South Africa

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June 11, 2010
SLIDESHOW - Billions will be watching will South Africa as it hosts the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Check out theGrio's…
June 11, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - The fastest way to spark interest in the sport with the African-American youth is the emergence of…
June 10, 2010
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - "This is a showcase," concertgoer Nana Masithela said as she entered Orlando on Thursday. "We are showcasing…
June 10, 2010
OPINION - To say that this event has significance to Mandela would be a tremendous understatement...
June 9, 2010
European colonists may have facilitated early developments of soccer, but history shows the first ball was kicked in Africa...
June 8, 2010
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - He was a key factor in South Africa's winning bid, but has made few public appearances in…
June 4, 2010
THE GRIO REPORT - With its youthful population increasingly becoming part of the global economy Africa "now stands to become…
May 25, 2010
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - In 1960, 17 African countries gained independence from European colonial powers, making it a banner year for…
May 17, 2010
CANNES, France (AP) - Jennifer Hudson's film biography of Winnie Mandela is about to start production, despite threats of legal…
May 7, 2010
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - South Africa's police commissioner said Friday his job will be made easier if the…
May 7, 2010
Terrence Howard and Jennifer Hudson are slated to play Nelson and Winnie Mandela in the new, controversial biopic 'Winnie'...
May 6, 2010
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Mandela has strong links to sport in South Africa after he famously appeared at the 1995 rugby…
April 30, 2010
OPINION - Once people begin to accept that taking away this piece of our humanity and values is ok, it…
March 30, 2010
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - When Nelson Mandela was released from his 27-year jail sentence in February 1990, few people in football…
March 27, 2010
Global Girl Media, an educational nonprofit founded in January 2009, aims to use the games to empower young women by…
March 24, 2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The lawsuit by former headmistress Nomvuyo Mzamane claimed Winfrey defamed her in remarks made in the wake…
March 22, 2010
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Family members of victims raised flowers to the sky and placed them on gravestones to mark the…
March 19, 2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Oprah and several schoolgirls allegedly abused at her academy in South Africa are expected to testify in…
March 17, 2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Winfrey is expected to spend two weeks defending herself at trial in a defamation case linked to…
March 11, 2010
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Nelson Mandela's ex-wife has bitterly criticized the 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon as having "let us down," prompting outrage…