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    Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Nelson Mandela is hospitalized again for lung infection

    <span class="runtimeTopic">JOHANNESBURG, South Africa --</span> Nelson Mandela was readmitted to a hospital after a worrying recurrence of the lung infection he suffered in December, the South African presidency announced Thursday.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Nelson Mandela was readmitted to a hospital after a worrying recurrence of the lung infection he suffered in December, the South African presidency announced Thursday. It was the third time Mandela, known affectionately...

    Tags: Jacob Zuma, South Africa, FIFA World Cup, Nelson Mandela, Tuberculosis

    2. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Oscar Pistorius plans own memorial service for Reeva Steenkamp

    Oscar Pistorius is planning to hold his own memorial service Wednesday night in Pretoria, South Africa, for girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, whom he shot and killed on Valentine's Day.
    Oscar Pistorius is planning to hold his own memorial service Wednesday night in Pretoria, South Africa, for girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, whom he shot and killed on Valentine's Day. It is unclear exactly what Pistorius' service would consist of or how...

    Tags: Lindsey Vonn, Tiger Woods, Reeva Steenkamp, Oscar Pistorius, Ultimate Fighting Championship

    3. Feb 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Investigator in Oscar Pistorius case faces attempted murder charges

    PRETORIA, South Africa -- In a bizarre twist to a closely watched court case, South African media Thursday reported that the lead police detective in charge of the Oscar Pistorius murder investigation is himself facing seven counts of attempted murder.
    PRETORIA, South Africa -- In a bizarre twist to a closely watched court case, South African media Thursday reported that the lead police detective in charge of the Oscar Pistorius murder investigation is himself facing seven counts of attempted murder....

    Tags: South Africa, Herbal Medicines, Reeva Steenkamp, Murder, Trials

    4. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Oscar Pistorius to be charged with premeditated murder, judge rules

    <a id="PLGEO100100602011446" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Pretoria (South Africa)" href="../../topic/intl/south-africa/pretoria-%28south-africa%29-PLGEO100100602011446.topic">PRETORIA</a>, <a id="PLGEO00000104" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="South Africa" href="../../topic/intl/south-africa-PLGEO00000104.topic">South Africa</a> -- As his girlfriend, <a id="PEOCVC000256" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Reeva Steenkamp" href="../../topic/crime-law-justice/crimes/reeva-steenkamp-PEOCVC000256.topic">Reeva Steenkamp</a>, cowered behind a locked door in a tiny bathroom, <a id="PESPT008574" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Oscar Pistorius" href="../../topic/sports/oscar-pistorius-PESPT008574.topic">Oscar Pistorius</a> strapped on his prosthetic legs, grabbed his pistol, strode seven yards to the door and fired through it four times, killing her, prosecutors alleged Tuesday as they laid out their case against the double-amputee Olympic runner in Pretoria Magistrate&rsquo;s Court.
    PRETORIA, South Africa -- As his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, cowered behind a locked door in a tiny bathroom, Oscar Pistorius strapped on his prosthetic legs, grabbed his pistol, strode seven yards to the door and fired through it four times, killing...

    Tags: South Africa, Lawyers, Murder, Reeva Steenkamp, Trials

    5. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius weeps as he faces murder charge

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee revered in South Africa for overcoming his disability to compete in the London Games last year, wept in court Friday as he faced a murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of his girlfriend.
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    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee revered in South Africa for overcoming his disability to compete in the London Games last year, wept in court Friday as he faced a murder charge in connection with the...

    Tags: South Africa, Murder, Africa, Criminal Laws, Oscar Pistorius

    6. Dec 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. South Africa's Nelson Mandela is hospitalized for tests

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- South Africa's beloved former president, Nelson Mandela, was hospitalized in a Pretoria military hospital Saturday for tests.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- South Africa's beloved former president, Nelson Mandela, was hospitalized in a Pretoria military hospital Saturday for tests. The 94-year-old Mandela, his nation's first black president, has had several health scares in...

    Tags: Pakistan, South Africa, Jacob Zuma, U.S. Congress, Nelson Mandela

    7. Dec 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Officials say Nelson Mandela will spend Christmas in the hospital

    <span class="runtimeTopic">JOHANNESBURG -- South Africa's</span> elder statesman, Nelson Mandela, will spend&nbsp;Christmas in the hospital, with authorities announcing that doctors have no plans to discharge the former president.
    JOHANNESBURG -- South Africa's elder statesman, Nelson Mandela, will spend Christmas in the hospital, with authorities announcing that doctors have no plans to discharge the former president. Mandela, 94, South Africa's first black president, has been...

    Tags: South Africa, Jacob Zuma, Nelson Mandela, Holidays, Tuberculosis

    8. Sep 16, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Review: Douglas Foster pierces the surface in 'After Mandela'

    <strong>After Mandela</strong>
    -------------------- After Mandela The Struggle for Freedom in Post-Apartheid South Africa Douglas Foster Liveright: 608 pp., $35 -------------------- What a pleasant surprise to encounter a book that actually looks beyond the surface of South...

    Tags: Jacob Zuma, AIDS, Nelson Mandela, Africa, Thabo Mbeki

    9. Aug 18, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Book review: 'The Twilight of the Bombs' by Richard Rhodes

    The concluding volume in the magisterial historical tetralogy Richard Rhodes calls "The Making of the Nuclear Age" bears a weighty subtitle that hints at its somewhat discursive nature.
    Los Angeles Times
    The concluding volume in the magisterial historical tetralogy Richard Rhodes calls "The Making of the Nuclear Age" bears a weighty subtitle that hints at its somewhat discursive nature. "The Twilight of the Bombs: Recent Challenges, New Dangers, and...

    Tags: North Korea, Mikhail S Gorbachev, Baghdad (Iraq), Pulitzer Prize Awards, Health

    10. Apr 12, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Readers recommend: Alpine surprise

    We found a delightful oasis in Pretoria called the Alpine Attitude. This boutique hotel is modern in décor, friendly, helpful. They served excellent food and went the extra mile in caring for us. Alpine Attitude, 522 Atterbury Road, Pretoria; 011-27-12-...
    11. Dec 13, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Zimbabwe, through South Africa

    In one of his most strongly worded statements directed at the government of Zimbabwe to date, President Bush recently <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_ZIMBABWE_WORLD_OUTRAGE?SITE=SCFLO&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">joined a chorus</a> of international leaders and statesmen in calling for its monstrous president, Robert Mugabe, to step down. As he has done since the United States first started imposing targeted sanctions against his country in 2002, Mugabe shrugged and blamed Western interference for Zimbabwe's problems. Memo to Bush et al: This strategy is not working.
    In one of his most strongly worded statements directed at the government of Zimbabwe to date, President Bush recently joined a chorus of international leaders and statesmen in calling for its monstrous president, Robert Mugabe, to step down. As he has...

    Tags: Economic Sanctions, South Africa, Foreign Aid, Government, George W. Bush

    12. Jul 29, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Why, the Beloved Country?

    ++++++++++++++++++++ || || ++++++++++++++++++++ In early may, just a month before the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip, South African Minister of Intelligence Ronnie Kasrils paid a visit to Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader and erstwhile Palestinian...

    Tags: Economic Sanctions, South Africa, Oprah Winfrey, Gaza Strip, Foreign Aid

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