Posts Tagged South Africa

Semenya recovering from injury, aiming for worlds

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The suspended president of Athletics South Africa says Caster Semenya is recovering from a knee injury and will be ready for the world championships.

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Mandela’s wife thanks world for ‘love, generosity’

A wellwisher carrying get-well placard arrives at the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Sunday, June 16, 2013. South Africa's president says that Nelson Mandela is seeing sustained improvement from the recurring lung infection that is forcing him to spend a ninth day in the hospital. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In tweets, songs, telephone calls, cards and more, messages of love have come from across South Africa and the world for 94-year-old Nelson Mandela, giving the family comfort and hope as he remains hospitalized in serious condition with a lung infection, his wife said Monday.

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FIFA investigating Ethiopia, Togo players

FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter holds a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 13, 2013. The FIFA leader briefed the media on preparations for the Confederations Cup just two days before the Saturday opening match between Brazil and Japan in Brasilia. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — FIFA is investigating Ethiopia and Togo for allegedly using ineligible players in World Cup qualifying.

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Egypt, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia advance in Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Ethiopia, looking to qualify for its first World Cup, joined the Ivory Coast and Egypt in becoming the first teams to qualify for the final round of playoffs in African qualifying.

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South Africa’s Mandela spends 6th day in hospital

A portrait representing former president Nelson Mandela is installed on the windows of a building in downtown Cape Town, South Africa Thursday, June 13, 2013.  Mandela is spending a sixth day in the hospital and while there was no immediate update on his health Thursday, President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday reported that Mandela was responding better to treatment for a recurring lung infection.  (AP Photo)

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela’s health is improving but the 94-year-old beloved anti-apartheid hero remains in serious condition, South Africa’s president said Thursday.

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