South Africa
Mine ‘bloodbath’ shocks post-apartheid South Africa
World
August 18, 2012
Mine ‘bloodbath’ shocks post-apartheid South Africa
MARIKANA, South Africa — The police killing of 34 striking platinum miners in the bloodiest security operation since the…
Tense standoff after South Africa mine shootings
World
August 17, 2012
Tense standoff after South Africa mine shootings
A hundred women danced in a dirt road Friday, singing protest songs amid ramshackle wooden and corrugated metal shacks sitting over one…
South African becomes first woman to head African Union Commission
World
July 16, 2012
South African becomes first woman to head African Union Commission
South Africa's Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma won a closely fought election to become the new head of the African Union Commission, the…
Electoral fraud suspected in Saudi and South Africa
Egypt
June 11, 2012
Electoral fraud suspected in Saudi and South Africa
The Presidential Elections Commission on Monday said it received complaints about alleged electoral fraud during expatriate voting in the presidential…
Security forces arrest trafficking network smuggling Egyptians to South Africa
Egypt
March 14, 2012
Security forces arrest trafficking network smuggling Egyptians to South Africa
Security authorities in Zambia arrested six Egyptians attempting to cross the border into Zimbabwe, from where they were planning to…
Nelson Mandela admitted to hospital
World
February 25, 2012
Nelson Mandela admitted to hospital
Former South African leader Nelson Mandela, 93, was admitted to hospital on Saturday after doctors advised specialist medical attention for…
UN split on Syria action even as killings spike
World
January 28, 2012
UN split on Syria action even as killings spike
A new Arab and European bid to secure UN action over Syria's crackdown on dissent hit immediate Russian opposition even…
Brotherhood prepares ‘renaissance’ project to revive Egypt
Egypt
December 12, 2011
Brotherhood prepares ‘renaissance’ project to revive Egypt
The Muslim Brotherhood has tasked Deputy General Guide Khairat al-Shater with preparing what it calls a “renaissance project,” a Brotherhood…
Debt and doubt loom large over Durban climate talks
Environment
December 6, 2011
Debt and doubt loom large over Durban climate talks
DURBAN, South Africa — Economic crisis and the top three polluters China, the United States and India, loomed as obstacles…
South Africa offers to support Egypt on path to democracy
Egypt
April 27, 2011
South Africa offers to support Egypt on path to democracy
South Africa's ambassador to Egypt on Tuesday expressed the country's willingness to share expertise with Egypt's interim government and reinforce…