said yesterday there was a limit to which aggrieved members could use ANC structures to destabilise the party.
Opposition Welcomes New Party
Former defence minister Mosiuoa Lekota's suggestion yesterday that a new political movement might be launched was a further sign of disintegration within the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and the loosening of its monolithic hold over SA's political life, opposition parties said yesterday.
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South Africa's Lame-Duck President
Once the jewel of Africa, this nation is now going the way of the rest of the continent. A new president won’t help matters.
Black on Black in South Africa
Tensions erupting in Johannesburg reveal a much larger fault line running through Africa’s future.
The Weekend Web
A “red state” shocker and Ehud Olmert’s survival rating; plus, Ahmadinejad decries the “martyrdom” of Palestinians even as his own people freeze to death.
Don't Expect Jacob Zuma to Fix South Africa
Once the jewel of Africa, this nation is now going the way of the rest of the continent. The new leader of the ruling party won’t help matters.
Chinese State-Owned Bank Continues Strategic Shopping Spree
China Development Bank announced this week its intent to purchase a stake in British banking giant Barclays.
Zimbabwe Population Plummets as Millions Flee Mugabe
Border officials have described a “human tsunami” flowing across borders as economic conditions worsen.
South Africa Begins Forced Land Redistribution
Week in Review
The Week in Review
Among the most significant news from the past seven days was the flare-up of violence in the Old City of Jerusalem.
South Africa Approves Same-Sex Marriages
P.W. Botha: Last of South Africa's Statesmen
As the left-wing media had little positive to say about P.W. Botha, elder statesman of South Africa, following his death on Tuesday, his real legacy goes largely unnoticed.
Russia Strengthens Ties With South Africa
Vladimir Putin is resurrecting Russia’s special relationship with the ANC that has lain dormant for several years. Why?
"Almost Untreatable" Tuberculosis Very Deadly, Has Global Potential
World Drifts Toward Nuclear Catastrophe
“The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking, and thus we drift toward unparalleled catastrophe.” Sixty years later, Albert Einstein is still right.
South Africa: Leaders Tolerate Plague of Violence
Twelve years on from apartheid, South Africa is losing the fight against violent crime.
South Africa Threatens Farmers With Compulsory Eviction
UK, South Africa Increase Same-Sex Couples' Rights
Tying the knot around the traditional family unit
South Africa and Zimbabwe Strengthen Ties
Many are concerned that South Africa is heading down the same destructive path as its northern neighbor Zimbabwe. Recent South African expressions of admiration for Zimbabwe bolster those fears.
South Africa Assists Iran?
As the relationship between South Africa and Iran strengthens, just how far will Pretoria go in its support of Tehran?
South Africa in Prophecy
Since the handover of government to Nelson Mandela in May 1994, the euphoria which greeted the new president’s inauguration has soured as crime runs rampant in the major cities, the country’s health services unravel, educational standards adjust downward and the rand plummets. The vision outlined by South Africa’s new government included many promises in the areas of housing, welfare, education and employment. These promises have yet to be largely fulfilled. What does the future hold for South Africa?
Failed Promises
Democracy or Anarchy?
Zimbabwe’s problems are spilling into the rainbow nation.
A Continent in Chaos
Is there any hope for Africa? This great land mass, home to millions living in misery, is slipping out of its third world category into a classification of its own—the Nth world—defying comparison with conditions extant in any other area of the developing world.
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Rift Unsettles South Africa’s Top Party
 A well-known stalwart of the governing African National Congress took steps to break with the party and start another, arguing that the A.N.C. had turned its back on democracy.
Post-Apartheid South Africa Enters Anxious Era
 South Africa is struggling with high crime, xenophobic violence, and an economic downturn.
South Africa Picks President, but Uncertainty Remains
 South Africa’s Parliament elected Kgalema Motlanthe as the country’s president, sealing the political demise of Thabo Mbeki.
South African Cabinet Upheaval Was False Alarm
 A sense of alarm that rocked the country’s financial markets quickly subsided, but underscored the jittery political climate.
Risks for Zimbabwe Deal in Mbeki’s Resignation
 Thabo Mbeki’s resignation as president of South Africa complicates the power-sharing deal he brokered in Zimbabwe.
A.N.C. Chief Hints Deputy Will Lead South Africa
Jacob Zuma hinted that he would favor his deputy in the party to replace Thabo Mbeki as an interim president.
A South African of Charisma and Mystery
 Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is posed to succeed Thabo Mbeki as the nation’s leader, but to many, his ideological underpinnings, if they exist at all, have remained opaque.
Forced From Office, Mbeki Says Farewell
Revealing little emotion, President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa told the nation on Sunday that he had resigned, leaving it to Parliament to set the date of his departure.
South Africa’s President to Quit Under Pressure
 The A.N.C’s call for Thabo Mbeki to step down is a harsh rebuke to the president, who succeeded Nelson Mandela.
South Africa Could Oust Its President in Party Coup
The presidency of Thabo Mbeki teetered near an end as members of his party’s national executive committee met to decide whether he should resign.
Case Against Zuma May Be Revived in S. Africa
Prosecutors said they plan to appeal a judge’s ruling that set aside corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, the leader of the governing party who is in line to become South Africa’s next president.
Judge Dismisses Corruption Charges Against Leader of South Africa’s Ruling Party
 A South African court dismissed criminal charges on Friday against Jacob G. Zuma, making his ascension to the presidency next year almost certain.
Zimbabwe Rivals Strike a Bargain to Share Power
It was unclear what a deal between the opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe entails.
Parole in ‘Lion’s Den’ Case Stirs Anger
 The white owner of a construction was released on parole after serving three years of a life sentence for ordering a black worker be beaten and thrown to a pack of lions.
Badminton Sees a Star on the Rise in China
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Tragic end to Vaal outing
A Vaal River outing has turned tragic after a woman died when a power boat crashed into a floating rubberduck. She would've turned 21 later this month.
Sword victim's friend killed
A friend of sword attack victim Jacques Pretorius has been killed in a motorbike crash which saw his body flung 25m through the air.
PAC splits
Disgruntled members of the PAC, led by former party secretary Thami Plaaitjie, have left the organisation to form a breakaway party.
'Mamelodi 10' reburied
Hundreds of people, including senior members of the ANC, have attended the reburial of youth activists allegedly killed by the apartheid regime 22 years ago.
Top CPS official held over guns
A top official of Bizana's community policing forum has been arrested for possession of two unlicensed firearms, Eastern Cape police say.
E Cape river 'highly' toxic
Eastern Cape's health department has urged residents of the Mqanduli area near Mthatha not to use river water for drinking as it is highly contaminated.
SA helps rescue Norwegian
South Africa is taking part in an air mission to rescue a severely injured Norwegian mechanic at an Antarctica research station.
Accident on M1 south
One person was killed and six were seriously injured when a taxi crashed into a road maintenance truck on the M1 south, Johannesburg metro police have said.
Murderer found after 16 years
Sixteen years after Heinrich Bense was murdered in his Margate home on the KwaZulu-Natal coast, the riddle of his death has finally been solved.
2 burn to death in shack fire
Two people burnt to death in a shack fire at Mkhanqa village in Ekhuruleni, Gauteng police have said.
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SA education system falters : international review
Years into democracy, the South African education system still suffers from policy fatigue. An international review revealed the country continuously stumbles at the implementation phase - but on paper it knows exactly where change should set in.
SA picks model jet team for 2009 World Jet Masters
The team that will represent South Africa at the World Jet Masters in Israel next year was chosen at the Swartkop Airforce base this afternoon.
SA's mystery virus identified - rodents carriers
The mystery viral haemorrhagic fever which killed three people in South Africa has been provisionally identified as an arenavirus, the National Institute for Communicable diseases and the Department of Health said today.
E Cape's Mqanduli River 'highly' contaminated
The Eastern Cape health department today urged residents of the Mqanduli area near Mthatha not to use river water for drinking as it was highly contaminated after a sewage spill.
E Cape man arrested for ' manufacturing guns'
Police in Mpumalanga have arrested a 78-year old man suspected of gun manufacturing and possession of ammunition in Kgabokwane near Dennilton.
Four killed, 12 injured in Eastern Cape accident
Four people have died and 12 others have been injured in a horrific accident on the N2 in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape.
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PAC members leave to form new party
Disgruntled members of the PAC led by former party secretary Thami Plaaitjie have left the organisation to form a breakaway party, it was reported today.
'Not in our name, Malema' - ANC youth faction
Some youth activists claiming to be African National Congress Youth League members from five regions have expressed their support for the national convention that has been proposed by former Defence Minister, Mosioua Lekota.
North West ANCWL against the recalling of Molewa
The ANC Womens' League in North-West says it will do everything possible to stop a move to oust Premier Edna Molewa before her term ends next year.
IFP won't join a split ANC: Buthelezi
The Inkatha Freedom Party has no interest in joining up with a faction of the ANC if it were to split, IFP president Mangosuthu Buthelezi said in Ulundi.
Limpopo MK Veterans want Lekota 'punished'
The Limpopo Executive Committee of the ''uMkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans' Association'' - the MKMVA, has called on the ANC National Executive Committee to take action against former ANC chairperson Mosioua Lekota, who is also a former defence minister.
Analyst rings the alarm over the recall of Molewa
A political analyst, Professor Andre Duvenhage, says the recall of North West Premier Edna Molewa reflects what he calls a silent revolution within the ANC.
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Adventure Travel: Caving in South Africa
Caving is gaining in popularity as a leisure or extreme sport in many parts of the world, and South Africa, with its abundance of dolomite and limestone, is a very rewarding caving destination. Each of the myriad of caves scattered around the county has its own unique formations, offering thrill-seekers a challenge no matter what level of caving experience they may have.
Cape Town International Kite Festival
The Cape Town International Kite Festival is a popular family event that is organized by Cape Mental Health each year to bring awareness to the people they assist on a daily basis. They are a non-profit organization that offers their services to community members, both children and adults, who suffer from mental disabilities. They reach out to these community members free of charge, teaching them skills and helping them carve a life for themselves. And the Cape Town International Kite Festival is an extension of the services they provide, to bring joy and fun to thousands of festival visitors.
Activities Galore at Magalies Park
If you’re looking for a great new place to spend time with the family whilst surrounded by the beauty and tranquillity of nature, look no further than Magalies Park. This prime destination is situated at the foot of the Magaliesberg Mountains and it combines the best of nature with the best of leisure activities and accommodation.
A Spectacular Adventure at Giants Castle
Kwa-Zulu Natal is known to have some of the most diverse wildlife in South Africa. Sightings of Hippo, Rhino, Zebra, Lion, Elephant, Wildebeest, Hyena, Nyala, Serval, Giraffe and Kudu are what attracts local and international visitors to this coastal region of the country. Nestled in the rolling hills of the breathtaking Drakensberg Mountains is a game reserve that offers guests the experience of a lifetime and a memorable adventure filled with spectacular sights, exciting wildlife encounters and luxury accommodation. The Giants Castle Game Reserve is the perfect destination to explore the beauty of South Africa and the Kwa-Zulu Natal region.
South African Traditional Healers
Visitors to South Africa will likely find themselves intrigued with stories of traditional African healers. While some may consider them to be a relic from a bygone era, others feel their role is still very important in modern communities. In fact, more than 80% of the South African population still regularly consult traditional healers when they need help.
Africa Aerospace and Defence 2008
With South Africa’s iconic Table Mountain as a back-drop, the Air Force Base Ysterplaat, Cape Town, will be hosting Africa Aerospace and Defence 2008 from 17 to 21 September. Under the theme of “Rising to New Dimensions” the event will showcase local, regional and global suppliers of civil, military and security systems, products, components and services. With three days devoted to the trade and two days welcoming the public, this prestigious event promises to be one of the best air shows to take place on African soil.
Miss World Pageant Heading to Johannesburg
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