Some two hundred penguins found covered in oil on Robben Island following a spillage by a stricken bulk carrier were washed, fed and restored to health. Thirty of the birds were released today.
Judge: ‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius can leave South Africa while on bail in murder case
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PRETORIA, South Africa — A South African court eased bail restrictions on Olympian Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, with the judge saying he should be allowed to travel abroad.
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Mandela hospitalized again, South Africa leader asks world to pray for him
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Nelson Mandela suffered a recurrence of his lung infection and was taken to a hospital late Wednesday.
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Blade Runner’s uncle: Pistorius ‘numb with shock’
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The uncle of Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius said Saturday that the athlete, who overcame physical disabilities to become a national icon in his native South Africa, was “numb with shock, as well as grief” after the shooting death of model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
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Mandela reportedly recovered from infection, surgery
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JOHANNESBURG — Former South African President Nelson Mandela has recovered from a lung infection and surgery to remove gallstones that kept him in the hospital for nearly three weeks, the government said Sunday.
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Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, 94, released from hospital in South Africa
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Former South African President Nelson Mandela was released from a hospital in Pretoria on Wednesday evening, a government spokesman told NBC News.
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Mandela hospitalized for tests ‘consistent with his age,’ South Africa says
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JOHANNESBURG — Former South African president Nelson Mandela was admitted to hospital on Saturday for medical tests, although the government said there was no cause for alarm.
A statement from President Jacob Zuma’s office gave no details of the condition of the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader.
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Monkey business: Baboons raid tourists’ car
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Two baboons raided a car belonging to two Canadian tourists at Millers Point on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, on Wednesday, according to The Associated Press. Monitors with paintball guns track baboon troops to keep them from getting into trouble, but that does not always keep them from mischief.
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Breaking wave sends water sky high
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A wave breaks over Kalk Bay harbor wall in gale force winds in Cape Town, South Africa, on Oct. 15. Springtime in the Cape Peninsula brings regular gale force south-easterly winds which have been blowing for days. These winds were a contributing factor in the boating accident on Oct. 13 in Cape Town, where at least one person died after a tourist boat carrying 39 people capsized during a seal watching trip.
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Oil-soaked penguins rescued in South Africa
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Approximately 55 African penguins that were found covered in oil were being cleaned by staff from the South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds on Wednesday. The penguins, which were found on Robben Island near Cape Town, South Africa, will be released into the wild after cleaning. The oil leaked from the Turkish stricken bulk carrier Seli One, according to the Associated Press.
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Caster Semenya makes her Olympic debut 3 years after gender test
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The Associated Press reports — Making her Olympic debut three years after being forced to undergo gender tests, Caster Semenya of South Africa finished second in her 800-meter preliminary heat Wednesday.
Semenya was sidelined for nearly a year while track and field’s governing body decided whether to allow her to compete after she won the 2009 world title at age 18. She was tested and eventually cleared to return to action in 2010, then was the runner-up at last year’s world championships.
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Clinton visits Mandela, 94, at home during African tour
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QUNU, South Africa - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised the “beautiful” smile of her friend and former South African President Nelson Mandela when they met at his country home on Monday during her multi-nation trade and security tour through Africa.
Mandela, in failing health, has only seen a few visitors outside his family in recent years. During his 94th birthday celebration last month, the anti-apartheid leader met Hillary’s husband and former President Bill Clinton.
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Oscar Pistorius finished last in his semifinal heat of the Olympic 400m Sunday. But Pistorius realized his dream on Saturday when the double-amputeee sprinter made his debut at these Olympics, becoming the first track and field Paralympian to compete against able-bodied athletes at the Games, and advanced out of his heat.
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On Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday, a life in photos.
