Tim Clark of South Africa already faced 80-to-1 odds of winning the Masters. Those odds surely grew a little longer Wednesday when he made an ace on the last hole to win the annual Par 3 Contest. ...more

April 9, 2009

SOUTH AFRICA - Nelson Mandela celebrated his 90th birthday Friday by urging the wealthy to share their prosperity with the less fortunate and by saying he wished he had been able to spend more time with his family during the anti-apartheid struggle. ...more

July 18, 2008

President Robert Mugabe said Friday that his supporters are ready to fight if the opposition wins an upcoming presidential runoff election, hardening the rhetoric of a campaign that already has seen widespread violence against government opponents. ...more

June 14, 2008

When talk show host Oprah Winfrey opened a $40 million school in South Africa earlier this year, People magazine called it "Her Proudest Day," as well it was. ...more

November 18, 2007