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Dec 18, 2022 12:10 PM CST

Freak Wave Slams Beach, Killing 3

At least 17 are injured on Durban beach when thrown against pier

(Newser) - South Africa's coastal city of Durban has closed its North Beach after three people were killed when they were hit by a large wave, emergency officials said on Sunday. The Emergency Medical Services "responded to reports of a freak wave that swept a group of beachgoers against the...

Death Toll Hits 72 in South Africa Riots

Mom Throws Child From
Burning Building During
South Africa Riot

Jul 13, 2021 6:38 PM CDT

Mom Throws Child From Burning Building During South Africa Riot

Death toll hits 72 in some of the worst violence since the end of apartheid

(Newser) - Days after Jacob Zuma turned himself in to start serving a 15-year-sentence, South Africa is being shaken by some of the worst violence since the end of apartheid. At least 72 people have been killed in rioting in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, many of them trampled in stampedes during looting,...

South African Rugby Star Joseph Ntshongwana Charged with Axe Murders

Rugby Star
Charged With
Axe Murders

Apr 1, 2011 2:06 AM CDT

Rugby Star Charged With Axe Murders

Ntshongwana claimed to be avenging daughter's rape

(Newser) - A retired South African rugby star who allegedly went on a killing spree with an axe in one hand and a Bible in the other has been charged with three murders. Joseph Ntshongwana claimed to be taking revenge on a gang that raped his daughter and infected her with HIV,...

Israel to Boycott
UN Racism Summit

Dec 27, 2010 10:21 AM CST

Israel to Boycott UN Racism Summit

Meet-up will commemorate bitter Durban meetings

(Newser) - Israel has announced that it will boycott the UN’s 2011 racism summit because the event is being billed as a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Durban racism meeting, which produced a declaration critical of Israel and Zionism. “As long as the meeting is defined as part...

China Ships Arms to Mugabe

Apr 18, 2008 4:29 AM CDT

China Ships Arms to Mugabe

Union refusing to unload dangerous cargo destined for tense Zimbabwe

(Newser) - As tensions rise in Zimbabwe, a Chinese ship has arrived in a South African port with arms bound for Harare. The ship put to sea with AK-47 rifles, mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and millions of rounds of ammunition, apparently to fortify President Robert Mugabe, who's not relinquishing power despite his suspected...