South Africa’s track and field federation had been asked to conduct a gender test on an 800-meter runner amid concerns she does not meet the requirements to compete as a woman. picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

The controversy over gender row champion runner Caster Semenya deepened today — after reports claimed sex swap tests have shown she is a hermaphrodite.

*update to this picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

Over 1,000 pregnant women in South Africa set a new world record on Saturday for the largest gathering of women due to give birth -- and there were no early arrivals. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Nuclear Facility in South Africa attacked. Four armed men broke into the control room of the Pelindaba Nuclear Research Center, shooting "a senior emergency officer" in the process. The government nuclear agency Necsa insisted the paper not run this story. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

South Africa has rejected "with contempt" claims by jailed British mercenary Simon Mann that it backed his plot to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea.

Background here picked by thenegativeone 2 years ago

US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has opened a $US40 million school for disadvantaged South African girls picked by LatueOfStiberty 3 years ago

Animal rehabilitation officials are trying to find a home for a king penguin that turned up in Cape St. Francis, South Africa. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

This isn't the official one from the South Park website, it's better!

Dozens of options for recreating yourself as a South Park character... picked by BrightonCub 3 years ago

No he isn't, but that was the headline that appeared on a South African television station's rolling news banner.

The headline was a test and a technician made it live by accident. I'd guess that the reaction South African's had was similar to the one you just had when you saw this article. picked by pocksucket 10 months ago

If you think having to "share" your bed with your pet cat is bad, that’s nothing compared to what Riana Van Nieuwenhuizen has to do: the sanctuary worker shares her South African home with really, really big cats: four cheetahs, five lions, and two tigers!

Imagine the size of their litterbox! picked by bingo 5 months ago

The Musica Playstation 3 advertisement depicts a man with a black eye, scratches, stitches and stab wounds. The words: “STOCKS ARE LIMITED. THINGS COULD GET UGLY” appear at the top of the advertisement. picked by sholom22 2 years ago

Investigators say a pizza shop owner accused of pistol-whipping a customer during an argument over a calzone and the customer both lied about their identities. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

For a country of about 50 million people, there are a lot of protests in South Korea. With a national average of 11,000 public protests a year, the average South Korean riot policeman is mobilized to contain 85 demonstrations a year. picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

A doctor's gender could determine how early heart disease is detected in women. picked by Neiako 2 years ago

Gender scandals happen way more often than you'd think. Like that one time the fastest “woman” in the world was killed in a bank robbery and found to have a penis. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

A teen ran away from home and lied to authorities in order to be sent to jail. picked by princess2408 1 year ago

Psychologists are up in arms about the posting of the 10 original Rorschach tests on Wikipedia. Many of them fear that the easy availability of the inkblots could undermine their usefulness.

But Rorschach tests themselves are not particularly effective in the first place is argued HERE picked by Bingo 4 months ago

“We want Pop to grow up more freely and avoid being forced into a specific gender mould from the outset,” Pop’s mother said. “It's cruel to bring a child into the world with a blue or pink stamp on their forehead.” picked by tvirus 5 months ago

Within minutes of posting a story on CNN's homepage called "Gender or race: Black women voters face tough choices in South Carolina," readers reacted quickly and angrily. Many took umbrage at the story's suggestion that black women voters face "a unique, and most unexpected dilemma" about voting their race or their gender. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Think you know anything about gender?

People who have experienced the fluidity of gender — lived as both a man and a woman — tell their stories and are shown as they are now; their outward gender reflecting the way they've always felt. picked by lynxears 3 months ago