World | South Africa
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Friday May 25
'Indecent' painting of Zuma difficult to ban, judge says
Opponents say depiction is disrespectful, racist and insult to leader
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Friday May 11
Row ends as models shake hands
Vow to work towards Nelson Mandela's vision of non-racial Rainbow Nation
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Tuesday May 8
Youth League wants Malema reinstated
Disagrees with South Africa's ruling party's decision to expel leader on charges of sowing division
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Saturday Feb 25
Former South African president Mandela 'in good spirits and well' after being hospitalised
"I can assure you that the former president is in good spirits and well," South African presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj told the private eNews channel
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Friday Feb 17
South Africa police fire tear gas at rioting miners
Workers on strike after platinum mining firm sacked 17,000 employees last month over a bonus dispute
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Friday Jan 27
Unions stand behind anti-graft campaign in South Africa
Whistle-blowers urge people to give information anonymously online
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Wednesday Jan 11
Mother killed in South African university stampede
Incident reflects country's employment crisis
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Monday Jan 9
Stalwarts believe the party has lost its way
Call for cleansing its tarnished image
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Monday Jan 9
Centenary splendour for ANC
Scenes of revelry as South Africa's oldest liberation movement reaches milestone
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Monday Dec 12
New UN climate deal struck, critics call gains modest
Negotiators Agree to tackle global warming, vulnerable states feel left out
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Sunday Dec 11
South Africa battles to save UN climate talks
Ministers fought to save UN climate talks from collapse yesterday, searching to narrow differences between rich and poor nation
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Monday Dec 5
Gorillas, tigers at risk due to climate change
20-30% of plant, animal species under threat
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Sunday Dec 4
UN draft paper looks at fund options
Move to tax financial transactions to raise money for a $100b a year capital to help weaker nations not in document
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Saturday Dec 3
Geoengineering could save or destroy Earth
Tinkering with nature to counter global warming could artificially cool the planet but is fraught with danger, experts say
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Friday Dec 2
Film gives an inside view of HIV
Football mixes with information in project to raise awareness of the virus
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Thursday Dec 1
Cracks appear in Durban talks on climate change
China blasts Canada for setting a bad example
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Tuesday Nov 29
2011 is 10th warmest year since 1850
Thirteen of the warmest years recorded have occurred within the last decade and a half
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Tuesday Nov 29
Emission rifts heat up climate-change talks
UN climate chief urges meeting to shore up public confidence with tangible action
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Monday Nov 28
Bid to break climate deadlock
UN conference on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions begins today
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Wednesday Nov 23
South African lawmakers approve state secrets bill
Several opposition groups say they will take issue to court
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Tuesday Nov 22
Vote set on controversial secrets bill
South Africa needs to update apartheid-era legislation, African National Congress says
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Friday Nov 11
ANC suspends fire-brand youth leader for promoting intolerance
Malema punished for questioning Zuma's authority, plans to appeal
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Tuesday Nov 8
Exploring depths of Indian Ocean
Hope to find out more about deep-sea community and discover new species
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Friday Oct 28
New South African arms inquiry given greater powers
Commission can subpoena any witnesses
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Friday Oct 28
South African opposition elects first black leader
Party tries to shed white image ahead of polls
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