South Africa sics drones on rhino poachers
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Rangers at the Kruger National Park, one of Africa’s best-known safari destinations, didn’t have to wait long for their first battle of the new year.Less than a week into...
View ArticleThe curious case of the death of Malawi’s president
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The day began as usual, with the presidential food tester ensuring that his breakfast was free of poison.It ended with the president’s corpse on a gurney, battered by...
View ArticleFor Margaret Thatcher, few tears shed in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — To Margaret Thatcher, the African National Congress under jailed leader Nelson Mandela was a “typical terrorist organization.”When much of the world enforced sanctions on...
View ArticleGoing platinum: South Africa's miners in fresh strikes
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...
View ArticleGot 'struggle cred'? Anti-apartheid activist moves to take on ANC
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — To get ahead in the knotty world of South African politics, you need what are known here as “struggle credentials,” a code of honor borne from this country’s apartheid...
View ArticleObama in Africa: China 1, America 0
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — As US President Barack Obama heads from South Africa to Tanzania for the last stretch of his most ambitious African tour, he is following a path well trodden by China’s...
View ArticleNew South Africa TV network pushes pro-gov't 'sunshine journalism'
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The awkwardness was excruciating as South Africa's newest television news network tried to broadcast sports scores to the nation.A gaudy headline read "Game On!" but the...
View ArticleCan Tex-Mex and Buffalo wings make it big in Africa?
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Some of the biggest names in American fast food are on a mission to bring burritos, Buffalo wings and Blizzards to untapped markets in sub-Saharan Africa.Their products are...
View ArticleA cure for malaria? New vaccine could save millions of lives
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — In what could be a game changer for one of the world’s deadliest diseases, scientists say a vaccine against malaria may finally be within reach.So far, a malaria jab has...
View ArticleNyaope, the street drug that's the scourge of South Africa's townships
BOKSBURG, South Africa — Mpho was a bored teenager growing up in the bleak sprawl of big city Johannesburg, with few opportunities and little to do for fun.When a friend offered her “nyaope,” she...
View ArticleMandelas are 'melancholy but do not despair'
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — As Nelson Mandela’s family grieves the loss of their revered patriarch, the outpouring of support from around the world lessens the pain and sorrow of his death, a family...
View ArticleWould you write your high school into your will? Mandela did
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Nelson Mandela’s last will and testament reads like a journey through the former South African president’s remarkable life.Much of his estate, worth an estimated $4.1...
View ArticleOscar Pistorius trial highlights racial tensions in South Africa
PRETORIA, South Africa — A well-known athlete, who is white, is charged with murder after shooting and killing his girlfriend, a model and reality show star who also happens to be white.This is the...
View ArticleGoing platinum: South Africa's miners in fresh strikes
Erin Conway-SmithJOHANNESBURG, 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...
View ArticleGot 'struggle cred'? Anti-apartheid activist moves to take on ANC
Erin Conway-SmithJOHANNESBURG, South Africa — To get ahead in the knotty world of South African politics, you need what are known here as “struggle credentials,” a code of honor borne from this...
View ArticleObama in Africa: China 1, America 0
Erin Conway-SmithJOHANNESBURG, South Africa — As US President Barack Obama heads from South Africa to Tanzania for the last stretch of his most ambitious African tour, he is following a path well...
View ArticleNew South Africa TV network pushes pro-gov't 'sunshine journalism'
Erin Conway-SmithJOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The awkwardness was excruciating as South Africa's newest television news network tried to broadcast sports scores to the nation.A gaudy headline read...
View ArticleCan Tex-Mex and Buffalo wings make it big in Africa?
Erin Conway-SmithJOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Some of the biggest names in American fast food are on a mission to bring burritos, Buffalo wings and Blizzards to untapped markets in sub-Saharan...
View ArticleA cure for malaria? New vaccine could save millions of lives
Erin Conway-SmithJOHANNESBURG, South Africa — In what could be a game changer for one of the world’s deadliest diseases, scientists say a vaccine against malaria may finally be within reach.So far, a...
View ArticleNyaope, the street drug that's the scourge of South Africa's townships
Erin Conway-SmithBOKSBURG, South Africa — Mpho was a bored teenager growing up in the bleak sprawl of big city Johannesburg, with few opportunities and little to do for fun.When a friend offered her...
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