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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Johannesburg

Johannesburg stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - World champion sprinter Caster Semenya received a heroine's welcome today in Johannesburg, where thousands of South Africans waved signs reading "Our first lady of sport" and "100% female woman." The 18-year-old runner, caught up in suspicions about her gender, had a huge smile as spectators sang and... More »

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gender • South Africa • athlete • athletics • runner • Johannesburg • Caster Semenya

 Tutu Pleads for End
 to Immigrant Attacks 

Archbishop issues impassioned call for South Africans to end rampage

May 20, 08 5:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Archbishop Desmond Tutu pleaded yesterday with his South African countrymen to end a vicious surge of anti-immigrant violence that has killed at least 22 people, AP reports. Extra police were sent to squatter camps as roaming mobs continued to stab, beat and burn immigrant workers in some of the worst... More »

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immigration • Africa • Desmond Tutu • South Africa • riots • Johannesburg

 12 Immigrants Killed
 in Johannesburg Riots 

Foreigners blamed for poverty

May 19, 08 4:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 12 foreigners were shot, stabbed, beaten or burned to death over the weekend in anti-immigrant protests in and around Johannesburg. Thousands of terrified immigrants, many of them Zimbabweans fleeing problems in their own country, are now seeking refuge in churches or police stations, reports the New York Times.... More »

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immigration • Africa • Thabo Mbeki • riots • Johannesburg • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress

In the Ashes of Apartheid, a Shopping Mall

Mandela marks opening of huge mall in once-
impoverished Soweto

Sep 27, 07 3:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nelson Mandela cut a ribbon today to mark the opening of a massive shopping mall in Soweto, the Johannesburg township that was the center of the struggle against apartheid, and his own home before he went to prison. The Maponya Mall, with 200 shops and an eight-screen theater, is the... More »

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South Africa • apartheid • Nelson Mandela • mall • Soweto • Johannesburg • Maponya Mall

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