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15 Killed In Bar Shooting Near South Africa's Johannesburg: Police
Gunmen armed with rifles and pistols opened fire at people sitting in a tavern in the South African township of Soweto in the early hours of Sunday, killing 15 and wounding nine, police said.
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Black Ballet: Classical Dance Stirs Up Soweto
In a Soweto dance studio with yellowing mirrors, enthusiastic ballet students practice their first positions and plies in socks at the barre.
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Lionel Messi Forces Orlando Pirates to Break With Tradition
The Soweto club, who traditionally stage Saturday fixtures at night, have brought forward by five hours a CAF Confederation Cup play-off against Guineans Kaloum.
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South Africa Shaken by Anti-Immigrant Riots
South African authorities have re-established order - for now - in Soweto and other Johannesburg townships, after a week of looting of foreign-owned shops and violence in which four people were killed.
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Another South African Football Star Targeted in Armed Robbery
Sibusiso Vilakazi said the robbers held up his family at gunpoint at his parents' house in Soweto township and stole an array of valuables.
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Barack Obama, David Cameron 'selfie' at Nelson Mandela memorial creates online stir
US President Barack Obama may have moved the masses attending Nelson Mandela's memorial service with his stirring eulogy on Tuesday, but it was his grinning "selfie" with the Danish and British premiers that set social networks abuzz.
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Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuba's Raul Castro at Nelson Mandela memorial
President Barack Obama shook hands with Cuban President Raul Castro at a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela.
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Barack Obama pays tribute to Nelson Mandela: full text
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday eulogised Nelson Mandela as a "giant of history" who became more than a smiling icon by showing the power of political action.
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Delayed Barack Obama cheered at Nelson Mandela memorial
US President Barack Obama received a huge ovation as he arrived an hour late on Tuesday at an emotional memorial service for South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.
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Dancing with sorrow, joy and pride for Nelson Mandela
Hundreds of mourners walked, jogged, sang and chanted toward the Soweto stadium, determined to pay their respects to Tata (Father) Nelson Mandela.
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World unites for Nelson Mandela's memorial
Scores of grieving South Africans converged on Soweto's World Cup stadium Tuesday, to sit with presidents, queens and sheikhs at a memorial service for Nelson Mandela.
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Barack Obama renews promise to visit Kenya
US President Barack Obama on Saturday renewed his promise to visit Kenya, after bypassing his late father's homeland on his current African tour.
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Stun grenades, rubber bullets fired at Obama protest
South African riot police on Saturday fired stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of people in the township of Soweto protesting against US President Barack Obama's visit, police said.
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South Africa's anti-apartheid church remembers, thanks Nelson Mandela
Worshippers in a Soweto church which is a symbol of the resistance against apartheid on Sunday remembered Nelson Mandela, South Africa's ailing icon who was in hospital for a second day.
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Soweto kids take lessons from Williams sisters
Scores of starry-eyed teens in oversized tennis kits queue neatly, awaiting their turn to play against US champions Serena and Venus Williams in South Africa's famous Soweto township on Saturday.
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15 Killed In Bar Shooting Near South Africa's Johannesburg: Police
Gunmen armed with rifles and pistols opened fire at people sitting in a tavern in the South African township of Soweto in the early hours of Sunday, killing 15 and wounding nine, police said.
-
Black Ballet: Classical Dance Stirs Up Soweto
In a Soweto dance studio with yellowing mirrors, enthusiastic ballet students practice their first positions and plies in socks at the barre.
-
Lionel Messi Forces Orlando Pirates to Break With Tradition
The Soweto club, who traditionally stage Saturday fixtures at night, have brought forward by five hours a CAF Confederation Cup play-off against Guineans Kaloum.
-
South Africa Shaken by Anti-Immigrant Riots
South African authorities have re-established order - for now - in Soweto and other Johannesburg townships, after a week of looting of foreign-owned shops and violence in which four people were killed.
-
Another South African Football Star Targeted in Armed Robbery
Sibusiso Vilakazi said the robbers held up his family at gunpoint at his parents' house in Soweto township and stole an array of valuables.
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Barack Obama, David Cameron 'selfie' at Nelson Mandela memorial creates online stir
US President Barack Obama may have moved the masses attending Nelson Mandela's memorial service with his stirring eulogy on Tuesday, but it was his grinning "selfie" with the Danish and British premiers that set social networks abuzz.
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Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuba's Raul Castro at Nelson Mandela memorial
President Barack Obama shook hands with Cuban President Raul Castro at a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela.
-
Barack Obama pays tribute to Nelson Mandela: full text
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday eulogised Nelson Mandela as a "giant of history" who became more than a smiling icon by showing the power of political action.
-
Delayed Barack Obama cheered at Nelson Mandela memorial
US President Barack Obama received a huge ovation as he arrived an hour late on Tuesday at an emotional memorial service for South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.
-
Dancing with sorrow, joy and pride for Nelson Mandela
Hundreds of mourners walked, jogged, sang and chanted toward the Soweto stadium, determined to pay their respects to Tata (Father) Nelson Mandela.
-
World unites for Nelson Mandela's memorial
Scores of grieving South Africans converged on Soweto's World Cup stadium Tuesday, to sit with presidents, queens and sheikhs at a memorial service for Nelson Mandela.
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Barack Obama renews promise to visit Kenya
US President Barack Obama on Saturday renewed his promise to visit Kenya, after bypassing his late father's homeland on his current African tour.
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Stun grenades, rubber bullets fired at Obama protest
South African riot police on Saturday fired stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of people in the township of Soweto protesting against US President Barack Obama's visit, police said.
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South Africa's anti-apartheid church remembers, thanks Nelson Mandela
Worshippers in a Soweto church which is a symbol of the resistance against apartheid on Sunday remembered Nelson Mandela, South Africa's ailing icon who was in hospital for a second day.
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Soweto kids take lessons from Williams sisters
Scores of starry-eyed teens in oversized tennis kits queue neatly, awaiting their turn to play against US champions Serena and Venus Williams in South Africa's famous Soweto township on Saturday.
