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News of South Africa
Tennis: Djokovic beats Dolgopolov to advance in Rome
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic improved his clay-court record this season to 8-1 and reached the Italian Open quarterfinals by beating Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-1, 6-4 Thursday. The only danger Djokovic faced came while serving at 3-2 in the second set. He saved two break points - one with a big serve down (...)

16 - 05 - 2013
South Africa Switching Onto Investing For Impact
New research from the UCT Graduate School of Business shows that more than 50% of the South African investment landscape is aware of the importance of investing not only for financial gain but for positive social impact as well. The research, published today in the South African Investing for (...)

03 - 04 - 2013
German Minister Annette Schavan Stripped Of Doctorate
A German university has voted to strip Education Minister Annette Schavan of her doctorate after an investigation into plagiarism allegations. The University of Duesseldorf's philosophy faculty decided on Tuesday that she had carried out "a deliberate deception through plagiarism". The minister has (...)

06 - 02 - 2013
Abbas warns of “apartheid” if Netanyahu reelected
RAMALLAH: Senior Fatah official Muhammed Ishtayeh recently told AP that Palestine will be subject to apartheid should Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu be reelected, reports Ma'an News. Ishtayeh is an aid to Mahmoud Abbas and has quoted the Palestinian Premiere as saying that if Israeli Settlements (...)

20 - 01 - 2013
Ahead of African Cup, children play special ‘football match for peace'
A select team of 22 boys and girls from Alexandra township played on Thursday a ‘Football Match for Peace', ahead of the 2013 Orange Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. The children, who are part of the Alexandra Football Association and who come from previously disadvantaged backgrounds in the (...)

18 - 01 - 2013
South African Miner Amplats Closes Shafts And Cuts Jobs
Anglo American Platinum has said it will cease production at four mine shafts in the Rustenberg region of South Africa, which could lead to the loss of almost 14,000 jobs. The world's biggest platinum producer said lower demand for the precious metal and higher costs meant the shafts were (...)

15 - 01 - 2013
South Africa bridge collapse kills 14 people
Fourteen people were killed after a bridge collapsed in South Africa's eastern Mpumalanga province during heavy rains, officials said on Tuesday. "We have 14 people killed. The bridge was swept away and four cars just plunged into the water," provincial safety spokesman Joseph Mabuza said. The (...)

11 - 12 - 2012
14 killed in South Africa bridge collapse
Fourteen people were killed after a bridge collapsed in South Africa's eastern Mpumalanga province during heavy rains, officials said on Tuesday. "We have 14 people killed. The bridge was swept away and four cars just plunged into the water," provincial safety spokesman Joseph Mabuza said. The (...)

11 - 12 - 2012
6 Killed, 5 Injured In Bridge Collapse In South Africa
A bridge collapsed in eastern South Africa, leaving six people dead and five others seriously hurt, local media reported early Tuesday. The tragedy occurred in the eastern Mpumalanga province as the bridge on the road R65 suddenly collapsed due to heavy rains Monday night, the South African Press (...)

11 - 12 - 2012
ASEA President Announces Pan-African Index Launch Dec 3rd
On the sidelines of African Securities Exchanges Association's 16th conference, President Sunil Benimadhu has announced the launch of the Pan-African Index, for which FTSE was chosen to create the index. The index will include 19 exchanges. South Africa will not be included because it is a (...)

03 - 12 - 2012
FIFA denies Drogba exemption from transfer rules
FIFA says it informed Drogba he won't be exempted from international transfer rules while under contract with the Chinese Super League club, whose season ended this month. Drogba, whose contract expires in 2014, can join another club on a permanent or temporary deal Jan. 1. The 34-year-old Ivory (...)

22 - 11 - 2012
Gold Wobbles, Base Metals Rise On Weak Dollar
Gold prices hovered around the flat line during European trading hours on Wednesday, while the broader metals complex found support in a weaker dollar. Gold for December delivery slipped 20 cents, or less than 0.1%, to $1,724.60 an ounce. The decline built on a $6.10 loss from Tuesday, when worries (...)

14 - 11 - 2012
Lonmin miners strike again in South Africa
Gold Fields said most miners returned to work at its strike-hit South African operations on Thursday but a new walkout at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine dampened hopes of an end to the worst labour unrest since apartheid. More than 80,000 miners have downed tools since August in often violent (...)

18 - 10 - 2012
Building Materials Exports Achieved EGP 24.6 bln In 2012
Building Materials Sector acquired the first rank among the non-petroleum industrial sectors, which highly exported to other countries, throughout the period from January to September 2012. Its exports recorded EGP 24.6 billion. The exports of Egyptian building materials, according to source to (...)

13 - 10 - 2012
Gold Pushes Higher Ahead Of Europe Rate Calls
Gold prices attempted to break out of recent range-bound activity on Thursday, pushing higher ahead of the outcomes of meetings from the European Central Bank and Bank of England and amid some dollar weakness. Gold for December delivery climbed $9.80, or 0.6%, to $1,789.50 an ounce in electronic (...)

04 - 10 - 2012
Lonmin rejects higher pay demand, promises new approach
Lonmin, due to resume talks on Monday with strikers at its Marikana platinum mine in South Africa who rejected a pay rise offer last week, insisted it could not meet the workers' demands but promised a new approach in labour relations. Acting Chief Executive Simon Scott said the deaths at the mine (...)

16 - 09 - 2012
Militant South Africa union tells Lonmin to pay up
Striking workers at Lonmin's South African platinum mines where 44 died last month in labour strife will stay off the job until their demands for hefty pay hikes are met, a union leader said on Friday. Workers are facing a Monday deadline to return to the Lonmin Plc mines paralysed by a four-week (...)

08 - 09 - 2012
McCarthy wins surprise recall to South Africa squad
The former Blackburn Rovers and West Ham striker, who missed out on playing at the 2010 World Cup on home soil after South Africa dropped him for failing to meet fitness targets and for breaking a hotel curfew, is set for his first international in more than two years. After playing for more than a (...)

03 - 09 - 2012
Africa Parliament launches media freedom campaign
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) today concluded a two-day workshop to plan for a campaign on media freedom in Africa. The workshop, which was organized by the PAP's Committee on Justice and Human Rights, included participants from the African Commission on Human and People's Rights, UNESCO, World (...)

30 - 08 - 2012
Physical books are more engaging for children than e-books
When is a book no longer a book? I wasn't expecting to have my mind blown by the iPad app of the children's story “Another Monster at the End of This Book." The tale, of course, is about itself: Grover, probably the world's most lovable furry monster (from the Sesame Street) cooks up a half-dozen (...)

26 - 08 - 2012
South Africa platinum labor unrest spreads to Amplats
World No. 1 platinum producer Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) said on Friday 100 workers had refused to go underground at its Thembelani mine in South Africa, a sign that simmering discontent in the sector has not been contained. There was no immediate threat to production at Amplats as the mine (...)

24 - 08 - 2012
South Africa mine battles put floor under shaky platinum price
Bloodshed at a major South African mine has already sent platinum to its highest price in 3-1/2 months and signs of the turf war between unions spreading look set to lift it further as investors refocus on supply risks rather than feeble demand. But any price gains are unlikely to be of much help (...)

23 - 08 - 2012
Kumba, Arcelormittal Yet To Agree On Interim Iron Deal
South African iron ore miner Kumba Iron Ore said on Wednesday it had yet to agree with ArcelorMittal South Africa on extending a pricing deal that expired this week. Kumba, a unit of global miner Anglo American, said it would continue to supply ArcelorMittal's South African arm with iron ore on (...)

01 - 08 - 2012
United's Smalling out for 10 weeks after surgery
Manchester United's England defender Chris Smalling could be sidelined for up to 10 weeks after foot surgery, manager Alex Ferguson said on Saturday. The 22-year-old, who did not travel on the club's pre-season tour to South Africa, missed the end of last season, Euro 2012 and an Olympic call-up (...)

22 - 07 - 2012
Vidic fitness boost for Manchester United
Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic will be fit for the start of the new Premier League season, manager Alex Ferguson said on Tuesday. Vidic did not travel with the squad for a pre-season tour in South Africa but Ferguson said the Serb was stepping up his training schedule after recovering (...)

17 - 07 - 2012
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