South Africa’s ruling party suffers biggest election setback
By CARA ANNA South Africa’s ruling party has suffered its worst election setback since taking power at the end of apartheid a generation ago, with the African National Congress losing…
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Study: Bones in South African cave reveal new human relative
By LYNSEY CHUTEL and MALCOLM RITTER Scientists say they’ve discovered a new member of the human family tree, revealed by a huge trove of bones in a barely accessible, pitch-dark…
PRESIDENT: BETRAY RWANDA, FACE CONSEQUENCES
FILE – In this May 22, 2007 file photo, Rwandan president Paul Kagame during a conference in Nairobi, Kenya. Opposition leaders have accused Kagame of ordering the assassination of Rwanda’s…
OPPOSITION: EX-RWANDAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF KILLED
By RAY FAURE and MICHELLE FAUL JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Rwanda’s former spy chief has been found dead in a hotel in South Africa, and police said Thursday they have opened…
DESMOND TUTU HOME ROBBED; WAS AT MANDELA MEMORIAL
By RAY FAURE Retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks at the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium in Soweto near Johannesburg, Tuesday, Dec.…
OBAMA IN SOUTH AFRICA FOR MANDELA MEMORIAL SERVICE
By JULIE PACE President Barack Obama, left, and first lady Michelle Obama, right, arrive at Waterkloof Air Base for a memorial service in honor of former South African leader Nelson…
RECALLING LIFE UNDER APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA
By MICHELLE FAUL This undated photo courtesy of Pillay Family, shows Ethel Pillay, with daughter left to right, Carole, Danette and Michelle. The family experienced racists incidences in the early…
ISRAELI LEADER BACKS OUT OF MANDELA FUNERAL
By JOSEF FEDERMAN FILE – In this file photo taken Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. Fresh off a series…