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

As the helicopter hovered above the herd, one swore he heard a penguin ask.... "Does this place seem crowded to you?"

The babies hatch and the king penguins begin caring for their young.
Awesome images. picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago

She collapsed Tuesday, most likely due to heart trouble. picked by thephrog 3 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

Six cloned Labrador retrievers are now using their olfactory prowess to help officials find drugs and explosives at airports and harbors across South Korea. The dogs—which all share the name “Toppy,” a combination of “tomorrow” and “puppy”—became the world’s first working cloned sniffer dogs when they reported for duty last Thursday, according ... read full post picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Earthwatch scientists in South Africa have discovered 18 new species of invertebrate including spiders, snails, millipedes, earthworms, centipedes and true bugs. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Young male lizards in South Africa imitate females to fool aggressive older males into leaving them alone, in an example of transvestism in the natural world, researchers have found. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Two words that do not belong together. Their very juxtaposition in the headline should give you shudders. In South Africa the "cure" for lesbians is rape.

Further information here picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

Cash machines offer an ever-growing menu of services beyond merely dispensing money. For tampering criminals, this now includes a squirt of pepper spray in the face . picked by nateebiinature 4 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

New Zealand is the penguin capital of the world, home to nine of the 16 species of living penguins, so it was fitting that it should host the world’s first ‘Penguathlon’. picked by kakana 7 months ago

As US President Barack Obama arrives in Ghana for his first official visit to Africa, King Mswati of Swaziland has threatened to marry any Swazi woman who tries to scream for help. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Teens in South Africa have found a new use for Efavirenz, an antiretroviral drug that prevents HIV from making copies of itself in the body. Instead of using Efavirenz as it was intended – to keep the AIDS virus at bay – kids are crushing the pills and smoking the powder to get high picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

South Africa's health department recalls 20 million condoms. picked by Neiako 2 years ago

A bald penguin has been fitted with a specially-designed wetsuit to protect it from the risk of sunburn.

Ralph, a nine-year-old Humboldt penguin at Marwell Wildlife, lost all of his feathers in one day, exposing his pale pink skin to the summer sun. picked by DAVEthefish 3 months ago

Dramatic footage of a penguin using it's environment to the best advantage when pursued by a killer whale. picked by kelaltieri 1 year ago

Penguins often try to raise chicks that aren't their own, but it's surprising for one to try raise the young of its natural predator, say scientists. picked by stinkobinko 6 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

Dumisani Rebombo, 49 had participated in a gang rape when he was a teenager. Rapes in South Africa have become epidemic with 1 in 4 males admitting that have raped someone. Rebombo is working on changing that. He also went to the woman he raped so many years ago and sought forgiveness. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago