Tag: South Africa

South African court orders release of tapes

Carley Petesch · August 28, 2014 2:18 pm

A man cycles past a billboard featuring Sophie Ndaba, an actor who played the Queen Moroka character in "Generations," soap opera displayed on the street in Soweto, South Africa, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. "Generations," a hugely popular soap opera in South Africa, first aired in 1993, a year before the nation's first all-race elections ended apartheid. Now the future of this television staple followed by millions is up in the air.(AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

South Africa: Soap opera cast is fired

Christopher Torchia · August 20, 2014 6:51 pm

The remains of journalist Nat Nakasa, in a coffin draped in a South African flag, arrives in Durban, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014 where he will be reburied, South Africa's arts and culture ministry said. South Africa is repatriating the remains of Nakasa, a black anti-apartheid journalist, who died in the United States in 1965 and was buried there until his recent exhumation. (AP Photo)

South Africa repatriates journalist’s remains

Christopher Torchia · August 19, 2014 4:20 pm

Emergency service workers, on right, attempt to remove bodies of people who were killed when a structure collapsed on a housing building site, south of Johannesburg, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. A building under renovation on the site collapsed killing eight, officials said. Another two people were missing. (AP Photo)

South Africa: 8 killed in building collapse

Christopher Torchia · August 18, 2014 7:20 pm

SAfrica: Grim end for antelopes from Czech zoo

Christopher Torchia · August 6, 2014 2:51 pm

VIDEO: South African President Jacob Zuma speaks on eve of U.S.-Africa summit

Washington Examiner · August 4, 2014 8:30 pm

A partial view of the Kyalami race track is seen Thursday July 24, 2014 north of Johannesburg. The South African unit of sports car maker Porsche bought the Kyalami race track for $19.5 million at an auction easing concerns among racing enthusiasts that the winning bidder would tear up the track and build office or commercial buildings in its place. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

South African race track lives on; Porsche buys

Christopher Torchia · July 24, 2014 3:28 pm

South Africans remember Mandela on his birthday

Christopher Torchia · July 18, 2014 4:02 pm

South Africa denies parole to apartheid killer

Christopher Torchia · July 10, 2014 11:27 am

South Africa: 11 die in initiation rites

Washington Examiner · June 26, 2014 2:23 pm

World Cup fuels longshot dreams for Brazil’s poor

Joshua Goodman · June 26, 2014 1:47 pm

South Africa: 8 gold miners shot dead

Christopher Torchia · June 23, 2014 7:58 am