South Africa

In 1982, the University of Maine became one of the first 10 universities in the country to completely divest from South Africa.

The divided economy that Nelson Mandela had to confront in South Africa.

Leaders of the BRICS nations -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- are wrapping up a summit today. They have a new plan to create a bank to fuel economic growth in the developing world.

The world's largest platinum producer Anglo American Platinum, also known as Amplats, is planning to close down some of its South African mines and cut around 14,000 jobs. The announcement comes after a series of strikes across the mining sector of South Africa at the end of last year in which mineworkers were demanding higher wages.

Security guards at a gold mine east of Johannesburg shoot rubber bullets at thousands of protestors who were fired in June after going on strike for higher wages.

More than 30 people were killed after police in South Africa fired on striking miners. How might the incident impact the nation's mining economy?

A mass shooting of platinum miners in South Africa is a reminder that our precious metals come from some pretty unstable places.

More than thirty workers have been killed by police at a platinum mine in South Africa. The workers, who were armed, were staging what police said was an illegal strike.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in South Africa this morning along with other U.S. leaders. Among them, the head of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, which has just announced a $2 billion loan to South Africa. That's to help the country fund green energy projects with U.S. companies.