From solid fists to raised victory signs, South Africa’s unique hand signals used to hail minibus taxis have been inked into postage stamps.
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/ 16 February 2010
SA unveils a new budget on Wednesday that will aim to pull cash from stretched state coffers to back the president’s promises to create jobs.
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/ 26 January 2010
South Africa’s top holiday destination Cape Town weathered a post-recession summer with fewer tourists, but is gearing up to bounce back in 2010.
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/ 23 December 2009
Messages of ”Viva Angola” and ”Proud to be Angolan” in Luanda mark the war-scarred Southern African nation’s rising international presence.
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/ 6 December 2009
In the eclectic buzz of Africa’s richest city is a gateway to a centuries-old world of giant tubers, herbs and musty animal parts.
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/ 29 October 2009
A UN torture expert expelled from Zimbabwe on Thursday said he feared the country’s unity government could fall apart.
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/ 23 September 2009
Part cooking method, part national obsession, the braai is a shared social custom that cuts across race and social divisions in South Africa.
The ferocious competitiveness that was once the hallmark of Australian cricket looks in danger of being eroded.
It is a remarkable fact that since Headley Verity took 14 wickets in 1934, an England side has never won an Ashes Test at Lord’s.
The prospect of Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson hurling thunderbolts at ribcage and eyebrow height must have given England’s openers restless nights.