South Africa

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July 16, 2010
LAPPEENRANTA, Finland (AP) - Caster Semenya won her first race since being cleared to return to competition after underdoing gender…
July 13, 2010
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - The discovery of a suicide vest in a suburb of Kampala on Monday was consistent with…
July 6, 2010
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - Ghana's president said the country's World Cup players will be given national honors and $20,000 each…
July 6, 2010
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Semenya is allowed to keep running as a woman, although it is unclear if she has had…
July 2, 2010
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Ghana was bidding to become the first African country to reach the World Cup semifinals...
July 2, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - The Black Stars' berth in the quarter-finals of this year's World Cup has restored some of the…
July 2, 2010
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - "We join everybody on the continent in wishing you success in the tournament going forward"...
July 2, 2010
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A 35-year-old American was shot and robbed while walking to his hotel in Johannesburg's affluent Sandton area...
July 1, 2010
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Most players in South Africa's struggling women's league earn nothing, and can be left choosing between buying…
June 28, 2010
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) - The Bay United Football Club general manager says that about 30 players and 10…
June 26, 2010
RUSTENBURG, South Africa (AP) - The poor showing of African nations had cast a pall on South Africa 2010...
June 22, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Studies have shown that in South Africa the likelihood of a young woman being sexually assaulted is…
June 17, 2010
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - There's a strong possibility South Africa will become the first host nation to not reach the knockout…
June 17, 2010
For five days, 21 HBCU students will have the opportunity to visit South Africa where they will soak up the…
June 17, 2010
IRENE, South Africa (AP) - Though Jozy Altidore was born in New Jersey and spent his entire life in the…
June 17, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - This is no surprise and a common obstacle to the 40 percent who are unemployed, and the…
June 16, 2010
SOWETO, South Africa (AP) - Amid World Cup fervor, South Africa observed a bittersweet holiday of Soweto students whose 1976…
June 14, 2010
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - Ghana's victory over Serbia carried far more significance than earning three points..
June 14, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Many of the workers are from all over the world, and have either traveled or have been…
June 11, 2010
SLIDESHOW - The first World Cup ever held in Africa opened Friday in a dazzling burst of joy, color and…