Cape Town

Cape Town

• Tutu released from hospital, no new malignancy

  Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu's foundation says the anti-apartheid hero was released from a hospital in Cape Town on Monday following five days of ... 

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  Pilot whales beach in South Africa

  Six of 19 pilot whales that were stranded Sunday on a beach in the South African city of Cape Town have died and authorities said they planned to ... 

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  'Chinese Girl' painting coming home to SAfrica

  Vladimir Tretchikoff's iconic painting "Chinese Girl," said to be one of the most reproduced in the world, is coming home to South Africa after more ... 

• 5 Pakistanis killed in robbery outside Cape Town

  South African police say two robbers stealing a safe shot and killed five Pakistani men and wounded a sixth in a ghetto outside the tourist resort of ... 

• Bus crash in South Africa kills 24

  South African authorities say 24 people died when a bus veered off a road and rolled over. The accident happened Friday morning near De Doorns, a town ... 

• A look at Oscar Pistorius' assets

  A look at the assets of Oscar Pistorius, laid out in an affidavit by the athlete and presented to court after he was charged with premediated murder ... 

• Hundreds attend South Africa rape victim's funeral

  Hundreds of mourners have gathered in South Africa for the funeral of a 17-year-old girl whose brutal rape has sparked national outrage. The funeral ... 

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  South Africans called to action on raped teenager

  The chime sounds every four minutes on the radio station, reminding listeners that statistically yet another child or woman in South Africa is being ... 

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  British explorer embarks on Antarctica adventure

  It's a six-month expedition in almost constant darkness, in the coldest place on the planet, with no chance of rescue if things go wrong. 

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  Asian toad stowaway gets new home in South Africa

  They say cats have nine lives. Now a Chinese toad has joined that club of wily survivors. South Africans are marveling at the endurance of a toad that ... 

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  S. African gets life sentence in honeymoon slaying

  A South African judge sentenced the triggerman in the 2010 honeymoon slaying of a Swedish bride to life in prison Wednesday, calling the shooter "a ... 

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  Jakes Gerwel, friend and aide to Mandela, dies

  Jakes Gerwel, who advocated for the end of apartheid in South Africa and became a longtime friend and trusted aide to former President Nelson Mandela, ...