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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Gunmen armed with rifles and pistols opened fire at people sitting in a tavern in the South African township of Soweto in the early hours of Sunday, killing

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on people sitting in a tavern in South Africa's biggest township of Soweto in the early hours of Sunday, k...

JOHANNESBURG -Gunmen armed with rifles and pistols opened fire at people sitting in a tavern in the South African township of Soweto in the early hours of Sunday, killing 15 and wounding nine, police...

EAST LONDON, South Africa (Reuters) -South African mourners gathered in the coastal city of East London on Wednesday to grieve the still-mysterious deaths of 21 teenagers in a poorly ventilated local tavern 10 days ago.

By Johnnie Isaac

EAST LONDON, South Africa (Reuters) - South African mourners expressed anger and despair on Monday at the death of 21 teenagers in a tavern over the weekend, as investigating authorities said the youths were probably accidentally poisoned by something they ate, drank or smoked. The still...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Twenty-one young people found dead in a tavern on South Africa's east coast over the weekend may have died by poisoning from a gas leak, a source close to the investigation said on Wednesday.

By Tannur Anders and Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Twenty-one youngsters found dead in a tavern on South Africa's east coast over the weekend may...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Twenty-one young people found dead in a tavern on South Africa's east coast over the weekend may have died by poisoning from a gas leak, a source close to the investigation said on Wednesday. A spokesperson for the forensic team declined to comment on any aspect of the investigation until the final report is out. Eastern Cape's provincial government said in a statement "autopsies have been performed on the 21 deceased young people and samples have been se...

JOHANNESBURG -Angolas former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Africas second biggest oil producer for nearly four decades, is in intensive care at a clinic in Barcelona, Portuguese news...