http://www.voanews.com Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries http://www.voanews.com/img/voa/rssLogo_VOA.gif http://www.voanews.com en-US 2012 - VOA 60 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:50:39 -0400 Pangea CMS – VOA South African police had a reputation for brutality during the oppressive, decades-long apartheid regime.  More recently, police grabbed headlines for shooting dead 34 striking miners last year and for dragging a Mozambican man behind a police car earlier this year. Sergeant Olga Masethla says her goal is to change those perceptions by involving herself closely with the community she oversees in crime-ridden eastern Johannesburg.   Since Masethla started patrolling the area three ... http://www.voanews.com/content/south-african-policewomen-provide-role-model/1653136.html http://www.voanews.com/content/south-african-policewomen-provide-role-model/1653136.html Thu, 02 May 2013 10:17:41 -0400 Africa Thuso Khumalo Some of the 1.5 million Zimbabweans who live in neighboring South Africa say they are disappointed they will not be able to vote in Saturday’s constitutional referendum back home.   Zimbabweans gathered in Pretoria this week to hear visiting Zimbabwe Finance Minister Tendai Biti urge them to to vote in a March 16 constitutional referendum. Many Zimbabweans in South Africa say they came to escape political persecution or to flee the collapsing economy under the long ruling ZANU-PF. But ... http://www.voanews.com/content/zimbabweans-in-south-africa-upset-at-being-left-out-of-vote/1620545.html http://www.voanews.com/content/zimbabweans-in-south-africa-upset-at-being-left-out-of-vote/1620545.html Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:00:02 -0400 Africa Thuso Khumalo http://www.voanews.com/content/zimbabweans-in-south-africa-upset-at-being-left-out-of-vote/1620545.html#relatedInfoContainer