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Mozambique president sworn in as post-election protest deaths rise
MAPUTO -Daniel Chapo of Mozambique's long-ruling Frelimo party was sworn in as president on Wednesday at a sparsely attended ceremony, as...
Jan 172 min read


South Africa pulls 36 corpses from illegal mine, arrests 82 survivors
STILFONTEIN, South Africa - South African rescuers have pulled out 36 dead bodies and 82 survivors from a gold mine deep underground in...
Jan 172 min read


Footage shows trapped miners, dead bodies underground after South Africa raid
JOHANNESBURG -At least 400 illegal miners remained trapped underground in South Africa two months after a police raid, a group working on...
Jan 172 min read


Facts-Cricket-South Africa vs Sri Lanka test series
Following are facts and figures ahead of the two-match test series between South Africa and Sri Lanka, which begins on Wednesday:...
Nov 26, 20241 min read


South African police in standoff with hundreds of illegal miners in disused shaft
JOHANNESBURG - South African police were in a standoff on Thursday with hundreds of illegal miners believed to be underground in a...
Nov 17, 20241 min read


UK's Prince William begins climate-focused trip to South Africa
CAPE TOWN - Britain's Prince William began a four-day trip to South Africa on Monday by meeting young environmentalists and playing rugby...
Nov 5, 20242 min read


Cape Town's 'bicycle mayor' helps township girls embrace cycling
CAPE TOWN - As Sindile Mavundla guided young girls on their bikes through a street in Cape Town's Khayelitsha township, he said he had...
Sep 26, 20242 min read


Factbox-The racial divide in South Africa's economy
JOHANNESBURG - Thirty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa's economy remains deeply divided by race, spurring political debate...
Sep 24, 20242 min read


South Africa's coalition government sees first real friction over education bill
JOHANNESBURG - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said he would sign into law a disputed education bill, prompting the...
Sep 14, 20242 min read


Boost for South Africa's Zuma as prominent leftist politician joins his party
JOHANNESBURG - The deputy leader of South African opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said on Thursday he was resigning...
Aug 16, 20241 min read


South African slap fighter wants rule book for little-known sport
JOHANNESBURG - He started out as a boxer, then switched to the wrestling ring. Now, South Africa's Danie "Pitbull" van Heerden wants...
Aug 8, 20241 min read


Olympics-Swimming-Douglass takes 200m breaststroke gold, Smith bows out with silver
PARIS - Kate Douglass underlined her remarkable versatility with gold in the women's 200 metres breaststroke at the Paris Olympics on...
Aug 3, 20242 min read
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