South Africa may seek to overturn a ruling ordering its authorities to investigate and prosecute members of Zimbabwe’s government who tortured political opponents. full story ![]()

A landmark ruling Thursday could impact any working Coloradan who uses marijuana legally.
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Leena Menghaney from Médecins Sans Frontières welcomes India's supreme court's landmark drug ruling
guardian.co.uk (1 month and 20 days ago)
PRETORIA, South Africa - A judge in South Africa says Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, can leave South Africa to compete in international competition, with conditions.
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West Central TribunePRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- A judge in South Africa says Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, can leave South Africa to compete in international competition,...
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela is in good health and good spirits, South Africa's ruling African National Congress said on Monday, in the first update on his condition since he was discharged from hospital in early April.
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DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) - At a summit in South Africa on Wednesday, Vladimir Putin likened the BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - to Africa's "Big Five" game beasts of trophy hunting lore - the lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard and rhinoceros.
reuters.com (1 month and 25 days ago)
DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa signed a raft of agreements with Russia and China on Tuesday, from maintenance for Russian helicopters in Africa to exchanges of solar and nuclear technology, as leaders of the five-nation BRICS forum of emerging market powers prepared to strengthen cooperation and reduce dependence on the West.
boston.com (1 month and 25 days ago)
DURBAN, South Africa (AP) -- South Africa signed a raft of agreements with Russia and China on Tuesday, from maintenance for Russian helicopters in Africa to exchanges of solar and nuclear technology, as leaders of the five-nation BRICS forum of emerging market powers prepared to strengthen cooperation and reduce dependence on the West....
ap.org (1 month and 25 days ago)
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) is betting that its next big international markets will be populous urban centers in Africa. The U.S. car giant sold 180,000 vehicles on the continent in 2012, giving it a 10 percent market share, just behind Toyota, which sold 237,000. The GM South Africa subsidiary (GMSA) anticipates hitting the 2 million-car sales mark sometime in the next...
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JOHANNESBURG -- The company that gave America the Bacon Sundae opened with a big splash in South Africa – but no bacon. Burger King South Afric... Read more: Fast Food, South Africa, Video, Burger King Bacon, Bacon, Burger Kind South Africa, Burger King, World News
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