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South Africa stories: 151 news summaries

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3,000 Mine Workers Trapped

Men under 1.4-mile shaft may be
losing air, union spokesman fears

Oct 3, 07 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - More than 3,000 mine workers are trapped in South Africa after a broken water pipe collapsed a key shaft, MSNBC reports. Managers at Harmony Gold Mining, the world's third-largest gold producer, reported no injuries and promised to rescue the men within 24 hours. A spokeswoman said the pipe broke... More »

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South Africa • mine • mine safety

Cleared of Rape,
Populist in Line to be Prez in South Africa

Jacob Zuma, ANC veep, mounts campaign

Sep 29, 07 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jacob Zuma, a champion of the poor who conjures apartheid-era freedom songs to excite crowds, is in line to become South Africa’s next president, the London Times reports. Recently cleared in a high-profile rape case, Zuma is the country’s most charismatic and populist—and some would add dangerous,... More »

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rape • South Africa • Jacob Zuma

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

South African Park Houses Grim Exhibit

Non-poached hides and other animal parts prepared for sale

Sep 19, 07 7:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - South Africa's Kruger National Park provides a bizarre but legal service: a legitimate source of animal parts for the world's manufacturers of buffalo upholstery, zebra footrests, and giraffe-bone handgun grips. The park's employees harvest the remains of animals that die of natural causes and store them in stockpiles, taking orders... More »

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endangered species • South Africa • poaching • elephant • national park • animal • tusks

Tests Will Tell
if Big Stone
Is Indeed Gem

Could be world’s largest diamond

Aug 31, 07 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - A South African mining company will know soon if they’ve found the world’s largest diamond, with tests scheduled for next week. The light-green stone was found several days ago; experts say it may turn out to only a fluorite crystal, the BBC reports. A spokesman for De Beers,... More »

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mining • South Africa • world record • diamond • De Beers

(Newser) - After pleading guilty, five former security officials in South Africa received suspended jail sentences today for their involvement in a bizarre, apartheid-era murder plot. Onetime law and order minister Adriaan Volk and four others admitted they had tried to kill Frank Chikane, a priest and anti-apartheid activist, in 1989 by... More »

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murder • hate crime • South Africa • trial • racism • civil rights • apartheid • Adriaan Volk • Frank Chikane

South African Prez Fires
AIDS Crusader

Minister sacked as Mbeki continues to deny science of HIV

Aug 10, 07 11:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Africa's president has fired his government's leading HIV/AIDS crusader, the prime mover of a plan to offer free treatment to millions. Thabo Mbeki dismissed his deputy health minister, who has opposed his AIDS denialism for years, the Mail and Guardian reports.  Mbeki has drawn worldwide outrage for the... More »

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Africa • health • AIDS • HIV • South Africa • infection • illness • Thabo Mbeki • Nozizwe Madlala Routledge

Chappelle Treated for Exhaustion

Comedian "fine" after weekend hospital visit

Jul 18, 07 6:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dave Chappelle, the sketch comedian who's famous for finding success stressful, was hospitalized for exhaustion over the weekend. His publicist suggested the comedian’s travel schedule was the reason for an emergency room visit Saturday. In May 2005, Chappelle caused a media uproar when he abruptly walked away from his... More »

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Los Angeles • South Africa • Laugh Factory • Dave Chappelle • Chappelle Show • Comedy Central • stand up comedy

Zimbabwe Arrests Dozens in Price Wars

Businesses flout strict cost-control
laws as inflation passes 3,700%

Jul 9, 07 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police in Zimbabwe have arrested 1,328 businesspeople, including 33 top executives, for violating official price controls installed to curb uncontrollable currency devaluation. The new regulations demand that many goods' prices be cut in half in response to inflation that has now risen to more than 3,700%. More »

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inflation • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • police • business • world economy • South Africa • consumer goods • banana • US economy • price control

Colgate Cautions Against Fake Toothpaste

Counterfeit dentifrice may contain toxic chemical, company says

Jun 14, 07 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colgate alerted the public today that counterfeit toothpaste bearing its brand name and possibly containing a deadly chemical has turned up in discount stores in four Northeast states. The phony products' packaging is riddled with misspellings and gives the manufacturing location as South Africa, where the company doesn't make toothpaste.... More »

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China • FDA • Panama • toothpaste • chemicals • Colgate • counterfeit • Costa Rica • South Africa • diethylene glycol • Colgate Palmolive • Dominican Republic

Aussies Dismantle South Africa

Australian Juggernaut to Face Sri Lanka in Cricket Final

Apr 26, 07 5:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Australia's wily bowlers looked unbeatable in an all-around thumping of fellow Antipodeans South Africa. The Aussies will oppose Sri Lanka in the final of a cricket World Cup marked by controversy and intrigue, including the as-yet-unexplained death of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer following an eliminating loss to Ireland on St.... More »

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Australia • Shaun Tait • Glenn McGrath • Bob Woolmer • cricket • Cricket World Cup • South Africa

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