News: South Africa

We have started to collect the most important news related to South Africa in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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South Africa: news

Pistorius judge 'threats concern'

Tuesday, September 16th 2014, 15:06

Some legal groups in South Africa express concern over threats directed at the judge who found Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide and not murder.
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Pistorius trial: South Africans still looking for finality

Sunday, September 14th 2014, 8:16

What Pistorius trial says - and doesn't say - about South Africa
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Minister criticises Pistorius ruling

Saturday, September 13th 2014, 15:48

A South African government minister says the decision to acquit athlete Oscar Pistorius of murdering his girlfriend is "extremely disappointing".
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New Zealand edge out South Africa

Saturday, September 13th 2014, 14:48
related countries: New Zealand
related places: Wellington

Richie McCaw scores his 25th Test try to help New Zealand to a 14-10 win against South Africa in Wellington.
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VIDEO: Pistorius: What is the TV verdict?

Saturday, September 13th 2014, 8:58

By allowing cameras and microphones into the courtroom - did the South African authorities create an educational moment - or was it simply a circus?
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Steenkamp family protest at verdict

Friday, September 12th 2014, 20:22

The parents of Reeva Steenkamp say "justice was not served" after South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is acquitted of murdering their daughter.
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Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide

Friday, September 12th 2014, 16:28

Oscar Pistorius is found guilty of culpable homicide over the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, but is bailed until sentencing on 13 October.
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Pistorius cleared of murder charges

Thursday, September 11th 2014, 17:16

The judge in the Oscar Pistorius trial rules out murder, but leaves it to Friday to announce whether the athlete is guilty of culpable homicide.
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Rwanda murder plotters jailed in SA

Wednesday, September 10th 2014, 15:57
related countries: Rwanda
related places: Johannesburg

A South African court jails four men over the attempted murder of Rwanda's ex-army chief Gen Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa in Johannesburg in 2010.
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SA prisoners shot dead in escape bid

Wednesday, September 10th 2014, 11:07

Two prisoners have been shot dead as they tried to escape from a court in South Africa, the authorities say.
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VIDEO: Profile of judge in Pistorius trial

Wednesday, September 10th 2014, 6:31
related places: Johannesburg

Andrew Harding profiles Judge Thokozile Masipa, who grew up in a poor township outside Johannesburg, and became the second black woman to become a judge in South Africa.
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Dewani trial date set for October

Tuesday, September 9th 2014, 18:49

An October trial date is set in South Africa for the honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani.
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AUDIO: Oldest Channel swimmer 'exhilarated'

Sunday, September 7th 2014, 16:45

A 73-year-old South African heart surgeon has become the oldest person to swim the English Channel.
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S African is oldest channel swimmer

Sunday, September 7th 2014, 4:19

A 73-year-old South African heart surgeon becomes the oldest person to swim the English Channel.
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South Africa beat Australia in final

Saturday, September 6th 2014, 16:19
related countries: Australia, Zimbabwe

Faf du Plessis scores 96 as South Africa defeat Australia by six wickets in the final of the Triangular series in Zimbabwe.
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Australia strike late for victory

Saturday, September 6th 2014, 12:28
related countries: Australia
related places: Perth

A late converted try gives Australia a 24-23 win over South Africa in their Rugby Championship game in Perth.
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Dalai Lama cancels S Africa trip

Thursday, September 4th 2014, 16:47

The Dalai Lama cancels next month's visit to South Africa for a Nobel peace laureate meeting, after being told his visa would be rejected, officials say.
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'Spy tapes' given to SA opposition

Thursday, September 4th 2014, 16:43

South Africa's opposition leader Helen Zille is handed the "spy tapes" which she hopes will lead to corruption charges being reinstated against President Zuma.
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Lesotho PM returns after fleeing

Wednesday, September 3rd 2014, 13:41
related countries: Lesotho

Lesotho's prime minister returns home after fleeing the mountain kingdom to neighbouring South Africa on Saturday, alleging there had been a coup.
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VIDEO: Embracing animation in Africa

Monday, September 1st 2014, 13:57
related countries: Nigeria

There are already animation studios in Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa, but only a very limited number of good schools teach art and animation techniques on the African continent.
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Rwanda murder plotters found guilty

Friday, August 29th 2014, 15:52
related countries: Rwanda

Four men are found guilty of trying to murder Rwanda's former army chief, Gen Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, in South Africa in June 2010.
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South Africa economy avoids recession

Tuesday, August 26th 2014, 15:22

South Africa avoids falling into recession after second-quarter GDP figures show the economy grew by 0.6% during the April-to-June period.
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South Africa issues Ebola travel ban

Thursday, August 21st 2014, 21:53

South Africa says non-citizens arriving from Ebola-affected areas of West Africa will not be allowed into the country.
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S Africa MPs halt president's speech

Thursday, August 21st 2014, 16:33

An address to parliament by South Africa's President Jacob Zuma is halted by opposition MPs chanting: "Pay back the money."
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Cast of South African soap sacked

Thursday, August 21st 2014, 11:41

The 16-strong cast of popular South African soap opera Generations is sacked after a long-running dispute over pay and contracts.
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Downgrade hits South African banks

Wednesday, August 20th 2014, 11:10

Shares in South Africa’s largest banks have fallen after being downgraded by the credit ratings agency Moody’s.
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Exiled SA writer's remains go home

Tuesday, August 19th 2014, 18:31
related countries: United States

The remains of renowned anti-apartheid journalist Nat Nakasa, who died in the US in 1965, are returned to South Africa for reburial.
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Dewani 'fit to stand trial' in SA

Friday, August 15th 2014, 8:36

Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani is found fit to stand trial in South Africa by a panel of psychiatric experts.
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Africa's only polar bear passes away

Wednesday, August 13th 2014, 15:34

The only polar bear in Africa has died from heart and liver failure at Johannesburg Zoo in South Africa at the age of 30.
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SA MP resigns over fake degree

Tuesday, August 12th 2014, 11:53

Top South African politician and anti-apartheid activist Pallo Jordan resigns an MP after it was revealed his academic qualifications were fake.
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Mbeki calls for Israel goods boycott

Tuesday, August 12th 2014, 10:57
related countries: Israel

South Africa's ex-President Thabo Mbeki calls for a boycott of Israeli goods, saying Israel must "pay a price" for the conflict in Gaza.
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The designer taking his Xhosa heritage global

Monday, August 11th 2014, 23:33

The South Africa fashion designer taking his heritage global
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Ramaphosa heckled at Marikana probe

Monday, August 11th 2014, 14:42

South Africa's Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is heckled at an inquiry into the shooting dead of 34 striking miners by police in Marikana in 2012.
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Ostrich conman to be extradited

Monday, August 11th 2014, 13:39
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Swansea

A fugitive drug dealing conman from Swansea who swindled ostrich farm investors and then went on the run in South Africa is to be extradited to the UK.
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'Facts twisted' in Pistorius trial

Friday, August 8th 2014, 16:25

Oscar Pistorius' lawyers say facts have been twisted by the prosecution at his murder trial which will issue a verdict on 11 September.
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Pistorius told 'snowball of lies'

Thursday, August 7th 2014, 15:00

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is accused of being a "deceitful witness" as his murder trial resumes for closing arguments.
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Earthquake shakes South Africa

Tuesday, August 5th 2014, 15:39
related places: Johannesburg

An earthquake strikes South Africa, killing one person and injuring some gold miners in a town south-west of Johannesburg.
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Mandela's ex-wife demands his home

Tuesday, August 5th 2014, 15:09

The ex-wife of South Africa's former leader Nelson Mandela demands his village home for her children, potentially triggering a legal dispute.
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Ostrich fugitive to face extradition

Monday, August 4th 2014, 17:14

A fugitive drug dealer who conned ostrich farm investors in south Wales out of £900,000 is held in prison awaiting an extradition hearing in court in South Africa.
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Ostrich conman held in South Africa

Monday, August 4th 2014, 6:02

On-the-run conman, drug dealer and money launderer Martin Evans is arrested in South Africa, the National Crime Agency confirms.
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British woman killed at game lodge

Saturday, August 2nd 2014, 16:33
related countries: United Kingdom

A British woman is believed to have been robbed and stabbed to death at a game lodge she owned in South Africa.
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Pistorius' brother hurt in car crash

Saturday, August 2nd 2014, 10:21

Carl Pistorius, the brother of South African athlete and murder accused Oscar, has been badly hurt in a car crash, his family say.
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HIV drugs 'boost SA life expectancy'

Friday, August 1st 2014, 16:09

Life expectancy in South Africa has increased dramatically over the last decade mainly thanks to life-saving Aids drugs, a government report says.
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Giraffe dies after 'hitting bridge'

Thursday, July 31st 2014, 16:31

South Africa's animal rights body is probing the death of a giraffe that reportedly hit its head on a bridge as it was being transported on a motorway.
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Kallis retires from internationals

Wednesday, July 30th 2014, 13:11

South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis announces his retirement from all international cricket at the age of 38.
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Strike ends in South Africa

Monday, July 28th 2014, 18:01

A four-week strike in South Africa's steel and engineering industries has come to an end after the country's biggest trade union sealed a deal with employers.
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South Africa shock NZ to win gold

Sunday, July 27th 2014, 23:01
related countries: New Zealand

South Africa shock New Zealand in the final of the rugby sevens to end the All Blacks' unbeaten Commonwealth Games record.
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SA to block land sales to foreigners

Thursday, July 24th 2014, 19:34

The South African government is fast-tracking a bill to block land sales to foreigners, which could come into effect in 2019.
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SA teachers 'racially abused pupils'

Thursday, July 24th 2014, 16:44

South Africa's Human Rights Commission finds a school guilty of hate speech towards black and mixed-race pupils.
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SA rhino poacher jailed for 77 years

Wednesday, July 23rd 2014, 14:22

A South African rhino poacher is sentenced to 77 years in prison in one of the heaviest sentences aimed at curbing the illegal trade.
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Steyn & Morkel inspire SA to win

Sunday, July 20th 2014, 9:15
related countries: Sri Lanka

Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel take four second-innings wickets each to help South Africa beat Sri Lanka in the first Test.
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Mandela memorabilia under the hammer

Friday, July 18th 2014, 11:06

An auction of items signed by South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela raises $160,000 for charity - less than anticipated.
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David Jones $2bn takeover approved

Thursday, July 17th 2014, 11:33
related countries: Aruba
related places: Sydney

The multi-billion dollar sale of Australian department store David Jones to South Africa's Woolworths Holdings is approved by a court in Sydney
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Plane turbulence causes injuries

Wednesday, July 16th 2014, 10:23
related countries: Hong Kong

A passenger plane from South Africa to Hong Kong hits severe turbulence, leaving 20 passengers wounded, two critically.
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Brics nations to create $100bn bank

Tuesday, July 15th 2014, 20:01
related countries: Brazil, India, Russia

The leaders of the so-called Brics countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - sign a deal to create a new $100bn development bank and emergency reserve fund.
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Oscar Pistorius in nightclub row

Tuesday, July 15th 2014, 9:33

South African athlete and murder accused Oscar Pistorius was involved in an argument at a nightclub at the weekend, his spokesperson confirms.
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Author Nadine Gordimer dies at 90

Tuesday, July 15th 2014, 8:54
related places: Johannesburg

South African Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer dies in Johannesburg aged 90.
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South Africa strike halts car makers

Monday, July 14th 2014, 17:06

Toyota to close down production as a strike by South Africa's metal workers begins to take its toll.
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Shareholders back David Jones buyout

Monday, July 14th 2014, 6:07

Shareholders of David Jones, Australia's second-largest department store, vote in favour of a $2bn (£1.2bn) takeover bid from South Africa's Woolworths Holdings
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Desmond Tutu backs assisted dying

Sunday, July 13th 2014, 8:34

The retired Anglican Archbishop of South Africa Desmond Tutu says he "reveres the sanctity of life" but supports assisted dying.
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VIDEO: Pistorius defence case finishes

Tuesday, July 8th 2014, 10:05

The defence team in the trial of the South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has brought its case to a close.
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