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In a picture taken on Tuesday April 24, 2012, Uganda President Yoweri Museveni address the ruling party members in Entebbe about 42kms east of the capital Kampala.
Gay Marriage in Africa   Photos   Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill   Wikipedia : Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill   Yoweri Museveni
 The Los Angeles Times 
Ugandan president slams gays while refusing to sign anti-gay bill
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni refused to sign into law a tough anti-homosexual bill passed by parliament last month. But the tone of his remarks offered little cheer... (photo: AP / Stephen Wandera)
n this photo taken Friday, Nov. 22, 2012, Miles Lappeman, owner of Finfoot Lake Reserve near Tantanana, South Africa, and his son Marc, right, walk past the carcass of a rhino. South Africa says at least 588 rhinos have been killed by poachers this year alone, 8 rhinos at the Finfoot Lake Reserve, the worst recorded year in decades. The number has soared as buyers in Asia pay the U.S. street value of cocaine for rhino horn, a material they believe, wrongly, medical experts say, cures diseases.
Animal   Environment   Photos   SAfrica   Wikipedia: Poaching
 Belfast Telegraph 
South Africa rhino toll tops 1,000
The number of rhinos killed for their horns in South Africa topped a record 1,000 in 2013, and three dozen have been poached so far this year, the government says. About 60% of the 1,004 rhinos killed... (photo: AP / Denis Farrell)
Durban Beachfront Skyline. Durban (Zulu: eThekwini, from itheku meaning 'bay / lagoon') is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. It is also the third largest city in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape Town.  Stuff 
20 reasons to visit Cape Town
It's no surprise Cape Town was named the World Design Capital for 2014, there's so much to see and do. 1 IT'S THE WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL FOR 2014 On January 1, Cape Town took over from Helsinki as World... (photo: Creative Commons / Simisa)
Helsinki   Photos   Wikipedia: Cape Town   World   World Design Capital
Undated photo taken in Kigale, Rwanda, of Patrick Karegeya, Rwanda's former spy chief who was found dead, possibly strangled, in a hotel in South Africa, police said Thursday Jan 2 2014. Rwandan dissidents accused President Paul Kagame of ordering the death of Karegeya, a former Kagame ally who turned against him. Kagame's government vehemently denies it has targeted dissidents.  Seattle Post 
>Police seeking killer of Rwandan spy chief
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A Rwandan man was reportedly being sought Friday by South African police in the death of former Rwandan spymaster Patrick Karegeya whose body was discovered in a plush Johannesburg... (photo: AP / AP Photo)
Death   Johannesburg   Photos   SAfrica   Wikipedia: Patrick Karegeya
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Health care for transforms at snail’s pace Independent online (SA)
Health care for transforms at snail’s pace
A woman’s appendix ruptured while she waited for emergency surgery at the Mitchells Plain hospital in Cape Town last year. A 69-year-old former matron of Jubilee... (photo: UN / Rolla Hinedi)
Emergency   Health   Hospitals in Africa   Photos   Wikipedia: Hospitality industry
Novak Djokovic of Serbia holds up the ATP World Tour Tennis singles trophy as he poses for photographers after defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland following the final in London, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. The Siasat Daily
Djokovic wins third straight World Tennis Championship title
Johannesburg, December 29: Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has maintained his unbeaten record in Abu Dhabi with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Spaniard David Ferrer on... (photo: AP / Sang Tan)
2013 Mubadala World Tennis Championship   Abu Dhabi Open   Novak Djokovic   Photos   World Tennis Championship
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Head of the High-Level fact-finding mission to Beit Hanoun, presents a report to the fifth Special Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. Huffington Post
Desmond Tutu: HRAC's Person of the Year
During the Carter Administration, due to the inexplicable appearance of the luck that befalls one once in a while, I was appointed to be country director of the Peace... (photo: UN / Pierre-Michel Virot)
Business   Peace   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Desmond Tutu
Latest Africa violence highlights limits of peacekeeping missions Stars and Stripes
Latest Africa violence highlights limits of peacekeeping missions
JOHANNESBURG, South AfricaThings fall apart in different ways. In a reminder of the horrific violence that has marred Africa's past, armed men in two neighboring... (photo: UN / Marco Dormino)
Africa   Johannesburg   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Johannesburg
What made the news headlines in 2013? Independent online (SA)
What made the news headlines in 2013?
London - Newspapers around the world had their work cut out for them in 2013. Here are some key events from the year... JANUARY 11 - MALI: President Francois Hollande... (photo: UN / Marco Dormino)
Africa   EU   Mali Rebels   Photos   Wikipedia: Mali
Fashion's Night Out 2011 event at the 5th Avenue New York City. Business Day
Luxury goods firms taking the battle to Africa
INVESTMENT interest has grown in Africa’s frontier markets this year and the region is set to become a key battleground for the luxury goods industry. A glut of oil, gas... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
Africa   Investment   Luxury   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: Africa
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