http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/South_AfricaFind stories, videos, and photos about South Africa from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:55:12 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/South_Africa14433Find stories, videos, and photos about South Africa from CNN.com.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/grant_wahl/10/13/wc.travel/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/grant_wahl/10/13/wc.travel/index.htmlThe United States is in. So are Brazil, England, Spain and 15 other nations. Yet with eight months to go before the 2010 World Cup, more tickets have been purchased by people from the U.S. (11.7 percent at last count) than from any other country except the host nation, South Africa (47.9 percent).Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/22/south.africa.embassy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/22/south.africa.embassy/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States temporarily closed its government facilities in South Africa on Tuesday after a "possible threat" to its embassy, the U.S. State Department said.Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/31/district.nine.blomkamp/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/31/district.nine.blomkamp/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe futuristic South African sci-fi that has taken the U.S box office by storm opened in its home country this weekend.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/08/31/jarrett.vacation.destination/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/08/31/jarrett.vacation.destination/index.html#cnnSTCTextWell, the people have spoken, and more than 40 percent of those who weighed in voted for South Africa.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/07/clinton.south.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/07/clinton.south.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday stood by South Africa's much-criticized quiet diplomacy with neighboring Zimbabwe.Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/22/seacom.on/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/22/seacom.on/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn undersea cable plugging east Africa into high speed Internet access went live Thursday, providing an alternative to expensive satellite connections.Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/01/btsc.bia.south.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/01/btsc.bia.south.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's late Sunday morning inside a cavernous Salvation Army Church in Soweto, South Africa. Services, complete with African and traditional music, have just finished and a catchy drum beat with a distinctly American hip-hop sound is coming from the stage.Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/30/sa.rape.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/30/sa.rape.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlexandra township, north of Johannesburg, is a densely populated melting pot with some of South Africa's worst social ills: poverty, unemployment, HIV/AIDS and crime.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/06/09/rugby.lions.explainer.springboks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/06/09/rugby.lions.explainer.springboks/index.html#cnnSTCTextForget World Cups. For many rugby union players the ultimate accomplishment is being selected to appear for the famed British Lions on their overseas tours.Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/06/14/confedcup.iraq.southafrica/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/06/14/confedcup.iraq.southafrica/index.html#cnnSTCTextHost nation South Africa suffered disappointment in the opening match of the Confederations Cup when they were held to a 0-0 draw by Iraq in front of nearly 60,000 fans at Ellis Park, Johannesburg.Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/22/safrica.parties/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/22/safrica.parties/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere are 40 parties vying in South Africa's elections, with 26 participating nationally and 14 provincially. Though South Africa's opposition parties remain generally weak, the ruling African National Congress worries that, collectively, they may eat away at its majority.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/01/av.zapiro/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/01/av.zapiro/index.html#cnnSTCTextHe's been drawing conclusions about South African politics for over 15 years: cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro, aka Zapiro, talks about the power of the pen.Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/03/24/cricket.ipl.sa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/03/24/cricket.ipl.sa/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Africa will stage the 2009 Indian Premier League after officials decided to move the Twenty20 tournament to a neutral venue because of security fears.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/23/south.africa.dalai.lama.visa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/23/south.africa.dalai.lama.visa/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Africa has refused the Dalai Lama a visa to attend an international peace conference in Johannesburg this week, a presidential spokesman said.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/01/hiv.text.messages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/01/hiv.text.messages/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne million free text messages will be sent every day for 12 months from Monday in South Africa in a bid to raise HIV awareness and encourage testing for the disease.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/03/cholera.zimbabwe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/03/cholera.zimbabwe/index.html#cnnSTCTextDoctors worry about the woman sitting on a bed inside the large tent, an IV in her arm. Chipo Matewe, 23, is eight months pregnant and stricken with cholera.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:27:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/world_soccer/01/06/south.africa/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/world_soccer/01/06/south.africa/index.htmlSouth Africa will be ready for the World Cup in 2010 and, as much as is necessary, will be ready for the Confederations Cup this June. How South Africa will cope is, of course, another matter entirely.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/11/22/rugby.springboks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/11/22/rugby.springboks/index.html#cnnSTCTextWorld champions South Africa scored a record 42-6 win over England at Twickenham on Saturday to continue their unbeaten tour of the British Isles.Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/11/08/rugby.srpingboks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/11/08/rugby.srpingboks/index.html#cnnSTCTextWorld champions South Africa survived a spirited second half comeback from Six Nations title holders Wales to win 20-15 in their one-off rugby union Test at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff.Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:39:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1850886,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1850886,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsReversing years of inaccurate government policies, South African Health Minister Barbara Hogan is spreading the truth about AIDSWed, 15 Oct 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1848675,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1848675,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe South African government will press ahead with plans to sell just over 51 tons of ivory to China and Japan under a special exemption to the international ban on the tradeThu, 09 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/10/09/married.name.confusion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/10/09/married.name.confusion/index.html#cnnSTCTextShaun Francis' daughter has the wrong name on her airline ticket. It's her married name, and her passport still has her maiden name. The airline is happy to fix the ticket -- for a $400 fee. But is that right?Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:04:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844846,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844846,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAIDS activists on Friday celebrated the removal of South Africa's health minister, accused of causing countless unnecessary deaths by promoting nutritional supplements instead of conventional medicine for people with HIVFri, 26 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843102,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843102,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSouth Africa's president has agreed to resign after the country's ruling party called on him to step downSat, 20 Sep 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/08/30/rugby.trinations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/08/30/rugby.trinations/index.html#cnnSTCTextJongi Nokwe scored four tries as world champions South Africa answered their critics with a 53-8 rout of Australia in the tri-nations match in Johannesburg on Saturday.Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/08/23/rugby.srpingboks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/08/23/rugby.srpingboks/index.html#cnnSTCTextAustralia boosted their Tri-Nations title chances and ended South African hopes with an emphatic 27-15 win over the Springboks in Durban on Satuday.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/07/21/cricket.england/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/07/21/cricket.england/index.html#cnnSTCTextEngland suffered an emphatic 10-wicket defeat inside four days at Headingley in the second Test against South Africa who take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/07/13/cricket.proteas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/07/13/cricket.proteas/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Africa captain Graeme Smith and his opening partner Neil McKenzie ground their way to hundreds to severely dent England's victory hopes in the first Test at Lord's on Sunday.Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/06/17/rugby.safrica/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/06/17/rugby.safrica/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree hours before the game, the car park outside the rugby stadium in Bloemfontein, seems to be filled with more "braais" (barbecues) than cars.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/20/children.disadvantaged/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/20/children.disadvantaged/index.html#cnnSTCTextJosh Macabuag is in Jozini, South Africa, where he will be working with the charity Engineers Without Borders (EWB).Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:01:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1812108,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1812108,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSouth Africa's health minister said Thursday that HIV infection rates among pregnant women declined for the second straight year and claimed it was proof of the success of government policiesThu, 05 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1810805,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1810805,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: Economic inequality, not racism, drove the wave of anti-immigrant violence that shook the post-apartheid order. And that's a global problem Fri, 30 May 2008 21:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1809942,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1809942,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsJust out of sight of the tour buses that flock to the Cape of Good Hope, more than 2,000 foreigners are crammed into a makeshift refugee camp on the shores of the AtlanticWed, 28 May 2008 17:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/27/safrica.dorm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/27/safrica.dorm/index.html#cnnSTCTextA South African university said Tuesday it will close the dormitory where white students tricked black workers into tasting stew laced with urine, an incident that sparked protests when revealed earlier this year.Tue, 27 May 2008 12:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1809508,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1809508,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA wave of violence against immigrants that left 56 people dead and forced 30,000 from their homes has subsided, South Africa's safety and security minister said MondayMon, 26 May 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/23/southafrica.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/23/southafrica.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe atmosphere was tense in Cape Town on Friday after xenophobic violence that has left more than 40 dead in Johannesburg spread to South Africa's largest city.Fri, 23 May 2008 19:34:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808958,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808958,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThey fled poverty and violence. But now even the plight of their home country seems preferable to the anti-immigrant mobsFri, 23 May 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808767,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808767,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBishop Paul Verryn spent the 1980s defending apartheid's victims. Now, he protects the immigrants on whom some of those former victims have turnedFri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/22/southafrica.riots/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/22/southafrica.riots/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth African police and military units raided three hostels Thursday in a clampdown on xenophobic attacks that have left more than 40 dead, authorities said.Thu, 22 May 2008 20:48:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808434,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808434,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe army is deployed to suppress anti-immigrant violence, but damage to the country's image -- and psyche -- may linger Wed, 21 May 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808016,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808016,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA pogrom against migrants reveals the social strain of a post-apartheid "miracle" that did not help the poorTue, 20 May 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/19/southafrica.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/19/southafrica.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Africa's police chief said Monday that violence directed at foreign nationals had killed 22 people over the past week.Mon, 19 May 2008 20:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807672,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807672,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPolice fired rubber bullets and made arrests Monday to try to quell outbursts of anti-foreigner violence in and around JohannesburgMon, 19 May 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/12/news/international/apartheid_lawsuit/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/12/news/international/apartheid_lawsuit/index.htmThe Supreme Court - apparently handcuffed by possible conflicts of interest - has allowed a multibillion-dollar federal lawsuit from South African blacks and others to proceed. The suit claims U.S. and foreign companies should be held liable for helping the former white-led apartheid government.Mon, 12 May 2008 15:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/22/us.zimbabwe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/22/us.zimbabwe/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Chinese ship that was blocked from unloading its cargo in South Africa may return to China because of difficulties at African ports, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said Tuesday.Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/16/zimbabwe.clancy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/16/zimbabwe.clancy/index.html#cnnSTCTextSinger Eli Amor is a Zimbabwean who has found work in South Africa. Like 13 million of his countrymen, Eli hopes the political and economic situation in his homeland will improve. He offered up a song about a greedy man who refuses to give up power to his fellow Zimbabweans in their shared time of need.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/04/13/cricket.india/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/04/13/cricket.india/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndia dominated South Africa on Sunday to win the third test by eight wickets inside three days, squaring the series 1-1 and retaining their world No. 2 test ranking.Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/04/11/cricket.india/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/04/11/cricket.india/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndia fought back on the first day of the third and final Test in Kanpur to dismiss South Africa for 265 by the close of play.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/04/05/cricket.india/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/04/05/cricket.india/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndia crashed to a humiliating innings and 90 runs defeat in the second Test in Ahmadabad as South Africa took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series.Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/03/06/safrica.video/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/03/06/safrica.video/index.html#cnnSTCTextA video of white students humiliating black workers shows that racism remains entrenched in South Africa, 14 years after the end of apartheid, its government said Thursday.Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/03/01/cricket.southafrica/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/03/01/cricket.southafrica/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Africa posted a huge first innings score on a record-shattering second day of the second Test against Bangladesh.Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/27/saf.racist.video/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/27/saf.racist.video/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhite students at a South African university tricked black residence hall workers into eating stew containing urine, prompting a march Wednesday in which five people were arrested, university officials said.Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:59:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1717687,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1717687,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSouth African college campuses are in turmoil after anti-integration white students are shown humiliating black service staffWed, 27 Feb 2008 18:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/12/scotus.apartheid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/12/scotus.apartheid/index.html#cnnSTCTextA series of lawsuits against companies that did business with the former apartheid regime of South Africa should be dismissed, the Bush administration told the Supreme Court Tuesday.Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/31/zimbabwe.safrica/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/31/zimbabwe.safrica/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth African police raided a Johannesburg church early Thursday and took away large numbers of Zimbabwean refugees who had taken shelter there, according to witnesses and video footage.Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/01/25/cricket.proteas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/01/25/cricket.proteas/index.html#cnnSTCTextGraeme Smith's 86 and a superb spell of two for 13 in 10 overs by Shaun Pollock helped South Africa to an emphatic 86-run defeat of West Indies in the second one-day international in Cape Town.Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:10:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/15/news/international/Mobile_money.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/15/news/international/Mobile_money.fortune/index.htmJaccqueline Mathe, unemployed and 22, has just signed up for a bank account in Nellmapius, a black township near Pretoria. All she needed was a government ID and a mobile phone. Mathe hopes to save a quarter of the monthly $28.54 government grant she receives for her toddler, Khothasto, who is riding in a sling on her back.Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:10:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/golf/01/12/golf.safrica/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/golf/01/12/golf.safrica/index.html#cnnSTCTextMark Murless is in pole position heading into the final day at the Joburg Open after his two-under-par round of 69 left him two shots ahead of the field. Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:51:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/01/10/england.united/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/01/10/england.united/index.html#cnnSTCTextManchester United have agreed to tour South Africa this summer and have also been asked to play a match in Israel to help mark the state's 60th anniversary celebrations. Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/01/09/rugby.coach/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/01/09/rugby.coach/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Africa have named their first black coach with Peter De Villiers picked to succeed Jake White in charge of rugby union's world champions.Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/01/03/lipo.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/01/03/lipo.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCTextColleen Hiltbrunner spent two years researching her dream trip to South Africa. But she wasn't looking for the perfect safari lodge. She was hunting for the right cosmetic surgeon.Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/11/09/cricket.test/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/11/09/cricket.test/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth African fast bowler Dale Steyn took a career-best five for 34 as the Proteas took a tight grip on the first test against New Zealand in Johannesburg.Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:39:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1680715,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1680715,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIs the country in the middle of a child sexual abuse epidemic? The troubles at the talk-show host's celebrated school raises broader questionsMon, 05 Nov 2007 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20156503,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20156503,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnPolice in South Africa have arrested a former employee at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy on charges of physical and sexual abuse, a police spokesman tells CNN.Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/30/oprah.school/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/30/oprah.school/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth African police are investigating abuse allegations at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy, the talk-show host's $40 million school for disadvantaged girls near Johannesburg.Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/31/btc.josh.video.orphanage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/31/btc.josh.video.orphanage/index.html#cnnSTCTextJosh Macabuag is in Jozini, South Africa, where he will be working with the charity Engineers Without Borders (EWB).Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/10/14/southafrica.argentina/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/10/14/southafrica.argentina/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Africa set up a Rugby World Cup final showdown with England after ending the hopes of underdogs Argentina with a 37-13 victory at the Stade de France on Sunday night.Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:57:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1670129,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1670129,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe justice system becomes a battleground for a power struggle within the ruling partyWed, 10 Oct 2007 21:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/10/09/cricket.safrica/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/10/09/cricket.safrica/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Africa gained the upper hand in the second Test against Pakistan in Lahore after a strong showing on the second day. Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/10/07/rugby.southafrica/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/10/07/rugby.southafrica/index.html#cnnSTCTextFiji briefly threatened the greatest upset in World Cup history, pushing South Africa to the limit in their quarterfinal at the Stade Velodrome before eventually going down 37-20.Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/04/carletonville.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/04/carletonville.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe last of 3,200 gold miners trapped by a power failure reached the surface late Thursday after nearly two days underground, witnesses reported. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/03/carletonville.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/03/carletonville.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of workers from a South African gold mine returned to the surface Thursday morning after power to the mine was restored, following an accident that kept them underground for more than a day, the company operating the mine told CNN.Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/09/28/btc.josh.video.tire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/09/28/btc.josh.video.tire/index.html#cnnSTCTextJosh Macabuag is in Jozini, South Africa, where he will be working with the charity Engineers Without Borders (EWB).Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/26/news/international/south_africa.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/26/news/international/south_africa.fortune/index.htmThe Palms shopping center in Lagos is the largest mall in sub-Saharan Africa. It's managed by a South African company, Broll, and most of its stores - Game, Shoprite, NuMetro, Nandos - are South African brands. The largest mobile-phone company in Nigeria? It, too, is South African: MTN, which has captured nearly 50% of the market.Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/09/20/btc.josh.video.tire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/09/20/btc.josh.video.tire/index.html#cnnSTCTextJosh Macabuag is in Jozini, South Africa, where he will be working with the charity Engineers Without Borders (EWB).Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/09/10/btc.josh.blog1/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/09/10/btc.josh.blog1/index.html#cnnSTCTextJosh Macabuag is in Jozini, South Africa, where he will be working with the charity Engineers Without Borders (EWB).Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/09/07/btc.josh.org/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/09/07/btc.josh.org/index.html#cnnSTCTextEngineers Without Borders (EWB) has operations in countries across the world, each committed to engineering for international development.Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/11/cricket.twenty20/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/11/cricket.twenty20/index.html#cnnSTCTextHost nation South Africa got the inaugural Twenty20 world championships off to a thrilling start with a superb eight wicket victory over the West Indies.Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/28/safrica.condoms.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/28/safrica.condoms.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Africa's health department said on Tuesday it has recalled 20 million potentially defective condoms approved by an official accused of taking bribes from a manufacturer.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/28/south.africa.condoms.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/28/south.africa.condoms.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Africa's health department said Tuesday it has recalled 20 million potentially defective condoms approved by an official accused of taking bribes from a manufacturer.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/08/03/rugby.springboks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/08/03/rugby.springboks/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Africa's leading players have been dealt a heavy blow after the country's rugby chiefs decided that players basing themselves abroad would no longer be eligible for the national team.Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:41:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1632309,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1632309,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTens of thousands of public sector workers marched Wednesday to government offices across the country, escalating a 12-day-old strikeThu, 14 Jun 2007 18:30:00 EDThttp://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1601796,00.htmlhttp://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1601796,00.htmlFeud for thoughtThu, 22 Mar 2007 19:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/03/20/cricket.world/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/03/20/cricket.world/index.htmlSouth African captain Graeme Smith led his team into the second round of the World Cup with a convincing seven-wicket win over Scotland in their Group A match on Tuesday.Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/02/11/cricket.safrica/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/02/11/cricket.safrica/index.htmlEmphatic batting by AB de Villiers and Graeme Smith handed South Africa a comprehensive victory in the fourth one-day international against Pakistan on Sunday.Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:42:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/01/20/cricket.pakistan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/01/20/cricket.pakistan/index.htmlPakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq hit 92 not out to dampen the celebrations of Makhaya Ntini, who took his 300th wicket for South Africa in the second test in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:44:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/golf/01/12/golf.joburg/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/golf/01/12/golf.joburg/index.htmlSouth African trio James Kingston, Jakobus Roos and Hennie Otto share the lead on 11-under-par 132 after the second round of the inaugural Joburg Open.Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:11:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/01/06/cricket.test/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/01/06/cricket.test/index.htmlGraeme Smith's 55 guided South Africa to a series clinching five-wicket win a over India in the third test in Cape Town on Saturday.Sat, 06 Jan 2007 16:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/15/insider.gay/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/15/insider.gay/index.htmlSouth Africa has become the first African nation to give legal recognition to same-sex partnerships. The legislation passed this week was drawn up after the country's high court ruled that existing marriage legislation discriminated against same-sex couplesWed, 15 Nov 2006 15:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/10/27/cricket.ntini/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/10/27/cricket.ntini/index.htmlStrike bowler Makhaya Ntini captured five for 21 as Pakistan were routed for 89 in Mohali and South Africa surged into the Champions Trophy semifinals.Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/08/16/rugby.white/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/08/16/rugby.white/index.htmlSouth Africa rugby coach Jake White suffered further injury setbacks during a training session on Wednesday.Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/08/16/cricket.safrica/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/08/16/cricket.safrica/index.htmlSouth Africa will abandon their tour of Sri Lanka after a report by an independent security consultant, said that "the current risk to the team is at an unacceptable level".Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/08/14/cricket.bombs/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/08/14/cricket.bombs/index.htmlSouth Africa agreed Tuesday to await an independent security evaluation by the International Cricket Council before deciding whether to pull out from a tri-nation series in Sri Lanka, following a bomb blast near the team's hotel.Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/07/28/cricket.srilanka/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/07/28/cricket.srilanka/index.htmlKumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene batted throughout the day to record unbeaten double hundreds and put Sri Lanka in total control of the first Test against South Africa on Friday.Fri, 28 Jul 2006 07:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/07/16/safrica.schools/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/07/16/safrica.schools/index.htmlThe janitors at a rural secondary school in the eastern South African town of Jeppe's Reef are letting their curiosity get the best of them.Sun, 16 Jul 2006 10:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/07/15/rugby.australia/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/07/15/rugby.australia/index.htmlAustralia recorded their biggest win over South Africa in 85 years with a 49-0 demolition of the Springboks in the second round of the Tri-Nations at Lang Park.Sat, 15 Jul 2006 11:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/07/11/cricket.safrica/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/07/11/cricket.safrica/index.htmlAshwell Prince will captain South Africa in Sri Lanka later this month after regular captain Graeme Smith withdrew from the tour with an ankle injury.Tue, 11 Jul 2006 17:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/07/05/rugby.safrica/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/07/05/rugby.safrica/index.htmlLock Bakkies Botha and center Jean de Villiers have been ruled out of South Africa's Tri-nations squad after failing to recover from their injuries.Wed, 05 Jul 2006 17:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/07/02/safrica.crime/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/07/02/safrica.crime/index.htmlCharles Nqakula, South Africa's minister for safety and security, has a message for people complaining about his country's rampant crime rate: You can pack your bags and go.Sun, 02 Jul 2006 13:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/06/22/africa.china/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/06/22/africa.china/index.htmlChinese Premier Wen Jiabao has marked the latest stage of his eight-day African journey by signing a series of cooperation agreements with South Africa.Thu, 22 Jun 2006 05:54:00 EDT