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Erin Conway-Smith

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Lifestyle
Mandela health scare sparked by mistaken tweet
Conflict
Johannesburg police on guard for New Year’s Eve appliance-tossing tradition
Agence France-Presse
North Korea calls for “human shields” to defend Kim Jong Un
Business, Finance & Economics
South Africa: Anger over official rhino hunting auction
Lifestyle
Zimbabwe’s “female rapists,” accused of semen harvesting, strike again
Conflict
Somalia: Fist fights in parliament over new speaker
Lifestyle
South Africa: Driver pulls over to watch ducks, causes multi-car pileup
Agence France-Presse
South Africa: ANC celebrates 100th birthday
Lifestyle
Nelson Mandela TV miniseries, “Madiba,” in the works
Politics
Swaziland: King Mswati challenged by economic crisis
Lifestyle
South Africa: Johannesburg university stampede kills one, injures 22 (VIDEO)
Lifestyle
Thug life of Fred the baboon revealed in documentary (VIDEO)
Lifestyle
Zimbabwe bans sale of secondhand underwear
Politics
Swaziland: King Mswati challenged by crisis
Business, Finance & Economics
New snake species, Matilda’s Horned Viper, found in Tanzania (PHOTO)
Conflict
Kenya military spokesman in Twitter war over graphic photos
Lifestyle
Canada gay marriages “not legal,” Ottawa argues: report
Lifestyle
South Africa’s Kruger park battles rhino poaching (VIDEO)
Lifestyle
Fake malaria drugs “put millions in Africa at risk”: study
Agence France-Presse
Ethiopia: Tens of thousands forced off land for foreign investors, HRW says
Lifestyle
South Africa: Kruger park flooding forces evacuations (VIDEO) (UPDATES)
Lifestyle
Malawi gang “terrorized women wearing pants,” police say
Lifestyle
Unsafe abortions increase, particularly in Africa
Agence France-Presse
Mozambique: Flooding from Tropical Storm Dando kills 5, displaces thousands
Lifestyle
South Africa’s population would be 4.4 million larger without AIDS
Business, Finance & Economics
South Africa: Zulu king’s ‘gay slur’ causes uproar
Business, Finance & Economics
Oldest dinosaur nests found in South Africa
Politics
South Africa: Controversy over political poster showing interracial couple
Politics
African Union’s new Chinese-built headquarters opens in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Politics
Ban Ki Moon tells African leaders to respect gay rights
Conflict
Chinese workers kidnapped by Sudan rebels in South Kordofan (UPDATES)
Lifestyle
Zimbabwe: Typhoid outbreak triggers fears of cholera
Lifestyle
Zimbabwe woman sues cheating husband over broken bed
Business, Finance & Economics
Way-C tablet, the first African iPad rival, goes on sale in Congo
Lifestyle
Baboons terrorize Zimbabwe-Zambia border post
Agence France-Presse
Chinese workers kidnapped in Egypt’s Sinai region by Bedouin tribesmen
Lifestyle
South Africa recalls condoms distributed at ANC celebrations
Lifestyle
Zimbabwe: More than 1,500 typhoid cases treated in outbreak
Lifestyle
Donkey milk touted in Namibia as a way to help the needy
Agence France-Presse
Egypt: Kidnapped Chinese workers released
Agence France-Presse
South Africa: Four men sentenced to 18 years for killing lesbian Zoliswa Nkonyana
Business, Finance & Economics
South Africa: Rhino poachers from Mozambique jailed for 25 years
Politics
Mandela News: New cookbook features Mandela’s favorite dishes
Lifestyle
Global malaria deaths twice as high as estimated, Lancet study says
Politics
Somalia famine over, UN says, but Sahel food crisis worsens
Politics
South Africa’s Julius Malema, ANC youth leader, loses appeal of suspension
Business, Finance & Economics
Namibia fossils, Otavia antiqua, are “world’s first animals,” scientists say
Lifestyle
Khulekani ‘Mgqumeni’ Khumalo, ‘back from dead’ musician, blames zombies (VIDEO) (UPDATES)
Conflict
Sudan: Chinese worker, missing in rebel attack, found dead
Agence France-Presse
Chinese workers freed in Sudan, flown to Kenya
Business, Finance & Economics
South Africa: Kruger Park rangers strike triggers rhino poaching fears
Agence France-Presse
Swaziland: Opposition grows to King Mswati
Business, Finance & Economics
South Africa: Rhino killed during anti-poaching event
Business, Finance & Economics
China: South Africa’s latest role model?
Agence France-Presse
Mandela bank notes to be issued by South Africa
Lifestyle
Zimbabwe mermaids appeased by traditional beer ritual
Lifestyle
Ram, deer wedding on Valentine’s Day at China zoo (PHOTOS)
Lifestyle
Valentines Day 2012: Animal weddings around the world (PHOTOS)
Lifestyle
South Africa: Lioness attacks and kills zookeeper
Lifestyle
Shakira in seal attack on Cape Town, South Africa beach