Topic: Johannesburg

Message to Zimbabwean prime minister: aid is linked to improved human rights

On visits to the US, Europe, and Scandinavia, Morgan Tsvangirai asks for more aid – and says progress is being made.

US and Europe allow 'banned' Zimbabwe officials to visit

Sanctions, human rights violations are waived, for now, so that Zimbabwe's power-sharing government can make some progress.

South Africans self-conscious about low turnout at Confederations Cup

Empty seats cause embarrassment for the soccer tournament's host country as it prepares for the World Cup next June.

Urban living, big-box style

Sparrows like all the modern conveniences of their Home Depot home.

Zuma promises 500,000 new jobs. Can he deliver?

In state of nation speech, critics say South Africa's president failed to make tough choices needed in a recession.

Difference Maker People making a difference: Anna and Phina Mojapelo

Building an orphanage is a powerful mission of love.

South Africa’s ruling party leads in high-turnout election

So many voters flocked to the polls that many stations ran out of ballot papers.

Big turnout in South African elections

Voters express frustration with ANC, but a large turnout favors the ruling party.

Election day for South Africans

A Christian Science perspective.

Nelson Mandela boosts Zuma at final ANC campaign rally

South Africa's ruling party candidate, Jacob Zuma, vows no constitutional changes ahead of April 22 vote.

Madonna loses adoption bid in Malawi

The decision has reignited debate about the best interests of Malawi's 2 million orphans.

Madonna and another Malawi child?

Do international adoptions offer better lives for orphans? Judge delays ruling on pop singer's adoption application until Friday.

Opinion: Editor's message about changes at the Monitor

We're publishing in new ways, but we're still your Christian Science Monitor.

South Africa turns away Dalai Lama, political firestorm follows

It says it denied the Tibetan monk a visa so that politics wouldn't overshadow the upcoming World Cup. Critics say the decision was a nod to China.

Is access to clean water a basic human right?

A growing movement thinks so, saying it will guarantee that the poor have water. But at a water conference in Turkey, officials voice concern about implementing such a right.

Tsvangirai car crash: Accident or assassination attempt?

Sierra Leone verdict warns world's warlords

Rebel leaders Issa Sesay, Morris Kallon, and Augustine Gbao were found guilty Wednesday on more than a dozen counts each of crimes against humanity.

Is Mugabe sabotaging Zimbabwe's coalition government?

Opposition MPs have recently been jailed, including Deputy Agriculture Minister Roy Bennett, who was arrested on charges of 'banditry and terrorism.' Critics say the charges are 'trumped up.'

World

With Tsvangirai as PM, Zimbabwe's power-sharing begins

Wednesday's swearing-in ceremony, officiated by President Mugabe, put an end to 10 months of political stalemate.

How team of rivals could still save Zimbabwe

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai agreed last Friday to form a power-sharing government with longtime President Robert Mugabe.

Why Zimbabwe opposition agreed to join Mugabe's government

What Obama means to the world

From Saudi bloggers to immigrants in the suburbs of Paris, his election has revived global hopes for what America is and can be.

Zimbabweans detail abduction spree

Fresh details of recent abductions, beatings, and forced confessions of Zimbabwe's opposition leaders and civic activists emerged Tuesday during a press conference.

Claims of torture in Zimbabwe