Lawyers Demand Release Of South African Miners Charged In Colleagues' Deaths
Lawyers for 270 miners in South Africa are threatening legal action if their clients are not released from prison today. The mine workers were charged with murdering their own colleagues after police...
View ArticleMurder Charges Dropped Against South African Miners, For Now
The South African government is reversing its decision to charge 270 striking miners for the murder of their colleagues. Sort of.
View ArticleDecades Later, South African Miners Sue Employers
South Africa's mining industry is under heavy scrutiny after 44 people died during protests at a platinum mine near Johannesburg. Now, the industry is facing challenges on another front: Lawyers have...
View ArticleS. Africa Mine Dispute Surfaces Other Issues
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Rachel Martin. Mine workers in South Africa face a deadline tomorrow to return to work following a deadly dispute over pay...
View ArticleFor Many S. Africans, Strikes Recall Apartheid Era
Last month, a confrontation between the police and striking platinum miners turned deadly when police killed 34 people. The incident, and the fallout, have sent shock waves across South Africa, with...
View ArticleLabor Unrest In S. African Mines Spreads
In South Africa, thousands of mineworkers have embarked on industrial action that began with a deadly pay strike by platinum workers. They've agreed a wage deal with their management, this week, but...
View ArticleHIV Finding Opens New Path For Vaccine Research
Researchers in South Africa have learned something new about how antibodies fight off HIV in research that could advance the quest to develop a vaccine against the virus.
View ArticleMandela Recovering After Gallstone Surgery
Former South African President Nelson Mandela was recovering Saturday after surgery to remove gallstones, the government said. There was no indication when the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader would...
View ArticleDangers of 'Whoonga': Abuse Of AIDS Drugs Stokes Resistance
Opportunists who market street drugs may be undermining the global struggle against AIDS.In South Africa, two mainstay HIV drugs have found their way into recreational use.
View ArticleOlympic Cyclist Dies After Being Hit By Taxi In South Africa
Burry Stander, one of the world's elite mountain bikers, was killed Thursday as he rode his bike in his native South Africa.
View ArticleYikes! 15,000 Crocodiles Escape Farm In South Africa, Area Evacuated
As flood waters rose Sunday, a South African crocodile farmer near the border with Botswana was forced to open his gates to prevent a storm surge from destroying the property.And, no, this isn't the...
View ArticleTwo Decades On, Vusi Mahlasela Still Sings 'To The People'
South African singer-songwriter Vusi Mahlasela came of age during the 1970s, an era dominated by the violent student uprising in Soweto. From the start, his musical expression has been about love and...
View ArticleSouth Africa's First Black Billionaire Pledges To Donate Half His Wealth
If you were looking for good news, here's a bit of it from South Africa: Patrice Motsepe, the country's first black billionaire, announced today that he will donate half his fortune in order to help...
View ArticleQuick TB Test Builds Up Arsenal Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria
The people on the front lines of tuberculosis control have their hands full, but their biggest challenge for the moment may be containing strains of the disease that are resistant to drugs.Worldwide...
View ArticleOlympic Athlete Charged With Girlfriend's Murder
Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder after his girlfriend was shot dead Thursday at his home in South Africa. Pistorius is the sprinter and double-amputee known as "Blade Runner."
View Article'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius In Custody After Girlfriend's Shooting Death
Our most recent update was added at 1:45 p.m. ET.South African Paralympic and Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius "has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend,"The Associated Press reports from...
View ArticlePistorius In Custody After Girlfriend's Death
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Linda Wertheimer.RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And I'm Renee Montagne. In South Africa today, a stunning story unfolding involving...
View Article'Blade Runner' Pistorius In Tears As Murder Charge Is Filed
"South African 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius broke down in tears on Friday after he was charged in court with shooting dead his girlfriend in his Pretoria house," Reuters reports from...
View ArticlePistorius Says He Feared For His Life; Prosecutor Says Shooting Was...
South African prosecutors laid out their case Tuesday against sprinter Oscar Pistorius, charging that the Olympic and Paralympic athlete committed premeditated murder on Valentine's Day when he...
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