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South Africa is not 'falling apart,' President Zuma says
The president of South Africa sought to dispel concerns about the country's sluggish growth, saying two downgrades by international rating agencies did not mean the country wasn't continuing to develop.
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Opinion: Is South Africa following the path of 'the strongman'?
South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress, was once a post-apartheid hero. Now it is the latest caricature of African bad governance, and it no longer resonates with the people. At its upcoming meeting, the party must embrace internal debate and reject economic nationalism.
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Memorial services held for South African miners killed during strike (+video)
The day should be an opportunity for the nation to 'mourn and promote a violence-free society,' said South Africa President Zuma in a statement. Still the question remains: Who is responsible for the shooting?
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Some South African miners back to work after shooting
Owner Lonmin has threatened about 3,000 striking workers with dismissal if they do not show up at work in the platinum mine northwest of Johannesburg. But only a quarter of them returned to work after the police shooting that killed 34 last week.
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The real danger for South Africa after Lonmin mine shootingPolice shooting of 34 protesting mine workers has shocked South Africans, but the growing economic frustration that the miners' strike underscores does not equal growing support for the ruling ANC's rivals.
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Striking miners killed by police leaves South Africa in shock (+video)
After the move against 3,000 striking drill operators that caused 34 deaths and left dozens wounded on Thursday northwest of Johannesburg, a nation is asking itself the question of what has really changed since the end of the apartheid.
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Police in South Africa shoot dead several striking miners (+video)
It appears to be one of the bloodiest police operations in South Africa since the end of the apartheid: Police in Johannesburg killed and wounded dozens in an operation intended to disperse 3,000 protesting drill operators who had massed near the mine.
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African Union gets a South African leader, lending the group heft
Observers hope that the long-deadlocked African Union will wield more influence with the economic and political power of South Africa behind it.
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On Mandela's 94th birthday, some South Africans express ambivalence (+video)While many South Africans spent today celebrating former President Nelson Mandela's 94th birthday and his efforts to maintain political stability, others say he 'sold out' poorer blacks.
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South Africa braces for verdict on murder of far right leader
Afrikaners plan to protest as court delivers verdict tomorrow on two black men accused of murdering white supremacist Eugene Terreblanche. Is this the end of the Rainbow Nation?
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Under African Skies: movie review
When Paul Simon played, apartheid as his backdrop.
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Difference Maker
They opened their home – and hearts – to South Africa's abandoned babiesChristo and Lanie de Klerk have founded the Baby Moses sanctuary for abandoned babies in South Africa.
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Good Reads: Politics of withdrawal, fossil fuels, and media freedom in South AfricaHerewith, a shout out to longer-form analysis stories about President Obama's security pact with Afghanistan, as well as stories on oil, developing countries, and media restriction in South Africa.
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Africa Monitor
South Africa's report card on democracy gets worseSouth Africa ranks fifth for governance in Africa, but its scores have consistently declined over the past five years, with diminished press freedoms and rule of law, writes guest blogger Karl Beck.
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The Circle Bastiat
Will nationalizing mines make South African poverty worse?South Africa has a 20 percent unemployment rate and rampant poverty, which will only get worse if the government begins interfering in mining operations.
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South African ruling party expels Malema, but what's next?
Julius Malema, outspoken leader of the ANC Youth League, was expelled Wednesday for creating division within party. But ANC still faces challenge of appealing to youths.
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Johannesburg no longer a no-go for tourists, investors
Johannesburg has a reputation for high crime, but efforts to rejuvenate the South African city are having an impact.
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Africa Monitor
Fiery South African youth leader suspended, but the fire remains (+video)Suspension of ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema may soothe South Africa's political and economic elites. But guest blogger Zama Ndlovu says youths won't remain silent.
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State of the Union speech, as heard by China, India, France, Israel...State of the Union coverage in the world's newspapers says as much about the specific concerns of other countries as it does about what President Obama actually said.
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Zuma tells the UN: Listen to African Union
South African President Zuma airs complaints of UN interference in Libya during a UN Security Council meeting on how the African Union and the UN can work more closely.
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Stampede at university highlights South Africa's education shortage
A late application period at the University of Johannesburg led to a stampede that killed one and injured 22. Critics say South Africa doesn't provide as much access to higher education as it promises.
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Sometimes There Is a Void
A messy memoir from an important African voice.
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'Occupy Nigeria' emerges ahead of mass strike
Talking of '1 percent cabals,' opponents of Nigeria's government are angry about its removal of a fuel subsidy and its weak response to ongoing attacks by a radical Islamist sect.
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Global News Blog
Pushing racial buttons, a young firebrand stirs up South AfricaThe ruling African National Congress party has suspended its youth league leader Julius Malema for hate speech, but his career is far from over.
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The Monitor's View: Russia's election and the global response to economic woes
The voters' blow to Putin in the Russian election is another example of the different popular reactions to inept economic management – and is part of the global contest between models of governance.
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