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South African President Zuma, gallery settle case over painting
World NowSouth African President Jacob Zuma settles legal case over controversial painting, "The Spear" depicting him with genitals exposed: After weeks of confrontation and torment over the controversial painting, “The Spear” depicting South African... -
South African president's lawyer weeps in court case over painting
World NowGcina Malindi, a lawyer for South African President Jacob Zuma, broke down and wept after tough questioning from a white High Court judge, in a hearing on Zuma's efforts to have a portrait depicting him with genitals exposed banned from all public... -
Farmworker convicted of killing South African white supremacist
World NowFarmworker convicted of killing South African white supremacist Eugene TerreBlanche: Chris Mahlangu, 29, was convicted Tuesday of killing his employer, South African white supremacist, Eugene TerreBlanche in April 2010. His companion, Patrick Ndlovu, 18,... -
South Africa President Zuma sues over painting depicting him unzipped
World NowSouth Africa's President Zuma sues over painting depicting him unzipped: A painting by a white Cape Town artist, Brett Murray, depicting South African President Jacob Zuma as Soviet leader Lenin -- but with his genitals exposed -- has caused a storm of... -
South Africa sneaker maker laces up for a hard run at success
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — For a Soweto boy, he had a lot of sneakers. He remembers the joy of that first pair. They had to be red. Walking out of the shop carrying a cardboard box with the sneakers, Sifiso Dlamini, at 12, took the first steps on...
Tags: Business Enterprises, Small Businesses, Business, Startups, Loans
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Review: 'Under African Skies' revisits Paul Simon's 'Graceland'
When Paul Simon's seminal album "Graceland" landed in 1986 with its intoxicating African rhythms and critical acclaim, it also came tainted by the apartheid controversy already swirling around it. The excellent new documentary "Under African Skies"...
Tags: Miriam Makeba, Politics, Quincy Jones, Documentary (genre), Metallica (music group)
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Conviction of Liberia's Charles Taylor seen as double-edged
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The litany of abuses was chilling: mass murder, rape, sexual slavery. Forcing children to fight. Chopping off victims' limbs. Former Liberian President Charles Taylor's conviction Thursday by an international tribunal...
Tags: Civil Rights, Lawyers, Wars and Interventions, Liberia, Sudan
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A South African rape, captured on video, exposes an epidemic
World NowA typical South African rape - captured on cell phone video: South African radio and social media lit up with outrage after a cell phone video showed the gang rape of a 17 year old girl by a group of adolescents. They offered her 25 cents to keep silent... -
South Africa hit by one-day labor strike and protests
World NowThousands of South Africans marched in cities around the country Wednesday as a major trade union federation called a one-day strike to protest against labor brokers -- and remind the government of the movement's power.... -
Bomb at Mogadishu theater kills 10, including Somali sports officials
World NowThe Al Qaeda-linked Somali rebel militia Al Shabab claimed credit for a bomb attack n Mogadishu that killed 10 people, an apparent attempt to assassinate Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohammed Ali.... -
A million face severe malnutrition in the Sahel, UNICEF warns
World NowA hunger emergency looms in the Sahel: Half a million children face starvation in the Sahel if help doesn’t arrive on time, according to humanitarian agencies. A recent UNICEF survey in the Sahel forecast a million cases of severe malnutrition... -
Cultural Exchange: Christoff Wolmarans' fanciful design work finds artistic outlet
His grandfather's metal flying machine was perched on the roof, like a prehistoric skeletal bird. To the boy, Christoff Wolmarans, it was strange and inspiring, even if it never flew. Then there was his grandfather's homemade pistol, an exciting...Tags: Firearms, Sculpture, Consumers, Arts, Arts
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