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Anti-apartheid icon Suzman dies
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| Jan.19 |
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167 freed after day trapped in gold mine
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| Jan.20 |
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Hunger strikers demand end to suffering
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| Jan.26 |
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Conflicting reports blur Zimbabwe deal African leaders announced that a deal that would allow power-sharing agreement to move ahead, but the opposition had not signed off
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| Feb.20 |
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SA World Cup tickets go on sale
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| Mar.23 |
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 Dalai Lama refused visa for peace summit| South Africa has refused the Tibetan spiritual leader a visa to attend an international peace conference in Johannesburg | |
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| Mar.24 |
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IPL will switch to South Africa
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| Apr.6 |
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 Prosecutors drop Zuma corruption charges| Prosecutors dropped corruption charges against ruling party president Jacob Zuma, who is expected to win the presidential race | |
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| Apr.8 |
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US court allows apartheid claims
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| Apr.19 |
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 Mandela boost for ANC supporters  Former South African president has made an unexpected appearance at the governing ANC party's final pre-election rally
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| Apr.21 |
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South Africans head for the polls The polls expected to be the most competitive general election since the end of apartheid in 1994
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| Apr.23 |
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ANC on course for South Africa landslide  Map of Western Cape South Africa| The ANC had won around 65 percent of the vote. The opposition Democratic Alliance could be on course to claim control of Western Cape province | |
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Zuma cheered as ANC heads for win
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ANC wins 'outright poll majority'| The ruling African National Congress has won an outright majority in general elections, just short of 2/3 of the approximately 17 million ballots cast | |
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| Apr.25 |
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Zuma vows to unite South Africa
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| May.6 |
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Zuma elected South African leader The leader of African National Congress, Jacob Zuma, has been officially elected the country's president by members of parliament
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| May.9 |
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Zuma sworn in as South Africa's president Map of Pretoria South Africa Jacob Zuma was inaugurated in an exuberant ceremony filled with heads of state and former presidents
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Zuma warning of economic 'pinch' The newly inaugurated President, Jacob Zuma warned in his acceptance speech: South Africa is facing hard times economically
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New finance minister
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| Jun.9 |
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HIV in South Africa 'levels off'
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| Jun.14 |
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S. Africa held by Iraq in Confed opener
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| Jun.18 |
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Brazil cruise to victory over 10-man USA
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Egypt shock Italy in Confederations Cup
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  Shock win for USA over Spain In one of the biggest upsets in international football the USA beat European champions 2-0 in the first semifinal of the Confederations Cup
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 Late Alves free-kick gives Brazil victory A stunning kick from full-back Daniel Alves with just two minutes remaining gives Brazil a 1-0 victory over host nation in Confederations Cup...
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Last-gasp Springboks win Lions
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| Jun.28 |
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Spain third place at Confederations Cup
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 Brazil survive US scare to win Confed Cup Five-time world champions Brazil needed to come from two goals down to beat underdogs the United States 3-2 in the final
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| Jul.8 |
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S Africa strike hits stadium work Some 70,000 construction workers have gone on strike, halting work on stadiums being built for the 2010 World Cup
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| Jul.15 |
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Agreement ends World Cup strikes The strike which threatened to delay the construction schedule of stadiums for 2010 has ended according to the key union behind the dispute
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Mandela turns 91 Former South African president is celebrating his 91st birthday -- as his wife reveals he is struggling to deal with the indignities of aging
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Discontent in townships spreads Violence has spread as residents protest about what they say is a lack of basic services, such as water and housing
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  Cable - big promises for African Internet An undersea cable plugging East Africa into high speed Internet access went live, providing an alternative to expensive satellite connections
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SA fury over athlete gender test Head of South Africa's athletics body: New 800m world champion Caster Semenya has been 'humiliated' after being asked to take a gender test
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| Aug.25 |
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Semenya given rousing S African reception
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| Sep.4 |
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White South African seeks asylum
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| Sep.11 |
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IAAF urges caution over Semenya claims
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| Sep.14 |
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India athlete makes plea for Semenya
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| Sep.19 |
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SA athletics chief issues Semenya apology Athletics South Africa's president Leonard Chuene has apologised for denying knowledge of gender tests conducted on runner Caster Semenya
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| Sep.24 |
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SA athletics chief to stay in job
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| Sep.27 |
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Fans warned of fake World Cup tickets
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| Oct.2 |
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Superb Australia reach Champions final
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| Oct.5 |
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 Australia retain Champions Trophy Watson's second hundred in a week sealed Trophy glory for defending champions as they clinched a six-wicket win over New Zealand in the fina...
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Parreira returns as S. Africa coach
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Chief suspended over Semenya tests
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Semenya to keep gold medal Runner Caster Semenya will be allowed to keep the medal she won in the women's 800-meters at the World Athletics Championships
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  Football: South Africa face France Host nation must overcome Mexico, France and Uruguay if they are to get to the knockout stages of the World Cup finals next year
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