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South Africa confirms casualties in Central African Republic clashes

March 24, 2013 12:30
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's army suffered casualties in Central African Republic during clashes with rebels, who seized the capital and forced the country's president to flee on Sunday, a senior defence spokesman confirmed. "During last night's clashes, we suffered some casualties. But in terms of how many people were killed and how many people were injured, we're still trying to verify and confirm," Brigadier-General Xolani Mabanga told Reuters. (Reporting by Stella Mapenzauswa; Editing by Joe Bavier)

S.Africa holds memorial for Mozambican dragged along road

March 6, 2013 11:30
* Hundreds attend memorial for taxi driver * Incident latest to hit scandal tainted police JOHANNESBURG, March 6 (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners, including politicians and colleagues, gathered on Wednesday for a memorial service for Mido Macia, the Mozambican taxi driver who died in a South African cell after being dragged behind a police vehicle.

S.African police say at least 13 injured at Amplats mine

February 18, 2013 11:30
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 18 (Reuters) - South African police said on Monday that at least 13 people were injured, including four security guards who were hacked by machetes, in a labour fight at an Anglo American Platinum mine. At least five workers were also shot in the conflict sparked by a turf battle between rival unions at the company also known as Amplats, police said.

$2.2 mln diamond-encrusted pens stolen in S.Africa

January 31, 2013 15:45
Robbers in South Africa have made off with 168 diamond-and-gold encrusted pens worth over two million dollars from a collector's house in Johannesburg's upmarket suburb of Sandton, police and insurers said Thursday. The 20-million-rand ($2.2 million, 1,6 million euro) pens "are collector items and are unique", insurer John Pearson told SAPA. But, he warned, it will be impossible to sell the pens. "They have unique serial and reference numbers." Police confirmed the theft of the pens which were taken from display in a snooker room at the house on Tuesday.

UPDATE 1-Soccer-South Africa 0 Cape Verde 0 - African Nations Cup result

January 19, 2013 14:15
(Adds teams) JOHANNESBURG, Jan 19 (Reuters) - South Africa 0 Cape Verde Islands 0 - African Nations Cup Group A result. At Soccer City, Johannesburg Teams: South Africa: 16-Itumeleng Khune; 5-Anele Ngcongca, 14-Bongani Khumalo, 21-Siyabonga Sangweni, 11-Thabo Matlaba; 13-Kagisho Dikgacoi (6-Lerato Chabangu 46), 12-Reneilwe Letsholonyane, 18-Thuso Phala, 8-Siphiwe Tshabalala (10-Thulani Serero 60); 7-Lehlohonolo Majoro (9-Katlego Mphela 68), 17-Bernard Parker.

Soccer-S.Africa held by Algeria as they fail to convince fans

January 12, 2013 17:00
By Mark Gleeson JOHANNESBURG, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Hosts South Africa face a battle to convince fans to back them in large numbers at the African Nations Cup after less than 15,000 watched a 0-0 draw with Algeria in their last warm-up game in Soweto on Saturday. Coach Gordon Igesund had hoped for two resounding performances in the build-up to this month's tournament to rally support behind his beleaguered side but South Africa finished a second consecutive game without scoring.
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