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Africa Monitor
South Africa's ANC retains control in local elections, but grip is slipping
The ANC retained a majority, but a smaller one compared to 2006. The opposition Democratic Alliance made big inroads, particularly with non-white voters. Is South Africa creeping toward true multiparty democracy?
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World Cup baby names: Moms choose Fifa, Bafana, and Soccer City
South Africa World Cup baby names such as Fifa, Bafana, and Soccer City are proliferating in the Rainbow Nation as white and black families name their children after stadiums and teams.
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World Cup stampede renews concern over South Africa's preparedness
Sunday's World Cup stampede during a friendly between Nigeria and North Korea injured more than a dozen people, but officials say this will not be a problem at any of the tournament's official matches.
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South Africa: Should white students who made racist video be reinstated?
The video, filmed by white South African students who fed black workers food apparently laced with urine, caused the students to be expelled. But now a black university official says they should be reinstated.
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In South Africa, a racist video's fallout
White students' film degrading black employees has dredged up unresolved postapartheid problems.
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