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| Jan.1 |
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8 British tourists die in crash 5 men and 3 women were killed when their bus swerved to avoid a pedestrian on the road and crashed
| Jan.10 |
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Mbeki unveils election manifesto President has launched a manifesto for his ruling African National Congress
| Jan.13 |
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Mbeki for landmark state visit South African President arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo to bring peace to the volatile country
| Jan.18 |
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Fire leaves 1,500 homeless A blaze swept through 2 squatter settlements before dawn outside Cape Town
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| Apr.14 |
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Long queues as South Africa votes Millions of are voting in their 3rd democratic general elections
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ANC heading for massive victory Ruling African National Congress appears to be heading for its 3rd landslide victory. It has some 60% of votes | |
| Apr.23 |
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Second unopposed term for Mbeki President was elected unopposed after his African National Congress scored its biggest victory yet of multiracial democracy
| Apr.27 |
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S. Africa celebrates 'Freedom Day' $13 million party is to celebrate first decade of freedom after the end of apartheid | |
| Apr.28 |
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President sacks Zulu chief Mbeki has dropped Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the head of a key Zulu-dominated party, from his new cabinet
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| May.15 |
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South Africa gets 2010 World Cup FIFA has awarded the 2010 Cup to South Africa, the first time the tournament has gone to Africa | |
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| Jun.19 |
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Goosen claims US Open lead The 2001 champion from South Africa posted one of only 3 sub-par rounds
| Jun.20 |
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Goosen claims US Open glory The 35-year-old made no mistakes on the last and tapped in for par to claim a 2-shot victory
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| Jul.26 |
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Shot by referee kills soccer coach A fight broke out after the referee gave a yellow warning card
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| Aug.25 |
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Mark Thatcher on bail over coup plot The son of former UK Prime Minister has been arrested in connection with an alleged coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea | |
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| Sep.16 |
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Government workers strike An estimated 800,000 workers demanding higher pay and more benefits walked off the job
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| Oct.3 |
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Champion Els leapfrogs Tiger Woods Ernie Els held off a strong challenge from Thomas Bjorn to win the WGC-American Express Championship by one shot
| Oct.17 |
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Els claims record Match Play win The defending champion clinched a record 6th World Match Play title with a 2&1 victory over Lee Westwood
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| Nov.7 |
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Goosen rallies past Tiger at Tour Retief Goosen was unflappable in closing with a bogey-free 64 to win the Tour Championship by 4 shots
| Nov.9 |
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Mbeki seeks to calm Ivorian storm South African President is in Ivory Coast to try to restore calm after 2 days of violence | |
| Nov.16 |
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18ft shark attacks beach swimmer A Great White shark estimated has presumably killed an elderly woman off a beach near Cape Town
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| Dec.21 |
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England clinch record test victory England clinched an 8th consecutive test victory by beating South Africa by 7 wickets in the first test in Port Elizabeth
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