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Zuma Coasting to South African Presidency

Landslide predicted for ANC, but could lose parliamentary majority

Apr 21, 09 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - With less than 24 hours to go before South Africa's fourth post-apartheid general election, polls confirm that Jacob Zuma will sail to victory as the country's new president. But while his African National Congress has gained votes in every election since 1994, allegations of corruption and a revitalized opposition may... More »

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

 Mandela 
 Backs Zuma 
 in S. African 
 Election 

Former prez gets roaring approval from rally crowd

Apr 20, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even at 90, Nelson Mandela can still fire up a crowd, which was exactly what South African presidential nominee Jacob Zuma was counting on. The white-haired former president rolled into a stadium of 100,000 African National Congress supporters yesterday and sat on stage during Zuma's rally. Despite corruption scandals,... More »

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South Africa • rally • Nelson Mandela • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • endorsement • political endorsement • election • graft

Oprah: Most Girls Thrive at My School

Amid second scandal, she admits mistakes but defends mission

Apr 11, 09 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the second scandal rocks Oprah Winfrey's South African girls' school, the media mogul admits she made mistakes in setting it up but remains committed to its mission. "The majority of girls are thriving, really fulfilling the dream and vision I had," Winfrey told the African Weekly Argus,... More »

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education • South Africa • Oprah Winfrey • girls • Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls

Corruption Charges Dropped Against S. Africa's Zuma

Accusations against likely next prez were political: prosecutors

Apr 6, 09 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Corruption charges against South Africa’s likely next president, Jacob Zuma, have been dropped by prosecutors, the BBC reports. The head prosecutor said evidence from a tapped phone line proved that the 2007 charges, which were based on a 1999 arms deal, were politically motivated. Zuma, the head of the... More »

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South Africa • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • corruption charges

South African Rapists Taught
to 'Castrate the Act'

Lack of parenting, understanding of rape cause country's 'silent epidemic'

Apr 5, 09 5:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Blasé police, indifferent parents, and a misogynistic culture all conspire to plague South Africa with rape cases, but a few programs are trying to make a difference, NPR reports. Instead of serving prison time, many juvenile offenders are being taught more appropriate responses to women. "You don't want them... More »

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women • police • rape • South Africa • doctors

UN Picks Judge to Probe Israeli 'War Crimes'

Jewish South African will investigate allegations of abuses

Apr 3, 09 5:39 AM CDT
(AP) - The UN has named a Jewish judge from South Africa to lead a high-level mission to investigate alleged war crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip, reports the AP. Richard Goldstone, the UN's former chief prosecutor for war crimes in Yugoslavia and Rwanda, will head the probe ordered by... More »

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Israel • United Nations • Gaza • war crimes • South Africa • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict

New Sex Scandal
Rocks Oprah School


Mar 31, 09 3:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new sex scandal has hit Oprah Winfrey's elite girls school in South Africa, the second in less than two years, reports the New York Daily News. Seven students have been suspended for sexually harassing classmates, including bullying students and "physical contact of a sexual nature," said a... More »

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sexual harassment • South Africa • Oprah Winfrey • Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls • prep schools • sexual assault

OPINION

Culture of
Rape Plagues African Women

'Horrendous' work by cops, doctors helps perps go free

Mar 29, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Decades of violence have left South Africans numb to even the most gruesome acts of rape, NPR reports. Tens of thousands of women are raped each year, nearly half of them under 18, but many cases go unreported by victims. Cops and doctors, whose work is “horrendous,” aren’... More »

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women • police • rape • South Africa • doctors

Peace Meeting Called Off Over Dalai Lama Ban

South Africa stands
firm as Nobel winner Tutu, others protest

Mar 24, 09 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Africa’s decision to bar the Dalai Lama from entering the country has scuttled this week’s scheduled conference for Nobel laureates, the BBC reports. Laureates were to discuss how next year’s soccer World Cup could fight racism and xenophobia, but homegrown winners Desmond Tutu and FW de... More »

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China • Desmond Tutu • South Africa • Tibet • Dalai Lama • peace conference • 2010 World Cup • FW de Klerk

 S. Africa Will Test 
 New TB Vaccine 

Current shot in use since 1921

Mar 23, 09 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - A study starting next month will test a new vaccine's ability to prevent tuberculosis, Bloomberg reports. Researchers will give 2800 South African babies the new shot. The current vaccine has been around since 1921 and doesn’t keep infants from getting TB of the lungs, where the bacteria first sets... More »

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South Africa • vaccine • infant • tuberculosis • testing

South Africa Bars Dalai Lama From Peace Conference

Move outrages fellow Nobel laureates

Mar 23, 09 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - One notable Nobel laureate won’t be at this week’s peace conference in South Africa: The Dalai Lama. South Africa has denied the Tibetan spiritual leader entry, bowing to pressure from trading partner China, the Times of London reports. The Nobel laureates organizing the event are outraged, with Archbishop... More »

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China • Desmond Tutu • South Africa • Tibet • Dalai Lama • peace conference • 2010 World Cup

 African Union 
 Suspends 
 Madagascar 

Pressure mounts against coup government

Mar 20, 09 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - International pressure is mounting against the new government of Madagascar, installed this week via coup, the BBC reports. The African Union has suspended the island nation’s membership, calling the takeover “unconstitutional,” and South Africa said it might impose sanctions. France likewise condemned the takeover, and the US... More »

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Africa • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • South Africa • foreign aid • African Union • Madagascar • coup d'etat • Andry Rajoelina

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Jen's 'Do Worth $50K; Paris Pimps Her Ride for $282K

Priceless: Madge loses it over Britney song

Mar 4, 09 12:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Recession? What recession? Jennifer Aniston has a $50,000 hairdo and Paris Hilton, a $282,000 dashboard. Aniston recently insisted that her stylist accompany her to a week of European film premieres to work his $2,000-a-session wonders on her hair, the Post reports. Meanwhile, the Sun says Hilton recently... More »

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Britney Spears • Prince Harry • Paris Hilton • South Africa • Jennifer Aniston • Southwest Airlines • Madonna • soft porn • Chelsy Davy • Bentley • Jesus Luz

Mandela's Ex Poised for Return to Power

Critics none too pleased by new role for ex-convict Winnie

Mar 1, 09 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Placed high on her party’s list of future MPs, Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is set to return to a central role in South Africa’s government, the Guardian reports. Such a position is already sparking controversy surrounding Madikizela-Mandela's past—including a 2003 fraud conviction when she was... More »

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fraud • kidnapping • South Africa • conviction • Nelson Mandela • African National Congress • South African elections • minister • Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

Tutu Urges Obama to Apologize for Iraq

Don't disappoint world after winning election, says ex-archbishop

Feb 19, 09 10:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Desmond Tutu says Barack Obama's election made him want "to jump and dance and shout," and he's encouraging the new president to apologize for the invasion of Iraq. Obama “could easily squander the goodwill that his election generated if he disappoints,” the Nobel Peace Prize winner... More »

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Desmond Tutu • South Africa • archbishop • apology • Iraq war • President Obama

 S. African Crew Held 
 in $360K Coke Haul 

11 pounds of the drug discovered in suitcase

Feb 17, 09 8:08 AM CST
(Newser) - A South African Airways crew was arrested at Heathrow Airport yesterday after officials found almost $360,000 worth of cocaine on their plane, the BBC reports. Officers seized some 11 pounds of the drug from a suitcase stowed aboard the flight from Johannesburg. The 15 crew members, now in custody,... More »

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drugs • cocaine • South Africa • arrest • Britain • Heathrow Airport

Qaddafi Named Chairman of African Union

Libyan leader vows to pursue plan for 'United States of Africa'

Feb 2, 09 12:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Muammar Qaddafi vowed to pursue his dream of creating a united, pan-African government after being named chairman of the African Union today, Reuters reports. Elected by African heads of state for a 1-year term, the Libyan leader said the organization must consider his proposal for a “United States of... More »

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Africa • Libya • South Africa • African Union • Moammar Gadhafi • chairman

Court Reinstates Corruption Case Against Zuma

Ahead of vote, would-be S. African prez faces
16 counts of fraud

Jan 12, 09 5:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Jacob Zuma, the leader of the African National Congress and the likely next president of South Africa, once again faces corruption charges after the country's top appeals court reinstated 16 counts of fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion today. The court reversed a bombshell ruling from last September that threw... More »

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fraud • corruption • South Africa • money laundering • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • South African elections • Kgalema Motlanthe

South Africa's Jacob Zuma to Marry 3rd Wife

Wedding bells yet again for polygamous president-to-be

Jan 7, 09 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Jacob Zuma, the leader of the African National Congress and presumed next president of South Africa, is preparing to marry for a fifth time, reports the Telegraph. Zuma has never hidden his polygamous status, which is traditional for elite Zulus, and his new bride will be his third simultaneous spouse.... More »

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marriage • South Africa • polygamy • wife • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • polygamists

Obituary

Anti-Apartheid Crusader Suzman Dead

Was one of few white South African pols to denounce segregation

Jan 1, 09 1:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Anti-apartheid icon Helen Suzman has died peacefully in her Johannesburg home, her daughter announced today. She was 91. Suzman served in South Africa’s parliament at a time when few whites criticized apartheid, and for 13 years was the only legislator to publicly do so. She was twice nominated for... More »

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obituary • South Africa • apartheid • Nelson Mandela • Helen Suzman

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