Anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu says Obama’s ‘complexion’ will help him deal with Africa

September 21st, 2009 South African anti-apartheid guerrilla dies at 51JOHANNESBURG — Frans "Ting-Ting" Masango, a former guerrilla activist once sentenced to death for treason against the apartheid government, has died, South Africa's ruling African National Congress party said Monday. He was 51. Masango died in Pretoria on Friday after battling diabetes, the party said in a statement.

September 21st, 2009 Carter says Israel must stop building settlementsHARRISONBURG, Virginia — Israel must stop building settlements in the Palestinian territories if peace is ever to be achieved in the Middle East, former President Jimmy Carter said Monday night as he received an award at a Virginia university for his humanitarian efforts. "As President Barack Obama has made clear, the key factor that prevents peace is the continuing building of Israeli settlements in Palestine, driven by a determined minority of Israelis who desire to occupy and colonize east Jerusalem and the West Bank," Carter said.

September 21st, 2009 South African anti-apartheid activist dies at 51JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's governing party says Frans "Ting-Ting" Masango, an anti-apartheid activist once sentenced to death for treason, has died. The 51-year-old African National Congress lawmaker died Friday in Pretoria after battling diabetes.

August 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama bestowed the highest US civilian honour to Archbishop Desmond Tutu and US Senator Edward Kennedy and 14 others at the White House Wednesday. "Let them stand as an example here in the US and around the world of what we can achieve in our lives," Obama said during a ceremony to hand out the Medal of Freedom.

August 12th, 2009 Civil rights icon to receive Medal of FreedomATLANTA — A civil rights icon who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

August 8th, 2009 Clinton declares US-South Africa ties on the mendCAPE TOWN, South Africa —At a housing project for the homeless she once visited as first lady, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton basked in the cheers and serenade from an adoring crowd Saturday and pronounced U.S.-South African ties on the mend after years of strain.

July 17th, 2009 Tutu: 2010 World Cup chance for unityBERLIN — Archbishop Desmond Tutu believes the 2010 World Cup is a good chance to demonstrate the gains South Africa has made since the end of apartheid. Tutu has long championed increased rights for minorities and the importance of friendship across ethnic boundaries.

June 14th, 2009 Carter visits West Bank settlers to 'listen'NEVE DANIEL, West Bank — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, a vocal critic of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, ventured into one such settlement on Sunday and told its hardline residents that their community is among those which should be able to remain in place under a final peace deal with the Palestinians.

June 3rd, 2009 SAfrica's Zuma vows to help the poor, create jobsCAPE TOWN, South Africa — President Jacob Zuma invoked the legacy of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela on Wednesday as he urged South Africans to pull together in a time of national and global uncertainty. Mandela, South Africa's first black president, smiled and waved from the parliamentary gallery as Zuma outlined his government's priorities: fighting poverty, safeguarding jobs and creating new ones, improving education and health, and fighting crime and corruption.

April 22nd, 2009 ANC expects big win in South African electionsJOHANNESBURG — Lines of South African voters snaked around dusty fields, up misty hills and around gritty urban neighborhoods Wednesday, all for an election expected to propel Jacob Zuma to power despite sex and corruption scandals that would have buried a less wily populist. The ruling African National Congress party views Zuma as the first leader who can energize voters since the legendary Nelson Mandela.

April 18th, 2009 QUNU - Through the cracked window of his mud hut Malibongwe Ntshakaza can just about see the roof of Nelson Mandela's retirement villa 100 metres away - but he's never seen South Africa's most famous son in the flesh. In fact, the father of four has only ever seen Mandela on TV.

April 9th, 2009 PRETORIA - US President Barack Obama's stepmother is in South Africa to help raise money for a charity by playing Bingo. Kezia Obama, 67, is using her love of the numbers game to raise funds for Operation Hunger.

March 25th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - The organisers of a peace conference in South Africa Tuesday postponed the event indefinitely after the government refused to issue the Dalai Lama a visa to attend, causing other Nobel peace laureates to pull out. The conference, which was due to be held Friday, had planned to promote peace through football in advance of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa next year.

March 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has been barred from entering South Africa to take part in a peace conference linked to the 2010 football World Cup, plunging the country into a diplomatic row. The decision was met with outrage by fellow Nobel peace laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the former President F.

January 7th, 2009 CHENNAI - The announcement by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas here Thursday that overseas Indian professionals can practise in India was cautiously welcomed by Durban Deputy Mayor Logie Naidoo. 'It opens up a window of opportunity for many South African Indians, but we must remember that we have been very reliant in recent years on Indian nationals assisting in the development of post-apartheid South Africa,' Naidoo, who is also a speaker at the annual gathering of the diaspora, told IANS.