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WATCH: Fan Punches WWE Star in Groin

advertisement LOOK More Photos and Videos WWE superstar Randy Orton was struck from behind in the groin by a fan who climbed out of the crowd after a match Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa. YouTube...

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South Africa’s Mandela back home after long hospital stay

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Anti-apartheid leader and former South African President Nelson Mandela returned to his home on Sunday where he will continue to receive intensive care after three months in...

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South Africa union eases wage position as gold strike bites

Members of the National Union of Mine take part in a strike in Johannesburg (Stringer/Reuters) Related Members of the National Union of Mineworkers take part in a strike in Johannesburg Mine workers...

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South African gold miners ease some pay demands as strike bites

Members of the National Union of Mine take part in a strike in Johannesburg (Stringer/Reuters) Related Mine workers await their shift outside the Doornkop Gold Mine,about 30 Kilometers West of...

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South African gold miners’ union offers some compromise as strike bites

Members of the National Union of Mine take part in a strike in Johannesburg (Stringer/Reuters) Related Members of the National Union of Mineworkers take part in a strike in Johannesburg Mine workers...

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FRESH TALK Elephant, Rhino Poaching Is A Brutal Disaster

We’ve heard about the war on terrorism and the war against drugs, but there is another war that has gone on for decades — the war on poaching — and it’s about time we give it just as much attention....

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South Africa mine workers union says Lonmin activist shot dead

Co-workers of 34 miners shot dead by South African police during a violent wage strike gather on August 16, 2013 in Marikana to attend a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of their deaths. Today...

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Twenty nine dead in South Africa truck, bus smash

Reuters 1:35 a.m. EST, November 12, 2013 JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Twenty nine people died and several others were injured after a bus collided with a truck in South Africa, the government said on...

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Rescue workers seek survivors after South Africa mall collapses

TONGAAT, South Africa (Reuters) – Rescue workers with sniffer dogs picked through rubble in search of survivors on Wednesday after a soccer pitch-sized section of a half-built mall collapsed, killing...

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Search for survivors ends at collapsed South African building site

Zandi Shabalala Reuters 5:43 a.m. EST, November 20, 2013 TONGAAT, South Africa (Reuters) – Rescue workers called off the search for survivors at a collapsed South African building site on Wednesday,...

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Nelson Mandela, South African crusader for equality, dead at 95

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Nelson Mandela, South Africa‘s beloved first black president and anti-apartheid hero, died Thursday. He was 95. Although out of the limelight in recent years because of...

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EDITORIAL Nelson Mandela, Champion Of Forgiveness

South African leader Nelson Mandela leaves a lengthy list of accomplishments: successfully fighting against apartheid, becoming the first black South African elected to the presidency of that country,...

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Nelson Mandela, Champion Of Forgiveness

South African leader Nelson Mandela leaves a lengthy list of accomplishments: successfully fighting against apartheid, becoming the first black South African elected to the presidency of that country,...

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South Africa mourns Mandela, will bury him on December 15

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africans united in mourning for Nelson Mandela on Friday, but while some celebrated his remarkable life with dance and song, others fretted that the anti-apartheid...

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Mourners buy up Mandela mementos

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – From books and T-shirts to bracelets and ostrich eggs, Nelson Mandela art and memorabilia have been flying off shelves and stalls as mourners search for a memento of South...

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Nobel awards ceremony held with many VIPs away for Mandela memorial

Sven Nordenstam Reuters 3:24 p.m. EST, December 10, 2013 STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden held its lavish annual Nobel awards ceremony on Tuesday attended by laureates and royals, but their ranks were...

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