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At 14, she tested positive for HIV — now she calls herself an HIVictor
"I’m just that person. I’m like, dude — I’m HIV-positive.”
Until recently this school in South Africa told black girls to chemically straighten their hair
For one South African house cleaner, this year's big drought means crying, hungry children
In a historic moment, Oscar Pistorius' five-year sentence is handed down by a black female judge
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is acquitted of murder, but could face a lesser charge
Here's how a young white woman went from loving apartheid to being in Mandela's inner circle
When Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990, Zelda la Grange had no idea who he was. In her Afrikaaner family, he was simply a "terrorist." She was in her twenties and would soon become Mandela's personal assistant, and later, a close friend.
What's it like to portray Nelson Mandela in an opera? Amazing!
If you're in Pretoria, South Africa, one show you won't be able to see is a new opera about Nelson Mandela. That's because the show, "Madiba: The African Opera," was cancelled after just three nights because of a lack of funding. The opera depicts Nelson Mandela's early years in his native home of Qunu, on South Africa's Eastern Cape. Thabang Senekal is the well-known South African baritone who played Mandela in the production. He describes what it's like to play Mandela on stage.
Why hearing Mandela's Rivonia speech is so powerful. It's not just the words, it's the sounds behind them
South Africa kept recordings of Nelson Mandela's famous Rivonia speech. But no one could hear them because they were on dictabelts. And then South Africa's last remaining dictaphone machine broke.
The Oscar Pistorius murder trial has captured the public eye and divided public opinion
Was it murder or a terrible accident? As the trial of Oscar Pistorius continues, South Africans are divided on whether the athlete is guilty of murdering his girlfriend.
Oscar Pistorius takes the stand, apologizes to Steenkamp's family
There were tears and sobs from South African athlete Oscar Pistorius as he took the witness stand and apologized to Reeva Steenkamp's family. Pistorius is on trial for Steenkamp's murder.
South Africans are glued to their TVs as the Oscar Pistorius trial unravels
All this week, judges in Pretoria's High Court heard witnesses describe what happened last Valentine's Day, when Oscar Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. For South Africans, it is the first time a trial has been broadcast on TV, and they are following it like a prime-time crime show.
South Africans search for a moral in the tragic tale of Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius, the South African amputee athlete who runs on high-tech blades, is about to go on trial for the murder of his girlfriend. Many in his country view the tragic case as a morality tale. But what, exactly, is the moral?
At this Christmas, Santa will be looking somewhere new for many refugees
NORAD started tracking Santa by accident, when a phone number was misprinted in a Colorado Springs newspaper. Now the Santa tracking has turned into a digital empire that will delight thousands, perhaps millions, of children around the world on Christmas Eve.
South African Track Star Oscar Pistorius is Out on Bail
A judge in Pretoria has released double-amputee track star Oscar Pistorius on a $113,000 bail.
Second Day of Court Drama in Pistorius Case
The bail hearing against Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius will go into a third day after another hearing filled with drama.