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New beginning in South Africa’s AIDS battle

Health & Medicine

South Africa has the largest number of HIV-infected people on the planet, but the country is taking aggressive new steps to fight AIDS.

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South African President Zuma Drops Case Over Zapiro’s ‘Rape’ Cartoon

Arts, Culture & Media
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South African Miners Ordered Back to Work

Conflict & Justice
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Cartoon Slideshow: A Painting Causes an Uproar in South Africa

Arts, Culture & Media
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South African President’s Provocative Portrait Vandalized

Global Politics

A portrait of South Africa’s president, Jacob Zuma, was vandalized Tuesday at a gallery in Johannesburg.

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Nelson Mandela: New Face on South Africa’s Banknotes

Global Politics

The former South African president’s face will appear on bills of all denominations by the end of year. Current President Jacob Zuma said the gesture was meant to express the South African people’s “deep gratitude.”

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The U.S. casts an eye to South Africa’s elections

Arts, Culture & Media

To help us understand what Jacob Zuma’s presumed leadership will mean for South Africa and what the U.S. will be watching in this election, The Takeaway talks to Dan Simpson, editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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Geo answer

Arts, Culture & Media

The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is South Africa’s province of KwaZulu-Natal. The most widely spoken language there is Zulu. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Megan Hall, of Oxford University Press in South Africa about a new Zulu-English dictionary.

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Global Hit

Arts, Culture & Media

Anchor Marco Werman speaks to the leader of the group Tumi and the Volume. Tumi is from South Africa. He writes lyrics that promote political awareness and hopefully bring about positive change in South Africa.