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ANC Defectors Launch New South African Party

Congress of the People aims to be 'non-racial' in still-divided nation

Dec 16, 08 2:59 PM CST
(Newser) - A former defense minister is the first head of a new South African political party made up mainly of defectors from the African National Congress, the party of Nelson Mandela, the BBC reports. Called Congress of the People, or COPE, the movement spearheaded by Mosiuoa Lekota formed around dissatisfaction with... More »

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Democratic Congress • South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • Mosiuoa Lekota • Congress of the People

Mugabe: Cholera Outbreak Has Been 'Arrested'

But 16,000 cases of disease contradict Zimbabwe's president

Dec 11, 08 8:47 AM CST
(Newser) - As the cholera epidemic worsened in Zimbabwe, with more than 16,000 people infected and thousands trying to flee to South Africa, Robert Mugabe said today that the disease had been "arrested." The president used a television appearance to lash out at a supposed western invasion of... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • South Africa • Cholera

 Carter: 
 Zimbabwe 
 Conditions 
 'Horrifying' 

Humanitarian crisis getting worse because of stubborn Mugabe

Dec 9, 08 10:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Jimmy Carter and his group of international peacemakers have been barred from entering Zimbabwe, but reports of conditions there are “horrifying,” the former president tells NPR. Mugabe’s “campaign of oppression” has frustrated attempts to deal with a spreading cholera outbreak. “Mugabe had made every effort,... More »

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Africa • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Jimmy Carter • South Africa • Cholera

 Africa Must 
 Oust Mugabe: 
 Kenyan PM 

Power-sharing isn't working in Zimbabwe, Odinga says

Dec 4, 08 2:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Zimbabwe’s unity government is a sham, and the only way to break the deadlock is to force President Robert Mugabe to resign, Kenya’s prime minister said today. “Power-sharing will not work with a dictator who does not really believe in power-sharing,” Raila Odinga told the BBC.... More »

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Kenya • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • South Africa • power sharing deal • power sharing • Jacob Zuma • Raila Odinga

Mbeki AIDS Denial Killed 365K in South Africa

Study blames Mbeki for keeping antiretrovirals from citizens

Nov 26, 08 6:54 AM CST
(Newser) - South Africa's failure to provide antiretroviral drugs to AIDS patients has cost 365,000 lives,  a new Harvard study finds. The report places the blame for the deaths with ousted president Thabo Mbeki, whose denial of AIDS' viral cause led Africa's richest country to ignore its sick citizens while... More »

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AIDS • HIV • South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • HIV/AIDS • AIDS epidemic • Kgalema Motlanthe

 Singer Makeba 
 Dies After 
 Concert 

MIriam Makeba collapses as she exits stage in Italy

Nov 10, 08 5:54 AM CST
(Newser) - The South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba, known to many as “Mama Africa,” died today of an apparent heart attack, the New York Times reports. Makeba, who was 76, was exiled from South Africa in 1960. Her music was also banned from her home country in 1976... More »

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music • South Africa • apartheid • political activism

 S. Africa's Ruling Party Splits 

Historic convention heralds birth of new party

Nov 3, 08 9:22 AM CST
(Newser) - The African National Congress has run South Africa essentially unchallenged since the fall of apartheid, but that may have changed forever this weekend as 6,400 delegates gathered to celebrate the birth of a new opposition party. A chunk of lawmakers loyal to Thabo Mbeki is breaking way from the... More »

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South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • opposition alliance • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress

 Namibia's Ivory Sale 
 Raises Poaching Fears 

Legal auction could lead to more poaching

Oct 29, 08 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Namibia kicked off two weeks of ivory auctions yesterday, marking the first time in almost a decade that the elephant tusks have sold legally, reports the Times of London. Seven tons brought $1.18 million from Chinese and Japanese buyers, and 108 tons—the equivalent of 10,000 elephants—will... More »

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Africa • Zimbabwe • South Africa • ivory • poaching • wildlife • elephant • Botswana • Namibia • International Fund for Animal Welfare • tusks • Environmental Investigation Agency • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species • Traffic

 Princes Go 
 Off-Road For Charity 

1,000 mile South African trek will raise money for children's charities

Oct 18, 08 3:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dapper duo Prince Harry and Prince William are setting off on a South African off-road motorbike ride to benefit charity, the BBC reports. The 1,000-mile trek is expected to raise about $450,000 for three charities, including Harry’s Sentebale, which focuses on children with AIDS in Lesotho. The... More »

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Prince William • UNICEF • Prince Harry • South Africa • motorcycle • charity • Nelson Mandela • British royals • trek • Sentebale

Schism Brewing in South Africa's Ruling Party

Angry Mbeki loyalists planning to break
from ANC

Oct 8, 08 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thabo Mbeki’s top officials are planning to break away from the party that deposed him, the Guardian reports. Mosiuoa Lekota, who spent nearly a decade as Mbeki’s defense minister, today announced a conference that he sees as a step on the path to “divorce” from the... More »

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South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • Mosiuoa Lekota

COMMENTARY

 Turmoil Can't Douse 
 Zimbabwe's Hope 

Author cheered by 'thriving currency' of home

Sep 29, 08 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Since June's election, Zimbabwe's economy has been in crisis. Store shelves are empty and inflation is out of control. Robert Mugabe remains in power. So why would anyone want to stay? The answer isn't easy, but it's simple, Kate Chambers writes in the Christian Science Monitor. "I like living... More »

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Africa • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • South Africa • white Zimbabweans

Interim Prez Takes Reins in South Africa

Motlanthe viewed as able to ease tensions within ruling party

Sep 25, 08 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kgalema Motlanthe was sworn in as South Africa’s caretaker president today after winning three-quarters of a parliamentary ballot, the BBC reports. The left-leaning intellectual is seen as someone who can ease rifts between supporters of Jacob Zuma, head of the African National Congress party head, and former President Thabo... More »

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Africa • South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • apartheid • Nelson Mandela • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • Kgalema Motlanthe

South Africa in Crisis as Cabinet Walks Out With Mbeki

After Mbeki's ouster, 10 resignations could trouble economy

Sep 23, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(AP) - Most of South Africa's cabinet, including the powerful and respected finance minister, resigned today following the ouster of President Thabo Mbeki over the weekend. The walkout could be a devastating blow to the economic stability of Africa's most powerful nation, and to the new administration expected to take over on... More »

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South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • 2010 World Cup

Zuma Loyalist Will Become South African President

Motlanthe will serve as caretaker ahead of 2009 elections

Sep 22, 08 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The African National Congress has chosen Kgalema Motlanthe, a moderate intellectual and the ruling party's No. 2, to be South Africa's caretaker president, Reuters reports. He will fill the job vacated by Thabo Mbeki, who resigned this weekend after the party demanded he step down. Motlanthe is a loyalist of... More »

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South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • Kgalema Motlanthe

Analysis

 Mbeki Leaves 
 Mixed Legacy 

How aloof leader will be remembered

Sep 20, 08 4:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thabo Mbeki could never be as beloved as Nelson Mandela, so he didn’t try, writes Mark Tran in the Guardian. Instead, Mbeki projected himself as a competent technocrat: cool, aloof, almost disdainful of popular opinion. He leaves behind a legacy as inscrutable as that persona, with clear... More »

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Zimbabwe • South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • HIV/AIDS • Poverty in South Africa • legacy

 Mbeki Will Resign in S. Africa 

President agrees to resign in wake of struggle with Jacob Zuma

Sep 20, 08 9:03 AM CDT
(AP) - South African President Thabo Mbeki has agreed to resign following orders from the ruling party. A statement from the presidency says that Mbeki, who succeeded Nelson Mandela in 1999, will "step down after all constitutional requirements have been met." Parliament is due to meet in the coming days... More »

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Africa • presidency • South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress

South Africa's President May Be Ousted in Party Revolt

ANC meets as leaders plan to kick Mbeki
out of office

Sep 19, 08 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The leaders of the African National Congress, South Africa's ruling party, are meeting today to debate whether to force Thabo Mbeki to resign. The country's president has been under fire since a court ruled that the prosecution of Jacob Zuma, Mbeki's archrival and the head of the ANC, was politically... More »

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South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress

S. African Court Throws Out Zuma Graft Case

Ruling clears way for leader to become president

Sep 12, 08 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - A South African court has thrown out a corruption case against Jacob Zuma, effectively clearing the way for him to become president next year. The judge ruled that the charges—including 12 counts of fraud, four of corruption, and one each of racketeering and money laundering—were invalid because he... More »

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fraud • South Africa • arms deal • Thabo Mbeki • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • corruption charges

 Zimbabwe Rivals Strike Deal  

But details won't be
out until next week

Sep 11, 08 10:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe's rival factions have reached a power-sharing agreement to end Robert Mugabe's 28-year monopoly on power, the Independent reports. Details, however, won't be spelled out until Monday, leading some Western analysts to reserve celebration. In broad strokes, however, Mugabe will share power with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who will be... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • Movement for Democratic Change • Zanu-PF

 Pistorius Wins 
 Paralympic Gold 

South African who sued for right to compete in Olympics takes 100 meters; more to come

Sep 9, 08 1:04 PM CDT
(AP) - One gold medal down and two to go for sprinter Oscar Pistorius at the Beijing Paralympics. Despite a slow start on a wet track, the South African won the most difficult of his three races, taking gold today in the 100 meters in 11.17 seconds. Jerome Singleton was second... More »

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South Africa • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Oscar Pistorius • Paralympics

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