South Africa
South Africa miners maintain strike as only 13% work
World
August 27, 2012
South Africa miners maintain strike as only 13% work
Thousands of miners refused Monday to call off a strike at a South African platinum mine where police killed 34…
Israel slams S Africa over label identifies goods as from Palestine
World
August 22, 2012
Israel slams S Africa over label identifies goods as from Palestine
The Israeli foreign ministry dismissed as "unacceptable" a decision by the South African cabinet on Wednesday approving the placing of…
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…