Kate Bartlett
Stories
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Zama Zamas test South African government's promise to crack down on illegal mining
South African police have been in a stand off outside an abandoned gold mine with hundreds of illegal miners who are holding out underground. The situation is getting desperate.
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Global Health
Prestigious Lasker Prize awarded to South African scientists
Husband and wife researchers Salim Abdool Karim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim were named winners of the Lasker Award for public service in recognition for their groundbreaking research on HIV.
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Health
'America's Nobel' goes to a power couple who made a startling discovery about HIV
This year's Lasker Prize for public service goes to South African researchers Salim and Quarraisha Abdool-Karim. The married couple made a startling discovery about HIV — and did something about it.
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World
From convict to cabinet: South Africa’s new sports minister promotes gangland motorsport
South Africa's new sports minister once drove getaway cars in bank heists. Now he's in government, with plans to bring the dangerous pass time of car spinning out of the shadows and into the mainstream.
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World
After getting bashed in elections, South Africa's ANC is frantic to form a coalition
South Africa is in unchartered political territory as the ruling African National Congress look to other parties to try and shore up its majority after a historic loss of votes in last weeks election.
