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Semenya Is a Girl: S. African Birth Certificate

Track star feels 'humiliated' over
gender controversy

Aug 21, 09 4:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The mother of South African track and field star Caster Semenya has produced a birth certificate showing the runner is female, the BBC reports. "I have no doubt about what I see. It's a girl," said Dorcus Semenya despite calls that Caster take a gender test. Caster fell... More »

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gender • South Africa • racing • track and field • gender confusion • Caster Semenya

(Newser) - Caster Semenya’s grandmother thinks it’s ridiculous that people are accusing the new women’s 800-meter champion of being a man. “I know she’s a woman—I raised her myself,” she tells the Times of London. Maphuthi Sekgala says Caster has long been teased for... More »

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South Africa • track and field • women's sports • Jay-ZTV • Caster Semenya

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton ended her African tour today on a note of optimism colored by disdain, the New York Times reports. The secretary of state visited seven nations over 11 days and made her final remarks on the Cape Verde islands off the coast. “I leave Africa after this... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Africa • Zimbabwe • secretary of State • United States • South Africa • Liberia • Ellen Johnson Sirleaf • Congo • state visit

Clinton: South Africa Must Push Zimbabwe to Reform

Secretary of State says no end to sanctions against Mugabe

Aug 7, 09 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is in South Africa, where the secretary of State called on the continent's richest nation to pressure Zimbabwe into reform. "South Africa has 3 million refugees from Zimbabwe, and every one of those refugees represents a failure of the Zimbabwean government to care for its own people,... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • diplomacy • secretary of State • South Africa • Jacob Zuma • Movement for Democratic Change

 S. African Mount Up for 
 Auction, Villagers Irate 

Oprah, Bill Gates said to be among potential bidders for high life

Jul 29, 09 6:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Villagers at the foot of a South African mountain are incensed over plans to sell the land above them at a private auction, the Independent reports. The thousands of impoverished villagers live in cramped conditions and say the property, near Cape Town, should belong to the public. Bill Gates and... More »

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South Africa • auction • Cape Town • mountain • land rights

 Carla Bruni to Sing 
 at Mandela's Birthday 

French first lady will perform at Mandela's 91st birthday celebration

Jul 15, 09 4:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Carla Bruni-Sarkozy will sing this weekend at Nelson Mandela’s birthday party, her first public performance since becoming the first lady of France, reports AFP. The former South African leader will celebrate his 91st birthday Saturday at New York City's Radio City Music Hall, and Bruni won't be the only... More »

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music • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • South Africa • birthday • Nelson Mandela • birthday party • Carla Bruni

 S. African 
 World Cup 
 Laborers 
 End Strike 

Workers building new stadiums negotiate 12% pay raise

Jul 15, 09 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - South African construction workers tasked with building facilities for the 2010 World Cup today called off their week-long strike after 15 hours, clearing a major obstacle in the country’s preparations to host to the world’s most watched sports competition, AFP reports. Construction firms agreed to give the roughly... More »

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World Cup • construction • South Africa • strike • stadium • FIFA • 2010 World Cup • raise

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 South Africa Proves 
 World Cup Ready 

Critics hushed by successful Confederations Cup

Jul 1, 09 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the just-completed Confederations Cup a success, South Africa has passed its dress rehearsal for the 2010 World Cup, Nicolas Brulliard writes for GlobalPost. The African nation faced more scrutiny than any previous host, but that now appears overblown. Enthusiastic fans turned up despite the winter chill, and the nation’... More »

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soccer • South Africa • FIFA • Sepp Blatter • 2010 World Cup • Confederations Cup

S. African Wines Aim to Put Brakes on 'Burnt Rubber' Rap

Exporters try to cast off a critic's harsh judgment

Jun 29, 09 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - South African is the ninth-largest producer of wine, with several distinctive varietals that should be poised to break into the global marketplace, the New York Times reports. But the country’s wines have been dogged by comments made in 2007 by an influential British wine critic, who said after a... More »

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wine • South Africa • critic • red wine • Britain • wine industry • Jay-ZTV • white wine • Jane MacQuitty

 Obama May Attend 
 2010 World Cup 

US on verge of qualifying for soccer's biggest event

Jun 22, 09 10:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world's soccer body has invited Barack Obama to next year's World Cup in South Africa, reports the AP, the first time the tournament will be held on the continent. "Obama has said, 'If I can, I will come,'" says FIFA chief Sepp Blatter. The United States team... More »

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Barack Obama • soccer • South Africa • Sepp Blatter • US Soccer • 2010 World Cup

One in 4 South African
Men Admit to Rape

Many repeat offenders; three quarters make
first attack as teens

Jun 18, 09 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - One in four men in South Africa admitted to rape in an anonymous study, and many say they’ve attacked multiple times, the Guardian reports. Three-quarters of rapists first did so as teenagers and half are repeat offenders; 5% of the men surveyed said they’d raped a woman or... More »

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crime • study • rape • South Africa • sexual assault

Zuma's First Big Test:
South Africa's 23% Jobless

At 23.5%, unemployment keeps nation locked in poverty

Jun 11, 09 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Africa is facing its first post-apartheid recession, and unemployment has hit 23.5%—a punishing figure that has ended the honeymoon of its new president, Jacob Zuma. Many who voted for Zuma have never had a job at all and are desperate for work, Celia Dugger reports for the... More »

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Africa • South Africa • recession • unemployment • trade unions • Jacob Zuma • Poverty in South Africa • economic crisis

 55 Whales 
 Beach on 
 S. African Shore 

NO REAL ART YET, MIGHT WANT TO HOLD OR LOOK TO  UPDATE LATER?

May 30, 09 7:25 AM CDT
(AP) - Dozens of pilot whales beached this morning near the storm-lashed tip of South Africa, prompting a massive rescue operation. Six bulldozers were deployed to push the 55 whales back into the water, but "as soon as we put them back into the sea, they swim back to the beach... More »

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whale • South Africa • whales • beached whale

  Jacob Zuma 
 Sworn In as 
 South African Prez 

ANC chief promises to fix economy, work for racial reconciliation

May 9, 09 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jacob Zuma was sworn in as South Africa's new president in front of thousands of supporters in Pretoria today, the BBC reports. The African National Congress leader, whose election victory capped a huge comeback after accusations of rape and corruption dogged him for years, said today marks a "moment... More »

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South Africa • president • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • inauguration

 All 3 Wives 
 to Join Zuma 
 at Inauguration 

South Africans left guessing which Zuma wife will be first lady

May 8, 09 4:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Africa's polygamous president-elect has confounded media speculation by inviting all three of his wives to his inauguration tomorrow, the BBC reports. Many had hoped the event would signal which wife would become the official first lady. Jacob Zuma has also invited his 19 children. It's uncertain whether all three... More »

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South Africa • polygamy • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • inauguration • first lady

(Newser) - The South African parliament elected Jacob Zuma president today, and the country’s new leader will be inaugurated on Saturday, Reuters reports. Zuma’s ANC routed the opposition in last month’s election, and today’s election was expected. The new president will name a cabinet on Sunday; international watchers... More »

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South Africa • parliament • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • election • Winnie Madikizela-Mandela • Trevor Manuel

South Africa Asks: Who Will Be First Lady?

Zuma has two wives and a fiancée, but only one can have the title

Apr 30, 09 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a few days Jacob Zuma will become president of South Africa—but who will become the country's first lady is less certain. The African National Congress leader, who has two wives and a fiancée, will be the first avowed polygamist to serve as the country's head of state.... More »

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South Africa • polygamy • president • Jacob Zuma • first lady • polygamists

 ANC Misses Two-Thirds Majority 

Final results clear the way for Zuma presidency

Apr 25, 09 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The African National Congress easily won South Africa’s general election as predicted, but it failed to get a two-thirds majority that would have given it greater muscle, BBC reports. The ANC received 65.9% of approximately 17 million votes, putting Jacob Zuma in line to be president. A two-thirds... More »

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South Africa • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • South African elections • Congress of the People

 Zuma Poised for 
 Victory in South Africa 

ANC wins big majority, but final result remains unclear

Apr 23, 09 6:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jacob Zuma is on course to be the next president of South Africa, reports the Mail and Guardian, as early results from yesterday's election show his African National Congress capturing just under 65% of votes cast. While Zuma's victory was never in doubt, it remains uncertain whether the ANC will... More »

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South Africa • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • South African elections • Congress of the People

 Record Turnout Predicted 
 as South Africa Votes 

Zuma heads for victory, but ANC may lose support

Apr 22, 09 6:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The polls have opened in South Africa's general election, with a record 23 million citizens expected to vote today. Jacob Zuma is all but guaranteed to become the country's next president, though strengthened opposition parties and voter frustration at corruption and crime have created the toughest challenge for his African... More »

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South Africa • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • South African elections • Kgalema Motlanthe

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