http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/JohannesburgFind stories, videos, and photos about Johannesburg from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:03:12 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Johannesburg14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Johannesburg from CNN.com.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/grant_wahl/10/13/wc.travel/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/grant_wahl/10/13/wc.travel/index.htmlThe 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).Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/21/nigeria.film.outcry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/21/nigeria.film.outcry/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Ken Umeano went to watch the summer sci-fi blockbuster "District 9," he stormed out after 30 minutes.Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/09/07/jarrett.south.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/09/07/jarrett.south.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe flight from Atlanta, Georgia, to Johannesburg was as easy a 15-hour flight as I've ever had.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/31/district.nine.blomkamp/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/31/district.nine.blomkamp/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe futuristic South African sci-fi that has taken the U.S box office by storm opened in its home country this weekend.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/16/boxoffice.ew/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/16/boxoffice.ew/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn what feels like a box-office weekend from "The Twilight Zone," a low-budget and critically acclaimed movie with no stars and an unknown director managed to top the charts.Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/14/review.district9/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/14/review.district9/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhy do UFOs always land in the USA, wondered someone in "Monsters vs. Aliens"? Good question.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/13/district9/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/13/district9/index.html#cnnSTCTextScience fiction flicks featuring aliens can be a little formulaic: Aliens invade American territory, mass destruction ensues, and nine times out of 10, Will Smith rides to the rescueThu, 13 Aug 2009 12:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/08/09/week.lookahead/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/08/09/week.lookahead/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree years ago, "Lord of the Rings" guru Peter Jackson handpicked Neill Blomkamp, then a director of music videos and TV commercials, to helm an adaptation of the video game Halo.Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/22/seacom.on/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/22/seacom.on/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn undersea cable plugging east Africa into high speed Internet access went live Thursday, providing an alternative to expensive satellite connections.Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/30/sa.rape.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/30/sa.rape.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlexandra township, north of Johannesburg, is a densely populated melting pot with some of South Africa's worst social ills: poverty, unemployment, HIV/AIDS and crime.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/06/03/your.city/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/06/03/your.city/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy City_My Life has followed celebrities around Moscow, Johannesburg, Havana, Mumbai, Malmo, Miami, Seattle, Tokyo, Copenhagen, London, Berlin, Paris and Florence.Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/01/johannesburg.tips/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/01/johannesburg.tips/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne of the most cosmopolitan cities in Africa, Johannesburg is multicultural and multifaceted. Make the most of your time there with these tips.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/01/johannesburg.events/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/01/johannesburg.events/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith year-round sunshine, Johannesburg is the perfect city for outdoor events, but it also hosts an array of cultural happenings. Here are some the city's best annual events.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/01/masekela.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/01/masekela.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTextHugh Masekela is the legendary South African musician whose songs were an inspiration in the fight to end apartheid. He tells CNN about growing up under apartheid, why he left South Africa and what is was like to move back to Johannesburg after 30 years away.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/01/johannesburg.overview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/01/johannesburg.overview/index.html#cnnSTCTextBarely 120 years old, Johannesburg is suffering from growing pains as it goes through an awkward adolescence.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/01/joburg.localview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/01/joburg.localview/index.html#cnnSTCTextNeil McCartney is 31 years old and has lived in Johannesburg nearly all his life. He is a photojournalist for Johannesburg newspaper The Citizen, and has a blog showing his images of the city.Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/26/btsc.journey.change/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/26/btsc.journey.change/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe young man looks nervous standing in front of the gym at the Salvation Army Center on Bushwick Avenue. His eyes are cast down and he shifts from foot to foot, seeming intensely interested in his shoes.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/21/britain.flight.crew.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/21/britain.flight.crew.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTextFifteen crew members of a South African Airways flight spent the night in jail after customs officials found marijuana and cocaine worth nearly half a million dollars hidden aboard a long-distance flight to London, British customs officials said Wednesday.Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/11/17/missing.ticket/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/11/17/missing.ticket/index.html#cnnSTCTextVirgin Atlantic promises Jerry Levine it will send him a paper ticket for his flight from Los Angeles to Johannesburg. But when it doesn't, the airline is less than helpful in tracking it down. Is his lost ticket a lost cause? And what should he do now?Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:15:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828432,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828432,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsUnder apartheid, South Africa's Chinese were excluded as non-white. Then, the post-apartheid government excluded them as non-black, until they fought backFri, 01 Aug 2008 22:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/11/smallbusiness/off_hours_cheetahs.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/11/smallbusiness/off_hours_cheetahs.fsb/index.htmThe vintage bush plane banks sharply to starboard, allowing me a bird's-eye view of a giraffe trotting along the red-orange Namibian desert floor.Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/25/southafrica.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/25/southafrica.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth African President Thabo Mbeki called the recent xenophobic attacks in his country a "disgrace" Sunday and warned that the attackers would be jailed. Sun, 25 May 2008 20:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/24/southafrica.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/24/southafrica.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Africans protesting the violence against foreigners marched in the streets of Johannesburg on Saturday, carrying signs saying, "Stop the Senseless Killing," "Mr. Mbeke, Where are You?" and "Shame on Us."Sat, 24 May 2008 18:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/23/southafrica.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/23/southafrica.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe 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.Fri, 23 May 2008 19:34:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808958,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808958,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThey fled poverty and violence. But now even the plight of their home country seems preferable to the anti-immigrant mobsFri, 23 May 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/20/southafrica.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/20/southafrica.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice armed with rubber bullets were patrolling neighborhoods in Johannesburg on Tuesday in an effort to quell a recent spree of violence aimed at foreigners that police say has killed 22 people and displaced an estimated 13,000.Wed, 21 May 2008 11:31:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808016,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808016,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA pogrom against migrants reveals the social strain of a post-apartheid "miracle" that did not help the poorTue, 20 May 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/19/southafrica.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/19/southafrica.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Africa's police chief said Monday that violence directed at foreign nationals had killed 22 people over the past week.Mon, 19 May 2008 20:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807672,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807672,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPolice fired rubber bullets and made arrests Monday to try to quell outbursts of anti-foreigner violence in and around JohannesburgMon, 19 May 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1736416,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1736416,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsZimbabwe's opposition rejected a presidential runoff election despite a media report saying Wednesday that the long-delayed official tally delivered them a victory short of an outright winWed, 30 Apr 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1733855,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1733855,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA court on Monday postponed the trial of a former dormitory matron accused of abusing pupils at a South African school set up by Oprah Winfrey for disadvantaged girlsMon, 21 Apr 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20185920,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20185920,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnHilton and her boyfriend Benji Madden are greeted by fans in South AfricaMon, 24 Mar 2008 19:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/03/04/safrica.video/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/03/04/safrica.video/index.html#cnnSTCTextBlack students on a university campus in central South Africa resumed their protests Tuesday against a racist video that showed white students tricking black workers into tasting stew laced with urine.Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/31/zimbabwe.safrica/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/31/zimbabwe.safrica/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth African police raided a Johannesburg church early Thursday and took away large numbers of Zimbabwean refugees who had taken shelter there, according to witnesses and video footage.Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:36:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/11/news/international/platinum.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/11/news/international/platinum.fortune/index.htmHalf a mile below the red-rock African landscape, mine manager Charl Geldenhuys points to an array of fluorescent-orange circles spray-painted at a dark tunnel's rocky end. "That's where we blast tomorrow," he shouts over the din of a machine drilling dynamite holes.Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/12/04/africa.mining/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/12/04/africa.mining/index.html#cnnSTCTextTens of thousands of striking miners took to the streets in Johannesburg Tuesday in a protest over safety levels in the industry.Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/08/emergency.landing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/08/emergency.landing/index.html#cnnSTCTextBrendon 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.Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:14:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1680715,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1680715,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIs the country in the middle of a child sexual abuse epidemic? The troubles at the talk-show host's celebrated school raises broader questionsMon, 05 Nov 2007 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/02/arrest.oprah.school/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/02/arrest.oprah.school/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former employee at Oprah Winfrey's school for girls in South Africa has been arrested as part of an abuse probe, police said Friday.Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:26:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20155659,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20155659,00.htmlGayle King – Oprah Winfrey's best friend and a partner in the $46 million endeavor to provide education to underprivileged girls – says the two have taken a hands-on approach to investigating possible staff improprieties at the boarding school in Henley-on-Klip, south of Johannesburg.Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/28/live.earth/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/28/live.earth/index.htmlMore than 150 acts -- including Madonna, The Police, and The Black Eyed Peas -- are on board for the Live Earth concerts planned around the world on July 7, organizers have announced.Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1632309,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1632309,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTens of thousands of public sector workers marched Wednesday to government offices across the country, escalating a 12-day-old strikeThu, 14 Jun 2007 18:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/13/terror.plot0600/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/13/terror.plot0600/index.htmlBritish police confirmed they had raided a series of Internet cafes in their investigation into an alleged plot to blow up as many as 10 trans-Atlantic aircraft.Sun, 13 Aug 2006 09:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/03/g8live8/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/03/g8live8/index.htmlAfter the success of Live 8, the largest live concert ever held, politicians said people power could make a difference as Group of Eight (G8) leaders prepared to meet to discuss Africa.Sun, 03 Jul 2005 15:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/27/dems.teresa.transcript/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/27/dems.teresa.transcript/index.htmlMy name is Teresa Heinz Kerry.Wed, 28 Jul 2004 03:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/06/23/aja/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/06/23/aja/index.htmlPeter Murimi, working for Camerapix, Kenya, has been awarded the top prize at this year's CNN African Journalist of the Year Awards ceremony.Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/03/bt.clean.travel/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/03/bt.clean.travel/index.htmlIf you have ever worried about the contribution business travel makes to global warming and climate change, you can now do something to offset that.Thu, 03 Jun 2004 17:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/03/17/223307/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/03/17/223307/index.htmFROM RAGS TO RICHES Mon, 17 Mar 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/07/01/214192/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/07/01/214192/index.htmNo doubt most readers were skeptical when I predicted in MONEY's July 1994 issue that Americans would make a bundle in the new, post-apartheid South Africa. After all, Nelson Mandela had just been ...Mon, 01 Jul 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/07/01/88972/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/07/01/88972/index.htmBUZZ COOPER, 52, AND ALEECE TYLER-Cooper, 38, believed in South Africa's future even before the fall of apartheid. The family, including daughters Chanel, 19, Eboni, 15, and son Andre, 9, moved fro...Fri, 01 Jul 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/07/01/88962/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/07/01/88962/index.htmNELSON MANDELA'S INAUGURAtion in May as South Africa's first black president was more than a media spectacle set to the foot-stomping beat of the toyi- toyi. Symbolism also abounded in the packed c...Fri, 01 Jul 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/02/07/78950/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/02/07/78950/index.htmNelson Mandela can claim to be a patriot and peacemaker in South Africa, but he's also a pretty good market mover. Since the president of the African National Congress called for an end to economic...Mon, 07 Feb 1994 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/02/03/67112/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/02/03/67112/index.htmImpala Platinum Holdings Ltd. of South Africa, the world's second-largest producer of platinum, summarily fired 23,000 striking black workers at four mines in Bophuthatswana, about 100 miles northw...Mon, 03 Feb 1986 05:01:00 EST