Conflicting Accounts of Reeva Steenkamp's Death Emerge in the Courtroom…
Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was in court Tuesday for a bail hearing ahead of the murder trial for his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, who Pistorius admits to shooting in his home. Keme Nzerem of Independent Television News reports from South Africa…
Olympic Sprinter Oscar Pistorius Charged with Murder in Girlfriend's Death…
At the London 2012 Olympics, sprinter Oscar Pistorius made history as the first double-amputee to compete in the games. Pistorius was taken into police custody after his girlfriend was shot dead in his home. Rohit Kachroo of Independent Television News…
In other news Thursday, nearly a week of labor violence in South Africa intensified as police fired on striking platinum miners, killing as many as 18 workers. Also, officials in Congo confirmed that a mining landslide killed at least 60…
As South Africa's ruling political party, the African National Congress, marked its 100th anniversary this week, PBS stations around the country have begun airing a new series called "Have You Heard From Johannesburg?" about the ANC and international efforts to…
At the 17th U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in South Africa, leaders from around the world came to a broad last-minute compromise, but details were scarce. Ray Suarez discusses what comes next after the Durban summit with the University…
Cape Town, South Africa (Photo courtesy United Nations) Thursday is World Tuberculosis Day. Ray Suarez reported on the toll of the deadly airborne disease in South Africa in 2009 as one of his first stories with the global health unit.
In today's arts and culture headlines, Maya Angelou's personal papers, including letters from Malcolm X and James Baldwin and revisions of the poem she wrote to celebrate President Bill Clinton's inauguration, will be made public by the New York Public…
Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on one social entrepreneur's effort to help some unemployed find work in South Africa amid a massive jobless problem.
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