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Body count grows in a South African murder mystery
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police are chasing a killer more than a year after the owner of a string of strip clubs was shot and killed in a saga replete with graphic violence, sex and cash. The mystery has deepened after the recent deaths of... -
Danny Glover in South Africa for Aristide
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The lawyer of Haiti's Jean-Bertrand Aristide says actor Danny Glover has arrived in South Africa to escort the exiled former president home. Miami lawyer Ira Kurzban flew to Johannesburg Wednesday on the same mission amid...Tags: Jean-Bertrand Aristide, South Africa, Politics, Elections, Justice System
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South Africa's ANC deplores ... sushi on models?
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's governing party has pronounced: eating sushi off the body of a model in a bikini is politically incorrect. A Monday statement from African National Congress secretary general Gwede Mantashe is unequivocal:...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, South Africa, Sushi and Sashimi, Foods and Beverages
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Police probe death of baby born to Oprah student
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Police are investigating whether to file charges after the death of a newborn baby born to a student at Oprah Winfrey's elite South African high school. In a statement Monday, the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy said it was...Tags: Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, Oprah Winfrey, Crimes
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Rubber bullets fired at South African mine strikers, several hurt
ReutersCAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Ten striking South African miners were taken to hospital on Tuesday after being hit by rubber bullets, police said, as labour strife spread ahead of mid-year pay negotiations. As well as the violence at a chromium mine, the National...Tags: Strikes, Employment, South Africa, Parliament, Germany
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S.Africa finds collusion, manipulation in Gupta scandal
ReutersBy Agnieszka Flak JOHANNESBURG, May 19 (Reuters) - South Africa's justice minister on Sunday accused an Indian High Commission official and some South Africans of colluding to obtain permission for a plane chartered by a rich family close to President...Tags: Pretoria (South Africa), Jacob Zuma, U.S. Congress, India, South Africa
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UPDATE 3-Mine union threatens to bring South Africa to "standstill"
Reuters* Mineworkers union leader demands meeting with Zuma * ANC deputy president says hard to tell what is going on * Rand slides to four-year low against dollar By Xola Potelwa RUSTENBURG, South Africa, May 17 (Reuters) - The leader of South Africa's...Tags: U.S. Congress, South Africa, Jacob Zuma, Labor Disputes, Lonmin Plc
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Soccer-African Champions League fixtures
ReutersMay 14 (Reuters) - African Champions League fixtures after the draw for the group stages conducted in Cairo on Tuesday: Group A: July 19-21 In Cairo: Zamalek (Egypt) v Al Ahli (Egypt, holders) In Johannesburg: Orlando Pirates (South Africa) v AC Leopards...Tags: Cairo (Egypt), Egypt, Tunisia, Piracy
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AFRICA INVESTMENT-Africa's emerging middle class drives growth and democracy
ReutersBy Pascal Fletcher JOHANNESBURG, May 10 (Reuters) - After years of headlines about Africa's poverty, its emerging middle class is now grabbing attention as a driver of growth and democracy and an expanding pool of consumers for market-hungry retailers....Tags: South Africa, Politics, Democracy, International Organizations, Elections
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Prep track: Harbor girls claim Kiwanis 9-10 Invitational
HARBOR SPRINGS — The future for the Harbor Springs High School girls’ track team appears to be bright. With 124 total points, the Rams took top honors at the Kiwanis 9-10 Invitational Monday at Reynolds Field in Harbor Springs. Nine...
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South Africa's Mandela in good health, good spirits - ANC
ReutersJOHANNESBURG, April 29 (Reuters) - Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela is in good health and good spirits, South Africa's ruling African National Congress said on Monday, in the first update on his condition since he was discharged from hospital in early...Tags: U.S. Congress, Jacob Zuma, South Africa, Nelson Mandela, Pneumonia
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AFRICA INVESTMENT-Africa is still way too dependent on resources
ReutersBy Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG, April 26 (Reuters) - Africa's brisk economic growth over the past decade has been consumer driven, a much-hyped trend that masks the uncomfortable fact that the region remains far too reliant on commodities. Sub-Saharan...Tags: Industrial Production, Gross Domestic Product, Commodity Markets, South Africa, Economic Indicator
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