Kate Bartlett
Stories
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World
Meet ZiG, Zimbabwe's latest baffling currency
The ZiG is Zimbabwe's latest currency — yet another attempt to unravel the economic catastrophes of the past decades. According to many there, it's every bit as baffling as its predecessors.
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Politics
What we know about the failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Questions are mounting about a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo over the weekend that involved several U.S. citizens.
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World
South Africa to bring landmark case against Israel at International Court of Justice
South Africa's apartheid history and affinity to the Palestinian cause has helped shape its case of genocide against Israel, as lawyers on both sides prepare for the International Court of Justice.
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Sports
Oscar Pistorius is released from prison on parole in South Africa
The Paralympic champion convicted of murdering his girlfriend is leaving prison on parole.
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Arts & Life
Here's what Nelson Mandela ate on Christmas, according to his former chef
It's been 10 years since South Africa's first democratically elected president died. Nelson Mandela's former chef describes how how the anti-apartheid icon liked to spend Christmas Day.
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Nelson Mandela's former chef publishes a cookbook of his best-loved recipes
It's been 10 years since South Africa's first democratically elected president died. Nelson Mandela's former personal chef describes how the anti-apartheid icon liked to spend Christmas Day.
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Many South Africans revere Mandela. What about the political party he left behind?
Ten years after the death of Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first democratically elected president, many young people there have become disillusioned with his legacy and his party.
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World
Putin won't attend a South Africa summit next month, avoiding possible arrest
South Africa says Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the BRICS summit it's hosting in August, putting an end to questions over whether it would act on an arrest warrant for Putin.
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Animals
He felt the slither of a venomous snake in the cockpit — then turned the plane around
South African pilot Rudolf Erasmus made an emergency landing after discovering a Cape cobra accompanying him in the cockpit on Monday. The snake has not been found again since the plane landed.