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Redefining African poetryupdated: Fri Nov 18 2011 07:45:00

The Badilisha Poetry X-Change in Cape Town looks to spread Africa's spoken word to the world.

Australia dismissed for 47 as wickets tumble in Cape Townupdated: Thu Nov 10 2011 16:57:00

An incredible 23 wickets fell on day two of the second Test in Cape Town as South Africa dismissed Australia for 47 -- the fourth lowest total in their history.

November on Road to Durban: A Green City Journeyupdated: Wed Nov 02 2011 07:54:00

This month on Road to Durban, CNN's Robyn Curnow, Nkepile Mabuse and Ayesha Durgahee meet in Johannesburg, South Africa's most populated city, to explore the efforts being made to cut the country's carbon emissions.

'I was raped for being a lesbian'updated: Fri Oct 28 2011 09:44:00

In "World's Untold Story" a woman says she endured corrective rape - when men believe rape can make lesbians straight.

Horror of South Africa's 'corrective rape'updated: Fri Oct 28 2011 09:44:00

It was supposed to be an ordinary night out with friends for 20-year-old Zukiswa Gaca but it ended with her lying on a railway track attempting to take her own life.

South Africa: Escape to the Capeupdated: Sat Sep 03 2011 02:36:00

South Africa is a destination with soul that will wend its way into your heart over the course of a few days. It can be hard to leave, and many choose to make it home after getting a taste of the culture and endless variety of new experiences. You're on the Cape now, and things are captivatingly different here.

Big top makes a big difference to youngsters' livesupdated: Tue Aug 30 2011 08:23:00

For children around the world, the circus is a place of wonder and excitement. For children in Cape Town, it's also a place of hope and inspiration. At the Zip Zap Circus School youngsters from the city's tough townships learn new skills alongside kids from Cape Town's affluent neighborhoods. The aim is not just to teach circus tricks like juggling and tumbling, but to build self esteem, instill discipline and teach life skills that will give the youths a better future.

Cape Town's big top magicupdated: Tue Aug 30 2011 08:23:00

Join Inside Africa on the top rope with Cape Town's inspiring Zip Zap circus school.

Buying art at the robotsupdated: Thu Jun 02 2011 08:48:00

A group of Zimbabwe artists try and make a living at a busy intersection in Cape Town.

Movie uncovers South Africa's underground youth cultureupdated: Mon Apr 04 2011 06:27:00

Arcade game-inspired fashionistas mixing with heavy metal bands grinding out tunes on street corners sounds like a scene you might find in New York's trendier locales.

Stocktown X: South Africa (trailer)updated: Mon Apr 04 2011 06:27:00

Directors Teddy Goitom and Benjamin Taft go beyond media stereotypes of violence and AIDS to the creative streets of South Africa.

Smashing comeback for stick fightingupdated: Wed Mar 30 2011 10:22:00

Inside Africa travels to Cape Town for an up-close look at stick fighting.

Gardening grandmother cultivates hopeupdated: Tue Mar 29 2011 09:04:00

Christina Kaba is a grandmother, and a confident farmer. She says no matter where she is, she's able to grow a garden.

The business that keeps growingupdated: Tue Mar 29 2011 09:04:00

Residents of Khayelitsha township turn community gardens into a thriving business.

Cape Town's magic kidsupdated: Mon Feb 28 2011 07:43:00

CNN's Robyn Curnow learns there's no shortage of imagination at Cape Town's College of Music.

Magic school conjures up hope for disadvantaged childrenupdated: Mon Feb 28 2011 07:43:00

It could be a plot straight out of a Disney film: a young person from a disadvantaged background stumbles on a magical place, and with a little abracadabra his or her life is changed forever.

African writers on pilgrimage across the continentupdated: Wed Dec 15 2010 07:42:00

In an ambitious drive to promote African writing, 14 African writers have visited different cities across the continent to produce a series of travel books.

Eco-friendly floating diner set for marinas worldwideupdated: Fri Oct 22 2010 07:24:00

Eco-friendly floating restaurants serving sustainable seafood are on the menu for marinas around the world, in a bid to tackle the crisis caused by commercial over-fishing.

A league of their ownupdated: Mon Oct 04 2010 14:27:00

How baseball is bringing hope to one of Cape Town's toughest neighborhoods.

Fortune: Unemployment is a global problemupdated: Wed Aug 11 2010 05:10:00

In South Africa this summer for the Global Forum hosted by Fortune, Time, and CNN in Cape Town, I was in a car driving northwest from Johannesburg in the pale winter sun, marveling at an endless landscape, when we suddenly came across what can only be described as a rural slum. It was the sort of place into which African workers had been cruelly decanted under the apartheid regime: row upon row of tin shacks, a few miserable roadside markets, kids trying to flag us down to sell soccer scarves and oranges. We didn't stop.

Cape Town's 'Ghetto Ballerina' lands U.S. scholarshipupdated: Mon Aug 02 2010 09:02:00

A South African ballet dancer from a poor township outside Cape Town has been given the chance to train in the United States -- all because of a documentary film, and an email from a caring viewer.

A ballet dancer's determined stepsupdated: Mon Aug 02 2010 09:02:00

A ballet dancer from a South African township leaps onto a new stage.

People.com: Couple Survive After Being Hit by 40-Ton Flying Whaleupdated: Thu Jul 22 2010 13:48:00

"I saw this huge monster shape come up out of the water," one of the two South African sailors recalls

Breaching whale crash-lands on sailboatupdated: Wed Jul 21 2010 11:35:00

A sailor has described her "miraculous" escape after a whale leapt out of the water and crash-landed on the deck of her boat off the coast of South Africa.

Growing in wealth, South Africa battles obesityupdated: Fri Jul 09 2010 08:05:00

In restaurants in this township outside Cape Town, South Africa, barbecue grills crackle with chains of sausage, marinated chicken quarters and boulder-sized slabs of beef and lamb.

World Cup spurs football fans to volunteerupdated: Mon Jun 28 2010 00:29:00

Instead of shielding South Africa's poverty during the FIFA Football World Cup, one travel company says there is not only a desire from visitors to see the country's hardships but to also help out.

SI.com: Peter King: Teaching Tebow is family business for Broncosupdated: Mon Jun 07 2010 14:55:00

CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- It's fall here at the bottom of Africa, which gives the region a bit more of a football feel. And futbol too, of course. But before I get to the business of covering the World Cup later this week -- hopefully I'll find some good coffee by then -- I have a few NFL thoughts, plus a couple of book ideas for your Father's Day gift-giving.

Why do so many women go on volunteer vacations?updated: Thu Jun 03 2010 04:48:00

When 23-year-old Danielle Miller packed her bags for a holiday in Cape Town, South Africa, sun and sand were the last things on her mind.

Don't feed the baboonsupdated: Mon Apr 26 2010 10:45:00

A remote village in South Africa is ready to put an end to the battle between humans and baboons.

Meeting at Mzoli'supdated: Mon Apr 19 2010 06:29:00

How a butcher shop in Cape Town became the place to be for both residents and tourists.

Cabs go green in Cape Townupdated: Thu Mar 25 2010 06:12:00

CNN's Nkepile Mabuse tours Cape Town in an environmentally friendly transport.

Eco-friendly cabs keep Cape Town greenupdated: Thu Mar 25 2010 06:12:00

Cape Town is a city surrounded by outstanding natural beauty, and one local taxi firm is doing its best to keep it green.

Cape Town hosts World Cup drawupdated: Fri Dec 04 2009 09:57:00

Cape Town hosts World Cup draw in a test of South Africa's readiness for the 2010 games. CNN's Nkepile Mabuse reports.

SI.com: Grant Wahl: Travel guide to 2010 World Cup in South Africaupdated: Tue Oct 13 2009 18:34:00

The United States is in. So are Brazil, England, Spain and 15 other nations. Yet with eight months to go before the 2010 World Cup, more tickets have been purchased by people from the U.S. (11.7 percent at last count) than from any other country except the host nation, South Africa (47.9 percent).

Climbing Table Mountain a mustupdated: Mon Sep 21 2009 16:14:00

A trip abroad is never really complete until I've taken at least one long (possibly lethal) nature hike. Maybe it's my love for fresh air, or maybe it's my constant need for a change of scenery. But, usually, it's simply because somebody tells me it's part of the merit badge requirement.

Vacation's overupdated: Mon Sep 21 2009 16:14:00

CNN.com's Jarrett Bellini is back from South Africa and talks about his trip.

World's weirdest hotelsupdated: Thu Sep 17 2009 13:37:00

On your next trip, you could be checking into a wine cask, a salvaged 727 airplane, or a room where the furniture defies the law of gravity.

Backyard scientists use Web to catalog species, aid researchupdated: Mon May 04 2009 12:55:00

As a hobby, Suzie Jirachareonkul, a teacher and mother of two, spends many of her nights searching for endangered toads on the country roads near her home outside Cape Town, South Africa.

Luxury hotel launch red carpets over recessionupdated: Wed Apr 08 2009 09:51:00

Hours after G-20 leaders agreed to a trillion-dollar bailout of the world economy in chilly London, one of the world's most flamboyant hoteliers opened his latest luxury hotel in sunny South Africa.

World's best New Year's Eve partiesupdated: Fri Dec 19 2008 11:10:00

It's every city's favorite excuse for a party. Here are ten spectacular ways to ring in 2009.

People.com: Bear Grylls (Finally!) Airlifted to Safetyupdated: Wed Dec 10 2008 14:39:00

The Man vs. Wild star was stranded in Antarctica for days following a serious shoulder injury

SI.com: Jon Wertheim: The concept of regional tours, who will be No. 1 in 2009 and moreupdated: Wed Nov 26 2008 14:16:00

Exhibitions during the offseason are a double-edged sword, no matter how you look at them. You answered a question about players complaining of the long season, yet booking numerous exhibitions during the offseason. While I lean towards the argument of players losing credibility for this phenomenon, I have to think they are acting partially as ambassadors of the sport and taking the sport (and themselves) to places that have little tennis exposure. -- J. Duncan, Flagstaff, Ariz.

Time.com: Scientists Bleak About AIDS Vaccine Prospectsupdated: Thu Oct 16 2008 16:00:00

The global economic turmoil is likely to take its toll on AIDS research funding and add to the problems plaguing the search for a vaccine against the virus, scientists warned Tuesday

Time.com: South Africa Battles Xenophobiaupdated: Wed May 28 2008 13:35:00

Just out of sight of the tour buses that flock to the Cape of Good Hope, more than 2,000 foreigners are crammed into a makeshift refugee camp on the shores of the Atlantic

Violence spreads across South Africaupdated: Fri May 23 2008 15:34:00

The atmosphere was tense in Cape Town on Friday after xenophobic violence that has left more than 40 dead in Johannesburg spread to South Africa's largest city.

Army to help quell violenceupdated: Fri May 23 2008 15:34:00

South Africa is sending in the army to help stop rampaging mobs from attacking foreigners. CNN's Robyn Curnow reports.

Trends: Tourism with intentupdated: Fri Nov 16 2007 07:50:00

It's not enough to take a vacation any more -- it has to be a vacation with intent, according to the latest trend forecasts from the travel industry.

Terror in the sky: Engine falls off plane, pilot flies to safetyupdated: Thu Nov 08 2007 22:14:00

Brendon Pelser said he saw pure terror in the faces of his fellow passengers after an engine fell from a wing as it took off from Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday.

South Africa plane loses engineupdated: Thu Nov 08 2007 22:14:00

CNN's Don Lemon speaks with a passenger aboard a plane that lost an engine but landed safely in South Africa.

Blog: Five days in Cape Townupdated: Mon Aug 06 2007 00:12:00

CNN's Inside Africa Host, Femi Oke reflects on the week that was the CNN/Multichoice African Journalist of the year awards.

African journalist awardsupdated: Mon Aug 06 2007 00:12:00

African journalist awards

Time.com: Strike Brings South Africa to Haltupdated: Thu Jun 14 2007 14:30:00

Tens of thousands of public sector workers marched Wednesday to government offices across the country, escalating a 12-day-old strike

Woman pleads for return of belongingsupdated: Tue Jan 23 2007 05:05:00

A woman whose personal possessions were taken from a crate washed up on a beach in southern England accused the police of doing too little to protect them.

Cape escape: Exploring Barrydale, South Africaupdated: Mon Dec 11 2006 13:13:00

Barrydale -- 100 miles east of Cape Town -- is becoming a South African Santa Fe, with galleries, wineries, boutique hotels and hiking trails set amid the Western Cape's vast Klein Karoo. Below, an easy itinerary.

ANC embroiled in Cape Town power struggleupdated: Tue Oct 17 2006 03:43:00

The once-banned political party that helped bring freedom to apartheid-era South Africa now stands accused of stifling democracy in that country's Mother City.

Business 2.0: Doughing the right thingupdated: Mon Jul 31 2006 13:53:00

Hiring women from an impoverished township turns out to be a smart bet for a startup bakery.

Social climbing on Cape Town's Table Mountainupdated: Tue Jul 18 2006 09:55:00

"This bush is called the Climber's Friend," said the guide, pointing at a plant on Cape Town's Table Mountain. The prickly bush certainly didn't look amicable. "Grab onto it if you think you're going to fall," he continued. "It might save your life."

Thatcher guilty plea in coup plotupdated: Thu Jan 13 2005 05:30:00

Mark Thatcher has left South Africa after pleading guilty to unwittingly bankrolling an alleged coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea in a plea bargain deal that allows him to avoid jail.

From murder comes reconciliation, hopeupdated: Thu Dec 09 2004 16:25:00

In South African townships rife with violence and poverty, thousands of children find comfort and knowledge daily after school by dancing, playing, painting and eating. They study math, reading, music, theater and more, while their older countrymen learn first aid, safe-sex practices, vocational and other life skills.

Rethinking the nuclear optionupdated: Wed Nov 24 2004 11:58:00

Koeberg Power Station, 27 kilometers north of Cape Town on South Africa's Atlantic coast, is the only nuclear plant on the African continent.

Fortune: NOW HEAR THIS updated: Mon Aug 27 1990 00:01:00

-- JACOBUS DE SWARDT, 27, a white South African sociologist, on why he has agreed to be chairman of the Cape Town Central branch of the militant, largely black African National Congress: ''I now se...

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