JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African government report released on Wednesday implicated President Jacob Zuma in a scandal over a plane chartered by rich friends of his which landed at a military base without proper permission.Full story
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South African prosecutors dropped charges on Tuesday against one of the two men charged with raping, mutilating and killing a teenage girl in a crime that outraged a country hardened by some of the world's highest rates of sexual violence. Full story
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Ten striking South African miners were taken to hospital on Tuesday after being hit by rubber bullets, police said, as labor strife swells in mines and factories ahead of mid-year pay negotiations. Full story
Nationally recognized radio host Elvis Duran introduces Kathie Lee and Hoda to his artist of the month: Nikki Williams, a 24-year-old singer- songwriter from South Africa. She performs her new hit single “Glowing,” which has more than 900-thousand hits on YouTube.
On the 19th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s election to the presidency in South Africa, Rev. Sharpton remembers how that day felt for South Africans, and the world.
The former South African president is responding to treatment for a recurring lung infection, officials say. This marks the third time in four months the 94-year-old has been hospitalized. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports.
Olympian Oscar Pistorius has not been seen since he left a South Africa courtroom in February, holed up in his uncle’s mansion. His defense is now asking the judge to allow him to travel outside the country. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski reports.
The 94-year-old former South African president has been admitted with a recurrence of the lung infection he suffered in December. NBC’s Rohit Kochroo reports.
Ernie Els of South Africa hits his tee shot on the fourth hole during third round play in the 2013 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 13, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar
People work on machines at a clothing factory at an industrial town of Newcastle, 260 km southeast of Johannesburg May 8, 2013. South Africa says its garment industry is better regulated and workers are better paid than in ultra low-cost Asian producers like Bangladesh, where the collapse of a fact
Workers work on machines at a clothing factory at an industrial town of Newcastle, 260 km southeast of Johannesburg May 8, 2013. South Africa says its garment industry is better regulated and workers are better paid than in ultra low-cost Asian producers like Bangladesh, where the collapse of a fac
A woman works at a clothing factory at the industrial town of Newcastle, 260 km southeast of Johannesburg May 8, 2013. South Africa says its garment industry is better regulated and workers are better paid than in ultra low-cost Asian producers like Bangladesh, where the collapse of a factory kille
