Ish is real in South Africa. Damn.
23 Males Die In South Africa From Circumcision
According to Raw Story
South African police said Friday they had launched a series of murder inquiries after 23 males died while undergoing circumcision during...
On 17 May, to mark the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO), Amnesty International supporters worldwide will take action to highlight the human rights situation of LGBTI people around the world.
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Fresh unrest in South Africa’s troubled platinum belt has ignited fears of a return to the violence that last year left more than 50 people dead and roiled the country’s mining industry.Workers at...
Mine union threatens to bring South Africa to 'standstill' (Reuters) Russia Raises Stakes in Syria (WSJ) - as reported here yesterday Japan buys into US shale gas boom (FT) Bill Gates Retakes World’s Richest Title From Carlos Slim (BBG) - so...
It's not luxurious, but Goldfinch Garments, the Chinese-owned South African factory where Sindisizwe Zwane works nine hours a day, is far from a sweatshop: the ventilation is decent, the lighting is good and basic safety measures are in place.
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Workers at platinum producer Lonmin's South African shafts continued a wildcat strike for a second day on Wednesday, raising concerns that the bitter turf war between rival unions could escalate into anarchy and violence.
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The story of these economies is well known, and acknowledged. That is to say, these countries have a voice in setting the global economic agenda. But what about countries like Columbia, Indonesia,...
South Sudan has the potential to become an economic powerhouse in Africa if the government pursues the right policies, former International Monetary Fund chief, Dominique Straus Kahn, said Tuesday during a visit to the world's newest nation.
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From making a name as a street artist in Paris to painting Times Square, the man known as J R has been creating interest and new cityscapes of sorts. This young French artist has used blow ups of portrait photos to let people in South Africa,...
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African workers of world No. 3 platinum producer Lonmin launched a wildcat strike on Tuesday, halting all of the company's mine operations and reigniting fears of deadly unrest that rocked the industry last year.
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ABB Ltd (ABB) recently received an order to supply electrical and control systems for a new 75 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) power plant located at Kathu in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The order is worth approximately $25 million...
Justin Bieber’s final show at Johannesburg’s FNB stadium in South Africa was used as a cover by a criminal gang to pull off an ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ style heist on Sunday.
While police were distracted marshaling the exit of...
Tina Rosenberg has an excellent piece on private schooling in developing countries at the NYTimes blog:
In the United States, private school is generally a privilege of the rich. But in poorer nations, particularly in Africa and South Asia, families...
It took less than a chapter of "She Left Me the Gun: My Mother's Life Before Me" for me to fall for Emma Brockes' mother, Pauline. First and foremost, there's Pauline's tart, post-colonial sangfroid. An émigré from South Africa, where she spent...
Desmond Tutu will not vote for South Africa’s ruling African National Congress, which brought Nelson Mandela to power exactly 19 years ago, the Nobel Peace laureate said in an article published Friday. Massive poverty, inequality and falling...
Platinum appears poised to spike in coming weeks, as supply problems in South Africa continue to escalate.(...)Read the rest of Why Platinum ETFs Are Poised To Spike
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Justin Bieber, who has been accused sometimes wrongly and sometimes rightly of partying, posted a photo on Instagram of himself drinking a beer in South Africa on Friday.
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“Beers in the jungle,” wrote...
MAMA users in South Africa receive daily text messages filled with tips and reminders about the health of their babies. Photo by Imani M. Cheers/IRP.
Memory Banda is busy. Her 10-month old son is teething and taking his first steps around her...
RUSTENBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - Anglo American Platinum said on Friday it would cut 6,000 South African mining jobs, fewer than half the 14,000 initially proposed, as it strives to restore profits without triggering a backlash from the...
