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Controversial star athlete Caster Semenya talks about life amidst gender row

PRETORIA - South African star athlete Caster Semenya has revealed how her life has changed since winning the women’s 800 metre world championship in Berlin, and the controversial gender row that followed afterwards.

South African police probing minister’s accident

PRETORIA - South African police are probing the accident which occured Sunday afternoon leaving Deputy Minister of Human Settlements Zoe Kota and her driver injured and two others killed, a police department spokesperson said.

Congolese president says his campaign against Rwandan extremists in the east is succeeding

Congolese president says he’s winning in east

Zimbabwean foreign minister: UN investigator’s trip ‘a provocation of the highest order’

Zimbabwe foreign minister: UN trip a ‘provocation’

Consumer Price Index in South Africa down to 6.1 percent

PRETORIA - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) which is used to measure inflation fell in South Africa to 6.1 percent in September, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has announced.

SAfrica police shooting fuels debate on use of lethal force

JOHANNESBURG — Police allegedly fired more than a dozen rounds at a car they mistakenly thought was stolen, killing a woman and fueling a debate about whether officers should have greater leeway to use deadly force to combat South Africa’s high crime rate.

South African police mistakenly kill woman riding in car that authorities thought was stolen

JOHANNESBURG — Police allegedly fired more than a dozen rounds at a car they mistakenly thought was stolen, killing a woman and fueling a debate about whether officers should have greater leeway to use deadly force to combat South Africa’s high crime rate.

SAfrican anti-apartheid guerrilla Masango, accused in apartheid treason trial, dies at 51

JOHANNESBURG — Frans “Ting-Ting” Masango, a former guerrilla activist once sentenced to death for treason against the apartheid government, has died, South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party said Monday. He was 51.

South Africa’s current account deficit decreases

PRETORIA - South Africa’s current account deficit has decreased, BuaNews reported Friday quoting the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).

South Africa army chief says protesting soldiers face discipline, grievances being addressed

PRETORIA, South Africa — A recent clash between about 1,000 soldiers and police in the heart of South Africa’s capital does not signify wider unrest in the military’s ranks, the commander of the army said Friday, vowing that he won’t tolerate a lack of discipline.

South African runner at center of gender debate welcomed home as ‘our golden girl’

JOHANNESBURG — Mobbed by a singing, dancing and horn-blowing crowd of supporters at Johannesburg’s airport, South African runner Caster Semenya looked overwhelmed and a little terrified.

Relatives of South African 800-meter winner at worlds dismiss gender test uproar

FAIRLIE, South Africa — In the poor, rural village where South African runner Caster Semenya grew up, relatives on Thursday brushed off questions about her deep voice and muscular build that have prompted the world governing body for track and field to seek gender tests.

India-South Africa relationship highlighted at I-Day reception

PRETORIA - The special relationship that India has with South Africa has been moulded by history, a shared vision, and participation in the struggle against oppression and injustice and the quest now for a better world, Indian High Commissioner Rajiv Bhatia said here Saturday.

Clinton says South Africa must lead, urges action on Zimbabwe

JOHANNESBURG — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday urged South Africa to take a leading role in driving economies across the world’s poorest continent and called on the country to do more to press for reform in neighboring Zimbabwe.

Clinton urges South Africa to push political and economic reform in Zimbabwe

PRETORIA, South Africa — While praising South Africa as a leading nation the United States hopes to work with in Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday urged government officials in Pretoria to press for reform in neighboring Zimbabwe.

Clinton urges South Africa to push political, economic reform in Zimbabwe

PRETORIA, South Africa — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is urging South Africa to press for political and economic reforms in neighboring Zimbabwe.

South Africa: Developing world needs money from rich countries to cope with climate change

PRETORIA, South Africa — Developing countries won’t consider the next round of climate change talks successful unless rich nations set aside money to help them address global warming, South African officials said Tuesday.

Hillary Clinton to visit Africa next week

PRETORIA - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit South Africa next week as part of her seven-nation tour of Africa, BuaNews Reported.

Keeping the peace in desperate South African squatter camp takes constant vigilance

PRETORIA, South Africa — Some of the shack dwellers of Jeffsville recently had an idea: Why not stage a march to demand government housing some had been awaiting for 18 years?

South Africa commits to nuclear agency’s aim to create better life

PRETORIA - South Africa has reassured the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of its support for the organisation’s objective of creating a better life for all, free from the threat of the use of nuclear weapons while still using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

South Africa concerned over Suu Kyi’s arrest, urges her release

PRETORIA - The South African government has urged Myanmar to free National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi who has been under house arrest for about six years.

All bodies retrieved from South Africa’s chopper crash site

PRETORIA - The bodies of all three South African Air Force pilots have been retrieved following a massive search operation in the Woodstock Dam area in eastern KwaZulu-Natal province where their aircraft crashed a week ago, officials said Tuesday.

IPL is a big hit with South African students

PRETORIA - Students have been flocking to the stadiums to watch the Indian Premier League as the match timings allow them to soak up the fun and frolic and return home before it is too late in the evening. Most places here are considered unsafe after sunset.

IPL is an extension of Indian diplomacy in South Africa: Envoy

PRETORIA - The Twenty20 Indian Premier League (IPL) has proved to be a noticeable extension of Indian diplomacy in South Africa, Rajiv Kumar Bhatia, Indian high commissioner, said here.

Trade unionist Ebrahim Patel now minister in Zuma cabinet

PRETORIA - Ebrahim Patel, a South African of Indian origin who was appointed as minister of economic development in the cabinet of President Jacob Zuma, has been active in the country’s trade union movement for more than two decades.

Winnie Mandela not included in Zuma Cabinet

PRETORIA - Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the ex-wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, has been left out of President Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet.

Six South African Indians in Zuma cabinet

PRETORIA - Six South Africans of Indian origin have been included in the cabinet of new President Jacob Zuma, including the much-spoken about Pravin Gordhan as finance minister and Ebrahim Patel as minister of economic affairs.