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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:00 GMT
CASTER SEMENYA TO KEEP GOLD MEDAL: S. African ministry says results of her gender tests will be kept confidential.
*South African track star Caster Semenya gets to keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept confidential, the South African sports ministry announced Thursday. The ministry also said in a
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:00 GMT
Mbeki mingles with Mugabe in book on African despots
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:24:00 GMT
Call for pre-proposals: FirstRand Foundation South African Mathematics Education Chairs & South African Numeracy and Literacy Chairs Initiative
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:20:00 GMT
Prostitutes fear S.Africa's World Cup clean-up
Jabulisile works the streets in Hillbrow, a rough area normally avoided by tourists, but just a stone's throw from one of the World Cup stadiums that she hopes will bring in visitors looking for sex. "The World Cup will be good for business," said the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:18:00 GMT
South Africa's best gear up for 2009 Roxy Wahine Cup
Durban, South Africa -- With less than a month to go until the start of the 2009 Roxy Wahine Cup, South Africa's top female surfers have been racking up the surf time in preparation for South Africa's premier stand-alone women's surfing contest. With
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:13:00 GMT
S.Africa's rand falls on lower risk appetite, stocks slip
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:03:00 GMT
INTERVIEW-S.Africa banks benefit from policy, not poor -SACP
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:03:00 GMT
SAfrica's Gordhan: carry trade behind volatile rand
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:03:00 GMT
Jennifer Hudson to play Winnie Mandela
JOHANNESBURG - Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson will star as Winnie Mandela in a film to be made in 2010 in South Africa, Ma-Afrika Films said on Friday. Winnie will tell the story of the controversial former wife of South Africas first post-apartheid
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:51:00 GMT
South African broadband penetration low at 2 percent
(Telecompaper) Broadband penetration in South Africa currently stands at 2 percent, compared to the worldwide average of 22.5 percent, reports MyBroadband News...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:41:00 GMT
Kaspersky opens office in South Africa
Dutch Media Spending - Mobile edition October Dutch consumers price point for standard TV package in Full HD Dutch market leader Nokia losing ground to competitors Liberty Global increases leverage for Unitymedia Dutch Mobile Consumer Q3 2009 -
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:41:00 GMT
Rugby boost for South African economy
JOHANNESBURG - The rugby series between the Springboks and the British and Irish Lions boosted the South Africa economy to the tune of almost R1.5 billion, a study commissioned by SA Rugby has revealed. The public interest in the ten-match series, and
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:39:00 GMT
Hudson To Star In Winnie Mandela Film
Hollywood actress Jennifer Hudson is to play Nelson Mandela's ex-wife, Winnie, in a film about her life. Variety magazine reported that Hudson was thrilled about the role and has described Ms Madikizela-Mandela as a 'powerful and extraordinary woman'. Ms
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:00 GMT
ANC removes Mandela Bay mayor
Johannesburg - The ANC has removed Nondumiso Maphazi as Nelson Mandela Bay executive mayor 'to protect and guard her dignity', the party said on Friday. The ANC leadership in the Eastern Cape met Maphazi on Thursday and agreed that she should be removed
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:13:00 GMT
South African Tourism Names New CEO
South Africa's Minister of Tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, has announced the appointment of Thandiwe Sylvia January-Mclean CEO of South Africa Tourism, commencing January 1. January-Mclean comes to the three-year roll from Portugal where she served as
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:11:00 GMT
CMP: CMP - Cipla Medpro South Africa - Change to the board of directors
CMP - Cipla Medpro South Africa - Change to the board of directors CIPLA MEDPRO SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED (formerly Enaleni Pharmaceuticals Limited) (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 2002/018027/06) (ISIN Number: ZAE000128179
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:04:00 GMT
ANC removes Mandela Bay mayor
Get IOL on your mobile at m.iol.co.za The ANC said on Friday that it had removed Nondumiso Maphazi as Nelson Mandela Bay executive mayor "to protect and guard her dignity". ANC provincial secretary Oscar Mabuyana said the party's leadership in the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:55:00 GMT
AngloGold/De Beers target New Zealand
AngloGold Ashanti and De Beers will start an offshore search for gold off the coast of New Zealand as part of their newly formed joint venture.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:49:00 GMT
South Africa: UN refugee agency condemns xenophobic violence in Western Cape
This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today's Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva. Further information can be found on the UNHCR websites, www.unhcr.org and www.unhcr.fr, which should also be checked for regular media
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:00 GMT
Kaspersky opens office in South Africa
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:00 GMT
South African broadband penetration low at 2 percent
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:41:00 GMT
S.Africa's rand falls on lower risk appetite, stocks slip
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 20 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand gave up some ground against the dollar on Friday, largely reflecting a dip in investors' appetite for risk, while stocks fell across the board, tracking lower world markets. At 1600 GMT the rand was
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:41:00 GMT
S.Africa's rand falls on lower risk appetite, stocks slip
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 20 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand gave up some ground against the dollar on Friday, largely reflecting a dip in investors' appetite for risk, while stocks fell across the board, tracking lower world markets. At 1600 GMT the rand was
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:40:00 GMT
S.Africa's rand falls on lower risk appetite, stocks slip
At 1600 GMT the rand was trading at 7.5995 against the dollar, down 0.79 percent from Thursday's close of 7.54. 'We've basically seen a small sell-off in rand on the back of a little bit of risk aversion that we've seen in the last 2 days of trading,'
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:39:00 GMT
South Africa: Farmers Responsible for Attacks?
Farmers in De Doorns have rejected allegations that they are paying Zimbabwean immigrants lower than the minimum wage and are therefore responsible for the xenophobic attacks that erupted in the region this week. Yesterday the Hex Table Grapes
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:38:00 GMT
NELSON MANDELA METRO MAYOR REDEPLOYMENT
The African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape, in consultation with the ANC national leadership confirms the redeployment of Her Worship, comrade Nondumiso Maphazi from the current deployment. We also want to further confirm that comrade
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:34:00 GMT
CMP - Cipla Medpro South Africa - Change to the bo
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:00 GMT
S.Africa's rand falls on lower risk appetite, stocks slip
Electronic board displaying movements in major indices is seen at Johannesburg stock exchange in Sandton JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's rand gave up some ground against the dollar on Friday, largely reflecting a dip in investors' appetite for
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:29:00 GMT
Millions of children select Mandela, Machel for rights prize
Stockholm - Former South African president Nelson Mandela and his wife Graca Machel were Friday named winners of a children's rights prize in a vote involving over 7 million children worldwide. "We are extremely honoured to have been voted as the Decade
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:21:00 GMT
Mandela voted 'children's champion'
Nelson Mandela and Graca Machel win prestigious award voted for by children Over seven million children voted in the 'Decade Child Rights Heroes' award Award announced on the 20th anniversary of U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child London, England
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:21:00 GMT
