An African landscaped garden is growing (and thriving) in front of The British Museum. The plants were brought from South Africa's Cape region by ship and include a quiver tree and poker plants. Jennifer Glasse | London 09 August 2010 South Africa la

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Wounded people lie in the street in Sharpeville, near Vereeniging, where at least 180 black Africans, most of them women and children, were injured and 69 killed, when South African police opened fire on black protesters, 21 Mar 1960 South Africans a

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'Lost Boy' Returns to Help South Sudan Village Like many college students, Aruna Kenyi went home over the summer to see his family. Unlike most of his peers though, the 22 year old's journey took him halfway around the world to his native Sudan - or

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With just minutes to go before liftoff, South Korean engineers postponed the launch of the country's first space-bound rocket. The delay comes as a disappointment to many who looked forward to the launch as a milestone of national pride. Excitement

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Many Zimbabweans are looking with anticipation toward South African President Jacob Zuma's planned visit to Harare Thursday. Many are hoping that President Zuma, as outgoing chairman of SADC, will help unblock many outstanding issues in the politica

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An official of the South Sudanese government says despite its displeasure with the verdict, the semi-autonomous southern government will fully honor Wednesday's ruling in The Hague that redrew the boundaries of the disputed Abyei area. The decision

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South Africas Black Middle Class on the Rise The Unilever Institute of Strategic Marketing says the black middle class is now 4.2 million people strong, up from 1.7 million in 2004. And many say their status is hard-won. I just started to work hard,

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South Africa Protector of the Powerless Is Nation's Most Powerful Person PRETORIA South Africa's public protector enjoys a formidable reputation -- and higher approval ratings than her boss, President Jacob Zuma. Thuli Madonsela has grabbed headlines

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 13 June 2008 North Korea's official news media have recently been praising South Korean anti-U.S. beef protests, describing them as a popular struggle against a traitor president. But as VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul, the p

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By Caroline Sawyer Nairobi 17 August 2007 A United Nations agency report says 600,000 people in southern Somalia, including people in and around the capital Mogadishu, are suffering from severe malnutrition and nearly 300,000 of those require immedia

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 02 October 2007 South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun received a personal, and unscheduled, greeting from North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in the North Korean capital. VOA's Kurt Achin in Seoul has more on the start of their summit m

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: At the Olympics, North and South Korea made headlines for making nice, but South Korea's relations have cooled with an ally, Japan. NPR's Elise Hu reports on the backdrop to a rivalry. (SOUNDBITE OF 2018 OLYMPIC GAMES) UNIDENTIFI

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This is a historic day in South Korea. Just hours ago, lawmakers there voted to impeach their president, Park Geun-hye. She's been mired in a corruption scandal that has sent millions of people into the streets to protest. Now, t

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 07 November 2007 All bets are off now in South Korea's presidential race. With just a little more than a month to go before the vote, a new independent candidate may draw support away from the former Seoul Mayor who, until now, ap

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 10 June 2008 South Koreans have turned out in massive numbers for a rally to criticize their president and to oppose the resumed import of American beef. Some are comparing the rallies to ones held on the same date more than 20 y

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By Steve Schy Washington 17 January 2006 Kim Hyo-Jung Kim Hyo-Jung, 17, left her native South Korea and family two years ago to get a fresh start in speedskating, after what she describes as bad exper

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 05 December 2007 The frontrunner in South Korea's presidential race has avoided what many political analysts describe as his only serious obstacle to victory. Prosecutors have cleared former Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak of fraud accu

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 14 November 2006 In South Africa, the National Assembly has passed a law legalizing same sex unions. The first such law in Africa, it sparked heated debate for months. Participants take part in Johannesburg's 17th Gay Prid

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry says anyone and any country, without a political purpose, and aware of the specifics on the South China sea issue will understand and support China's stance. This is in response to recent media reports saying China is obt

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South African President Jacob Zuma, right, laughs as he hands over the trophy to FIFA President Joseph Blatter, left, during the briefing to local and international media on the 2010 Soccer World Cup at the Presidential Guest House in Pretoria, South

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