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Pistorius removes prosthetic legs in court

Seen by many as a desperate last bid for leniency for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has removed his prosthetic legs and hobbled in…

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The 1976 Soweto Uprising [2] - Apartheid Bantu education policy

Bantu was an educational system designed in 1948 (same year the first white elections were held) primarily to ‘train and fit’ Africans for their role in the newly evolving apartheid society.

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Oscar Pistorius 'broken' South African court hears

A psychologist has said South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is a ‘‘broken’‘ man who should be hospitalised rather than go to jail.

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South African firefighters arrive in Canada to help tackle Fort McMurray wildfire

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Fighting amid parliamentary protest over Jacob Zuma

Punches were thrown as opposition MPs staged a parliamentary protest against President Jacob Zuma. Members of the ultra-left Economic Freedom

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Up to 500,000 South Africa gold miners to launch lung disease class action suits

Up to half a million gold miners have been given the go-ahead to launch class action lawsuits after contracting fatal lung diseases underground. The

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Circus lions rescued in South America arrive in new African home

More than 30 lions rescued from circuses in Peru and Colombia have been flown back Africa to live out the rest of their lives in a private sanctuary

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South African court paves way for Zuma to face renewed corruption charges

South Africa’s High Court has ordered a review of a decision in 2009 to drop nearly 800 corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, saying the move that

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Raising young peoples' eyes to the stars

Beating off bears or bringing the secrets of the universe into primary schools; just two of the challenges astronomers face when passing on their knowledge to the next generation of stargazers.

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Coetzee named Springboks coach

Allister Coetzee has been appointed the new head coach of South Africa’s national rugby team. At the helm, the 52-year old succeeds Heyneke Meyer

South Africa

ANC rallies to save Zuma from impeachment in South Africa

South Africa's scandal-ridden President Jacob Zuma has survived an impeachment vote

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South Africa: President Zuma denies dishonesty over spending scandal

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has denied acting dishonestly in a scandal over public funds spent on renovations at his private home. But he has

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Payback time for Jacob Zuma as court rules on home improvement row

South African President Jacob Zuma has been ordered to pay back some of the milions he spent in state cash upgrading his private home. In a stinging

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FIFA demands millions from ex-officials charged with graft

World football's governing body says its reputation and business interests have been damaged by being implicated in sport's biggest corruption scandal.

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South Africa's Supreme court rules against Pretoria over Bashir

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir should have been arrested when he was in South Africa attending an African Union Summit last June. South

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South Africa: get in as long as prices are low

Euronews spoke at Berlin’s ITB to Sthembiso Dlamini, Acting CEO South African Tourism, about how South Africa can offer relatively cheap travel to

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Oscar Pistorius loses appeal against murder conviction

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has had his right to appeal against his murder conviction rejected by South Africa’s Constitutional Court. In December

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South Africa: Jacob Zuma survives two confidence votes in two months

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has survived a second confidence vote in as many months. Governing MPs defeated the motion by a big margin. It

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Zuma condemns unrest at South African universities

Some universities in South Africa have been forced to close down as disturbances continue to break out amid demonstrations

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Pelle stuns Isner in Rio opener

Argentina’s unheralded Guido Pella created the shock of the opening round at the RIo Open on Monday after felling fourth seeded American John Isner