Posts Tagged ‘south africa’

Praying for Nelson Mandela

Stephanie Findlay on the unknowns of post-Mandela South Africa

by Stephanie Findlay - Sunday, June 9, 2013
How a $7.5M wedding became a national controversy

Zuma is under fire again after a well-connected family’s wedding comes with a 121-car police convoy

by Stephanie Findlay - Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Different shades of racism in South Africa

The murder of taxi driver Mido Macia points to increasing xenophobia in the country

by Stephanie Findlay - Friday, May 3, 2013
Mulroney on Thatcher: ‘She could dish it out, but she could take it’

The former PM on clashes, common causes, and a ‘White Cliffs of Dover’ duet with the Iron Lady

by John Geddes - Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Amid strikes, a win for wine

Violence in South Africa doesn’t put the cork in wines

by Stephanie Findlay - Friday, April 5, 2013
Olympian Oscar Pistorius charged with murder after girlfriend shot dead

‘She was an angel on earth,’ friends say of Reeva Steenkamp

by macleans.ca - Thursday, February 14, 2013
Shame, blame and race in South Africa

Debate rages after a writer implores white South Africans to be politically silent

by Stephanie Findlay - Monday, January 28, 2013
Mathematicians propose solution to rhino poaching

Why legalizing the rhino horn trade could prevent extinction

by Stephanie Findlay - Thursday, January 17, 2013
South African gold companies face class-action lawsuit

Workers say they are sick with silicosis

by Stephanie Findlay - Friday, January 11, 2013
HPV vaccine gains favour in sub-Saharan Africa

A vaccine creates controversy in Calgary, is accepted in Pretoria

by Stephanie Findlay - Friday, January 11, 2013
Nelson Mandela is ‘recuperating,’ Zuma reports

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa – South African President Jacob Zuma says anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela…

by The Canadian Press - Thursday, December 13, 2012
The trouble with South Africa’s new political order

As the gap between rich and poor widens, popular dissatisfaction—and with it dissent—is rising

by Stephanie Findlay - Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Where’s the South African protest now?

Jacob Zuma and the African National Congress have wronged many, but few are willing to stand up against them

by Barbara Amiel - Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Mineworkers report petro-bomb attack on official’s house

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers says one of its officials was seriously injured in a petrol-bomb attack on his house amid ongoing unrest in the country’s vital mining industry.

by The Canadian Press - Monday, October 1, 2012
Police kills 34 in one of the bloodiest shootings since apartheid

A police shooting at a South African platinum mine left 34 dead and 78…

by Scaachi Koul - Friday, August 17, 2012
Microsoft’s horrifying story about usage-based billing abuse

A new South Africa-based study is a cautionary tale for Canadian Internet users

by Peter Nowak - Monday, May 14, 2012
What’s in a city name?

Pretoria, South Africa, could soon become Tshwane

by Alex Ballingall - Wednesday, March 7, 2012
A banner year for rhino poaching in South Africa

With horns fetching more than $50,000 per kilogram, a wane in 2012 is unlikely

by Alex Ballingall - Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Peter Kent versus the world

The Environment Minister spreads the good word.
Environment Minister Peter Kent repeated his sharp…

by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, December 8, 2011
No grease for a squeaky wheel

The African National Congress (ANC) suspended the outspoken president of its youth league for five years

by Jen Cutts - Monday, November 21, 2011