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S. Africa: 4,000 Zimbabweans homeless after xenophobia

A year and a half after a wave of xenophobia raged through South Africa, killing over 60 people and leaving close to 100.000 African foreign nationals homeless, xenophobia has erupted in De Doorns, a farmers' settlement 120 km north east of Cape Town.
Nov 19, 2009 by  Miriam Mannak in World - 2 comments

South African Air Show Crash: Update

A report says the former South African Air Force (SAAF) pilot who was killed at yesterday’s Overberg Fly-In near Cape Town was a very experienced pilot with close to 16,000 flying hours.
Nov 15, 2009 by  Christopher Szabo in World - 1 comment

Jet Crashes At South African Air Show, Pilot Killed

A former military aircraft belonging to a private aviation company has crashed at an air show near Cape Town, killing the pilot, Dave Stock.
Nov 14, 2009 by  Christopher Szabo in World

South Africa Remembers Dead Of All Wars, On All Sides Special

South Africa has remembered its war dead with wreath-laying ceremonies marking Armistice Day, also known as “Poppy Day,” in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Nov 8, 2009 by  Christopher Szabo in World - 2 comments

U.S. Nuclear Sub To Engage South Africans In ‘Historic’ Visit Special

The American nuclear-powered attack submarine, USS San Juan, has arrived in Simon’s Town, South Africa’s main naval facility, for an unprecedented series of joint manoeuvres with South Africa’s submarine force.
Nov 4, 2009 by  Christopher Szabo in World - 4 comments

SA Air Force Passenger Pulls Wrong Lever, Ejects During Flight

The South African Air Force (SAAF) has established a Board of Inquiry for an unusual accident last week in which a civilian passenger accidentally ejected from a two-seat trainer during tight manoeuvres.
Nov 2, 2009 by  Christopher Szabo in World - 2 comments

South African media spin Irish 'racial visa' case out of control

South African media reported that a white South African woman was recently granted permission to stay in Ireland, writing she applied for the permit because she was at risk in her home country because of racial discrimination.
Nov 1, 2009 by  Miriam Mannak in World - 2 comments

Iceland best country for women, Yemen worst

What do Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden have in common, except for cold winters? These Nordic countries, of all nations in the world, have the smallest equality gap between men and women.
Oct 27, 2009 by  Miriam Mannak in World - 4 comments

38 South African women beat alleged rapist to death

A group of 38 South African women, who are accused of killing an alleged rapist, has been granted free bail by the Magistrate Court in South Africa's Eastern Cape province.
Oct 27, 2009 by  Miriam Mannak in Crime

Zimbabwe talks end without a deal

Earlier this year, the South African government forced a power-sharing deal in Zimbabwe between Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai and ZANU-PF President Robert Mugabe but now recent talks have to an inconclusive end.
Oct 27, 2009 by  Andrew Moran in World
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