SOUTH AFRICA
REGGIE TALES The Vuvuzela
Wikipedia defines the vuvuzela as: a blowing horn up to approximately 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in length. It is commonly blown by fans at football matches in South Africa. The instrument is played using a simp...
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South Africa: Mandela discharged from the hospital 
Former President Nelson Mandela was discharged from a hospital on Saturday after an improvement in his health following treatment for pneumonia, the South African presidency said.
By Christopher Torchia , April 06, 2013
Former Minnesota Vikings owner gives to student in chimp attack
The Texas billionaire who once owned the Minnesota Vikings, San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets is raising money for a graduate student attacked by chimps in South Africa.
By Associated Press , July 05, 2012
Study: Our ancestors used fire a million years ago
When did our ancestors first use fire? That's been a long-running debate, and now a new study concludes the earliest firm evidence comes from about 1 million years ago in a South African cave. The ash and burnt bone samples found there suggest fires frequently burned in that spot, researchers said Monday.
By Malcom Ritter , April 02, 2012
Ailing Nelson Mandela leaves hospital
VIDEO: Watch at bottom of article.Former President Nelson Mandela was released from the hospital Sunday after an overnight stay for minor diagnostic surgery to determine the cause of an abdominal complaint, a spokesman for the country's current leader said.
By Donna Bryson , February 26, 2012
Madagascar's exiled president sent back to S.Africa
Madagascar's toppled president tried to end his exile in South Africa today, but his commercial plane was forced to turn back mid-flight when his landing was blocked by the populist former disc jockey who toppled him.
By Donna Bryson , January 21, 2012
First group of students graduate from Oprah's South African school
Winfrey's school is an attempt to wield philanthropy and celebrity against South Africa's social and educational crises. High-achieving students from poor families were admitted after a rigorous application process in which Winfrey was deeply involved, and she has visited regularly to counsel her girls.
By Donna Bryson , January 14, 2012
SAfrica: Joy, sadness as Mandela's party turns 100
Tens of thousands of chanting and dancing revelers waved the green and gold colors of the African National Congress as Africa's oldest liberation movement celebrated its 100th anniversary Sunday, though many South Africans say the party hasn't delivered on its promises since taking power in 1994.
By Ed Brown , January 08, 2012
Marathon climate conference mulls 'imperfect compromise'
A package of documents was submitted to a marathon U.N. climate conference today that would set a new course for the global fight against climate change for more than a decade to come.
By Associated Press , December 10, 2011
South African conference in overtime on future of climate change talks
Some ministers and top climate negotiators left Durban without an agreement today, with time running out and the prospect of an inconclusive end jeopardizing new momentum in the fight against global warming.
By Arthur Max , December 10, 2011
First class of students graduate from Oprah's South African school
Mpumi Nobiva was raised by her grandmother in a neighborhood beset by poverty and crime after her mother died of AIDS. Now one of the first to graduate from Oprah Winfrey's school, she is headed to college in North Carolina.
By Donna Bryson , November 30, 2011
Giant yellow diamond auctioned for over $10.9M
The Sun-Drop Diamond of South Africa, a giant pear-shaped yellow gem weighing 110.3 carats, has sold for more than $10.9 million at auction Tuesday, beating previous records for a jewel of its type.
By Frank Jordans , November 16, 2011
VIDEO: Unsuspecting South African bicyclist head-butted by antelope
Watch video, shown on CBS, of an antelope in South Africa that suddenly charges and strikes a bicyclist in a remote area.
By CBS / NDN , October 11, 2011
Psychologist: ‘Stories are medicine’
‘Voices of Hope’ draws from the lives of abused kids“The Journey of Mouse” and two dozen other stories written and collected by Marita Rademeyer, social worker Edith Kriel and Kriel’s mother Else Rohrs, a retired school teacher, have been compiled into a new book, “Voices of Hope.
By Donna Bryson , April 23, 2011
Kayaker presumed dead after Congo crocodile attack
UPDATED 8:39 P.M.An acclaimed outdoorsman who wrote movingly about testing himself against nature is presumed dead after a crocodile snatched him from his kayak while he led an American expedition from the source of the White Nile into the heart of Congo.
By Jenny Gross , December 09, 2010
A WORLD AWAY: Hillsboro soybean farmer visits South Africa
Joel Thorsrud took a trip to the other side of the world. He saw food riots, people in need and an opportunity to build markets for U.S. soybeans.
By Jonathan Knutson , October 25, 2010
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