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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

Mandela breathing without difficulty

Saturday, March 30th 2013, 15:53

Nelson Mandela is breathing without difficulty in hospital, the South African presidency says, after excess fluid in his lungs was drained.
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VIDEO: Winnie 'humbled' by Mandela well-wishers

Saturday, March 30th 2013, 9:33

Winnie Mandela has said she is "extremely touched" by the concern shown over the health of her ex-husband Nelson Mandela, who is spending a third day in a South African hospital with a lung infection.
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VIDEO: Rebel leader to review mining deals

Saturday, March 30th 2013, 3:14
related countries: Central African Republic Central African Republic, China China

The rebel in charge of the Central African Republic, Michel Djotodia , says his government will look into mining contracts signed with South African and Chinese companies by the ousted leader.
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VIDEO: Mandela 'making steady progress'

Friday, March 29th 2013, 23:03

South African President Jacob Zuma says Nelson Mandela is "responding positively" to his treatment for the recurrence of a lung infection.
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CAR rebel leader reviews mine deals

Friday, March 29th 2013, 18:20
related countries: Central African Republic Central African Republic, China China

The Central African Republic's new leader says his government will look into mining contracts signed with South African and Chinese companies.
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Mandela making 'steady progress'

Friday, March 29th 2013, 12:01

Nelson Mandela is making "steady progress" after a second day in hospital for treatment of a lung infection, South African President Jacob Zuma says.
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VIDEO: 'Oscar Pistorius is not a criminal'

Friday, March 29th 2013, 3:08

The uncle of the South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius has defended his nephew, after the Paralympic star won concessions in his bail conditions over the shooting of his girlfriend, Reeva Steencamp.
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Mandela 'responding to treatment'

Thursday, March 28th 2013, 15:44

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is "responding positively" to treatment for the recurrence of a lung infection, the presidency says.
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Nelson Mandela back in hospital

Thursday, March 28th 2013, 14:37

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been readmitted to hospital with the recurrence of a lung infection, the government says.
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Pistorius granted freedom to travel

Thursday, March 28th 2013, 11:46

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, facing a murder charge, can travel overseas to compete under certain conditions, after contesting bail terms.
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VIDEO: Pistorius may travel outside South Africa

Thursday, March 28th 2013, 11:24

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, will be allowed to travel after successfully challenging the terms of his bail.
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Brics nations mull development bank

Wednesday, March 27th 2013, 16:04
related countries: Brazil Brazil, India India, Russia Russia

Leaders of the Brics nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - meeting in Durban discuss the formation of a new development bank.
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Oscar Pistorius' brother in court

Wednesday, March 27th 2013, 13:29

The brother of South African athletics star Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murder, appears in court over a motorcyclist's death in a road accident.
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Nigeria militant jailed for 24 years

Tuesday, March 26th 2013, 17:12
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria
related places: Abuja

South African court jails Nigerian oil militant Henry Okah to 24 years in jail over 2010 twin bombings in Abuja.
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South African soldiers killed in CAR

Monday, March 25th 2013, 20:44
related countries: Central African Republic Central African Republic

Thirteen South African soldiers were killed by Central African Republic rebels at the weekend, it is announced, while President Francois Bozize is said to have fled to Cameroon.
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S Africa police 'shot wounded miner'

Wednesday, March 20th 2013, 1:39

A South African police officer accuses a colleague of shooting a wounded miner during last year's strikes at the Marikana mine, an inquiry hears.
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South Africa's fear factor

Wednesday, March 20th 2013, 0:00

Crime affects South African sportsmen and women
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ANC moves against Zuma critics

Monday, March 18th 2013, 16:35
related places: Zuma

South Africa's ruling African National Congress fires the leadership of its youth league after it opposed Jacob Zuma's re-election last year.
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Amla and De Villiers set new record

Sunday, March 17th 2013, 13:34
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Ab, Villiers

South Africa pair Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers seal a record-breaking partnership of 238 in their ODI win against Pakistan.
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Crash kills South Africa churchgoers

Friday, March 15th 2013, 17:46
related places: Cape Town

At least 24 people were killed when a double-decker bus crashed in a mountain pass near Cape Town, rescue workers in South Africa say.
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SA alarm over girls' high HIV rate

Thursday, March 14th 2013, 11:01

At least 28% of South African schoolgirls are HIV positive compared with 4% of boys because "sugar daddies" exploit them, the health minister says.
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SA dragging case police denied bail

Tuesday, March 12th 2013, 18:04
related countries: Mozambique Mozambique

A South African court refuses to give bail to nine policemen charged with the murder of a Mozambican taxi driver who was dragged behind a police van.
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Family says Pistorius 'not suicidal'

Monday, March 11th 2013, 17:52

The family of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, accused of killing his girlfriend, denies reports that he is on the "verge of suicide".
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Mandela at home after hospital tests

Sunday, March 10th 2013, 14:34

Former South African President Nelson Mandela, 94, is back home in Johannesburg after spending the night in hospital following a check-up, officials say.
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Dragging case taxi driver is buried

Saturday, March 9th 2013, 20:56
related countries: Mozambique Mozambique

A taxi driver who was filmed being dragged behind a police van in South Africa before being found dead is buried in his native Mozambique.
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SA police dragging suspects charged

Friday, March 8th 2013, 17:59

Nine South African policemen plead not guilty to murdering a taxi driver who was filmed being dragged behind a police van before being found dead.
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Rhino 'taboo' must go says S Africa

Friday, March 8th 2013, 10:51

South African officials warn a major conservation meeting that the poaching of rhinos is likely to reach record levels this year.
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Ex-detective in Pistorius case quits

Thursday, March 7th 2013, 17:16

The ex-lead detective in the Oscar Pistorius case, who faces separate charges of attempted murder, has resigned, South African police say.
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Apartheid death squad boss dies

Thursday, March 7th 2013, 13:43
related places: Pretoria

Dirk Coetzee, who ran a secret government death squad during South Africa's apartheid era, dies in Pretoria at the age of 57.
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VIDEO: S Africa memorial for taxi driver

Wednesday, March 6th 2013, 22:26
related countries: Mozambique Mozambique

A memorial service has been held in South Africa for the young Mozambican taxi driver who died last week after being dragged behind a police van.
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SA memorial for dragged taxi driver

Wednesday, March 6th 2013, 18:04
related countries: Mozambique Mozambique

A memorial service is held in South Africa for the taxi driver who died after being dragged behind a police van, with Nelson Mandela's wife in attendance.
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VIDEO: Life of South Africa's prison babies

Wednesday, March 6th 2013, 10:14

A South African prison service has been trying to make a better environment for children growing up in jail.
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Pistorius family row over gun claims

Tuesday, March 5th 2013, 12:33

The family of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, accused of murder, distances itself from his father's comments that guns are needed to protect white people from crime.
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SA police drag death case postponed

Monday, March 4th 2013, 8:55
related countries: Mozambique Mozambique

The case of eight South African police officers charged over the death of a man dragged behind a police van is postponed until Friday.
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SA police held over dragging death

Friday, March 1st 2013, 18:16
related countries: Mozambique Mozambique

Eight South African police officers are arrested over the death of a Mozambican man who was dragged through the streets behind a police vehicle.
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Zuma condemns SA 'police drag' case

Friday, March 1st 2013, 0:38

South African President Jacob Zuma condemns an incident captured on video showing a taxi driver being dragged through the streets by a police van.
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Man 'dragged by SA police van' dies

Thursday, February 28th 2013, 20:19
related countries: Mozambique Mozambique

South Africa's police watchdog investigates the death of a man who was allegedly handcuffed to a police van and dragged through the streets.
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SA minister sorry for Afrikaner slur

Thursday, February 28th 2013, 9:41

South African Women's Minister Lulu Xingwana apologises for saying that Afrikaner men were raised to believe that women and children were their property.
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VIDEO: South African hair thieves targeting dreadlocks

Wednesday, February 27th 2013, 22:27

Dreadlocks have become so popular in South Africa that thieves are now snatching them from people's heads and selling them for a profit.
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Hair today gone tomorrow: SA thieves targeting dreadlocks

Wednesday, February 27th 2013, 1:08

Why thieves in South Africa are stealing dreadlocks
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SA study: Donkey meat sold as beef

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 15:24

Donkey, water buffalo and goat meat, as well as soya, are found in 68% of processed meat tested by scientists in South Africa, without being declared.
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Pistorius reports to SA authorities

Monday, February 25th 2013, 16:47

Oscar Pistorius reports to the authorities in the South Africa, despite not being required to under the bail terms set by a magistrate last week.
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VIDEO: Pistorius brother facing own trial

Sunday, February 24th 2013, 14:31

The brother of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius - accused of murdering his girlfriend - is also facing trial over the death of a woman.
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Pistorius brother faces own trial

Sunday, February 24th 2013, 12:06

The brother of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius - accused of murdering his girlfriend - is also facing trial over the death of a woman, his lawyer says.
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VIDEO: Pistorius spends night out of cell

Sunday, February 24th 2013, 1:28

South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius - who faces murder charges over the shooting of his girlfriend - has spent his first night out of custody after being granted bail.
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Pistorius must 'face conscience'

Saturday, February 23rd 2013, 14:54

Oscar Pistorius "will have to live with his conscience" over the killing of Reeva Steenkamp, her father tells a South African newspaper after the athlete was freed on bail pending his trial.
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Pistorius spends night out of cell

Saturday, February 23rd 2013, 4:09

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend, spends his first night out of custody after being granted bail.
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