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20/04/2012 - SOUTH AFRICA

Positive discrimination in South African universities

The issue of positive discrimination in South Africa's universities is a complex one. The University of Cape Town is at the centre of the debate, with some arguing that there aren't enough black students and others saying the measures are unfair. The general consensus seems to be that improvements have been made since independence 18 years ago, but the topic of giving a helping hand to disadvantaged South Africans is far from black and white.

24/02/2012 - REPORTERS

Nigeria's terrorist time bomb

The people of Kano live in constant fear. Not a week goes by without deadly attacks on government targets. The terrorist group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility - the attacks form part of its plan to institute Sharia law in northern Nigeria. Government crackdowns have only made this Muslim faction more extreme and won it more followers.

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08/02/2012 - NIGERIA

Inter-religious tensions set northern Nigeria on edge

Nigeria is battling a bloody insurgency launched by radical Islamist sect Boko Haram. The group want to overthrow the government and establish an Islamic state. In January, a string of attacks in the north of the country killed 185 people. As President Goodluck Jonathan confronts the violence in the town of Kano, tensions continue to simmer.

17/01/2012 - PLANET HOPE

South Africa: when being gay is living hell

In the last few years, South Africa has seen an unprecedented wave of sexual attacks on homosexual women. Some victims have decided to start talking about it, openly, in order to put a stop to it.

06/01/2012 - SOUTH AFRICA

ANC celebrates a tumultuous centenary

With over one million members and a rich history, the African National Congress has a lot to celebrate whilst marking its centenary. However, discontent continues to simmer as many South Africans lament a slow pace of change. This coupled with the threat posed by the ANC Youth League's firebrand leader Julius Malema, could make the party's future a less stable one. Caroline Dumay and Nick Kotch report.

25/11/2011 - REPORTERS

In the DRC, diamonds are forever

In Eastern Kasai in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, miners dig constantly in search of diamonds. These precious stones are the backbone of the economy: the illicit trade in diamonds is rife, and previous political regimes were largely financed by them. As the DRC’s elections approach, France 24 takes you behind the scenes of the diamond industry.

10/11/2011 - SOUTH AFRICA

Fighting the land war

In South Africa, a local Zulu community has filed a claim for 91 properties, forests, sugar cane farms, mining land, and an entire coastal town. They argue that their descendants were thrown off the land by white settlers at the beginning of the 20th century. After 13 years they've now won their case, but the situation remains in limbo as the next step in the process is awaited.

31/08/2011 - SOUTH AFRICA

The battle for Mandela's legacy

In July, South African legend Nelson Mandela celebrated his 93rd birthday, despite having been diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2011. And yet, with every year that passes, there's an increasing family storm brewing around him. Tensions over everything, from his inheritance to questions of the TV rights to his funeral, are under intense scrutiny. We take a look at some of the family threats to "brand Mandela".

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07/07/2011 - SOUTH AFRICA

Unaware of the past: is this the future for young South Africans?

Twenty years after the face South Africa changed forever, a new generation has grown up never knowing apartheid. But now they risk having a distorted picture of their country's history. The ANC's youth movement leader Julius Malema is delivering much anti-white rhetoric; but since history lessons are no longer compulsory in schools, young South Africans don't always get the opportunity to hear any other versions of events.

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30/06/2011 - SOUTH AFRICA

ANC to restrict freedom of speech?

The South African Parliament is discussing proposals that would make it easier for companies and individuals to keep information secret. But civil rights campaigners it will lead to restrictions of freedom of speech. It comes 20 years after South Africa's biggest injustice came to an end - apartheid was abolished on the 30th of June, 1991.