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As Mandela’s Condition Improves, South Africa’s Anxiety Remains
As Nelson Mandela, 94, spent his fifth day in Pretoria’s Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital, South Africans’ alarm at his sudden decline has given way to a concern to...
In South Africa, Talk of Mandela’s Mortality
(JOHANNESBURG) — The desk is spotless and books neatly line the shelves in Nelson Mandela's office at a Johannesburg-based foundation that carries his name, but...
South Africa: Mandela Taken to Hospital
(JOHANNESBURG) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela is in "serious but stable" condition after being taken to a hospital to be treated for a lung...
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...
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...
Oscar Pistorius Shooting: How Strict Are South Africa’s Gun Laws?
The paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder by a South African court following the death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, from gunshot wounds...
Soccer: A Crucial Six Weeks for England’s Premier League — in South Africa
Africa's celebration of the beautiful game has ugly consequences for club sides in Europe
More of the Same in South Africa as ANC Re-elects Zuma
In a normal democracy, a crushing victory at the polls by the incumbent generally means an overwhelming popular desire for more of the same. Tuesday's triumph by...
Rhino Poaching Soaring Thanks to Demand for Horns
Rhinoceros horns have become more valuable than gold, and the animals themselves are paying the price. Poaching is soaring in South Africa — home to about 90% of...
South Africa Mine Massacre: Miners Charged with Murdering Themselves
The decision late Thursday by South Africa‘s state prosecutors to use a notorious apartheid-era law to charge 270 striking miners with the murder of 34 of their...
As South Africa Reels from Mine Shootings, Social Inequality Threatens to Undo the Post-Apartheid ‘Miracle’
A series of police massacres from the 1960s to the 1980s helped seal the fate of white minority rule in South Africa, so it’s hardly surprising that last week’s...
After South Africa’s Mine Massacre, Will the ANC’s Grip on Power Unravel?
Politics and labor organizing were always tightly intertwined in South Africa, ever since a series of militant strikes in the late 1980s helped make the country...
South Africa’s Police Open Fire On Striking Miners: The Video
South African police opened fire on a crowd of striking miners Thursday, shooting dead up to 18 and leaving a field strewn with bodies in a massacre which...
In South Africa, Police Fire on Striking Mineworkers
The horrific images and the carnage reminded many of the events that took place during South Africa’s apartheid era.
South Africa: Over-Exposing the President
Let’s get one thing clear. Is ‘The Spear,’ a picture by the South African artist Brett Murray representing South African President Jacob Zuma in heroic...
Why South Africa’s Decision to Rebrand Some Israeli Imports Packs a Punch
The international effort to boycott products made in Israeli settlements got a boost recently from a formidable quarter. South Africa announced it would label...
Life After Malema: Who Will Lead South Africa’s Young and Disaffected Now?
The African National Congress’ expulsion of its enfant terrible, Julius Malema, answers one question: Yes, the party of Nelson Mandela, the party which overthrew...
Shakira Attacked by Sea Lion While on Vacation in South Africa
Apparently, "she wolves" and sea lions don't get along.
South Africa's "Secrecy" Bill: A Blow to Post-Apartheid Democracy
If in any revolution, there is a moment after which it becomes unstoppable, that moment came for South Africa on Feb. 11, 1990, when Nelson Mandela walked free...
British Government Approves Extradition in South Africa Honeymoon Murder Case
British Home Secretary Theresa May approved the extradition of a British businessman to return to South Africa to stand trial for his wife's murder on their...
