Topic: South Africa
Protesters have torched a library in an impoverished area of South Africa in what began as a march to call for more jobs. The South African Press Association says Tuesday's attack came on the third day of violent protests in Siyathemba, some 50 miles (80 kilometers ...
A South African official says 13 children are dead after a fire tore through an orphanage early Tuesday. Mandla Ngema, spokesman for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Social Development, said police don't know yet what sparked the blaze. Fire investigators from Pretoria are searching for clues, he said ...
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Twenty years after Nelson Mandela was freed from prison, South Africa is a vibrant democracy but the millions still living in poverty are now looking for leadership that can tackle its economic problems. Mandela's release on February 11, 1990, after 27 years in apartheid-era jails, set in motion the country's transformation to democracy which culminated in ...
