South Africa

Giving Up Nuclear Weapons: It's Rare, But It's Happened

9:16pm May 08, 2017

by Greg Myre

President Trump is calling on North Korea to relinquish its nuclear arsenal. History suggests that's unlikely. Only one country has built its own nukes, and then given them up.

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A scene from MTV Shuga: Down South, the new season of the soap opera that's filming in South Africa this year.

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Watch The MTV Soap Opera That Is Secretly Teaching Sex Ed

5:45pm April 18, 2017

by Maanvi Singh

It's got drama and romance. It's where Lupita Nyong'o got her start. And a new study shows it's not just entertainment.

South Africa's highest court has overturned a national ban on domestic sales of rhinoceros horns. Here, rhinos are seen at a breeding farm near Klerksdorp, South Africa.

Rhino Horns Are Legal To Sell, South African Court Rules

12:01pm April 06, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The decision follows years of legal wrangling over the ban on domestic sales of rhinoceros horn that was enacted in 2009.

South African President Jacob Zuma speaks at an event Tuesday near Pretoria, South Africa.

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From Opponents To Former Allies, Pressure Mounts Against South Africa's Zuma

12:37pm April 04, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

A powerful South African union federation that had been a key ally of President Jacob Zuma is the latest group to call for him to resign. Zuma has shown no sign that he will do so.

Ahmed Kathrada, an anti-apartheid activist and close friend of former South African President Nelson Mandela, died Tuesday in Johannesburg.

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Late Anti-Apartheid Leader Ahmed Kathrada: 'Don't Harbor Hatred And Revenge'

2:55pm March 28, 2017

by Peter Granitz

The anti-apartheid activist, who died Tuesday, worked to end apartheid alongside Nelson Mandela. In his later years, he lamented South Africa's divisions and criticized President Jacob Zuma.

Anti-apartheid activist Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada talks during a tribute to his close friend and former South African President Nelson Mandela at Gandhi Hall on Dec. 8, 2013, in Johannesburg. Kathrada died on Tuesday at 87.

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Anti-Apartheid Activist Ahmed Kathrada Dies At 87

9:30am March 28, 2017

by Peter Granitz

South African freedom fighter Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada spent decades in jail with Nelson Mandela. His best friend later in life was one of his prison guards.

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Three rhinos line up at the Welgevonden Game Reserve on Wednesday in South Africa's Limpopo province.

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South Africa Considers Legalizing Domestic Rhino Horn Trade

3:01pm March 13, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Conservationists are sounding the alarm over a South African proposal that would legalize and regulate the domestic trade of rhinoceros horn, as well as allow some limited exports.

The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, has been accused of bias against Africans.

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Court Blocks South Africa's Withdrawal From International Criminal Court

4:53pm February 22, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

In a blow to the government, the court ruled that the executive didn't have the power to order a withdrawal without prior parliamentary approval and questioned the "unexplained haste" to quit the ICC.

Indian Oven's bunny chow features shrimp with a side of tomatoes and cucumbers. The restaurant is located in Hout Bay, a suburb of Cape Town.

Bunny Chow: South Africa's Sweet-Sounding Dish Has A Not-So-Sweet Past

11:52am February 01, 2017

by Alan Greenblatt

The country's street-food staple is a fusion meal that has nothing to do with rabbits, and everything to do with the rise of immigrant Indian workers in the 19th century and the era of apartheid.

Patients in a tuberculosis center in South Africa.

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Why Is Extensively Drug-Resistant TB On The Rise?

5:07pm January 18, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

There are two main theories. A new study of South African patients points to the scarier of the two.