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South Africa’s Woolworths reports profit up 27.3 percent

YoopyaAug 29, 2013April 14, 20240

(Reuters) – South African retailer Woolworths (WHLJ.J) reported a 27.3 percent rise in full-year profit on Thursday, reflecting the resilience of its upscale customer base

Pistorius weeps in court as murder trial set for March 2014

YoopyaAug 19, 2013May 26, 20240

(Reuters) – South African Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his model girlfriend, prayed and wiped away tears in a court hearing

Pistorius to face new weapons charges in South African court: media

YoopyaAug 17, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – Paralympic gold medalist Oscar Pistorius will face new charges of recklessly discharging a weapon in public when he appears in a South African

Nelson Mandela foundation wants volunteer work done on former president’s 95th birthday

YoopyaJul 10, 2013July 4, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Nelson Mandela Foundation is hoping that volunteers around the world donate just over an hour of their time when South Africa’s

Court orders return of Mandela children’s bodies

YoopyaJul 3, 2013August 4, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court ruled Wednesday that Nelson Mandela’s grandson must return the bodies of the former president’s three deceased children to

Obama urges Africa to follow spirit of Nelson Mandela

YoopyaJul 1, 2013August 10, 20240

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Sunday the United States would help propel Africa along a path of prosperity and peace, and urged the continent to

Obama, Bush heading to the same African city

YoopyaJul 1, 2013August 10, 20240

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush are planning to be in the same city a world

In South Africa, Obama pays tribute to ailing Mandela, but tries to focus on economic message

YoopyaJun 29, 2013August 10, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Paying tribute to his personal hero, President Barack Obama met privately Saturday with Nelson Mandela’s family as the world anxiously awaited news

South Africa: Family visits critically ill Mandela

YoopyaJun 28, 2013August 4, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Members of Nelson Mandela’s family as well as South African Cabinet ministers have visited the hospital where the 94-year-old former president is

South Africa’s Pistorius back on track for ‘low-key’ training

YoopyaJun 28, 2013August 4, 20240

(Reuters) – South African Paralympic and Olympic athletics star Oscar Pistorius has returned to the track for “low-key” training, just weeks before he is due