The multimillionaire business magnate and anti-apartheid political prisoner is in the race to become the soccer body's next president.
The South African President and his ruling party are hosting Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal this week for a four-day visit, angering Israel.
A relative of the late South African president allegedly followed a 15-year-old girl into a restaurant's restroom and sexually assaulted her.
Kim Jong Un will be presented an award that in the past went to Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi.
South African President Jacob Zuma has known about the problem for two months but put off treatment because of his schedule.
He once said, "It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success."
The South African press has dubbed Mmusi Maimane, the new leader of the main opposition party, as the “Obama of Soweto.”
“The apartheid legacy has made us all sick," President Jacob Zuma said. "We have to address the underlying causes of violence and tension."
The issue of U.S.-Cuba relations is expected to take center stage at the Summit of the Americas conference.
“It is bad enough that people are dying of AIDS, but no one should die of ignorance."
Collins Chabane was a minister in the President's office and a member of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee.
The Rev. Willie T. Barrow, a Chicago civil rights leader known as the "Little Warrior" for her small stature and determination to fight for equality, died on Thursday at age 90.
Eugene de Kock has been granted parole in the interests of "nation building," South African officials say.
Outrage sparked after Madonna posted altered photos of Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr. with black strings on their faces.
The deadly virus has even played a large role in the beautiful game, perhaps postponing the 2015 Nations Cup.
The singer-songwriter formerly known as Cat Stevens returns to the American stage after 38 years away.