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The UK denies a visa to Mandela's grandson over his support for Hamas
Read full article: The UK denies a visa to Mandela's grandson over his support for HamasThe grandson of South Africaโs first Black president, Nelson Mandela, says the U.K. government denied him an entry visa because of his support for Hamas.
Whitney Houston's epic 1994 performance in South Africa will hit theaters as a concert film
Read full article: Whitney Houston's epic 1994 performance in South Africa will hit theaters as a concert filmWhitney Houstonโs epic concert in South Africa staged after President Nelson Mandelaโs landmark election will be hitting theater screens this fall.
Pravin Gordhan, a South African government minister who was activist against apartheid, dies at 75
Read full article: Pravin Gordhan, a South African government minister who was activist against apartheid, dies at 75Pravin Gordhan, who was a South African government minister for many years after beginning his political career opposing apartheid, has died.
South African opposition parties holding crunch talks on the ANC's unity plan. But deep rifts remain
Read full article: South African opposition parties holding crunch talks on the ANC's unity plan. But deep rifts remainSouth African opposition parties are meeting and will continue crunch talks into next week to consider the ruling African National Congressโ offer to become part of a government of national unity.
South Africa's ANC leans toward a 'unity' government that evokes Mandela but divisions are there
Read full article: South Africa's ANC leans toward a 'unity' government that evokes Mandela but divisions are thereSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa is meeting with senior officials of the African National Congress to decide how to go about forming a government after the party lost its 30-year grip on power and left a post-election deadlock.
South Africa questions its very being. Yet a difficult change has reinforced its young democracy
Read full article: South Africa questions its very being. Yet a difficult change has reinforced its young democracySouth Africa is in a moment of deep soul-searching after an election that brought a jarring split from the African National Congress party.
A guide to what's next for South Africa and the key figures in unprecedented coalition talks
Read full article: A guide to what's next for South Africa and the key figures in unprecedented coalition talksSouth Africaโs election has decided little, other than the African National Congress that liberated the country from apartheid in 1994 has lost its 30-year majority.
The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority in landmark election
Read full article: The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority in landmark electionThe African National Congress party has lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago.
South Africa heads for 'coalition country' as partial election results put ruling ANC well below 50%
Read full article: South Africa heads for 'coalition country' as partial election results put ruling ANC well below 50%South Africa is heading closer to the reality of a national coalition government for the first time as partial election results put the ruling African Nation Congress well short of a majority.
Partial count in South Africa election puts ruling ANC below 50% as country senses momentous change
Read full article: Partial count in South Africa election puts ruling ANC below 50% as country senses momentous changePartial results in South Africaโs national election have put the long-ruling African National Congress at less than 50% of the vote.
South Africa's surprise election challenger is evoking the past anti-apartheid struggle
Read full article: South Africa's surprise election challenger is evoking the past anti-apartheid struggleFormer South African President Jacob Zuma is the wild card in Wednesdayโs election for Africaโs most advanced country.
South Africa's election could bring the biggest political shift since it became a democracy in 1994
Read full article: South Africa's election could bring the biggest political shift since it became a democracy in 1994South Africans will vote Wednesday to decide whether their country takes its most significant political step since it brought down apartheid and achieved democracy 30 years ago.
South Africa's 4 big political parties begin final weekend of campaigning ahead of election
Read full article: South Africa's 4 big political parties begin final weekend of campaigning ahead of electionSouth Africaโs four main political parties have begun a final weekend of campaigning before a possibly pivotal election that could bring the countryโs most important change in 30 years.
It's possible no party will get a majority in South Africa's election. Here's what that would mean
Read full article: It's possible no party will get a majority in South Africa's election. Here's what that would meanThe focus for South Africaโs national election next week is on the fate of the African National Congress party and whether it is going to lose its parliamentary majority for the first time.
In South Africa, a community struggling for clean water reflects wider discontent ahead of election
Read full article: In South Africa, a community struggling for clean water reflects wider discontent ahead of electionThe struggle starts early in the Hammanskraal area of South Africa as people queue some mornings to fill buckets with water from a tank provided by an aid agency.
Who is Jacob Zuma, the former South African president disqualified from next week's election?
Read full article: Who is Jacob Zuma, the former South African president disqualified from next week's election?Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been barred from running in next weekโs national election over a previous criminal conviction, the latest twist in his return to politics.
South Africa's election might be a defining moment โ with new complications. Here's what to know
Read full article: South Africa's election might be a defining moment โ with new complications. Here's what to knowSouth Africaโs election will determine how weary the country has become of the ruling African National Congress party, which has been in power since the end of apartheid 30 years ago.
South Africa braces for what may be a milestone election. Here is a guide to the main players
Read full article: South Africa braces for what may be a milestone election. Here is a guide to the main playersAfter 30 years of dominating South African politics, the ruling African National Congress will face its toughest election this month as most opinion polls predict it will lose its parliamentary majority for the first time.
It's 30 years since apartheid ended. South Africa's celebrations are set against growing discontent
Read full article: It's 30 years since apartheid ended. South Africa's celebrations are set against growing discontentSouth Africa has marked 30 years since the end of apartheid with a ceremony in the capital.
South Africa will mark 30 years of freedom amid inequality, poverty and a tense election ahead
Read full article: South Africa will mark 30 years of freedom amid inequality, poverty and a tense election aheadSouth Africa this week celebrates 30 years of freedom after a historic 1994 election that saw the end of white minority rule and racial segregation.
How South Africa's former leader Zuma turned on his allies and became a surprise election foe
Read full article: How South Africa's former leader Zuma turned on his allies and became a surprise election foeSouth Africa faces an unusual national election this year, its seventh vote since transitioning from white minority rule to a democracy 30 years ago.
South Africa's ruling ANC takes rival party to court in fractious buildup to election
Read full article: South Africa's ruling ANC takes rival party to court in fractious buildup to electionSouth Africaโs ruling African National Congress is taking the independent electoral body and a rival political party fronted by the countryโs former leader to court.
Why South Africa is facing a turning point in May's national election and who the major players are
Read full article: Why South Africa is facing a turning point in May's national election and who the major players arePolls suggest South Africa faces a historic turning point in a national election in May.
South Africa sets May 29 elections that could be the most pivotal since apartheid ended
Read full article: South Africa sets May 29 elections that could be the most pivotal since apartheid endedSouth Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the highly anticipated national election will be held on May 29.
South African president defends 30 years of ANC rule in speech to Parliament ahead of elections
Read full article: South African president defends 30 years of ANC rule in speech to Parliament ahead of electionsSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa confronted some of his countryโs deep problems in his annual State of the Nation speech in Parliament on Thursday.
Hamas demands Israel release Marwan Barghouti, a man some Palestinians see as their Nelson Mandela
Read full article: Hamas demands Israel release Marwan Barghouti, a man some Palestinians see as their Nelson MandelaHamasโ demand that Israel release Marwan Barghouti brings new attention to a man many Palestinians see as their Nelson Mandela.
An auction of Nelson Mandela's possessions is suspended as South Africa fights to keep them
Read full article: An auction of Nelson Mandela's possessions is suspended as South Africa fights to keep themThe planned auction of dozens of items that belonged to Nelson Mandela has been suspended pending a court application to completely halt it.
Palestinian viewers are captivated and moved by case at UN's top court accusing Israel of genocide
Read full article: Palestinian viewers are captivated and moved by case at UN's top court accusing Israel of genocidePalestinians across the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem have been captivated by the proceedings in a faraway courtroom where the first hearing in an unprecedented case against Israel was held.
Nelson Mandela's support for Palestinians endures with South Africa's genocide case against Israel
Read full article: Nelson Mandela's support for Palestinians endures with South Africa's genocide case against IsraelSouth Africa's long-held support for the Palestinian people can be traced back to the time of Nelson Mandela and Yasser Arafat.
Peter Magubane, a South African photographer who captured 40 years of apartheid, dies at age 91
Read full article: Peter Magubane, a South African photographer who captured 40 years of apartheid, dies at age 91Peter Magubane, a fearless photographer who captured the violence and horror of South Africaโs brutal apartheid era of racial oppression, and was entrusted with documenting Nelson Mandelaโs first years of freedom after his release from prison, has died.
South African ex-President Jacob Zuma has denounced the ANC and pledged to vote for a new party
Read full article: South African ex-President Jacob Zuma has denounced the ANC and pledged to vote for a new partyFormer South African President Jacob Zuma has denounced the governing African National Congress party and announced that he will vote for a newly-formed political formation in the countryโs general election next year.
Man charged with terrorism over a fire at South African Parliament is declared unfit to stand trial
Read full article: Man charged with terrorism over a fire at South African Parliament is declared unfit to stand trialA man charged with terrorism and other offenses over a 2022 fire that badly damaged South Africaโs historic Parliament complex in Cape Town has been declared unfit to stand trial.
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai urges world to confront Taliban's 'gender apartheid' against women
Read full article: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai urges world to confront Taliban's 'gender apartheid' against womenNobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai says the world needs to recognize and confront the Taliban's โgender apartheidโ against women and girls in Afghanistan.
The 2023 Soros Arts Fellows plan to fight climate change and other global issues with public art
Read full article: The 2023 Soros Arts Fellows plan to fight climate change and other global issues with public artPalestinian artist Nida Sinnokrot, one of 18 artists receiving the 2023 Soros Arts Fellowships from the Open Society Foundations on Tuesday, says that art provides hope and resilience, even in the midst of war.
Trump compares himself to Mandela and rails against Biden after filing for New Hampshire primary
Read full article: Trump compares himself to Mandela and rails against Biden after filing for New Hampshire primaryFormer President Donald Trump is comparing himself to anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela.
Gabon's wealthy, dynastic leader thought he could resist Africa's trend of coups. He might be wrong
Read full article: Gabon's wealthy, dynastic leader thought he could resist Africa's trend of coups. He might be wrongThe president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, knew well the threat of military coups in his part of the world.
South Africa's ruling ANC party fetes 111th anniversary
Read full article: South Africa's ruling ANC party fetes 111th anniversarySouth Africaโs ruling African National Congress party on Sunday marks its 111th anniversary with celebratory events in Mangaung, Free State province, where the organization was founded in 1912.
South Africa leader fights for political future over scandal
Read full article: South Africa leader fights for political future over scandalThe president of South Africa is fighting for his political future in a dramatic reversal of fortunes for an anti-apartheid icon once admired for tackling the problems of Africaโs most developed economy.
EXPLAINER: Why South Africa's president might lose his job
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Why South Africa's president might lose his jobSouth Africaโs president might lose his job as he faces possible impeachment over claims that he tried to cover up the theft of millions of dollars stashed inside a couch on his farm.
Global statesmen: UN needs to be more muscular and united
Read full article: Global statesmen: UN needs to be more muscular and unitedA group of elder statesmen founded by Nelson Mandela says the United Nations needs to be more muscular and united if it wants to remain a central player in tackling the worldโs multiple escalating crises.
Fortunes reverse for ex-judge and Brazil president he jailed
Read full article: Fortunes reverse for ex-judge and Brazil president he jailedWhen federal judge Sergio Moro resigned to enter politics, many in Brazil believed the anti-corruption crusader who jailed a popular former president could someday occupy the nationโs most powerful office.
Fans of Princess Diana gather to mark her death 25 years ago
Read full article: Fans of Princess Diana gather to mark her death 25 years agoFans of the late Princess Diana have placed tributes outside the gates of her Kensington Palace home, marking the 25th anniversary of her death in a Paris car accident.
South Africa's ruling ANC opens policy meeting amid problems
Read full article: South Africa's ruling ANC opens policy meeting amid problemsSouth Africaโs ruling African National Congress party begins its key policy conference on Friday beset by internal divisions and the countryโs economic woes.
Prince Harry challenges divided world to reclaim democracies
Read full article: Prince Harry challenges divided world to reclaim democraciesBritainโs Prince Harry is challenging people everywhere to adopt Nelson Mandelaโs spirit of hope in an uncertain and divided world to reclaim democracies and leave a better future for children.
Leading official of South Africa's ruling ANC party dies
Read full article: Leading official of South Africa's ruling ANC party diesSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to the long-serving deputy secretary-general of his ruling African National Congress party Jessie Duarte, who died Sunday after a long battle with cancer.
This week in history: Nelson Mandela visits Detroit, speaks at Tiger Stadium in 1990
Read full article: This week in history: Nelson Mandela visits Detroit, speaks at Tiger Stadium in 1990On June 28, 1990, Nelson Mandela visited Detroit and spoke to a massive crowd at Tiger Stadium, just months after being freed from prison in South Africa.
EXPLAINER: The scandal engulfing South Africa's president
Read full article: EXPLAINER: The scandal engulfing South Africa's presidentSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa could face criminal charges and is already facing calls to step down over claims that he tried to cover up the theft of millions of dollars in U.S. currency that was hidden inside furniture at his game farm.
Salvadoran women jailed for abortion warn US of total ban
Read full article: Salvadoran women jailed for abortion warn US of total banEl Salvador has one of the worldโs strictest abortion laws, banning the procedure in all circumstances including cases of rape, incest, fetal malformation and risk to a pregnant woman's life.
South Africa's Ramaphosa vows to tackle the nation's woes
Read full article: South Africa's Ramaphosa vows to tackle the nation's woesSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed his government will effectively tackle the countryโs pressing problems of corruption, nationwide power cuts, high unemployment and the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
South Africa's ruling party must regain support, says leader
Read full article: South Africa's ruling party must regain support, says leaderSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the ruling party, the African National Congress, must work to regain popular support after being embroiled in corruption scandals and divided by bitter factional rivalries.
South Africa's ruling party marks birthday amid divisions
Read full article: South Africa's ruling party marks birthday amid divisionsSouth Africaโs ruling party, the African National Congress, is to celebrate its 110th anniversary this weekend amid deep divisions, graft allegations and broad challenges that saw it perform dismally in local government elections last year.
'Moral compass': Requiem for South Africa's Archbishop Tutu
Read full article: 'Moral compass': Requiem for South Africa's Archbishop TutuAnglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been remembered at his funeral for his Nobel Peace Prize-earning role in ending South Africaโs apartheid regime of racial oppression and for championing the rights of LGBTQ people.
A tense exchange highlights unsettled part of Tutu's legacy
Read full article: A tense exchange highlights unsettled part of Tutu's legacyAn anguished encounter between two titans of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle during the country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings still rankles some Black South Africans.
South African minister objects to sale of Mandela's cell key
Read full article: South African minister objects to sale of Mandela's cell keyA South African Cabinet minister is urging the cancellation of an upcoming U.S. auction of a key to the Robben Island prison cell where Nelson Mandela, the countryโs first Black president, was long jailed for his opposition to apartheid.
South Africa's ANC loses mayors in Johannesburg and Pretoria
Read full article: South Africa's ANC loses mayors in Johannesburg and PretoriaSouth Africaโs ruling party, the African National Congress, has lost control of the city councils of Johannesburg and other major cities, following recent local government elections.
South Africa's ANC party sees big decline in local elections
Read full article: South Africa's ANC party sees big decline in local electionsSouth Africaโs voters have delivered a significant rebuke to the governing African National Congress, the party of late anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, which got less than 50% of ballots cast in local government elections.
South Africa's local vote will gauge support for ruling ANC
Read full article: South Africa's local vote will gauge support for ruling ANCSouth Africans are voting in local government elections that will offer an indication if support for the ruling African National Congress has rebounded after waning in recent years.
South Africa's Desmond Tutu turns 90 amid new racist slur
Read full article: South Africa's Desmond Tutu turns 90 amid new racist slurAs South Africaโs anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu turns 90, recent racist graffiti on a portrait of the Nobel winner highlights the continuing relevance of his work for equality.
The Latest: Taliban decrees end to unapproved demonstrations
Read full article: The Latest: Taliban decrees end to unapproved demonstrationsThe interior ministry of the new Taliban government is seeking to end protests in Afghanistan after days of demonstrations that have brought heavy-handed assaults on protesters.
Geelani, Kashmirโs staunchest anti-India leader, dies at 91
Read full article: Geelani, Kashmirโs staunchest anti-India leader, dies at 91Syed Ali Geelani, an icon of disputed Kashmirโs resistance against Indian rule and a top separatist leader who became the emblem of the regionโs defiance against New Delhi, has died at 91.
AP editor, Times columnist among new Pulitzer Board chairs
Read full article: AP editor, Times columnist among new Pulitzer Board chairsNew York Times opinion columnist Gail Collins, Associated Press Editor at Large John Daniszewski and journalist Katherine Boo have been elected as co-chairs of the Pulitzer Prize Board.
South Africa's leader vows to restore order, catch plotters
Read full article: South Africa's leader vows to restore order, catch plottersSouth Africa's leader has gone to Johannesburgโs Soweto township to view badly damaged shopping centers where people were trampled to death in rioting sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma.
South African court to rule on arrest of ex-president Zuma
Read full article: South African court to rule on arrest of ex-president ZumaA South African regional court is to rule Friday on whether it will block an order by the countryโs highest court for the arrest of former South African President Jacob Zuma.
South Africa's Zuma doesn't say if he will comply with jail
Read full article: South Africa's Zuma doesn't say if he will comply with jailFormer South African president Jacob Zuma has denounced the 15-month prison sentence he has been given by the countryโs highest court and has not said if he will voluntarily comply with the order to turn himself over to the police.
South Africa marks anniversary of Soweto student protests
Read full article: South Africa marks anniversary of Soweto student protestsSouth Africa's high rate of unemployment has cast a pall over Youth Day, the holiday honoring the 45th anniversary of the Soweto student protests which played a key role in ending apartheid, the previous regime of racist, minority rule.
Hope that South Africa's COVID-19 corruption inspires action
Read full article: Hope that South Africa's COVID-19 corruption inspires action(AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, file)CAPE TOWN โ There's some hope in South Africa that this time the outrage against corruption inspires effective action. The new charges of the misuse of public money earmarked to fight the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to be a turning point, say those experts. AdIt would be shocking, corruption experts say, if graft hadn't already been deeply entrenched in South Africa. โI get the outrage but not the surprise," said David Lewis, executive director of Corruption Watch in South Africa. South Africa was in recession even before the devastating effects of the virus.