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South Africa: Mandela Discharged From the Hospital
(JOHANNESBURG) — Former President Nelson Mandela was discharged from a hospital on Saturday after an improvement in his health following treatment for pneumonia,...
South Africa: Mandela Making Progress in Hospital
(JOHANNESBURG) — South Africa's presidency says Nelson Mandela is in good spirits and is making steady progress during hospital treatment for a recurring lung...
South Africa: Mandela in Hospital on Easter
(JOHANNESBURG) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela remained in a hospital on Easter Sunday while receiving treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia,...
South Africa Investigates Second Dragged Man Case
(JOHANNESBURG) — A South African police officer has been arrested for allegedly dragging a man from a police vehicle in the second such incident in recent weeks...
Pistorius And South Africa's Culture Of Violence
Four days before Oscar Pistorius shot her in the elbow, hip and head through the bathroom door at his home in Pretoria, Reeva Steenkamp tweeted a message about...
South Africa: Mandela Spends Night in Hospital
(JOHANNESBURG) — South Africa's presidency says Nelson Mandela has spent a night in the hospital after he was admitted for tests. Presidential spokesman Mac...
3 Women a Day Killed by a Partner in South Africa
Reeva Steenkamp, the model and law graduate shot and killed by Oscar Pistorius, was statistically just one of three women killed on Valentine's Day by an...
South Africa: Officers in Dragged Man Case Suspended
(JOHANNESBURG) — South Africa's police chief has announced that the officers involved in the death of a cab driver who was dragged by a police vehicle have been...
South Africa: Oscar Pistorius Reports to Authorities
(JOHANNESBURG) -- A spokeswoman for Oscar Pistorius says he has reported to authorities in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, under the bail terms in the murder...
Viewpoint: How the Fall of Oscar Pistorius Is a Tragic Opportunity for South African Unity
More than any other nation, South Africa articulates its dreams through sport. As the country teetered on the edge of civil war with the end of apartheid in...
