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Violent protests over high food prices in Mozambique have left at least 10 people dead and more than 440 people wounded. In the latest clashes, which began on Wednesday, three police officers were injured in fighting with demonstrators in Maputo, the capital, on Friday evening. Police have used rubber bullets and tear gas against protesters but no incidents were reported overnight and the situation was said to be quiet on Saturday. "The situation at this point is apparently quite calm," Fernando Lima, the publisher of the country's weekly newspaper Savana, told Al Jazeera. "You cannot find signs of violence, aside from stores that have been looted." Speaking on Saturday, Americo Ubisse, a Red Cross spokesman in Maputo, said: "We have no incidents reported since yesterday. Everything is fine, the situation is still under control." The organisation, which has been monitoring the demonstrations, also said Chomoio, in the centre of the country, was quiet, following fresh skirmishes on Friday night. Thousands of people have been angered by a 30 per cent increase in the price of bread and higher electricity and water tariffs. Severe droughts in Russia and eastern Europe have caused worldwide wheat prices to rise and are partly responsible for Mozambique's higher living costs. Mozambique is also heavily dependent on imports from South Africa, which have become more expensive in recent months as the South African rand currency has strengthened. Government 'woke up' While the government has usually relied on television stations and newspapers to relay information about price hikes, Lima said, ministers are now visiting Mozambique's villages personally to quell residents' anger. "We are seeing all the ministers all of a sudden ... going to the neighbourhoods explaining what the international crisis means to Mozambique," he said. "The government has made a huge shift in their ... [public relations] efforts. The government woke up." Most of the demonstrators are young and unemployed people, Lima said, though many Mozambicans who have not joined the protestors still support them, because "they also feel ... the increase of living costs". Unemployment in the southern African nation stands at 54 per cent, according to the government. Bakery queues Soldiers were on the streets of the capial on Saturday to clean up debris left over from the riots. On Friday, Maputo residents formed long queues outside of bakeries that have been closed since Wednesday. Queues have also formed at petrol stations around the city. "People don't have money to buy food," Elisa Aldino, a domestic worker, told the AFP news agency as she waited in a bread line in a middle-class neighborhood. "They don't have enough. If they don't have money, they sleep without eating." The government has said the hike in food prices is "irreversible". |
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:: Article nr. 69435 sent on 03-sep-2010 16:40 ECT September 2, 2010 "Millions died while Washington’s allies occupied and looted the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo." A leaked United Nations report documenting Rwandan atrocities that "could be classified as crimes of genocide" in the eastern Congo has created a political crisis that threatens to disrupt Washington’s plans to dominate the continent. Rwanda’s minority Tutsi regime – a close American client that acts as a mercenary for U.S. interests in Africa, along with Uganda – threatens to withdraw its soldiers from United Nations "peace-keeping" missions if the report is not suppressed. The UN missions in Chad, Haiti, Liberia and Sudan are actually extensions of United States foreign policy, just as Ugandan and Burundian troops prop up the U.S.-backed "government" in Somalia under the guise of "African Union" forces. The Rwanda crisis threatens to reveal the United States’ role as enabler in the deaths of as many as six million people while Washington’s allies occupied and looted the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo. At stake is not only the reputation of Rwandan President Paul Kagame, an alumnus of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, but the larger American strategy for militarization of Africa and exploitation of her riches. The 545-page report details crimes committed in Congo by the Rwandan military and its allies between March, 1993, and June, 2003, and reinforces long-standing charges that Kagame’s forces were also aggressors and mass murderers during the Rwandan mass killings of 1994. When Kagame’s Tutsi rebels – previously based in Uganda – gained control of Rwanda after 100 days of fighting and ethnic cleansing, they pursued more than a million Hutu refugees into neighboring Congo. There, they hunted down and killed untold thousands of old men, women and children in 600 documented incidents that are, at the least, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The report’s authors clearly believe the Tutsis engaged in outright genocide – the purposeful eradication of a people – since Kagame’s men made no distinction between Rwandan Hutu refugees and Congolese Hutus; they killed them all. Congolese Tutsis and kinsmen from Burundi joined Kagame’s Rwandan Tutsis in the mass murder – confirming the racial or ethnic nature of the slaughter. "Kagame’s men made no distinction between Rwandan Hutu refugees and Congolese Hutus; they killed them all." The Tutsi Rwandan military stayed in eastern Congo to exploit the rare minerals of the region, employing slave labor and selling the booty to multinational corporations. They were joined by the Ugandan military, who also set themselves up as soldier/entrepreneurs on Congolese soil. The Rwandans and Ugandans remain in the region, uniformed African gangsters in league with Euro-American corporations in a killing ground that has swallowed up possibly six million Congolese. Some estimate Congolese "excess deaths" in areas controlled by Rwanda, alone, at three and a half million. Their blood and stolen heritage has made Kigali, the Rwandan capital, a bustling beacon of capitalist enterprise – a "free market" success story. Carnage on such a scale could not have occurred were it not for the connivance of the United States, which has nurtured Kagame at every juncture. After training him for major operational command, the U.S. funded Kagame’s rebels through its Ugandan client, President Yoweri Museveni. When Kagame’s rebels invaded Rwanda, some of them still dressed in Ugandan uniforms, the Americans dismissed the Hutu president’s complaints. When the plane carrying the Hutu president and his Burundian counterpart was shot down by a missile – almost certainly by Kagame’s men – and mass killing broke out, the US. forced the United Nations to withdraw from the country – a move that could only have been of advantage to Kagame’s well-trained and armed forces, which quickly conquered all of Rwanda. When United Nations reports showed Kagame was killing 10,000 Hutus a month inside Rwanda, even after the opposition had collapsed or fled, the United States halted an investigation. Then Kagame’s men swarmed into Congo, and the larger genocide began. "Carnage on such a scale could not have occurred were it not for the connivance of the United States, which has nurtured Kagame at every juncture." The leaked UN report cannot be put back in the bottle. Kagame, who labels all critics "genocidaires" or apologists for genocide, is exposed as "the greatest mass killer on the face of the earth, today," as described by Edward S. Herman, co-author of The Politics of Genocide. Kagame’s mentors and funders in the U.S. government, who aided and abetted his genocide in Congo, must be held equally accountable – if not more so, since United States corporations derive the greatest benefit from Congo’s blood minerals, and the U.S. military gains the most advantage from Rwandan and Ugandan services as mercenaries at America's beck and call in Africa. It would be great if Kagame pitched a pathological fit and made good on his threat to withdraw his soldiers from Haiti, Chad, Liberia and Sudan. But that would seriously inconvenience the United States, whose interests the UN "peacekeeping" missions serve. Kagame has no problem killing Hutus by the millions in Congo, but he will not dare upset the superpower to which he owes his bloody career. BAR executive editor Glen Ford can be contacted at Glen.Ford@BlackAgendaReport.com.
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The senior UN envoy in the Democratic Republic of Congo has announced plans to improve communications and prevent any recurrence of sexual violence following reported widespread raping in the country's east. Aid groups reported last week that nearly 200 women and boys were sexually assaulted in recent weeks by rebels within miles of a UN peacekeepers' base in North Kivu province. UN figures show at least 154 civilians were raped and assaulted by rebels from the Mai Mai militia and the Rwandan Hutu Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) who occupied the town of Luvungi from July 30 to August 3. Roger Meece, the new UN special representative, said on Wednesday peacekeepers did not learn about the rapes for nearly two weeks because villagers had not informed the two patrols in the area. One proposal, he said, was to have villages report to the UN's forward operating base at Kibua every day. Violence alert If the force did not receive a report, it will assume there was a problem and send a patrol to investigate, he told reporters at the UN headquarters by videoconference from Goma in eastern DR Congo.
Wednesday's account by Meece is the most detailed of the UN's actions since Monday's report on the mass rapes. Meece, a former US ambassador to DR Congo, said the UN peacekeeping force, known as MONUSCO, first received information on July 31 and the following day that combatants from the two rebel groups were moving in, but there was "no suggestion at this point of an attack, much less of ... the mass rape in the villages in the area". He said two different UN patrols had stopped in Luvungi on August 2 and 9 but villagers had said nothing about the incidents of the preceding days. "The first reports that we got of the widespread rape ... was on August 12", he said, from the International Medical Corps. The following day a UN joint human rights and protection team was sent to the area to investigate. "There is, of course, a significant amount of cultural baggage ... associated with rapes in this area, as well as elsewhere," Meece said. "Is it conceivable that the local villagers were afraid of reprisals if they reported anything to [peacekeepers]? Possible. Is it conceivable that they were ashamed of what has happened in some form? That's possible." US help The United States meanwhile has offered to back any effort in the fight against sexual violence in Congo. The United Nations last year adopted a resolution recognising the importance of preventing and responding to sexual violence as a tactic of war against civilians. In a statement on Wednesday Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, said her country will help any effort to bring to justice rebels accused in the mass rapes. She said it was now time for member nations to go beyond that with specific steps to protect civilians against sexual violence and prosecute those who commit such atrocities. "This horrific attack is yet another example of how sexual violence undermines efforts to achieve and maintain stability in areas torn by conflict but striving for peace," Clinton said. "The United States will do everything we can to work with the UN and the DRC government to hold the perpetrators of these acts accountable, and to create a safe environment for women, girls, and all civilians living in the eastern Congo." |
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| BHP, Imperial and Murray & Roberts May Move: South Africa Equity Preview Bloomberg By Carli Lourens and Nasreen Seria - Wed Aug 25 06:24:50 GMT 2010 The following stocks may rise or fall in South Africa. Symbols are in parentheses and ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Could HSBC Get Stung In Africa? Forbes LONDON -- Suddenly HSBC's decision to jump into South Africa doesn't look like such a great idea. London investors who bought into the bank's stock on ... See all stories on this topic » |
| S.Africa's COSATU calls for expanding strike Reuters JOHANNESBURG Aug 24 (Reuters) - South Africa's biggest labour federation COSATU on Tuesday called on all of its members to join a strike by about 1.3 ... See all stories on this topic » |
| South Africa Bonds Rally on Bets Moderating Inflation Will Allow Rate Cut Bloomberg Consumer price growth in Africa's largest economy is expected to slow to 4 percent in July, down from 4.2 percent the previous month, according to the ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Gordimer: free expression threatened in S.Africa The Associated Press ... circulated among writers, says: "If the work and the freedom of the writer are in jeopardy, the freedom of every reader in South Africa is in danger. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Heineken Profit Up On Cost Cuts, Volumes Down On Weak Europe Wall Street Journal "Trading conditions remained challenging in Europe and the US, but we realised volume growth in Africa and Asia," Heineken Chief Executive Officer ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Wales Women 10-15 South Africa BBC Sport Wales Women's hopes of reaching the semi-final were all-but ended after being beaten by South Africa in Pool A. Non Evans sparked a late rally with a ... See all stories on this topic » |
South Africa falls on China
Suicide bomber kills 15 Somali MPs
Uncertainty over Nigeria FA elections
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24 Aug 2010
| South Africa, China Companies Agree On Banking, Energy Deals Wall Street Journal HK) are signing a memorandum of cooperation on investments in Africa rail projects. Standard Bank Group is also signing a memorandum of understanding with ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| HSBC Has Gone on the Civets Trail Wall Street Journal The search for a good acronym dictated the order in which the countries were listed: Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Spain Claims 2 Victories in Relations With Africa New York Times By RAPHAEL MINDER MADRID — Spain claimed two separate diplomatic victories in Africa on Monday with the release of two hostages held in Mauritania and an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Africa Army in Control of Most State Hospitals During Strike Voice of America According to COSATU secretary-general Zwelithini Vavi, the labor unrest in South Africa concerns more than wages. In an interview with South Africa's e TV ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Debt revamp helps Africa Israel swing to Q2 profit Reuters JERUSALEM Aug 23 (Reuters) - Israeli real estate developer Africa Israel Investments (AFIL01.TA) swung to a net profit in the second quarter thanks to debt ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Tropical wave near Africa likely to become a depression Sun-Sentinel The tropical wave near Africa continues to strengthen and now has a 60 percent chance of developing into a depression or storm over the next day or two. ... See all stories on this topic » |
I. Coast named François Zahoui as coach
Sudan to build nuclear reactor 2020
Uncertainty over Nigeria FA elections
Malawi: G-Mobile in US$25 m network roll out
Google News Alert for: Africa
23 Aug 2010
| HSBC in Talks to Buy South Africa's Nedbank TheStreet.com Nedbank is South Africa's fourth largest banking group by total assets. In a statement to the London Stock Exchange, HSBC said the "discussions are ongoing ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Proposed Restrictions on the News Media Cause Alarm in South Africa New York Times JOHANNESBURG — The front pages of South Africa's newspapers are regularly splashed with articles about politicians living it up at public expense in a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Two Spanish hostages freed by al-Qaida in North Africa Xinhua 22 (Xinhua) -- Two Spanish aid workers kidnapped last year were freed by an al-Qaida branch in North Africa, the al-Arabiya TV reported on Sunday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Africa Falls Victim to New Zealand in Final 2 Minutes International Herald Tribune By REUTERS JOHANNESBURG — The captain of South Africa, John Smit, playing his 100th test, put the blame on himself for his team's last-gasp 29-22 loss to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| DJ Impala Platinum Signs Wage Deal In South Africa - Union Trading Markets (press release) South Africa's mineworkers' union said Monday it has signed a wage agreement with Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. (IMP.JO), the world's second-largest ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ArcelorMittal South Africa to Probe ICT's Sishen Deal, Business Day Says Bloomberg By Ron Derby - Mon Aug 23 06:45:56 GMT 2010 ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd. has appointed a team of lawyers to probe whether Imperial Crown Trading engaged ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Africa Israel sells stake in highway for $125 mln Reuters TEL AVIV Aug 22 (Reuters) - Israeli real estate developer Africa Israel Investments (AFIL01.TA) said on Sunday it agreed to sell its 37.5 percent stake in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Essar's Aegis Unit Eyes Europe, Emerging Markets Acquisitions in Two Years Bloomberg In Africa, the company's focus is serving customers in the telecommunications, utilities and banking industries, he said. Aegis is doubling its workforce to ... See all stories on this topic » |
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that workers employed in essential services are not permitted to take
part in an ongoing civil servants' strike. Hospital managers had attributed several deaths
at clinics to the strike and local media reported a man with a severed
hand being refused treatment at public hospitals because there was no
one who could care for him. "Further, the interdict also prevents workers
from participating in unlawful acts such as intimidation, assault,
molesting, victimisation of non-striking public service employees and
members of the public." Teachers in the red T-shirts of their union threw bricks and stones
at police who fired to stop them from entering the Chris Hani
Baragwanath Hospital. Public sector unions have demanded an 8.6 per cent wage increase -
more than twice the rate of inflation - and a monthly housing allowance
of $137. On Saturday, during a speech at a public gathering, Jacob Zuma, the president, said the strike would tarnish the image of the country. Zuma said that even during the campaigns against the apartheid government nurses were not prevented from going to work. The last big public sector strike in South Africa took place in 2007 when a four-week strike by 600,000 state workers cost the economy several million lost working-days, discouraged investors and angered the public. |
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Google News Alert for: Africa
22 Aug 2010
| South Africa Falls at Home to New Zealand New York Times By REUTERS New Zealand clinched the Tri-Nations title, defeating host South Africa, 29-22, in Johannesburg with two late tries. New Zealand has 23 points, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Africa Court Bars 'Essential' Public Workers from Striking Voice of America Photo: AP South Africa's government says a labor court has granted an injunction banning workers in essential services from taking part in a strike by more ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Dubai camel dairy hopes to milk health food market The Associated Press Buyers for the dairy often turn up in camel markets across the Middle East and North Africa. They try to keep a low profile, however. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Iran seriously seeks cooperation with Africa: Ahmadinejad Tehran Times TEHRAN – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran is “seriously” seeking to expand its ties with African countries, particularly Senegal. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| DANCING IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT A celebration of all things Africa Detroit Free Press Sashu Amen-Ra dances at the 28th annual African World Festival at Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit on Saturday. The event, sponsored in part by the Charles H. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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21 Aug 2010
| South Africa Police, State Workers Clash as Wage Strike Enters Third DayS Bloomberg South Africa's annual inflation rate is currently 4.2 percent. Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi met with union officials today “to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Yellow Cards Are Piling Up for South Africa New York Times By HUW RICHARDS LONDON — When South Africa's Springboks play the New Zealand All Blacks, there usually isn'ta need for a story line — for much of their ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| S. Africa Car and Fuel Retail Workers to Start Strike BusinessWeek The employers' lowest offer of 6.6 percent is “an insult,” the Johannesburg-based National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa said in a statement today, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| South Africa Stocks Fall for Third Day, Led Down by Anglo American, Impala Bloomberg By Renee Bonorchis - Fri Aug 20 16:12:58 GMT 2010 South Africa's FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index fell for a third day, dropping 159.12, or 0.6 percent, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Bout 'smuggled weapons to Africa' BBC News Several official UN reports have linked Mr Bout to arms smuggling activities in Africa. One documents 37 arms flights it says were operated by him to supply ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| China Longyuan Power Group Setting Up Wind Projects in South Africa, US Bloomberg By John Duce - Fri Aug 20 07:53:02 GMT 2010 China Longyuan Power Group Corp. is setting up wind projects in South Africa and the US, President Xie changjun ... See all stories on this topic » |
UK to deport 20,000 Zimbabweans
Benin: MPs call for president’s impeachment
Uncertainty over Nigeria FA elections
Malawi: G-Mobile in US$25 m network roll out
Google News Alert for: Africa
20 Aug 2010
| South Africa needs spirit from World Cup to last Deseret News By John Hughes GREAT WASS ISLAND, Maine — In 2007 the US State Department asked me to go to South Africa to meet with leading newspaper editors in various ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Dimension Stock Probed by South Africa for Insider Trade Ahead of NTT Deal Bloomberg By Renee Bonorchis - Fri Aug 20 07:31:16 GMT 2010 Trades in Dimension Data Plc's stock in the days before Japan's Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. agreed ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Africa's Mining Law Review May Calm Investor Fears Wall Street Journal (blog) By Devon Maylie South Africa's mining ministry is showing the concerns miners have expressed over mineral rights have not fallen on deaf ears. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Africa and New Zealand set for landmark Tri-NationsTestin Soweto The Canadian Press JOHANNESBURG — New Zealand is on the verge of its 10th Tri-Nations rugby title as it prepares for a landmark game against South Africa in Soweto on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Afghanistan, Africa most at risk for food shortage, UN says CNN International "Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly vulnerable to food insecurity because of the frequency of extreme weather events, high rates of poverty and failing ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South African Bonds Gain as Global Growth Concern Boosts Yield Demand Bloomberg South Africa's central bank rate is 6.5 percent. “We're in a low global growth and interest-rate environment because of the concerns around the risk of a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mandela charity trustee resigns over Campbell diamonds CNN International Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- The man who accepted three uncut diamonds from supermodel Naomi Campbell and held them privately for years is stepping ... See all stories on this topic » |
FAO launches hunger campaign in Ghana
Exclusive: AU’s ‘Young Scientist Award’
Pfister eyes Zimbabwe job
Malawi: G-Mobile in US$25 m network roll out
Google News Alert for: Africa
19 Aug 2010
| Public Sector Workers In South Africa Strike Work Over Pay Hike RTT News (RTTNews) - More than a million public sector workers in South Africa struck work Wednesday demanding pay increases, and threatening to paralyze the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Africa: US Ambassador Warns on Media Tribunal AllAfrica.com Johannesburg — US AMBASSADOR to SA Donald Gips yesterday cautioned the country to carefully consider the implications of establishing a media appeals ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Africa imposes mine prospecting suspension BusinessWeek South Africa's mineral resources minister says the country has suspended applications for new mineral prospecting because of concerns the current process ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| S. Africa Doesn't Rule Out 'Reasonable' Rand Action BusinessWeek 18 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa's central bank hasn't ruled out taking “reasonable and responsible” action to curb the rand's gains in a way that's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Wallabies Call Up Turner, Rookies for Tri-Nations Matches in South Africa Bloomberg Both matches will be played at high altitude in South Africa's Highveld region, where Australia hasn't beaten the Springboks since an 11-9 victory in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| S.Africa state workers strike expands on 2nd day Reuters The strike for higher wages has slowed the treatment of the sick and shut schools across South Africa, adding pressure on the government to reach a deal. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Report shines light on Nigerian police corruption CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Police corruption and abuse are rife in Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, according to a report from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US ambassador highlights SAfrica media controversy The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — The US ambassador called for South Africa's government and journalists to work together Wednesday amid growing tensions over a proposed law ... See all stories on this topic » |
Indian peacekeepers killed in DR Congo
South African workers begin strike
Nigerian grabs Ethiopia coaching job
Malawi: G-Mobile in US$25 m network roll out
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Google News Alert for: Africa
18 Aug 2010
| Teachers, Nurses in South Africa Start Indefinite Strike Over Pay Dispute Bloomberg South Africa's wage bill almost doubled over the past five years and the government says it has to curb spending on salaries if it is to improve access to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Dark Ages Return to South Africa Wall Street Journal It will be a matter of great gravity if press freedom is extinguished here in South Africa, for this is Africa's leading state. Little is heard today of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| South Africa: Selebi Applies for Leave to Appeal Against Corruption Conviction AllAfrica.com Johannesburg — FORMER national police commissioner Jackie Selebi applied yesterday for leave to appeal against his corruption conviction and a 15-year ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Absa, JSE, Pick n Pay, Remgro May Move: South African Stock Market Preview Bloomberg By Renee Bonorchis and Nicky Smith - Wed Aug 18 05:42:25 GMT 2010 The following stocks may rise or fall in South Africa. Symbols are in parentheses and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pick n Pay Chairman Opposes S. Africa's Plan to Restrict Media BusinessWeek 18 (Bloomberg) -- Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.'s Chairman Gareth Ackerman said he opposed plans by South Africa's government to restrict media freedom. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Africa Unlikely to Follow China's Goose Wall Street Journal (blog) ... who has urged Chinese companies to expand beyond infrastructure and resource-extraction projects and also invest in manufacturing in Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| MHI, Marubeni, Sumitomo to Join Japan Mission to Africa to Seek Resources Bloomberg “China has started 'resource diplomacy' much earlier than Japan, supplying cheap labor and even weapons to Africa to secure natural resources,” said ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Summary Box: Trade partners fear China slowdown The Associated Press FADING DEMAND: China's abrupt growth slowdown is sending a chill through Asian economies and as far away as Australia and Africa as its voracious demand for ... See all stories on this topic » |
Google News Alert for: Africa
17 Aug 2010
| East Africa UN: Aid Returns to Darfur IDP Camp Voice of America Sudan has allowed humanitarian workers back into a Darfur camp for internally displaced people, after a nearly two-week absence the United Nations said led ... See all stories on this topic » |
| South Africa's Malema Cleared in Tender Probe, ANC Youth Organization Says Bloomberg By Carli Lourens - Tue Aug 17 06:08:25 GMT 2010 The youth arm of South Africa's ruling African National Congress said an investigation by the country's ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Chilling assault on South Africa's press Financial Times By Michael Skapinker South Africa's government could have spent the past few weeks building on its highly successful staging of this year's football World ... See all stories on this topic » |
| South Africa track officials to face charges The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — Several officials in South Africa's athletics body are set to face charges after the country's Olympic committee investigated its finances ... See all stories on this topic » |
| South Africa: Aspen Reduces Offer for Troubled Sigma AllAfrica.com Johannesburg — SA's biggest drug maker, Aspen Pharmacare, still intent on extending its foothold in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Video game mocking Naomi is a hit Hindustan Times The prosecution claims Taylor gave some to Naomi after a dinner hosted by Nelson Mandela in South Africa in 1997. Now, in the online game, players hurl gems ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Southern Africa: Not Just Anyone Should Join SADC Club AllAfrica.com Johannesburg — THOSE who live in southern Africa often hear news of progress made in building the European Union (EU), and how it has gradually enlarged ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Unions, Media Say ArcelorMittal South Africa Buying `Political Influence' Bloomberg Yesterday, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, the biggest labor union at ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd., demanded that the government ... See all stories on this topic » |
| PepsiCo to invest $250M in Vietnam in next 3 years BusinessWeek Saad Abdul-Latif, CEO of PepsiCo Asia, Middle East and Africa, said Vietnam is one of the company's biggest growth opportunities. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| S.Africa's rand holds steady vs dollar, stock futures up Reuters Africa JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's rand held steady against the dollar in early trade on Tuesday and was seen remaining rangebound following a rally ... See all stories on this topic » |
SA opposition parties to merge against ANC
Two UN peacekeepers kidnapped in Darfur
Laffor is temporary captain of Liberia
E Africa: ICT experts support Regional code
Google News Alert for: Africa
16 Aug 2010
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| Sigma to Sell Unit to Aspen Wall Street Journal By NEIL SANDS MELBOURNE -- Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd. said Monday it will sell its pharmaceutical division to South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare Holding Ltd. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Model a reminder of wait for justice Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Supermodel Naomi Campbell testified that until she met Charles Taylor at a 1997 dinner in South Africa, she had never heard of him, or of blood diamonds, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Malema Says ANC Needs More Radical Leaders Voice of America Photo: AP The outspoken youth leader of South Africa's ruling ANC is calling for the party to install younger, more radical leaders. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Kent biker completes circumnavigation of Africa BBC News Mr Conway set off on his trip in November, riding through Europe and across north Africa to Ethiopia. He then made his way down to South Africa before ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South African Mining Investment Risk Grows as Anglo, Lonmin Lose Rights Bloomberg By Ron Derby and Carli Lourens - Sun Aug 15 22:00:00 GMT 2010 Anglo American Plc and Lonmin Plc, who employ 100000 people in South Africa, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| SOUTH AFRICA Rand remains firm despite global woes Business Report The rand remained firm in early trade on Monday despite worrying news on the international front in the form of lower than expected Japanese GDP data. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Spectacles - South Africa - Market Report - New Market Report Published OfficialWire (press release) The Spectacles in South Africa report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Sundance s/holders ratify new board Sydney Morning Herald ... the appointment of the iron ore explorer's caretaker board, which was installed after the previous board was killed in a plane crash in Africa in June. ... See all stories on this topic » |
Annan urges united effort on Green Revolution
Kenyan wins AU’s ‘Young Scientist Award’
Ghana: Coach Rajevac to renew contract
Telecoms in push to cut internet costs
Google News Alert for: Africa 15 Aug 2010 | ||
| Millions face starvation in Africa The Press Association Politicians and aid agencies have warned of an impending humanitarian crisis as millions face starvation in Africa. Crop failure combined with a severe ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Sudan Referendum Commission Calls For Vote Delay NPR Southern Sudan is eagerly awaiting a January vote that could break Africa's largest country into two. North-South negotiations have barely begun, though, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Zuma Says He Wants Debate on Ownership, Diversity of South African Media Bloomberg “Let us look at the issues and the state of the media in South Africa as an institution that claims to be the watchdog of South African society,” Zuma said ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Tech For (And By) Africa TechCrunch This week in Johannesburg, I had the pleasure of keynoting Tech4Africa, the first major social web conference in South Africa, alongside crowdsourcing guru ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Covert US assault on terrorism widens in Asia, Africa Pioneer Press In roughly a dozen countries — from the deserts of North Africa to the mountains of Pakistan to former Soviet republics crippled by ethnic and religious ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| "Darkroom" art exhibit explores South Africa apartheid themes Richmond Times Dispatch Figuratively, dark rooms signified "the artistic isolation created by international boycotts" designed to topple South Africa's apartheid system, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| In Weather Chaos, a Case for Global Warming New York Times By JUSTIN GILLIS The summer's heat waves baked the eastern United States, parts of Africa and eastern Asia, and above all Russia, which lost millions of ... See all stories on this topic » |
Annan urges united effort on Green Revolution
Kenyan wins AU’s ‘Young Scientist Award’
Ghana: Coach Rajevac to renew contract
Telecoms in push to cut internet costs
Google News Alert for: Africa
14 Aug 2010
| Bodies found in South Africa mine BBC News Four bodies have been found in an unused shaft of a mine run by relatives of South Africa's President Jacob Zuma and ex-leader Nelson Mandela. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Bonds in South Africa Rise, Extend Weekly Gain, on Interest Rate-Cut Bets Bloomberg “South Africa is one of the only countries where markets are still projecting further monetary easing so foreign flows into the bond market has been ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Rebel group captures 700 people in central Africa, report says Stars and Stripes By John Vandiver STUTTGART, Germany — As the Obama administration continues to devise a strategy for eliminating one of Africa's most wanted rebel leaders, ... See all stories on this topic » |
| South Africa Increases Offer to Public Service Union Voice of America The South African government has increased its offer to more than one million public service workers who are threatening to strike. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| South Africa: Coach Sticks With Senior Players for World Cup AllAfrica.com Johannesburg — IT WILL take extraordinary performances from players outside of the current Springbok group to make their way into the Rugby World Cup squad ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Toyota, GM South Africa Plants Shut for Third Day BusinessWeek 13 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., General Motors Co. and competing carmakers shut plants in South Africa for a third consecutive day because of a pay ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Celebrities should not detract from crucial war-crimes trial Youngstown Vindicator Such diamonds were smuggled out of Africa and proceeds of their sale financed wars across Africa in the 1990s and into the new century. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Wheat Rally Will Increase Budget Deficits in North Africa, Iran, FAO Says Bloomberg By Rudy Ruitenberg - Fri Aug 13 13:04:34 GMT 2010 Higher wheat prices will raise budget deficits in North Africa and Iran because of spending on bread ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Montco resident may have brought measles from Africa Pottstown Mercury Officials say a county resident recently visited Malawi, Africa, where there is a measles outbreak. Only the traveler has been diagnosed with measles, ... See all stories on this topic » |
13 Aug 2010
20 Ugandans on China death row
Nigeria: "President can stand next elections"
Ghana: Coach Rajevac to renew contract
Telecoms in push to cut internet costs
Google News Alert for: Africa
13 Aug 2010
| South Africa Hails Zimbabwe's Kimberly Process-Sanctioned Diamond Auction Voice of America South Africa on Thursday hailed this week's Kimberly Process-sanctioned auction of rough diamonds from Zimbabwe's troubled Marange field, saying revenues ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Rwanda's Renaissance Goes off the Rails Huffington Post (blog) Now, with the election over, Rwanda's donors and investors may be tempted to get back to business as usual in one of Africa's fastest growing economies. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Africa defeats Ghana 1-0 GhanaWeb South Africa stunned Ghana in an international friendly Wednesday in FNB Stadium (recently renamed from Soccer City Stadium), the top venue during this ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Africa Stocks Advance for First Day in Seven, Led by Standard Bank Bloomberg By Mike Cohen and Nasreen Seria - Thu Aug 12 16:07:51 GMT 2010 South Africa's FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index rose for the first time in seven days, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Africa Probes Seven Departments Over Tender Corruption BusinessWeek 13 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa's government began an investigation to root out corruption in the awarding of state tenders in seven departments, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 4 found dead in abandoned South Africa mine The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — Police in South Africa say they have discovered four bodies deep in an abandoned mine, after a Johannesburg newspaper reported that guards ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ugandan rebels said to kill 255 in central Africa The Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal — One of Africa's most vicious rebel groups has killed at least 255 people over the past 18 months in a largely unreported campaign of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Will fashion industry turn on Naomi Campbell? San Francisco Chronicle I am a black woman who has and will always support good causes especially relating to Africa. I've never taken any of the jobs offered to me, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Carole White Concludes Her Testimony, Says She Has Not Lied About Naomi ... TMCnet Aug 12, 2010 (CharlesTaylorTrial.org/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- The last of three high profile witnesses, Ms. Carole White, the former agent for ... See all stories on this topic » |
Ethiopia to end food aid within five year
Somali forces seize rebel bases in Puntland
Africa international friendlies round up
Globacom extends prepaid roaming to UAE
Google News Alert for: Africa
12 Aug 2010
| Mophela gives South Africa a 1-0 win over Ghana USA Today JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Katlego Mphela scored in the 42nd minute Wednesday to give South Africa a 1-0 friendly win over Ghana at Johannesburg's Soccer City. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Africa Dispatch: Zimbabwe's Diamond 'Monitors' Wall Street Journal Each week, Africa Dispatch takes a snapshot of a different African place, offering a ground-level view of change on the continent. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| AngloGold, Aspen, Exxaro, SABMiller, Standard: South Africa Equity Preview Bloomberg By Ron Derby and Nasreen Seria - Thu Aug 12 05:41:40 GMT 2010 The following stocks may rise or fall in South Africa. Symbols are in parentheses and prices ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| North Korea investigated for punishing World Cup soccer team Los Angeles Times World Cup officials with FIFA say they've received tips that players and coaches were punished after the team's poor performance in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Who really controls Africa's 'blood-diamond' trade? Workers World Campbell's testimony centered around whether or not she had received diamonds from Taylor during a 1997 visit to the Republic of South Africa to support the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Grenade Strikes Rwanda's Capital Two Days After Election New York Times The government has blamed two dissident high-ranking soldiers in South Africa for a series of grenade attacks preceding the elections; one recently denied ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| President Kagame's Win in Rwanda New York Times (blog) Transparency International, a corruption monitor in Germany, rates Rwanda as the least corrupt country in East Africa. Women may now inherit land. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Amputee trio climb Kilimanjaro on one good leg BBC News Three US amputee veterans have climbed Mt Kilimanjaro, enduring tumbles and sores to reach Africa's highest peak with only one good leg among them. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Six Weeks Later, Questions About Slow US Starts Remain Unanswered FanHouse Nevertheless, it represented an interesting contrast to the four matches in South Africa, where the national team's insistence on sleeping through those ... See all stories on this topic » |
Kenya: Election violence witnesses flown out
Zimbabwe: 'Blood diamonds' go on sale
Togo: Adebayor contemplates return
Globacom extends prepaid roaming to UAE
Robert Mugabe seeks EU, US friendship
Somalia: Al-Shabaab ousts Christian aid group
Eto'o: Song deserved solemn retirement
Africa: AU to establish African space agency
Google News Alert for: Africa
11 Aug 2010
| South Africa Weighs Media Controls Wall Street Journal By PETER WONACOTT JOHANNESBURG—South Africa's ruling political party, the African National Congress, has thrown its weight behind tighter controls for the ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Correction: War Crimes-Taylor-South Africa The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — In an Aug. 6 story about the war crimes tribunal weighing charges against Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president, ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Starting Over After World Cup, Brazil's Future Tops United States' Present New York Times The Americans advanced to the second round of this summer's World Cup in South Africa before being eliminated by Ghana in a shaky, uneven performance. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Bharti Airtel Profit Falls 32% Wall Street Journal Revenue, however, rose 17% to 122.31 billion rupees from 104.14 billion rupees, as it added users and included results of its recently-acquired Africa ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Mass strike cripples South Africa ABC Online By Africa correspondent Andrew Geoghegan Mass protests were held in Cape Town and Pretoria, where public servants marched to government offices demanding ... See all stories on this topic » |
| South Africa's ANC Wants More State Control of Mining BusinessWeek 10 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa's ruling African National Congress said it wants greater “state intervention” in the country's mining industry and that ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Afgri, Anglo American, Great Basin Gold: South Africa Stock Market Preview Bloomberg By Nasreen Seria - Wed Aug 11 06:00:49 GMT 2010 The following stocks may rise or fall in South Africa. Symbols are in parentheses and prices are from the ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Rwandan Leader Heads to New Term Under Shadow of Repression New York Times “This is an indication that Rwanda has respectable citizens,” he told his supporters via his Web site — Mr. Kagame is one of Africa's most tech-savvy ... See all stories on this topic » |
| The second scramble for Africa (Part 3) The Independent Africa has become important not just as an intelligence listening post and army and naval base for counterterrorism originating in the Middle East, ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Chelsea Clinton, Marc Mezvinsky Honeymooning In South Africa? Huffington Post (blog) Sources say the newlyweds are spending some time in South Africa (where papa Bill just watched the World Cup), according to WWD. ... See all stories on this topic » |
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10 Aug 2010
| Naomi Campbell and the 'Blood Diamond' Hoax Wall Street Journal Diamonds aren't a major reason for Africa's conflicts, and the Kimberley Process is no guarantee of a stone's pedigree in any case. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| South Africa Seeks to Curb 'Anti-ANC' Media as Critics Cry Foul BusinessWeek The World Bank said corruption is one of the biggest constraints on companies operating in South Africa, according to its July 29 report on the country's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US, in flux, tackles Brazil Boston Herald By Kyle Mccarthy EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - With the memories of South Africa still lingering after this summer's World Cup exertions, the United States national ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Brazil, Portugal Banks To Seek Investments In Africa Wall Street Journal LB), or BES, to explore investments in a broad range of financial services companies in Angola, Cape Verde, Morocco, Algeria, Mozambique and South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| All Blacks Recall Ranger to Tri-Nations Rugby Squad for South Africa Test Bloomberg 21 match against South Africa in Johannesburg. Ranger, who was dropped after scoring in his starting debut on July 17, will replace Jimmy Cowan should he ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Sub-Sahara Africa Stocks: Standard Group, Naïade, Afribank Move BusinessWeek By Sarah McGregor The following shares rose or fell in sub-Saharan Africa, excluding South Africa. Stock symbols are in parentheses. ... See all stories on this topic » |
Rwanda goes to polls
Senegal, Gambia cut off from outside world
Togo footballer dies on birthday
Africa: AU to establish African space agency
09 Aug 2010
| Mia Farrow Testifying At War Crimes Trial NPR ... made by actress Mia Farrow that Taylor gave the British model an uncut diamond after a dinner party hosted by Nelson Mandela in South Africa in 1997. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Rwandans Start Voting; Paul Kagame Likely to Win Second Term BusinessWeek Rugambage was investigating allegations the government was behind the June 19 shooting of Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| South Africa journalists fight proposed media laws The Associated Press The reporter's arrest, reminiscent of media repression in neighboring Zimbabwe, was a rare incident in South Africa after the end of apartheid, the editors' ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| digest Washington Post ... republic of Somaliland and the semiautonomous enclave of Puntland, said Augustine Mahiga, the UN special representative for the Horn of Africa country. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Miss Africa pageant gives women a platform Washington Post She wants to use her title to educate people about female genital mutilation in Africa. Miss Africa USA was established in 2005 by Lady Kate Njeuma, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Africa recall Francois Steyn, Pietersen and Smith BBC Sport South Africa have recalled the World Cup-winning trio of Francois Steyn, JP Pietersen and Juan Smith for the home leg of the Tri-Nations championship. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Obama's Africa Forum: Future Is Forward, Not in the Past Huffington Post (blog) This week President Obama hosted a landmark event to celebrate the future of Africa -- a continent that will have a population of over 1.5 billion in the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US plan fails to end Africa's trade isolation Financial Times By Alan Beattie in Washington Ten years ago, the US unveiled a programme which boldly proclaimed it would help end Africa's isolation from world trade. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Simpson grabs successive US surfing wins Sydney Morning Herald Local hero Brett Simpson claimed the US Open of Surfing for the second straight year, defeating South Africa's Jordy Smith in Sunday's final to claim the ... See all stories on this topic » |
Full story of Inter's Mario Balotelli
Ghana adopts Norwegian petroleum model
SA coach Mosimane opts for continuity
Algeria to ban use of BlackBerry
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| Relationships New York Times She said she did not keep the diamonds, and denied flirting with Mr. Taylor at the dinner 13 years ago in South Africa. Susan Walsh/Associated Press The ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Anti-Immigrant Tensions Rise Again In South Africa NPR 12:00 pm ET South African soldiers check the documents of residents of the Diepsloot township north of Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 9. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Cut Chemist plays with African sounds on Los Angeles Times In recent months, not only soccer-obsessed eyes have turned toward Africa, but musically curious ears too. Most prominent has been the Broadway success of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fundraiser sends help to AIDS orphans in Africa WKOW-TV.com ... them motivated," said organizer Liza Lightfoot. It was Africa Live's 5th year. In 2009 it raised $8000. Organizers hope to raise the same this time around. See all stories on this topic » |
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07 Aug 2010
| 1997 South Africa dinner raises diamond questions The Associated Press In South Africa, the mere possession of a rough diamond is illegal because of possible links to conflict zones, money-laundering and other crimes — raising ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Africa public service employees to strike BusinessWeek South Africa's main labor federation says a nationwide public service strike is scheduled to begin Tuesday after talks on pay demands by government ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Young Leaders Are Africa's Hope Voice of America Africa's young leaders and activists attended a 3 day forum in DC, to discuss how to move their societies forward. Photo: AP President Barack Obama in the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Rotavirus Vaccine Trials Show Positive Results in Africa, Asia BusinessWeek 6 in The Lancet, support calls by international experts to make the vaccine available in Asia and Africa, where these two studies were conducted. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Africa gold and currency reserves rise BusinessWeek The location of South Africa also meant supporters stayed in the country for longer, said the Deloitte business advisory firm. Verizon For Business Order ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Old Mutual Sells US Life Insurance Unit to Harbinger New York Times (blog) Shares of Old Mutual, Africa's biggest insurer, reached a two-year high in London trading after the company announced a return to profit and the sale of its ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| African ministers tour western Missouri farm Kansas City Star Leaders committed to creating a green revolution in Africa stopped Friday at a farm in Orrick in Ray County. African ministers of trade, economics and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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SA recalls ambassador to Rwanda
Ivory Coast sets new election date
SA coach Mosimane opts for continuity
Algeria to ban use of BlackBerry
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06 Aug 2010
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| South Africa recalls ambassador to Rwanda BBC News South Africa has recalled its ambassador to Rwanda following a diplomatic row over the shooting of an exiled Rwandan general in Johannesburg. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Russia, South Africa sign uranium supply deal BusinessWeek Russia has long been anxious to expand ties with developing nations and Africa in particular, seeing the continent as an excellent investment opportunity ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Q&A: Africa's 'blood' diamond shame CNN International Conflict or "blood" diamonds are diamonds illegally traded to fund conflict in war-torn areas, particularly in central and western Africa, according to the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Al-Qaeda in Pakistan 'top threat' BBC News Al-Qaeda's leadership in Pakistan and its affiliates in Africa remain the biggest threats to US and its interests abroad, a US government report says. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Africa's Richards Bay Boosts India Coal Exports by 74%, Traders Say Bloomberg By Dinakar Sethuraman - Fri Aug 06 04:53:46 GMT 2010 South Africa's Richards Bay, the continent's largest coal terminal, increased sales to India by 74 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gold Fields to Sell Stakes in Africa's Biggest Mines BusinessWeek 5 (Bloomberg) -- Gold Fields Ltd., Africa's second- largest producer of the metal, said it's working on a series of deals to sell stakes in its South ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Questions and answers on Africa's blood diamonds The Associated Press A. The trade in diamonds originating in conflict zones, sometimes called "blood diamonds," has helped pay for wars in Africa that have killed millions in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Naomi Campbell admits receiving diamond
Kenya: Preliminary results back constitution
AC Milan eyes Ghana`s K-P Boateng
Africa: Satellites launched to boost telecom
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| FACTBOX-Model Naomi Campbell appears at war crimes trial Reuters They accuse Taylor of taking diamonds to South Africa to buy weapons, which he denies. -- Prosecutors allege that Taylor gave Campbell a large rough-cut ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ex Interpol President Gets 15 Years Jail in S. Africa BusinessWeek 3 (Bloomberg) -- Jackie Selebi, South Africa's former police chief and a one-time president of Interpol, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South African Rand Weakens Versus Dollar Before Business Confidence Report Bloomberg By Garth Theunissen - Thu Aug 05 07:20:38 GMT 2010 South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar before a report that will give an indication of business ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US Coach Picks Veteran Team for What May Be His Finale New York Times By JEFFREY MARCUS For what may be his final game as United States coach, Bob Bradley chose many of the same players he took to South Africa for the World ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US to spend $3.5 billion on global food aid Kansas City Star The United States has identified countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean that fit into the “Feed the Future” food ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Electronic Arts Rises as Results Top Analysts' Estimates With Soccer Game Bloomberg Online games, “2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa” and titles for Apple Inc.'s iPad contributed to the results. Chief Executive Officer John Riccitiello has ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Kenya Votes On Constitutional Changes NTDTV Kenyans line up in long queues for a constitutional referendum seen as a test of democracy after disputed 2007 elections in east Africa's largest economy. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| One to Watch: Adidas vs. Nike Wall Street Journal (blog) By Archibald Preuschat Yes, Adidas beat archrival Nike by 12 to 10 in equipping soccer teams, who played this summer for the World Cup in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Follow Mahatma Gandhi to bring real change in Africa: Obama Hindustan Times Saying "Africa's future belongs to its young people", the president promised "to keep helping empower African youth, supporting education, ... See all stories on this topic » |
UN court to stream Campbell's trial live
Sudan: 19 lashed for wearing ladies' clothes
Four jailed over Togo bus attack
Kenya to launch internet awareness campaign
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| South Africa: Ex-police Chief Is Sentenced to 15 Years New York Times By BARRY BEARAK Jackie Selebi, the former national police chief, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday after his conviction last month for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| South Africa: Country Must Call the Shots or Walk Away From Somalia AllAfrica.com Moreover, as advocates of sending in the troops are likely to remind us, SA's prestige in Africa will be severely impaired if it refuses to assist other ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Africa's Rand Drops Most in Two Weeks on Capital-Inflow Tax Concern Bloomberg By Garth Theunissen - Tue Aug 03 15:12:01 UTC 2010 The rand depreciated the most in two weeks on speculation South Africa may introduce measures, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| EA turns in profit as revenue increases MarketWatch ... the world's largest videogame publisher saw revenue helped by growth in digital gaming and strong sales of its "2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa" game. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Extra security for model Campbell at Taylor trial The Associated Press Campbell has been summoned to the trial for Thursday to answer whether she received diamonds from Taylor after a celebrity-studded dinner in South Africa in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Presidential Planner ABC News (blog) 115 young leaders from civil society and the private sector from more than 40 countries across Africa to Washington will meet with their American ... See all stories on this topic » |
Kenyans get set for peaceful referendum
South Africa ex-police boss jailed 15yrs
Sudan: FIFA threatens FA heads
Kenya to launch internet awareness campaign
Ivory Coast to triple gold output
Africa: Circumcision boosts fight against Aids
Nigeria U-20 women lose gallantly
Kenya to launch internet awareness campaign
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03 Aug 2010
| Nursing home fire kills 18 in South Africa CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- Eighteen elderly residents died Sunday night after a fire broke out at a Nigel, South Africa ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| S. Africa to Raise Steel Tariffs, Power With Russia, Business Day Reports Bloomberg By Antony Sguazzin - Tue Aug 03 05:25:16 UTC 2010 South Africa will discuss tariffs on its steel exports and the purchase of power from a Russian-owned ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Xstrata, Merafe Plans Ferrochrome Plant in S. Africa BusinessWeek South Africa, the world's largest ferrochrome producer, is pushing mining companies to add value to the commodities they mine before exporting them, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FIBA rejects vuvuzelas at world basketball championships Los Angeles Times (blog) It seems the soundtrack for the 2010 World Cup soccer matches in South Africa again will be banned from another major sporting event after FIBA, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Halle Berry Bikinis for South Africa Shoot (PHOTOS) Celebuzz (blog) while filming scenes for the new action-thriller Dark Tide in Seal Island, South Africa. Berry, mom of adorable daughter Nahla, is reportedly jumping right ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Search for boat capsize survivors BBC News Lake Albert, Africa's seventh largest lake, borders Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Last month, at least 10 people died in a boat accident on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Britain Celebrates Africa Women's Day Voice of America About 100 women from Britain and Africa came together to pay tribute to the progress made for women's rights in Africa during recent years. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Kinross to buy Red Back Mining for $7.1bn Financial Times ... of Vancouver-based Red Back Mining in a deal valued at $7.1bn, broadening Kinross's reach to west Africa, where Red Back's operations are focused. ... See all stories on this topic » |
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02 Aug 2010
| S Africa care home fire kills 18 BBC News A fire at a retirement home in South Africa has left 18 people dead, officials say. Several more were injured in the blaze which broke out at around 2100 ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| Nigerian athletes are second best in Africa NEXT Kenya also topped the rankings table with 354.0 points while Nigeria came second with 198.0 points with South Africa and Ethiopia coming third and fourth ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| Battle to save South Africa's 'sacred sites' from tourist chalets BBC News South Africa is legally obliged under the South African Heritage Resources Act and international law to protect biodiversity and community rights to sacred ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| Bharti Airtel appoints chief marketing officer for Africa Economic Times In his role as the Chief Marketing Officer for Aitel Africa, Andre will be responsible for developing the Marketing and Distribution Strategy, ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| S.Africa's Nedbank H1 profit flat, outlook tough Reuters Africa JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Nedbank, South Africa's fourth-largest bank, posted flat first-half earnings on Monday, citing a slower-than-expected recovery and ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| Al-Qaida in North Africa says French commandos attacked while hostage talks ... Winnipeg Free Press By: AP CAIRO - Al-Qaida's offshoot in North Africa has posted an audio message saying French commandos attacked while negotiations to free a French hostage ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| Forrest Sherman crew completes 7 months in Africa, Mideast The Virginian-Pilot Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Sabens holds his three-month old son, Nikolaus, for the first time Pier 7 at the Norfolk Naval Station Sunday morning, ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| Kenya Corn Prices Fall 60% as Output Rises, USDA Says BusinessWeek 2 (Bloomberg) -- Corn prices in Kenya, East Africa's biggest economy, have fallen as much as 60 percent in recent months as grain production climbs, ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| Rams RB Jackson's offseason more than back rehab SI.com ... Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson is back from an offseason that included diving with sharks and attending World Cup soccer games in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » | |
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Zimbabwe: Mugabe lashes at West
Uganda: 3 Kenyans charge for twin attacks
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01 Aug 2010
| Horn of Africa once again polio-free: UNICEF Xinhua by Peter Mutai NAIROBI, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The Horn of Africa is again polio-free, with Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda having reported no wild ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Author Dorfman says ex-enemies must show remorse The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — Chilean-American author and human rights activist Ariel Dorfman said Saturday that former enemies in both post-apartheid South Africa and in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Safari leads couple to provide bicycles for kids in Tanzania Washington Post By Caitlin Gibson The trip to Africa was a lifelong dream, a journey that Mark and Naomi Hughes, both 47, had wanted to make for as long as they could ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| A Changing Africa Offers Opportunities to Investors Barron's WHAT IMAGES DOES AFRICA conjure in the mind of the average Westerner? Probably skinny children in dire poverty, corrupt dictators and, thanks to Hollywood, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Jabulani ball gets results Boston Globe The Adidas-made Jabulani ball was produced for the World Cup in South Africa. But MLS teams have been using the ball all season, and free-kick specialists ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Africa must rise against Al Shabaab terror Daily Nation Besides, this model should be exported to the rest of Africa. The UPDF got involved after the Somali clan factions agreed to form a transitional government. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Who's mostly to blame for Sherrod's firing? Detroit Free Press Mitch Albom, in his column last Sunday ("In the Sherrod controversy, do shoot the messenger"), compared Andrew Breitbart's posting of the Shirley Sherrod ... See all stories on this topic » |
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The United Nations Security Council has extended its peacekeeping mission in Sudan's western Darfur region for another year. The 15-nation council agreed unanimously on Friday to the mission's extension, telling Unamid, the joint African Union/UN peacekeeping force, to focus primarily on protecting civilians and aid deliveries. It also condemned a recent surge of violence in Darfur and called on the Sudanese government to stop hindering the work of Unamid. The peacekeeping force, which stands at about 21,700 troops and police, has been struggling for three years with the Darfur crisis, which erupted when mostly non-Arab fighters took up arms in early 2003, accusing the Sudanese government of neglect. The government responded by mobilising mostly Arab fighters accused of a campaign of rape, murder and looting that created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. UN officials say that up to 300,000 people have died in the fighting, although the Sudanese government says that number is actually 10,000. While extending Unamid's mandate until July 31, 2011, the security council called on it to give priority to protection of civilians and ensuring "safe, timely and unhindered humanitarian access" to an estimated two million refugees. It instructed UN officials in Sudan to develop a "comprehensive strategy" to achieve those targets. Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow, reporting from northern Darfur, said the UN/AU forces' efforts have been helping to stabilise the region. "They have quelled a lot of violence in some of the places they've been deployed, but the mission faces big problems in terms of getting access in some areas where the fighting has been taking place in recent months," our correspondent said. Ceasefire sought The renewal of Unamid's mandate comes with a rise in violence in Darfur. At least eight people were reported killed and dozens injured this week at fighting in refugee camps. Unamid reported earlier this month that 221 people had died in tribal fighting and other violence in Darfur in June after nearly 600 deaths in May. The council resolution called on all parties to the conflict in Darfur to immediately end the violence and commit themselves to a "sustained and permanent ceasefire". Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, accused both the Sudanese government and rebel groups in a report this month of restricting access to areas where there had been fighting. Abdalmahmoud Abdalhaleem, Sudan's UN ambassador, said his government had placed "no restrictions whatsoever" on Unamid. Aid group Oxfam agreed with the security council that Unamid should focus on security and stay out of reconstruction. El-Fateh Osman, Oxfam's Sudan head, said in a statement: "Mixing the
work of blue helmets [peacekeepers] with aid groups will confuse
Darfuris." She said UN personnel would also help with training of local security forces and monitoring for the referendum. Healthcare suspended Meanwhile aid group Medicins San Frontieres (MSF), or Doctors without Borders, has suspended work in a violent part of South Sudan because of attacks on its staff.
The group in a statement on Saturday said it was "forced to suspend all activities" in Gumuruk in Jonglei state following three separate security incidents, including theft of medical equipment and violent robbery of four staff members while delivering aid. "Attacks on our staff and clinics prevent us from providing essential medical aid," Rob Mulder, MSF head of mission in the south, said. "These incidents are totally unacceptable as they stop us from treating patients and put our staff at risk." Aid agencies have said violence in the region in 2009 have killed some 2,500 people and displaced 350,000 others. Jonglei was one of the worst affected states by tribal violence last year and a renegade south Sudan army has also clashed with government troops in the state this year. "Unless the situation improves, it is impossible to evacuate those who need hospitalisation or surgery, including women with obstructed labour, children with cerebral malaria or severe anaemia who need blood transfusions," said Gbane Mahama, MSF medical coordinator in the south. MSF said 160 malnourished children were being treated in its Gumuruk clinic with 20 severely malnourished children arriving each week. |
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31 July 2010
| South Africa: Students Are Fined for Racist Video of Black Workers New York Times The case has prompted bitter protests that racism remains entrenched in South Africa more than a decade after the end of apartheid-era rule. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Africa Posts Unexpected Trade Surplus After End of Transport Strike Bloomberg By Mike Cohen - Fri Jul 30 12:00:01 UTC 2010 South Africa unexpectedly posted a trade surplus in June, the biggest since December 2003, as the country's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ANC Says Proposals to Nationalize South Africa's Mines Need More Clarity Bloomberg By Franz Wild and Mike Cohen - Fri Jul 30 14:53:43 UTC 2010 South Africa's ruling African National Congress said proposals to nationalize the country's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| S. Africa to dissolve six monarchies UPI.com PRETORIA, South Africa, July 30 (UPI) -- Six of South Africa's traditional monarchies will be dissolved when the current ruler dies, President Jacob Zuma ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Somalia: UK's Minister for Africa Gives an Exclusive Interview to Shabelle ... AllAfrica.com Niarobi — Henry Bellingham, the UK's minister for Africa has Thursday gave an exclusive interview to Shabelle Media Network in Nairobi, Kenya and talked ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Expo shows illegal pet trade rampant in Indonesia The Associated Press The country has become a major trading hub for endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles, including species from Africa, South America and Asia, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Reformer or Tyrant? Rwanda's Paul Kagame TIME Taken together, these events might suggest that Rwanda is run by a type of government all too familiar in Africa — and many of Kagame's critics have made ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Africa, Mideast behind cellphone bonanza UPI.com FRAMINGHAM, Mass., July 30 (UPI) -- A growing demand for cellphones spurred by economic growth in parts of Africa and the Middle East is proving to be a ... See all stories on this topic » |
Uganda: U.S., NATO Allies Prepare New Invasion Of Somalia
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The armed group leading the fight against Somalia's beleagured transitional government has warned that it will turn Mogadishu into a "graveyard" for extra African Union troops sent to the country. Al-Shabab, which has been accused of links to al-Qaeda, warned that a decision earlier this week to send extra troops to the Horn of Africa nation would only strengthen their resolve to overthrow the government. "The extra troops they said are planning to send here will not be different from those they deployed before. By the will of Allah, Mogadishu will be their graveyard, while their families will cry back home," Ali Mahamud Rage, the group's spokesman, said on Thursday. "(Somalia transitional) government initially failed to convince its infidel masters to boost their military presence in Somalia, and now that they are claiming to be sending more troops to Mogadishu, it will only intensify the holy war against them," he said. The African Union held a three-day summit in Kampala earlier this week where it agreed to boost its peacekeeping force by sending another 4,000 troops, saying it was important to improve security in Somalia and in surrounding countries. Broadening reach The decision came after al-Shabab claimed responsibility for a double bombing in Kampala that left 76 people dead on July 11, which it said was punishment for Uganda's lead role in the peacekeeping force. The attack, the first launched by al-Shabab outside of Somalia, demonstrated the group's increasing influence and broadening reach ahead of the AU summit. The current 6000-strong AU force in Somalia has been engaged in fierce fighting with al-Shabab, but has been restricted to retaliatory fire by the mandate it has been operating under. Human rights groups warn that if the troops are allowed to expand their operations, civilians in Somalia will be further exposed to violence. Thousands have been killed in crossfire this year alone as battles between government troops and al-Shabab fighters have raged in the streets of Mogadishu. Somalia has been wracked by conflict for decades, with the latest bout of fighting erupting after Ethiopean troops, operating with US approval, invaded and overthrew the Union of Islamic Courts, whose rule had brought a period of relative stability to the troubled country. |
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| Analyst Says Planned Africa Union Troop Surge in Somalia Would be Strategic ... Voice of America Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is calling on Africa to band together to fight terrorism on the continent, just weeks after twin bomb attacks killed 76 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Royals flushed: South Africa halves number of recognised monarchies BBC News The ruling will save the country money, as each king receives an annual subsidy, says the BBC's Africa analyst, Martin Plaut. Before South Africa's first ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| S.Africa's Investec Q1 net income up 11 pct Reuters J) said on Friday first-quarter net operating income rose by 11 percent, as strength in its UK business offset weakness in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| S Africa Antitrust Body Recommends Penalty In Airline Cases Wall Street Journal JOHANNESBURG (Dow Jones)--South Africa's antitrust regulator said Thursday it is recommending a penalty of 10% of annual revenue against airlines accused of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| France's War on Terror Wall Street Journal Mr. Fillon was discussing France's decision to boost military and tactical support to the governments of Niger, Mauritania, and Mali—part of Saharan Africa ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Anglo American, Kumba and Investec: South African Equity Market Preview Bloomberg South Africa's FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index snapped two days of losses, rising 182.81, or 0.6 percent, to 28550.07 by the close in Johannesburg. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mondi of South Africa Says it Expects to Post First-Half Profit Per Share Bloomberg By Nicky Smith - Fri Jul 30 07:02:50 UTC 2010 Mondi Ltd., Europe's largest maker of office paper, said it expects to report “considerably higher” operating ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ethical Challenges for HIV/AIDS Research in Africa EmpowHer (blog) By Linda Fugate AIDS continues to be an epidemic killer in Africa. The antiviral drugs available today can extend the lives of people infected with HIV, ... See all stories on this topic » |
Sarah Siakie: Africa's rising modeling star
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Guinea: China to invest $1.35bn in iron ore
Somalia: Pirates release Turkish ship
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29 July 2010
| Escaped pet tiger found in South Africa BBC News A tiger kept as a pet which escaped in South Africa has been found after a two-day search with a helicopter, a tracker, and sniffer dogs. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| French FM Expresses Support for Africa's Fight Against Al-Qaida Voice of America French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner toured three countries in West Africa after a French citizen was killed during the weekend by al-Qaida's North ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Africa: Attacks in Uganda Show Need for Stability in Somalia, Envoy Says AllAfrica.com The top US envoy to Africa says the July 11 bombings in Kampala, Uganda, constitute a "wake-up call" to East African nations and the international community ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Lack of funding threatens the future of HIV drug therapy in the developing world Washington Post In sub-Saharan Africa, antiretroviral therapy, much of it paid for by the US government, is resurrecting whole communities. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| South African Equities Fall for Second Day as Sasol Drops; Arcelor Climbs Bloomberg By Garth Theunissen - Wed Jul 28 15:41:15 UTC 2010 South Africa's FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index fell for a second day, dropping 94.22, or 0.3 percent, ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Mandela meets renowned author in South Africa The Associated Press Dorfman, formerly the cultural adviser to the late Chilean leader Salvador Allende, has spoken in four cities during his ten-day tour of South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| South Africa reports surge in rhino killing The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — South African wildlife authorities say poachers killed 152 endangered rhinoceros in the country so far this year, about 20 more than the ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Suspected pirates plead not guilty to new charges The Associated Press Eleven Somali nationals accused in separate pirate attacks on US Navy ships off Africa have pleaded not guilty in Virginia to a new indictment. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| UK to build trade links with Sudan Financial Times ... Henry Bellingham, the UK's new minister for Africa, told journalists in Khartoum that Britain hoped to encourage investment in the country, ... See all stories on this topic » |
| (NVAE) Savanna East Africa Announces $10 Million Annual Revenue Forecast MarketWatch (press release) The letter includes a brief history of the pioneering business strategy in East Africa and acquisition pipeline. Savanna recently released a Webcast ... See all stories on this topic » |
CEOs in Africa expect growth - Survey
Journalists will die - Swazi prince
Senegal coaching staff unpaid for months
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28 July 2010
| South Africa: Students Plead Guilty Over Racist Video That Spurred Protests New York Times The video prompted bitter protests that racism remains entrenched in South Africa more than a decade after racist white rule ended. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Africa readies troops for Somalia; US funds effort The Associated Press The summit opened only days after the July 11 bombings in Kampala, an attack that prompted Uganda's president to call for Africa to band together against ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Absa, AECI, ArcelorMittal SA, Kumba May Move: South African Stock Preview Bloomberg By Garth Theunissen - Wed Jul 28 03:59:59 UTC 2010 The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| France to intensify war on al-Qaeda in north Africa Irish Times FRANCE IS “at war” with al-Qaeda in north Africa and will respond to the murder of a French aid worker by intensifying military support for governments in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Drug abuse and HIV Los Angeles Times And there was encouraging news from Africa, where a study found that an intra-vaginal anti-viral gel could reduce the risk of HIV infection among women who ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pet tiger escapes in South Africa on trip to vet BBC News A tiger which was being kept as a pet in South Africa has escaped from the back of a truck and is running loose. A search is on to find the animal, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Prime minister: France is at war against al-Qaida The Associated Press PARIS — France's prime minister says al-Qaida's North Africa branch may have executed a French hostage in the Sahara before a failed raid to free him. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Briefing Skipper: Wikileaks, Israel, China, Pakistan, Africa Foreign Policy (blog) In which we scour the transcript of the State Department's daily presser so you don't have to. These are the highlights of Tuesday's briefing by spokesman ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Heat brings out the cool in zoos across the nation The Associated Press Even animals from Africa can have problems with extreme heat, says Lion Country Safari wildlife director Terry Wolf. "It can be pretty stressful to some of ... See all stories on this topic » |
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27 July 2010
| EU Urges Concerted Action To Fight Terror In Sahal-Saharan Africa RTT News (RTTNews) - The European Union (EU), Monday urged the international community to step up efforts to tackle terrorism in the Sahel-Saharan Africa in the wake ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| NGO calls for more investment in maternal, child health in Africa Xinhua The organization urged the leaders at summit under the them: "Maternal, Infant and Child Health and Development in Africa" to recognize that investing in ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| Africa to boost its Somalia force Kenya Broadcasting Corporation BBC East Africa correspondent Will Ross says there is concern that any offensive against al-Shabab could increase the number of civilian deaths and make the ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| South Africa to Decide on Sishen Mine Rights Dispute BusinessWeek By Ron Derby July 27 (Bloomberg) -- South African Mines Minister Susan Shabangu will make a decision on disputed prospecting rights at Sishen, Africa's ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| Africa looks to vast forests for carbon credits Los Angeles Times Logging, farming and armed conflict still threaten Africa's jungles, which include the Congo Basin, the world's second largest after the Amazon. ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| VA Terror Suspect Wanted To Help FBI FOXNews (blog) ... Africa told US agents he wanted to help the FBI in their fight against terrorism, according to federal prosecutors and the man's own defense attorney. ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| Aquarius, Howden, SacOil and Tongaat May Move: South Africa Stocks Preview Bloomberg South Africa's FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index rose for a fifth day, climbing 74.83, or 0.3 percent, to 28499 at the 5 pm close in Johannesburg, ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| Congo's conflict minerals Los Angeles Times A provision requiring tech companies to source minerals to make sure they're not from rebel mines will help defund the conflict in East Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| Microbicide Study: Important for Science and Global Development Partnerships ... Huffington Post (blog) The biggest news from the 2010 AIDS Conference was no doubt the encouraging results from the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa's ... See all stories on this topic » | |
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Cameroon: 22 Internet fraudsters arrested
Malawi: Madonna performs for charity
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26 July 2010
| Al-Qaida in N. Africa says French hostage killed Washington Post By SALAH NASRAWI AP CAIRO -- The leader of al-Qaida's offshoot in North Africa said in a message broadcast Sunday that the group has killed a French ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Africa Union Summit Condemns Islamist Extremists NTDTV "I am glad the whole of Africa has condemned it, let us now act in concert and ship them out of Africa." African Union Commission Chairman, Jean Ping, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Anglo Platinum, Kumba Iron Ore and Nedbank: South African Stocks Preview Bloomberg By Nasreen Seria - Jul 25, 2010 The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Africa's Fourie, Australia's Cooper Receive Rugby Suspensions Bloomberg By Peter-Joseph Hegarty - Jul 25, 2010 South Africa rugby center Jaque Fourie and Australia fly-half Quade Cooper have been suspended for making dangerous ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FIFA begins inspection visit Down Under USA Today It includes Danny Jordaan, chief executive of the organizing committee for the recently concluded World Cup in South Africa. Australia, the third stop on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Kenya's Sameer Africa Says First-Half Profit Advanced 21%, Sales Increased Bloomberg By Eric Ombok - Jul 26, 2010 Sameer Africa Ltd. reported first- half net income rose 21 percent to 58.96 million shillings, the company said in a statement ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gel for women shows promise in preventing AIDS Philadelphia Inquirer It likely will first be made available in South Africa, where women often are unable to insist that their partners remain faithful or use condoms, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Africa: AU Summit Discusses As Central Theme 'child Maternal Health' AllAfrica.com The current maternal, neonatal and child health state in Africa is worrying, according to reports from the Department of Social Affairs Commission of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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25 July 2010
| France Says No Trace of Kidnap Victim in West Africa Voice of America A French defense ministry source says its forces in West Africa found no trace of kidnap victim Michel Germaneau during a military operation against an ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Fourie banned 4 weeks, Cooper 2 for tackles SI.com BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -South Africa center Jaque Fourie was suspended for four weeks on Sunday after being cited for a dangerous tackle during the ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Brown says global economy reliant upon growth in Africa BBC News Gordon Brown has used his first major speech since leaving office to say the future growth of the world economy is reliant upon the development of Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| World Cup soccer craze: symbol of human fickleness? The Zimbabwe Standard But to be fair, the beneficiaries of the just-ended soccer fiesta in South Africa could only be the players themselves who, if all the hype is anything to ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Paul Marshall: Vive la Blanc revolution - Europe ESPN Therefore, it won't be the core that was in South Africa." While the suitably chastised Patrice Evra & Co. get the beers in, put their feet up and sit back ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Commodity trader fined for Africa dumping UPI.com Hundreds of tons of waste listed as "tank washings" were shipped from Amsterdam to Africa in 2006 aboard a tanker chartered by Trafigura. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Democracy is winning in Africa Montreal Gazette Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the voting habit has spread through Africa. This year, barring delays and cancellations, a score of sub-Saharan Africa's ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Egypt's President Not Attending Africa Summit NPR by AP Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak will not go to the African Union summit in Uganda despite officials earlier citing his planned attendance as proof of ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Blanc suspends French team, Lloris realizes strike was 'totally stupid' Yahoo! Sports (blog) And suddenly, France's World Cup goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is thinking that decision to go on strike in South Africa wasn't exactly the best idea ever. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Dem jumps into race-justice flap New York Post ... own government have no parallel in our history," but recent immigrants from Asia, Latin America and Africa have known no such discrimination, he wrote. ... See all stories on this topic » |
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24 July 2010
| Pentagon expands US role in Africa Workers World It is essential that the anti-war movement in the US firmly oppose US imperialist intervention in Africa. US intervention in East Africa was apparent as ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New France Coach Suspends World Cup Players New York Times ... 23 World Cup players from the roster for his first match next month as collective punishment for the team's embarrassing performance in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Raid in North Africa kills 6 alleged al-Qaida The Associated Press PARIS — The French military helped Mauritanian forces thwart an attack by suspected al-Qaida members in northwest Africa in an operation that left six ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Profit Rises as McDonald's Introduces New Frozen Drinks New York Times ... same-store sales rose 3.7 percent in the United States, 5.2 percent in Europe and 4.6 percent in the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East and Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Lessons From South Africa 2010 – Which Way Forward? GhanaWeb The just ended 2010 Soccer World Cup Tournament in South Africa will go down in the annals of World Cup Soccer history as one of abject abysmal performance ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Southern right whale's breach into South African couple's sailboat captured on ... Los Angeles Times (blog) ... Paloma Werner and Ralph Mothes of South Africa, who were boating in the waters off Cape Town when the whale breached and broke their boat's mast. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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23 July 2010
| Vodacom 1Q Revenue Flat; Struggles In S Africa Wall Street Journal JO) said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter revenue was little changed despite the addition of almost 1 million customers in other parts of Africa as it ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| AU Leaders Face Difficult Issues at Summit Voice of America Security concerns have failed to dampen summit spirits as Africa celebrates one of its proudest moments. Inside the halls of the Speke Munyonyo resort, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| South Africa's president launches shantytown plan The Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa — South Africa's government is launching an ambitious plan to build 400000 homes for people living in shacks on the outskirts of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| S.Africa finance minister: World Cup added 1 pct to growth Reuters Africa JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's economy is 1 percent higher than it would have been without the spending and infrastructure development involved in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SABMiller Volumes Turn Negative Once Again Wall Street Journal But volumes in South Africa were below expectations and the country is the one area of concern for the company, according to Evolution's Norman. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US apologizes to Russia in mysterious drug case The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The US apologized to Russia on Thursday for what it called a diplomatic slip-up in the case of a Russian man arrested in Africa and then ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Anglo American, Iliad, Naspers May Move Today: South Africa Stocks Preview Bloomberg By Janice Kew and Nicky Smith - Jul 23, 2010 The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ArcelorMittal South Africa CFO Verster Moves to Aveng BusinessWeek July 23 (Bloomberg) -- ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd. Chief Financial Officer Kobus Verster will resign and take up a position at Aveng Group. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mandela Grandchildren Escape Gun Attack Unhurt AOL News According to news agency reports, South Africa has one of the world's highest rates of violent crime in the world, with an average of 50 killings a day. ... See all stories on this topic » |
SA: Desmond Tutu retires from public life
Somalia: 3 presidential guards join rebels
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22 July 2010
| Fighting AIDS in Africa New York Times It is heartening to read about new research focused on women and children in the fight against HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa (“2 African Studies Give Women ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Kumba Reaches Interim Iron Ore Supply Deal With ArcelorMittal South Africa Bloomberg Concerned about the impact that the dispute on South Africa's economy, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies had held mediation talks with the companies ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Phoenix fitness coach travels to South Africa for World Cup Arizona Republic That's why he had to pinch himself in June when he arrived in South Africa for this year's World Cup, but Manoel didn't represent his home country. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Peter Walls, General in Zimbabwe, Dies at 83 New York Times Increasingly estranged from Mr. Mugabe, General Walls offered his resignation within months of independence and later moved to South Africa's Eastern Cape ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| CIA Names Spy Chief New York Times Until his retirement in May, John D. Bennett, 58, was the agency's most senior station chief and one of its premier experts on Africa, where he witnessed ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ghana's Greatest Contribution to Africa GhanaWeb However, illiteracy, disease, and abject poverty are still the terms of choice that several people use to describe Africa. Maybe the best way to describe ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Church's ad with crutches banned in South Africa The Associated Press But others have complained that the ads are misleading, and South Africa's main advertising complaints body said Wednesday it is banning the ads. ... See all stories on this topic » |
Sudan: Rebels disband child soldiers
Guinea: Court rules for poll run-off
Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o for vuvuzelas
Namibia: MTN launches WAN optimisation
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21 July 2010
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HIV-Exposed Infants in Africa Don't Get Protective Drug, Study
Shows U.S. News & World Report TUESDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- In parts of Africa, only about half of babies born to mothers with HIV receive the HIV prevention drug nevirapine, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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campaigns are rolling out in Africa to prevent HIV infections Los Angeles Times By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times Circumcision programs are slowly beginning to be rolled out in sub-Saharan Africa in hopes of reducing the toll of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Africa: Five People Hurt in More Xenophobic Violence AllAfrica.com Tensions are running high in South Africa after 5 people were injured Monday evening in more xenophobia fuelled violence, in the KyaSands area of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Africa
lacks resources for Somali mission New Vision “Peace in Somalia will not only benefit Africa, but the whole world by stopping terrorism. We are not doing ourselves a favour. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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saved job for Oosthuizen's caddie FOXSports.com In Sun City, South Africa, Rasego would return home after elementary school, drop off his books, and then run 9 miles to get a chance to caddie at the Gary ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Rwanda's
Democracy in Danger Wall Street Journal The general had fled to South Africa after Rwanda began investigating him for allegations that include terrorism. All this comes weeks ahead of Rwanda's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Witchcraft
Accusations Hurt Vulnerable Children in West, Central Africa Voice of America Photo: AP The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says an increasing number of children in West and Central Africa are being accused of practicing ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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TV ratings for British Open final round The Associated Press South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen led over the last 48 holes and won by seven shots, his victory almost never in doubt during the final round. ... See all stories on this topic » |
Under fire Paul Kagame speaks out
Ghanaian witty editor for court
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show promise in curbing AIDS in Africa Los Angeles Times An estimated 33 million people worldwide are living with HIV, two-thirds of them in sub-Saharan Africa; another 32 million have died of AIDS complications. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Africa chase pace for Australia clash Reuters Africa MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar and flanker Ryan Kankowski were among four changes to South Africa's starting side intended to inject pace for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Africa Should Do More to Weaken Rand, OECD Says BusinessWeek July 19 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa should do more to build up its foreign currency reserves and weaken the rand in order to foster economic growth and help ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Summit to Broaden Rules for Somalia Peacekeepers Voice of America The bombings have placed Somalia at the top of an agenda nominally dedicated to improving health care for Africa's infants and pregnant women. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Muslims facing Africa during prayers The Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia — People in the world's most populous Muslim nation have been facing Africa — not Mecca — while praying. Indonesia's highest Islamic ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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summit opens in Uganda amid tight security Xinhua "We all want a peaceful Africa, a secure Africa and a prosperous Africa," he said adding, "It is indeed all the more reason we are here to find the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Nigeria: Four abducted journalists rescued
Uganda: Images of attackers released
CAF to define qualification for AFCON 2013
Bharti Airtel focus on poor Nigerians
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19 July 2010
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Cup, now British Open: Bravo South Africa! The Associated Press that South Africa is proving to be such a shining ambassador for itself. Talk about a country having a banner sporting year. First, hosting a football World ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Cup Lends Africa Needed Confidence Wall Street Journal FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter, left, and South Africa's President Jacob Zuma address a World Cup crowd last month. Hosting the World Cup has given the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Open history CBSSports.com Saturday morning, after sleeping on the 36-hole lead, Oosthuizen called over his friend Schwartzel, a pal from their junior-golf days in South Africa, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Buzz: South African runner wins 800-meter race Kansas City Star Caster Semenya of South Africa won her second straight 800-meter race since she was allowed to compete again as a woman. Though she easily won the race at ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Castro asks Mandela to keep S. Africa away from US military
presence Xinhua "You should exercise all your immense moral force to keep South Africa away from US military bases and NATO," said Castro. He called Mandela his old and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Scoop! Times LIVE .HEIRESS Paris Hilton clearly didn't learn anything from her weed experience in South Africa. She was held by police on Saturday night after flying into ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Baird:
We Don't Hear About Africa's Oil Spills Newsweek Not so in Africa. According to a group of independent experts, between 9 million and 13 million barrels of oil have been spilled in the Niger Delta since ... See all stories on this topic » |
Nigeria: Eight killed in Jos attacks
$15m US grant for Liberia
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I'll retire at 50 - Ghana captain Appiah
Gambia gets new telecom company
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18 July 2010
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bomb attack heightens fear of expanding Islamist violence in east Africa The Guardian East Africa's deadliest attacks for 12 years drew worldwide condemnation. US president Barack Obama said it betrayed an attitude that life in Africa is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Africa's de Villiers banned for 2 weeks eTaiwan News AP South Africa winger Jean de Villiers has been suspended for two weeks for a dangerous tackle on his New Zealand opposite Rene Ranger during Saturday's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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View: South Africa can take a bow Pasadena Star-News During its brief, 16-year history, the new democratic South Africa has struggled mightily to throw off the chains of more than 200 years of racial ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Paris Hilton Busted at Airport with Pot in Her Purse People Magazine Hilton, who had a brush with the law in South Africa earlier this month after allegedly smoking marijuana at the World Cup, is expected to continue her ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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France defender Thuram blasts national team players for their WCup
strike The Canadian Press Thuram, who said that France captain Patrice Evra should never play for the team again after the players boycotted a training session in South Africa, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Sudan's
Army Clashes Twice With Rebels New York Times By REUTERS KHARTOUM, Sudan — Fighting escalated last week between the Sudanese Army and rebel forces from the Justice and Equality Movement, the state news ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Africa:
Turning the Page to a New Era in HIV Prevention Research AllAfrica.com I speak of people hawking circumcision as HIV prevention using the latest "studies" in Africa. Whatever your reservations about circumcision, it needs to be ... See all stories on this topic » |
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Nearly 400 people have been killed in recent clashes between the Sudanese army and Darfur's main rebel group, according to Sudanese state media. Most of the people killed - more than 300 - were members of the
Justice and Equality Movement (Jem). United Nations peacekeepers in Darfur confirmed
that there were at least two major clashes between the two sides. General Al-Tayeb al-Musbah, of the Sudanese
army, told the state-run Suna news agency that the army destroyed
"scores of Jem vehicles" during the fighting. But a Jem spokesman denied both the claims that 300 of the group's fighters had been killed and that Jem rebels had killed scores of government soldiers. Tahir El Fakir, the speaker of the legislative assembly for Jem, told Al Jazeera from London that Jem killed two army commanders and that the rest were militia allied to the military.
"It's a ridiculous claim for the defeated to come up with such allegations. On the contrary, the Sudan armed forces and its militias have been summarily defeated. Jem lost only two and six injured. "[The fighting] is an escalation of what has been going on - that the Sudan government is going only for a military solution. "What we want is a peaceful solution." Violence has been increasing in Darfur in recent months. The United Nations said that nearly 600 people were killed in the region in May, making it the bloodiest month in Darfur in nearly two years. Fighting has been particularly heavy around the Jebel Moon region, where more than 150 people were killed in a single battle. The renewed fighting is one reason why peace talks between Jem and the government were suspended in May. Ibrahim Gambari, the head of the joint African Union-United Nations mission in Darfur, this week urged all parties to join the peace process, saying that the search for peace has gained momentum. He spoke in Qatar three days ago at a round of talks aimed at finding a way to resolve the conflict. Cause for optimism Kemal Saiki, director of communications for the AU-UN mission in El Fasher in Darfur, said Gambari and the rest of the mission have cause for optimism.
"We have good hope that those who are still not participating at some point will decide to join the negotiations. This is what our special representative wants to see happen," he told Al Jazeera. But Saiki said Gambari has also expressed concern about a recent increase in violence and clashes in the region between government forces and rebel movements. "[Gambari] has taken the opportunity to appeal to all belligerent parties to cease and desist from violence and try to resolve the situation through political means and negotiation. "But as far as a mission, we cannot confirm the [casualty] numbers.
We know for a fact that there have been clashes but ... we are not in a
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OPEN - No matter how you put it, wind is a 4-letter word San Francisco Chronicle Peter Morrison / AP South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen, the leader through Friday, had previously made only one cut in a major. (07-16) 04:00 PDT St. Andrews, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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FIFA Rankings New York Times (blog) 1 in the world rankings released by FIFA only days after completion of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Brazil, ousted in South Africa by the Netherlands ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Blacks vs South Africa live streaming Capital Talk After defeating South Africa All Blacks team looking for another victory. This Saturday July 17 New Zealand rugby team face off against South Africa rugby ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Turning the Page to a New Era in HIV Prevention Research AllAfrica.com A new report from AVAC surveys the state of biomedical HIV prevention research, including the first evidence of vaccine-induced protection in humans and the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gambia
Sentences 8 People to Death Voice of America Amnesty International West Africa Researcher Ettelle Higonnet has been following the case. She says the convicted men were not given a fair trial. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Reuters
Reports That Artepharm Global's Artequick Eradicates Malaria on the ... MarketWatch (press release) s intent is to improve and use the drug patented as Artequick, as a uniquely Chinese weapon to fight malaria in Africa, where it still kills one child every ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Cup 2010 South Africa: The WinkBall Story PR Web (press release) World Cup 2010 was a tournament that united South Africa as one and brought its people together. There was a story behind this event that went further than ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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England review to study Spain camp - England ESPN ... and European Championship, and how a young, unfancied Germany team took South Africa by storm as part of a comprehensive review of the England set-up. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| De
Villiers trusts South Africa to bounce back against All Blacks Independent By Steve McMorran in Wellington South Africa coach Peter de Villiers has promised a sharply improved performance in the second Test against New Zealand ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Anglo,
Ellies, Pick n Pay, Sasol: South African Equity Preview BusinessWeek July 16 (Bloomberg) -- The following stocks may rise or fall in South Africa. Symbols are in parentheses and prices are from the last close. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Vonetta
McGee, Film and TV Actress, Dies at 65 New York Times In “Shaft in Africa” (1973), the third installment in the private-eye series starring Richard Roundtree, she played an emir's daughter. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Thierry
Henry retires from French national team The Associated Press He made his debut Oct. 11, 1997, scoring in injury time of a 2-1 win over South Africa. His finale was June 22 against the Bafana Bafana, when he entered in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ugandan
Leader Vows Revenge for Kampala Bombings Voice of America "Those who argue that the best way of avoiding trouble is to surrender Africa to terrorists from the Middle East, then they are definitely wrong. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Eight
men sentenced to death for coup plot in The Gambia CNN International ... judge has sentenced to death eight men, including The Gambia's former army chief, for their parts in a coup plot in the western Africa nation last year. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South
Africa gets new reason to be proud The Associated Press ANDREWS, Scotland — With the World Cup over, Louis Oosthuizen is giving South Africa a new reason to be proud. Oosthuizen, who has yet to make the cut at ... See all stories on this topic » |
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A paramedic attends to an unidentified Ugandan citizen injured during an explosion, at Mulago Hospital in Uganda's capital Kampala July 11, 2010.
Credit: Reuters/Benedicte Desrus
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KAMPALA (Reuters) - Suspected Somali Islamists carried out two bomb attacks in the Ugandan capital that killed 74 people watching the World Cup final at a restaurant and a sports club, authorities said Monday.
Suspicion fell on the al Shabaab rebel group, which claims links with al Qaeda, after the severed head of a suspected Somali suicide bomber was found at one of the blast sites.
The explosions ripped through two bars packed with soccer fans watching the final moments of World Cup final on television in an Ethiopian-themed restaurant and at a gathering in a Kampala rugby club Sunday.
Al Shabaab militants in Somalia have threatened to attack Uganda for sending peacekeeping troops to the anarchic country to prop up the Western-backed government.
"At one of the scenes, investigators identified a severed head of a Somali national, which we suspect could have been a suicide bomber," said army spokesman Felix Kulayigye.
"We suspect it's al Shabaab because they've been promising this for long," he said Monday.
There has been no claim of responsibility for the bombings.
An al Shabaab commander in Mogadishu praised the attacks but admitted he did not know whether they were the work of his group, which is fighting to overthrow the Somali government.
"Uganda is a major infidel country supporting the so-called government of Somalia," said Sheikh Yusuf Isse, an al Shabaab commander in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.
"We know Uganda is against Islam and so we are very happy at what has happened in Kampala. That is the best news we ever heard," he said.
Burundi, which also contributes troops to the Somalia peacekeeping mission, had stepped up security, an army spokesman said in the capital, Bujumbura.
One American was among those killed and President Barack Obama, condemning what he called deplorable and cowardly attacks, said Washington was ready to help Uganda in hunting down those responsible. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also condemned the attacks on "innocent spectators."
One bombing targeted the Ethiopian Village restaurant, a popular night-spot which was heaving with soccer fans and is frequented by foreign visitors. The second attack struck the Lugogo Rugby Club also showing the match.
Twin coordinated attacks have been a hallmark of al Qaeda and groups linked to Osama bin Laden's militant network.
"Right now the official figure is 74 dead," government spokesman Fred Opolot said. "There is a white woman, one person of Indian descent, 10 Eritreans or Ethiopians."
The U.S. embassy in Kampala said one American was killed. The U.S. charity Invisible Children said in a blog posting that one of its members, Nate Henn from Wilmington, Delaware, had been killed in the rugby club blast.
'COWARDLY ACT'
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni visited the rugby club.
"This shows you the criminality and terrorism that I have been talking about," he said. "If you want to fight, go and look for soldiers, don't bomb people watching football."
"This is a cowardly act by al Shabaab terrorists," Bereket Simon, the Ethiopian government's head of information, told Reuters in Addis Ababa.
Ethiopian troops invaded Somalia in 2006 to oust an Islamist movement from Mogadishu. That sparked the Islamist insurgency which still rages.
The blasts come in the closing moments of the final between Spain and the Netherlands and left shocked survivors reeling among corpses and scattered chairs.
"We were watching soccer here and then when there were three minutes to the end of the match an explosion came ... and it was so loud," witness Juma Seiko said at the rugby club.
Heavily armed police cordoned off both blast sites and searched the areas with sniffer dogs while dazed survivors helped pull the wounded from the wreckage.
Uganda, east Africa's third largest economy, is attracting billions of dollars of foreign investment, especially in its oil sector and government debt markets.
But investors in Uganda and neighboring Kenya, which shares a largely porous border with Somalia, often cite the threat from Islamic militants as a serious concern.
"I certainly think the blasts will make risk appraisals tighter on Uganda. If it does transpire to be al Shabaab that will certainly raise the concerns of Western investors and also Chinese investors in Uganda," said Alex Vines, Head of Africa Programs at London's Chatham House think-tank.
The Ugandan shilling fell slightly against the dollar on Monday after the blasts.
Ugandan tourism authorities said visitors need not worry about "a one-off incident that comes once in a blue moon."
In Kampala, Somali residents voiced fears of a backlash.
"We are in fear and locked in our homes today for fear of Ugandans' possible retaliation," Bisharo Abdi, a Somali refugee, told Reuters. "Some Ugandans are saying 'kill Somalis'."
In Washington, U.S. National Security Council spokesman Mike Hammer said Obama was "deeply saddened by the loss of life resulting from these deplorable and cowardly attacks."
"The United States is ready to provide any assistance requested by the Ugandan government," said Hammer.
Saturday, Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed told Reuters the growing number of foreign jihadists joining the Islamic insurgents posed a threat to regional security.
(Additional reporting by Frank Nyakairu, Sahra Abdi and Abdi Guled in Nairobi; Editing by Helen Nyambura-Mwaura and Giles Elgood)
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At least 64 people have been killed in two near simultaneous bomb explosions, apparently targeting crowds watching the World Cup final, in Uganda's capital, Kampala, police have said. One blast hit an Ethiopian restaurant in the south of the city, while the other occurred at a rugby sports club in the east of Kampala. "We have 64 dead and 65 injured. The
nationalities of all the fatalities will be released later," Judith
Nabakooba, Uganda's national police spokesperson, said on Monday. Both blasts struck at the centre of large crowds watching live coverage of Sunday's World Cup football final between Spain and the Netherlands. "These bombs were definitely targeting World Cup crowds," Kale Kayihura, the inspector-general of Ugandan police, said. He said he believed Somalia's al-Shabab, a group which the US says has links to al-Qaeda, could be behind the attacks. If that proves true, it would be the first time the group, which has
carried out multiple suicide attacks, inside Somalia has struck outside
of the country. "We were watching soccer here and then when there were three minutes to the end of the match an explosion came ... and it was so loud," Juma Seiko, who was at the Kampala Rugby Club, said. Al Jazeera's Malcolm Webb, reporting from Kampala, said dozens of injured had been taken to local hospitals, which had been overwhelmed by the number of casualties.
"All the beds are full, staff are rushed off their feet, they're really struggling to cope," he said. Speaking by phone to Al Jazeera, Kayihura said all the signs indicated that the bombings were a "deliberate terrorist attack by a terrorist organisation". "This was a terrorist attack," he said. "It was a deliberate,
calculated attack to inflict maximum damage." "We suspect it's al-Shabab because they've been promising this for
long," he said. "There is fear within the Somali community at the moment," he said. "People are in panic." "[Somalis] own lots of businesses around the city and most of them are not working today." 'Uganda's enemy' In the Somali capital, Mogadishu, an al-Shabab commander told the Associated Press news agency that he was happy with the attacks in Uganda, although he refused to confirm or deny that the group was responsible for the bombings. "Uganda is one of our enemies. Whatever makes them cry, makes us happy," Sheik Yusuf Sheik Issa said. On Friday, another al-Shabab commander, Sheik Muktar Robow, called for fighters to attack sites in Uganda and Burundi - two nations that contribute troops to the 6,000-strong African Union (AU) peacekeeping force in Mogadishu.
The force has been deployed to prop up Somalia's UN-backed government
which only controls a few square kilometres of the country. "The attacks prove that terrorists can hit anywhere, including Africa," he said. Lamamra said that the body's annual meeting of heads of state would go ahead in Kampala next week. In Washington, Barack Obama, the US president, condemned the bombings. A spokesman quoted him as saying the attacks were "deplorable and cowardly". Mike Hammer, spokesman for the National Security Council, said in a statement that the US was "ready to provide any assistance requested by the Ugandan government". US officials added that they were in contact with the US embassy in Kampala and in touch with the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding requests for assistance from Uganda's government. |
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An unidentified volunteer with the US embassy in Kampala arrives after
being injured in an explosion, at Mulago Hospital in Uganda's capital
Kampala. Two separate explosions killed at least 23 people packed into
bars in Kampala to watch the World Cup final on Sunday night, police
said. –Reuters/Ronald Kabuubi
KAMPALA: Twin bombs tore into crowds watching the World Cup final in the Uganda capital, killing 64 including an American and wounding scores in one of the deadliest attacks to hit the city, officials said Monday.
The country's police chief said the blasts at an Ethiopian-owned restaurant and a rugby club in Kampala late Sunday were a terrorist attack that may be linked to threats from Al Qaeda-inspired Shebab militants in Somalia.
Security officers deployed to the scene blocked roads and cordoned off the damaged buildings, keeping journalists out as the injured were ferried to hospitals.
“We have 64 dead and 65 injured. The nationalities of all the fatalities will be released later,” national police spokeswoman Judith Nabakooba said.
Earlier police said at least 23 people had been killed.
An American citizen was among the dead, a US embassy spokeswoman in Kampala said.
An AFP correspondent saw three wounded US citizens at the city's main Mulago hospital where dozens other injured people had been taken for treatment.
“We just wanted to watch the World Cup. Unfortunately we went to the Ethiopian village,” said US national 18-year-old Chris Sledge who suffered serious injuries to his legs and a bruised eye.
“I feel OK. Am gonna need surgery,” he said.
US President Barack Obama called the explosions “deplorable and cowardly”, National Security Council spokesman Mike Hammer said in a statement.
“The United States is ready to provide any assistance requested by the Ugandan government,” he said.
A senior administration official said the United States was in contact with its embassy in Kampala and the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding the Uganda's government requests for assistance.
It was not immediately clear who was behind the explosions or the motive but national police chief Kale Kayihura told reporters the attack may be linked to the Shebab militants in nearby Somalia.
“Obviously this is terrorism. That one is clear,” he said.
“You know there have been declarations from Shebab and Al-Qaeda. Terrorism is a modern-day threat. You know the region we are in and our commitment in Somalia,” Kayihura said.
The Shebab last week urged Somalis to join the war against the African Union (AU) peacekeeping force in Somalia which includes Ugandan and Burundian forces, blaming them for civilians death in Mogadishu.
The police chief added, however: “At this stage we can't rule out anything.”
Uganda became the first country to send troops to Somalia in early 2007 to prop up the war-torn country's transitional government. They were later joined by Burundian forces.
The hardline Shebab militia has repeatedly attacked the AU peacekeepers, killing scores and shrivelling the fragile government's control of Mogadishu to just a few blocks.
Last week a regional bloc pledged to send additional 2,000 soldiers to Somalia to boost the peacekeepers' strength to the required 8,100 troops, sparking belligerent reaction from the radical groups.
On Saturday the leaders of Somalia's two Islamist movements met for talks aimed at joining forces against the Western-backed government of President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed which they are fighting to overthrow.
The police chief urged residents to avoid huge gatherings until it was clear who was responsible for the rare bomb attacks in the east African country.
“As we grapple to find out what could have caused this, I would appeal to members of the public to avoid big gatherings,” Kayihura said.
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REG - Diamondcorp Plc - Operational Update
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Diamondcorp Plc
07 July 2010
DiamondCorp plc
JSE share code: DMC
AIM share code: DCP
ISIN: GB00B183ZC46
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
(Registration number 05400982)
(SA company registration number 2007/031444/10)
('DiamondCorp' or 'the Company')
BOTSWANA AND SOUTH AFRICA ACTIVITIES UPDATE
HIGHLIGHTS
· Reprocessing of geophysical data from PL71 in Botswana has resulted in the size of the geophysical target at J-12 increasing from 15 hectares (ha) to 45ha, and better defined a 4ha target at J-05;
· A six-hole drilling programme targeting diamondiferous kimberlites at J-05 and J-12 will commence in August.
· Exploration Licence PL71 covering the Jwaneng South kimberlite exploration project has been renewed by the Botswana Department of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources for a further two years;
· Decline development activities at the Lace mine in South Africa are progressing well, with approximately 200 metres of decline being developed since activities recommenced on April 20.
DiamondCorp, the Southern African diamond mining and exploration
company, is pleased to announce an update on exploration and mine
development activities in Botswana and South Africa.
JWANENG SOUTH PROJECT, BOTSWANA
Reprocessing of ground geophysical data from Prospecting Licence PL71 covering the Jwaneng South project area by Earthmaps Consulting of Namibia has resulted in an increase in the size of the geophysical target at J-12 from 15ha to 45ha, and better definition of a 4ha target at J-05. (One hectare = 10,000 sq metres or 2.47 acres)
A six-hole drilling programme targeting diamondiferous kimberlites at J-05 and J-12 will commence in August. The results from this programme, when combined with the results from the drilling of the 10ha kimberlite J-01 last November, will determine the priorities for large diameter drilling and bulk testing in PL71.
DiamondCorp managing director and CEO, said: 'We are excited by the significant increase in the size potential of the geophysical target at J-12, and we look forward to reporting drill results from both J-05 and J-12 over the coming months. The 10ha diamondiferous kimberlite we have intersected at J-01, and the targets at J-05 and J-12, each have the size potential to host a large open pit diamond mine if grade and carat value prove economic.'
The size of the J-12 target is comparable to De Beers Jwaneng pipe, 9km to the northwest of J-12. Jwaneng was a 54ha pipe at the surface when mining commenced, produces between 12.5 million and 15 million carats per annum, and is the richest diamond mine in the world measured by value.
Prospecting Licence PL71 covering the Jwaneng South project has been renewed by the Botswana Department of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources for a further two year period, following acceptance of DiamondCorp's proposed work programme and a 50% statutory reduction in licence area from 61 sq km to approximately 30 sq km.
DiamondCorp is earning a 77.5 per cent interest in PL71 from Geoperspectives (Pty) Limited by completing a definitive feasibility study on at least one kimberlite by June 2014.
After assessing existing exploration data, DiamondCorp has indicated to Geoperspectives that it is relinquishing its rights to earn an interest in prospecting licences PL59 and PL60 in order to concentrate on PL71.
Once initial core drilling and microdiamond analysis is completed, DiamondCorp will commence planning of large diameter drilling at PL71 in order to determine an indicative grade and diamond value for the kimberlites within the prospect area.
LACE MINE, SOUTH AFRICA
Decline development activities are progressing at the Lace mine, near Kroonstad in the Free State province of South Africa.
Since restarting activities on 20 April, approximately 200m of decline development have been completed. The decline size has been increased to 4.5m x 4.5m, and development activities are now progressing on a three-shift 24 hour basis. Development to date has been completed within budget.
The rate of advance will increase during July as a third LHD is re-commissioned and second 25-tonne low profile dump truck is brought into service. In total, 800m of decline development needs to be completed to access kimberlite at the -240m level, and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2010. Advance will slow as the decline reaches the -165m level and intersects an existing haulage between the pipe and the vertical shaft on that level. Once the holing into the existing workings and dewatering on that level has been completed, the decline will continue its advance down to the -240m level.
The Competent Person responsible for the technical information with respect to Botswana contained in this announcement is Mr Paul Zweistra (Pr. Sci. Nat., Registration number 400016/93) a full-time employee of VP3 Geoservices (Pty) Limited. VP3 and Mr Zweistra have given their permission for their work to be quoted in this announcement.
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Restaurant serves lion burgers despite protests The Associated Press Cameron Selogie, owner of the Il Vinaio restaurant in Mesa, served burgers made with African lion this week as a nod to the tournament in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Top Rwandan journalist killed
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USA takes its shot at Ghana with 2006 World Cup heartache gone USA Today AP By Kelly Whiteside, USA TODAY IRENE, South Africa — Four years ago, after a loss to Ghana ended the USA's World Cup in the first round, Landon Donovan ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Merck: South Africa Venture, FDA Asthma Drug Approval Wall Street Journal JO) to promote and distribute products in South Africa as it looks to tap into emerging markets, an area the drug-making giant sees as a big part of its ... See all stories on this topic | ||
AFP PRETORIA — South Africa is probing whether the shooting in Johannesburg last week of Rwanda's former army chief was a political assassination attempt, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
AFP JOHANNESBURG — Former US president Bill Clinton said Thursday South Africa's successful hosting of the World Cup had defied the country's critics and cast ... See all stories on this topic | ||
BBC Sport (blog) South Africa may have become the first World Cup hosts to be eliminated after the first round but that does not appear to have dampened enthusiasm for the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Unburdened at last, Donovan seizes opportunity The Associated Press IRENE, South Africa — The words came haltingly, then not at all, as Landon Donovan tried to explain how much the goal meant to him. He's the greatest ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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US would like to stop being cardiac kids The Associated Press IRENE, South Africa — The clock ticked into the 70th minute, and Tim Howard started to get anxious. "I thought, damn, at this point we're going home and I ... See all stories on this topic |
WC 2010: Cameroon set to protect image
Kenya pass bill to control prices
WC 2010: Ghana advance to second round
Algeria crashed out of WC 2010
WC: Nigeria urged to prepare for 2014
Malawi: Bharti Airtel spends $100m
Google News Alert for: Africa
24 June 2010
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South Africa's ruling ANC praises Ghana SI.com JOHANNESBURG (AP) -The ruling party in South Africa has congratulated Ghana for being the first African team in the Fifa World Cup to go through to the next ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Los Angeles Times Mexico Coach Javier Aguirre walks as his players warm-up during a team training session at Waterstone College in Johannesburg, South Africa on Wednesday. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Reuters VIENNA (Reuters) - The world's $88 billion cocaine market is shifting toward Europe and is severely destabilizing transit countries in West Africa even as ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Washington Post (blog) Prince Albert II of Monaco and his fiancee, Charlene Wittstock, at Soccer City Stadium on June 11, 2010, in Johannesburg, South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Merck to Expand Business in South Africa MarketWatch (press release) Merck (Merck is known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) today announced a strategic collaboration between MSD South Africa and Adcock Ingram, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Picture Japan: Royal Support Wall Street Journal (blog) ... of Japan greets national soccer team star Keisuke Honda as the Samurai Blue arrive for a World Cup training session in Rustenburg, South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Lion burgers? Yep, and meat's from here Chicago Tribune A Mesa, Ariz., restaurateur serving lion meat as part of a limited-time promotion during South Africa's hosting of the World Cup said he was alarmed to ... See all stories on this topic |
23 June 2010
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Los Angeles Times However, even with the 2-1 victory, South Africa becomes the first World Cup host country to fail to advance to the next round. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Host South Africa goes out with a win Detroit Free Press BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa -- Strutting into the stadium dancing and singing, Bafana Bafana turned its final game at the World Cup into a rollicking party ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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World Cup Daily: South Korea moves on, South Africa, Nigeria fall Fortune In Group A, South Africa and France met with each knowing it must triumph by a handful of goals to hope to depose Mexico in second place. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Kallis hits half-century as South Africa draws 2nd Test with West
Indies The Canadian Press BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — South Africa's Jacques Kallis followed up his first-innings century with an unbeaten 62 on Tuesday as the second Test against the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa: Labor Leader Avoids Punishment by Governing Party New York Times Cosatu, with about two million members, had threatened to quit South Africa's governing alliance if Mr. Vavi were sanctioned. Mr. Vavi, above, has been ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Forlan hails group winners ESPN Despite Uruguay's win, Mexico advanced because their goal difference was superior to South Africa's, who also finished with four points. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Reuters Africa By Bate Felix JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Ghana will be out to save Africa's honour by seizing the chance to qualify for the second round of the World Cup, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Child mortality rates up in Africa despite UN push The Associated Press Sub-Saharan Africa is the only region registering an increase in the mortality rate for children younger than 5 years. Thirty-four of the world's 36 ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Wine: Tooting the horn for South Africa Washington Post South Africa makes some delicious wines, especially whites, and can make a case for producing some of the world's best chenin blancs. ... See all stories on this topic |
22 June 2010
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Tuesday's Matchups: Mexico vs. Uruguay, France vs. South Africa
and Nigeria vs ... New York Times (blog) France and South Africa, with a point apiece, each need a lopsided victory from their match in Bloemfontein, and a similar win for Mexico or Uruguay, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ESPN He also expressed concerns some players might refuse to play in France's final group match against South Africa. Rumours circulated in France on Monday that ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Los Angeles Times China's team isn't competing in South Africa, but the country makes nearly all the vuvuzelas blown there. (Hussein Malla, Associated Press / June 15, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
The Canadian Press BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — South Africa ended the fourth day of the second Test 20 runs ahead of West Indies on Monday, with the high-scoring match destined ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Nigeria/South Africa: Oday...deadly Day AllAfrica.com He says until the federal government and the NFF appreciate and honour Enyimba for polishing Nigeria's image in Africa by winning two CAF Champions League ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Referees Talk Openly, but Not About That One Call New York Times By JEFFREY MARCUS PRETORIA, South Africa — The referee Koman Coulibaly blew his whistle almost 90 times during the United States' 2-2 tie with Slovenia on ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Chile 1, Switzerland 0 USA Today Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Sports Network) - Mark Gonzalez scored 15 minutes from time as Chile downed 10-man Switzerland, 1-0, on Monday at Nelson ... See all stories on this topic | ||
New York Times By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY CAPE TOWN — This is supposed to be Africa's World Cup, but Africa's teams, many on the verge of elimination, are still not entirely ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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College Station councilman dies in South Africa Dallas Morning News A statement issued by the city says Stewart died Monday in a Pretoria, South Africa, hospital of complications of pneumonia. The former Texas A&M University ... See all stories on this topic |
Smelly socks to fight malaria
Kenya: Post-election chaos police freed
WC 2010: ``Sulley Muntari not sacked``
Liberia: France telecom in broadband deal
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The International Whaling Commission is set to convene in Morocco for a five-day meeting to discuss lifting a 1986 ban on the commercial hunting of whales. The proposal, drafted by the agency's chairman, seeks to legitimise commercial hunting in exchange for a drop in the number of whales killed by Japan, Norway and Iceland, who all claim exemptions to the ban. Japan, Norway and Iceland continue to flout the 24-year moratorium, tracking and killing thousands of whales each year and more than 1,500 in the 2008-2009 season alone. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) hopes the compromise proposal, to be debated on Monday by 88 pro-and anti-whaling nations, will end unrestricted whaling, including species on the verge of extinction. The draft deal proposes reduced annual catch numbers through 2020 for four species of whale as a baseline for negotiations, in a bid to bring the three whaling nations back under the agency's control. Under the scheme, total allowable kills in each of the first five years would be just over 90 per cent of the 2008-2009 figure, dropping further from 2015 to 2020. Not sustainable But the IWC's own scientific committee, which has met over the last two weeks, is set to say that these numbers are not sustainable, committee members said.
Scientists calculated that the proposed catches were several times too high for the western North Pacific Bryde's whales, and double the tolerable limits for both North Atlantic fin whales and eastern North Atlantic minke whales. Only for the central North Atlantic minke whales were the tabled suggestions well under conservation-safe limits, they said. The new figures "don't correspond to a scientific reality," Jean Benoit Charrassin, a researcher at France's Museum of Natural History and a long-standing IWC scientist, said. The proposal pays lip service to advice from the scientific committee, but the IWC has yet to adopt methods its experts laid out in 1994, in a so-called Revised Management Procedure [RMP] on how to calculate safe limits and verify they are respected, he said. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), said a compromise was needed to end the exemptions claimed by the three nations, but said "we will not support a compromise at any cost". Advocates say 5,000 whales will be saved over the 10-year life of the deal but opponents say the proposal would legitimise hunting for profit and throw a lifeline to a dying industry that has constant confrontations with environmental groups on the world's oceans. They also say the draft leaves open the question whether whale meat and other whale products can be traded internationally. Objections Australia launched a complaint against Japanese whaling at the International Court of Justice in The Hague in the Netherlands, the UN's highest court. "The Australian government cannot accept this proposal as it currently stands," Peter Garrett, the country's environment protection minister, said. The German parliament urged its government to reject the proposal, saying "we can only guess at how fatal the consequences will be for marine ecosystems". The United States also has voiced reservations, especially over the number of whales the three countries would be allowed to hunt. However, Patrick Ramage of the International Fund for Animal Welfare, said he is concerned that the US is too anxious for a deal, partly because it fears Japan could veto the approved catch by Alaskan Inuit hunters, which falls under a clause allowing Aboriginal subsistence whaling. "The quotas have more to do with political science than biological science," Ramage said. "There have been decades of steady progress in conservation. All of that is threatened with reversal by a politically expedient proposal that some governments are trying to rush through," he said. |
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Google News Alert for: Africa
21 June 2010
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Rudd to aid W Africa plane search BBC News Australia has vowed to leave "no stone unturned" in its efforts to find a group of mining executives whose plane went missing in West Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Now in South Africa: Les Misérables Wall Street Journal But now, into the second week of action, the juiciest plotline from South Africa concerns the finger-pointy, diva-tacular self-immolation of Les Bleus. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Los Angeles Times By Grahame L. Jones On Soccer Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa -- There are five of them in all, five coaches from South America who have been at ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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An American in South Africa -- Or, Why Soccer Really Matters Huffington Post (blog) It made me understand something profound and deep about the ecstatic exuberance of two worlds that, as an American, I didn't know anything about: Africa and ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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S.Africa arrests 4 over Rwandan general's shooting Reuters Africa Nyamwasa fled to South Africa this year after falling out with President Paul Kagame, later accusing him of using an anti-corruption campaign to frame ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Smeltz: Kiwis are happy to stay as underdogs USA Today By Mark Walsh, AP Writer NELSPRUIT, South Africa — New Zealand's performance in the shock 1-1 draw with Italy at the World Cup was motivated by the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa Blast Was a Test Wall Street Journal South Africa is playing host to the World Cup, the first time the tournament has come to the continent. Ensuring tight security, for fans and players, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Rights group calls to halt Zimbabwe diamond trade The Associated Press ... suspended from the Kimberley Process — the global body responsible for ending the trade of so-called "blood diamonds" that fund fighting across Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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For one woman, a different kind of World Cup dream The Associated Press She immigrated to South Africa from neighboring Zimbabwe in 1997 and married a car-parts salesman. She was pregnant with their second child when her husband ... See all stories on this topic |
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20 June 2010
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Analysis: Eto'o and co exit sad for Africa Reuters If Africa were to make a great leap forward at this World Cup, Ghana should have been beating Australia, Nigeria should have bettered Greece and Cameroon ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa: Most unsafe World Cup ever? Yahoo! Sports Sports 11 minutes ago JOHANNESBURG – At some point people have to realize this World Cup is not safe, that South Africa, in its valiant attempt to host ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Plane with Australian mining executives missing in west Africa CNN International (CNN) -- Nine people -- most of them employees of an Australian mining company -- were missing Sunday after their plane disappeared in west Africa, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Xinhua JOHANNESBURG, June 19 (Xinhua) -- A Rwandan general who fled to South Africa earlier this year was shot and wounded in Johannesburg on Saturday, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Eusebio: North Korea not as strong as in 1966 USA Today By AP MAGALIESBURG, South Africa — Eusebio doesn't think North Korea has the same element of surprise in South Africa that it brought to the 1966 World Cup ... See all stories on this topic | ||
The Guardian If we have learned anything as the competition in South Africa has shifted up a gear, it is that the second set of games has an intensity the inhibited ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ESPN By Soccernet staff Vincente del Bosque will remain as coach of Spain even if he fails to guide his team out of the group stage in South Africa, according to ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Kansas City Star Gerald Bradley jokingly suggested he may go to the movies Wednesday rather than watch the US national team take on Algeria at the World Cup in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Fighting Africa's HIV/AIDS Pandemic allvoices Imagine that you are a child living in Africa. Everyday for you is a fight for survival against the many deadly diseases that plague the country. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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For the US Team, the Best Revenge Is to Win New York Times Steve Nash, the Phoenix Suns star who was born in South Africa, has already been stopped in the streets here. If Bryant, who grew up playing soccer in Italy ... See all stories on this topic |
Ethiopia: Court rejects election result case
Ex-military chiefs charged in Gambia
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A Rwandan ex-army chief accused of terrorism in his homeland and living in exile in South Africa has been shot and wounded, his wife has said. Rosette, Lieutenant General Kayumba Nyamwasa's wife, said a lone gunman attacked her husband while they were returning from shopping on Saturday. Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa, reporting from Johannesburg, said: "He is stable but seriously hurt. His wife is adamant that the attack was politically motivated. "Rosette said they were in the parking lot of their home and a man came to the side of the car with a pistol and shot at her husband who managed to get out of the car and then there was a scuffle. The driver of the car then chased the assailant away." South African police said they have no information on the shooting. Rivalry Our correspondent said that Paul Kagame, the president of Rwanda, and Nyamwasa had fallen out. "He [Nyamwasa] wasn't happy that those who opposed Kagame were detained and harassed and spoke up about that and other cases of corruption happening in Rwanda at the moment. "He was then forced to flee the country and has been in hiding in South Africa for the past four months." The Rwandan government has linked Nyamwasa to three grenade attacks in Kigali, Rwanda's capital, on February 19, which killed one person and injured at least 30 others. The authorities have accused Nyamwasa of trying to destabilise Rwanda while he was in the country, and while he was in India, where he served as Rwanda's ambassador. South African police said earlier this year they had not arrested Nyamwasa because they do not have an extradition treaty with Rwanda. |
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Google News Alert for: Africa
19 June 2010
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FIFA making enemies at World Cup in South Africa Philadelphia Inquirer By Kate Fagan JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - While the majority of South Africans, as well as invading soccer fans, are oblivious to the minority's growing ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Los Angeles Times "Our vuvuzelas are 95% sold out, and suppliers are battling to keep up," Tamra Veley, spokeswoman for Pick n Pay, South Africa's second-largest retailer, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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The true symbol of Africa Times of India ... Cup opener just round the corner, gloom didn't hang heavy over just the former French colony; the cloud of despair enveloped almost the whole of Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Telegraph.co.uk But Ghana's Black Stars, the only winners so far among Africa's six nations, are revelling in the idea that a continent's hopes rest on them. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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An Okie in South Africa: Carrie Coppernoll gives firsthand
account of World ... NewsOK.com By Carrie Coppernoll Leave a comment JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — American fans screamed and hugged each other like we were at a family reunion. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Lakers have 16 NBA banners — and a tweeting record Los Angeles Times ... 2940 tweets per second; Brazil's first goal against North Korea on June 15, 2928 per second; and Mexico ties South Africa on 11 with 2704 per second. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Zimbabwe refugees flock to South Africa ABC Online It has emerged that the largest number of new refugees in the world are from Zimbabwe, with almost all of them seeking sanctuary in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Frenzy over North Korea's men of mystery The Associated Press TEMBISA, South Africa — The footballing officialdom of FIFA would like North Korea's players to be viewed and treated like any other team at the World Cup. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Queiroz sees Ronaldo ending goal drought naturally Reuters MAGALIESBURG South Africa (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo will end his goal drought for the national side naturally as all great forwards obsessed with ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Latin America lights up Africa's World Cup The Hindu With the first round in South Africa entering the critical stage, only Ghana out of Africa's six participating nations has won a game. ... See all stories on this topic |
Zambia copper mines resume output -minister
LUSAKA June 19 (Reuters) - Copper mines in Zambia, Africa's top producer of the metal, have resumed output after a nationwide blackout led to a halt in production, the country's mines minister told Reuters on Saturday.
"The mines resumed output after the power was restored. It is obvious that production came down but they are still assessing the losses," Maxwell Mwale said. A fault at a hydro power station triggered the blackout across the southern African nation on Friday.
Power blackouts are frequent in Zambia, and are a big concern for foreign mining companies who own most of the key mines in the country's copper-endowed Copperbelt province, and could hamper the country's push to grow output further.
(Reporting by Chris Mfula; Writing by David Dolan)
Brazil has creative sparks and just not in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Brazil have plenty of players who could provide some much-needed inspiration and creativity as they attempt a sixth-world title but, unfortunately, they are not in South Africa.
Having struggled to break down a stubborn North Korea in the opening match, eventually beating the rank outsiders 2-1, and with Kaka clearly short of match fitness, the five-times champions badly need someone who can unlock a packed defense.
The names of Ronaldinho, Paulo Henrique Ganso, Neymar and Alexandre Pato are among those which spring to mind but none of them made Dunga's final 23-man squad.
Instead, Brazil have filled their squad with midfield spoilers and included only four forwards.
The midfielders include two survivors from the victorious 2002 team, Gilberto Silva and Kleberson who, at least at club level, appear to be past their best.
"With the exception of Kaka, the midfield just destroys," said former Brazil captain Socrates in a recent interview.
Ronaldinho is the most glaring absence.
The twice World Player of the Year has enjoyed a good season with AC Milan but his revival has been overlooked by Dunga while his club team mate Alexandre Pato, who scored a spectacular goal on his international debut against Sweden, has been left in the cold.
Perhaps the most disappointing exclusion was 20-year-old Santos playmaker Paulo Henrique Ganso.
Elegant and unhurried, he has the ability to conjure up an incisive pass which is lacking in players such as Gilberto Silva, Felipe Melo and Elano and would have made an exciting and unpredictable addition to the squad.
Eighteen-year-old forward Neymar, quick and cheeky, is more in the mold of Robinho and scored 14 goals for Santos in the Paulista championship this season.
"Pele played for Brazil when he was 17 and I was also picked when I was 17," said Ronaldo recently. "Selecting Neymar would repeat something which is really nice, and he deserves it.
Former Brazil captain Carlos Alberto Torres said he would have taken both the Santos youngsters.
"The national team is the place for the best, you have to take them," he said.
The counter-argument is that Ronaldinho and Alexandre Pato have both had their chance and failed to take it while the Santos duo have only shown in Brazilian domestic competition, which is a far cry from the World Cup.
Dunga can also point to Brazil's record over the last two years - one defeat in 26 matches - achieved with the players he has brought to South Africa.
"Dunga has always emphasized that when a player is given a chance in the national team, he has to make the most of it," said goalkeeper Julio Cesar.
"The ones who are playing now made the most of their chances, that's why this group is strong."
(Editing by Nigel Hunt)
Ethiopia: Court rejects election result case
$119m to reforest northern Africa
Ghana poised for victory against Australia
Nigeria: Regulator bans telecom lotteries
Google News Alert for: Africa
18 June 2010
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Nelson Mandela pleased with impact of World Cup on South Africa Washington Post And the prospects of host South Africa, the Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon and Algeria are grim. But in the view of former president Nelson Mandela, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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A Realist Among Fans of South Africa New York Times In a couple of hours, they would be watching South Africa's critical match against Uruguay. Munaudzi, 58, said she planned to walk over and watch the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Los Angeles Times By Kevin Baxter Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa — If the ageless Cuauhtemoc Blanco has come to represent Mexican soccer's recent past, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Uruguay's win over South Africa top-rated game for CBC on
Wednesday The Canadian Press TORONTO — Uruguay's 3-0 win over South Africa was CBC's most-viewed World Cup game on Wednesday, with an average of just over 900000 viewers. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Atlanta Journal Constitution The very difficult birth of Maradona's team — he looked at more than 100 players before deciding on his 23 for South Africa and came within a whisker of ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South America Up, Africa Down at World Cup Wall Street Journal (blog) These pleasant surprises have come chiefly at the expense of teams from two continents: Europe and Africa. European teams have been favored in 12 of 15 ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Ghana/South Africa: Police Detain Soccer Fans in South Africa AllAfrica.com ... where President Mandela and other freedom fighters began their struggle, whilst the Vision Square is where the vision of South Africa was declared. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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With Robben still doubtful, Dutch gun for second win against Japan The Canadian Press DURBAN, South Africa — The Netherlands take on Japan in Group E on Saturday with high hopes of securing a berth in the World Cup's knockout stages. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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FIFA Warned Of South Africa's Tough Ambush Marketing Rules SportsBusiness Daily (subscription) FIFA today said that it "had warned companies well in advance of the 2010 FIFA World Cup that South Africa had laws which made ambush marketing a criminal ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Presstek Adds New Distributor, Strengthening Position in Africa MarketWatch (press release) Established in 1981 as a prepress company, Graphicolor represents the quality standard for the graphic arts industry in West Africa. ... See all stories on this topic |
Five Somali men jailed for piracy
West Africa not ripe for common currency
Google News Alert for: Africa
17 June 2010
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On key day for South Africa, World Cup failure Philadelphia Inquirer An opening-game tie with Mexico had offered South Africa continued hope, had offered the host nation a second chance for victory and, with that victory, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Durban Stadium, Durban, South Africa ESPN Switzerland will now go into the rest of the group stage full of confidence. They'll fancy their chances against Chile and Honduras after seeing off the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Los Angeles Times Mexico's Andres Guardado, front, is followed by teammate Guillermo Franco during a training session at Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane, South Africa on ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Memorials, World Cup: mixed emotions in S.Africa The Associated Press SOWETO, South Africa — Amid World Cup fervor, South Africa observed a bittersweet holiday Wednesday with a cleansing ritual and other remembrances of ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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How do you solve a problem like the vuvuzela? Los Angeles Times The 2010 World Cup is being held in South Africa, and it's forcing soccer enthusiasts around the world to face the vuvuzela — a long, ear-splittingly loud ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Christian Science Monitor A South Africa World Cup strike over what security officers and stewards say are unpaid wages led local police to fire most workers and take over stadium ... See all stories on this topic | ||
MiamiHerald.com US national soccer defender Oguchi Onyewu smiles during a news conference in Irene, South Africa Wednesday, June 16, 2010. The US team is preparing for ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Howard on Slovenia win prediction: `Talk is cheap' The Associated Press IRENE, South Africa — Tim Howard thought about Andrej Komac's prediction of victory for Slovenia and chuckled. "I think talk is cheap," the American ... See all stories on this topic |
Africa: Sim registration curbs mobile growth
SA: Dutch ambush marketing fans bailed
WC Preview: South Africa vrs Uruguay
Vodafone Ghana gets new CEO
Google News Alert for: Africa
16 June 2010
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Wednesday's Matchups: Honduras vs. Chile, Spain vs. Switzerland, South Africa
... New York Times (blog) Competition in Group A is still wide open after both matches last week ended in ties, so South Africa and Uruguay will approach their game in Pretoria with ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Africa needs a hero ESPN By Jeff Bradley PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa -- Africa is ready for its moment. We learned this for certain Tuesday at cold and blustery Nelson Mandela Bay ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Los Angeles Times Job action by a group of stadium stewards has spread to half of the tournament venues in South Africa. Stewards providing security at Ellis Park stadium ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Of Horns and Whines and the Humble Earplug New York Times Until now, the long plastic horns have been blaring away all over South Africa, annoying just about everybody except the people blowing into them. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Slovenia match holds key to the USA advancing from Group C USA Today By Stuart Franklin, Getty Images By Kelly Whiteside, USA TODAY IRENE, South Africa — The USA's game against England, the most watched first-round World Cup ... See all stories on this topic | ||
The Canadian Press POLOKWANE, South Africa — A French team in disarray will face a Mexico lineup which is growing in confidence in a Group A match on Thursday that could be ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Techie Buzz by Watch Stuff Online | Translate | Print FIFA World Cup 2010: Watch South Africa vs Uruguay FIFA World Cup 2010 Online Live. Live Streaming of South Africa ... See all stories on this topic | ||
World Cup Blog (blog) There's still time to come to South Africa. Check flights here. By Carlos | June 15th, 2010 at 9:57 pm Bavaria Beer Marketing Department should be ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Buzz Newspaper (blog) That great buzz can be finished soon, and would be one of the best decisions they can take those responsible for South Africa 2010. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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American soccer fans find a new voice in South Africa The Independent Weekly Brian Fobi, a Yale graduate student based in South Africa, is attending all three US matches, all three Brazil matches, 2 round of 16 ties, 2 quarterfinals ... See all stories on this topic |
Congolese reject new police boss
Sudan: Prisoners escape angers US
WC 2010 Preview: Portugal - Ivory Coast
India’s Bharti stirs tariff war in Nigeria
Google News Alert for: Africa
15 June 2010
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South Africa: Court Date in Death of Mandela Relative New York Times By BARRY BEARAK Sizwe Mankazana, the driver in a one-car accident that killed Nelson Mandela's great-granddaughter on Friday, will not appear in court until ... See all stories on this topic | ||
BBC News Princes William and Harry are due to start their first joint overseas trip, visiting charities they support in southern Africa. The six-day tour will ... See all stories on this topic | ||
The Canadian Press JOHANNESBURG — Now that the pressure and tension of the opening day draw with Mexico is out of the way, South Africa is gaining confidence ahead of ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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North Korea's Jong Tae-Se is "the People's Rooney" Philadelphia Inquirer By Kate Fagan JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - From behind closed doors, tight lips, and heavy-handed rule, a soccer star may be emerging. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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US goalkeeper Tim Howard OK for Friday World Cup match vs. Slovenia USA Today IRENE, South Africa (AP) — United States goalkeeper Tim Howard's bruised ribs are improving, and the US Soccer medical staff said Monday he is expected to ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Africa: No Mo Ibrahim Prize for 2010 AllAfrica.com Following the committee's decision, Mo Ibrahim said "whether there is a winner or not, the purpose of the Foundation is to challenge those in Africa and ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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American Fans Join The World Cup Party In South Africa NPR (blog) ... called Little Feet that sends soccer balls to underprivileged children around the world, and which targeted South Africa in the run-up to the World Cup. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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AngloGold, FirstRand, Stella Vista: South Africa Equity Preview BusinessWeek By Janice Kew and Renee Bonorchis June 15 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa World Cup 2010; Day 3. WorldNewsVine (blog) Any claims that it ruins the atmosphere are completely redundant; the World Cup is in South Africa… Vuvuzelas are what make the atmosphere in African ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Continental Announces Plans For First Flight To Africa Wall Street Journal Continental Airlines Inc. (CAL) announced plans to launch daily nonstop flights between Houston and Lagos, Nigeria, its first destination in Africa. The No. ... See all stories on this topic |
Kenya: Churches blame gov't for attack
WC 2010: FIFA says no to vuvuzela ban
WC 2010: ``Feel it, Ghana is here``
Intel unveil new PC for African children
Kenya: Explosion kills five in Nairobi
EU to support Kenya with $602m
Appiah: I`m scared of Serbia
Ethiopia to lengthen fibre-optic line
Google News Alert for: Africa
14 June 2010
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Ghana gets a first for Africa at WCup Washington Post By ROBERT MILLWARD AP PRETORIA, South Africa -- Ghana's victory over Serbia carried far more significance than earning three points. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Maradona Making Nice in Africa Wall Street Journal Argentina coach Diego Maradona, celebrating Saturday's win over Nigeria, has been saying all of the right things about Africa. Chalk it up to Mr. Maradona's ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa/Zimbabwe: World Cup Roars Into Life AllAfrica.com Johannesburg — SOUTH Africa's commercial city of Johannesburg turned into a sea of green and yellow and came to a standstill as the first World Cup on ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa ESPN If you feel inclined to get the full lowdown on this game, please read our full report. See you for Ghana vs Serbia in half an hour! ... See all stories on this topic | ||
AFP PORT OF SPAIN — Fast bowler Dale Steyn starred again as South Africa secured a 163-run victory over the West Indies in the opening Test on Sunday. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Can the US Be a Soccer Nation? Wall Street Journal By MATTHEW KAMINSKI Though it faces little competition for the distinction, today's meeting between the US and England at the World Cup in South Africa is ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Status of U.S. goalie Tim Howard unclear for next match Detroit Free Press IRENE, South Africa -- US goalkeeper Tim Howard, who was injured after a collision with England's Emile Heskey on Saturday, underwent further evaluation ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Daily Mail By Arindam Rej Nani has left South Africa so he can recover mentally ahead of next season's Barclays Premier League campaign with Manchester United. ... See all stories on this topic |
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13 June 2010
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Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa ESPN Right, thanks for tuning in folks. Join Jon Carter now for a full-time chat to talk over all the issues from the game. John Brewin in Rustenburg: Verdict: ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Pittsburgh Post Gazette SOWETO, South Africa -- The 94700-seat Soccer City Stadium is shaped like a calabash, a gourd used as a cooking pot. When the World Cup opened here Friday, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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In this case, a tie is a win ESPN By Jemele Hill RUSTENBURG, South Africa -- Sometimes, you just have to take salvation wherever you can find it -- even if it means reveling in a goal that ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Briton denied entry into South Africa The Associated Press "It took police no more than 24 hours to arrest these lunatic scoundrels," South Africa minister of police Nathi Mthetwa said in a statement. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Biden visits South Africa as World Cup begins CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- Vice President Joe Biden, in South Africa as the World Cup got into full swing, discussed a range ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Algeria coach wants more African coaches The Associated Press POLOKWANE, South Africa — Algeria coach Rabah Saadane hopes that more African national teams will soon start working with coaches from the continent. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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World Cup notebook ESPN doesn't attempt to dumb-down its coverage of
'football ... Detroit Free Press Supporters of South Africa gathered at Madiba Restaurant to celebrate the opening game. Almost an hour after the match, fans were still celebrating in the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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World Cup Referees Take A Crash Course In Cursing Philadelphia Bulletin RUSTENBURG, South Africa — Watch those mouths, boys. Same for fingers, elbows, fists and anything else that could be construed as, uh, universal gestures. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Onyewu starts for US in central defense The Associated Press RUSTENBURG, South Africa — US defender Oguchi Onyewu is in the starting lineup for the Group C matchup with England. Onyewu has not played a full 90 ... See all stories on this topic |
Algeria: Four killed in barracks explosion
EU to support Kenya with $602m
WC 2010: Argentina, South Korea in winning start
Google News Alert for: Africa
12 June 2010
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South Africa puts on show Boston Globe By Jere Longman JOHANNESBURG — The World Cup came to Africa for the first time yesterday, and South Africa proved to be an eager and proud host, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Los Angeles Times (Rajesh Jantilal / AFP / Getty Images / June 11, 2010) Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa -- The first World Cup to be held on African soil opened ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa ESPN If you missed the South Africa v Mexico game earlier, you can read the report here. Joy has a novel suggestion for French fans hoping for ain improved ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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World Cup Concert Draws Large Audience in South Africa ABC News JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The World Cup opening concert in Soweto drew nearly 8.5 million television viewers in South Africa, the highest for an ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ESPN Spain were among the final teams to arrive in South Africa when they touched down on Thursday and they underwent Friday night's training session at their ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Mexico-South Africa Draw San Francisco Chronicle (blog) South Africa should have won game on late breakaway. Mexico does well to maintain possession, but they lack that "difference maker", a true number 10. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa beyond the soccer stadium Vancouver Sun Although most visitors to South Africa have no problems, the US State Department says, "criminal activity, often violent, is prevalent throughout the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Cup survival already on line for Slovenia, Algeria USA Today By Eric Willemsen, AP Writer POLOKWANE, South Africa — Slovenia and Algeria will already be playing for World Cup survival when they meet in their opening ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Minister: SAfrica must use sport for social issues The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's health minister says the country must continue to use sports to highlight social issues long after the World Cup. ... See all stories on this topic |
World Cup is here in Africa
ICC ghost haunts Sudanese leader
UN scribe: WC 2010 is Africa's rebirth
Ethiopia to lengthen fibre-optic line
Google News Alert for: Africa
11 June 2010
ESPN By Soccernet staff After years of preparation, the World Cup finally gets underway in South Africa today, the first time it has taken place in the continent ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Posted by ESPN Stats & Information ESPN (blog) South Africa head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira coaches in his record sixth World Cup. He led Brazil to the 1994 FIFA World Cup title, but has never won a ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Telegraph.co.uk The deaths of three British students in a bus crash in South Africa highlight the importance of knowing the risks of travelling to the country. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Kansas City Star US national soccer midfielder Landon Donovan holds up his fist during training at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa Thursday, June 10, 2010. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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GROUP A Washington Post After awarding South Africa the World Cup, the FIFA draw didn't do the host nation any favors with a Group A assignment. France and Uruguay boast three ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Blue Financial Services, Trans Hex: South Africa Equity Preview BusinessWeek By Janice Kew June 11 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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World Cup: Black-Eyed Peas kick-off celebrations in South Africa Mirror.co.uk Thousands more England fans continued their invasion of South Africa yesterday ahead of today's opening game in Johannesburg between South Africa and Mexico ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Shakira 'Waka Waka (This time for Africa)' Official VIDEO &
LYRICS - FIFA ... Gather.com Shakira has shaken her hips and sung her sweet songs of persuasion because her song Waka Waka (This time for Africa) is now 2010 FIFA World Cup's OFFICIAL ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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4 Chinese reporters robbed in South Africa AsiaOne Four reporters from China were robbed of their cameras as well as cash on a street in Johannesburg in South Africa on June 9, Beijing News reported. ... See all stories on this topic |
SA's Union threaten to strike amid WC
Two Norwegians sentenced to death in DRC
Videoreports
- Niger: Street reactions months after coup…
Powers
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Discovering
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Kofi Annan's WC 2010 prediction
Zain's 'One Network' reaches South Africa
Secret of Africa's top wedding photographer
Cameroon: 4000 girls sold for sex business
Videoreports
- Niger: Street reactions months after coup…
- Powers
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- Discovering
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No home advantage for Africa - John Mensah
Uganda: Bicycles to charge mobile phones
Google News Alert for: Africa
10 June 2010
Los Angeles Times Adding to the excitement: South Africa's former president plans a drop-in. A fan shows off his support for South Africa in Nelson Mandela Square on ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Shakira rocks the World Cup's Waka Waka with schoolkids in South Africa Los Angeles Times (blog) Shakira, the Colombian singer well known for her dancing as well as her efforts to promote early childhood education, visited a South African school ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Bharti Airtel In Talks To Outsource Non-Core Operations In Africa Wall Street Journal (HPQ) to outsource non-core operations such as information technology and network services in Africa, the chief executive of its international business, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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In Kenya, a Cheerful Biden Gamely Fills in for His Boss New York Times Mr. Biden, who has spent two days in Kenya en route to the opening of the World Cup in South Africa this week, went on to present a balance sheet of Kenya's ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa 2010 games: live to phone Soccer America by Julian Quisquater, June 10th, 2010 1:07AM [TV WATCH] Bygone are the days when access to a television was required in order to enjoy the beautiful game of ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa deports Argentina's 'barra brava' hooligans from
World Cup Christian Science Monitor Ten 'barra brava' hooligans from Argentina were arrested at South Africa's main airport and deported for planning to disrupt the World Cup, South African ... See all stories on this topic | ||
The Canadian Press The mistakes gained increased significance given the quality of the opponents Brazil picked for the warmups in Africa — Zimbabwe is ranked 110th by FIFA, ... See all stories on this topic |
Google News Alert for: Africa
09 June 2010
ESPN Since the start of December, The South Africa Angle has been chronicling preparations for the World Cup finals, watching as the country confounded the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Bharti closes $10.7 bln acquisition of Zain Africa BusinessWeek By ERIKA KINETZ Bharti Airtel has completed a $10.7 billion acquisition of the Africa assets of Kuwaiti cell phone operator Zain, in one of the largest ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Los Angeles Times For riders the first day, sub-Saharan Africa's only such transport is a symbol of their country's progress. A passenger takes a picture of fellow riders ... See all stories on this topic | ||
New York Times South Africa's soccer team is ranked only 83rd in the world, but that has not dimmed the enthusiasm of its supporters. At South Africa's final news ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ESPN GettyImages David Villa is tipped to be one of the stars of the tournament in South Africa. Player to watch: David Villa. Fernando Torres recovering from ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ESPN GettyImages Diego Maradona's heads to South Africa as coach of his native Argentina. And that doesn't take into account the crashing fall on the other side ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa 2010 arrives in ESPN 3D Soccer America Soccer fans will undoubtedly notice that ESPN 3D's launch date happens to coincide with the World Cup kickoff match between South Africa and Mexico, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Preview Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France Bleacher Report Yes, I know most are giving South Africa little hope to advance and I am more than a tad biased but this isn't the same team that endured a prolonged slump ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Six years on, South Africa is ready Times of India CAPE TOWN: Six years after South Africa was awarded the World Cup the hugely-anticipated tournament finally kicks-off on Friday with the host nation ready ... See all stories on this topic | ||
BBC Sport Brazil must be among the favourites but I think we can expect a surprise because Africa also has some good teams." "Brazil were emphatic winners of the ... See all stories on this topic |
Libya shut down UN refugee office
India Bharti buys Zain Africa $9 bln
WC 2010: Didier Drogba returns
Mali signs up for digital education
Google News Alert for: Africa
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In South Africa, World Cup shares spotlight with president's
family Los Angeles Times It also indicates the unresolved contradictions between traditional or customary law and common law in South Africa. Feminists have criticized the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Los Angeles Times The team defeats the Platinum Stars of South Africa's Premier League, 3-0, but doesn't play its best. Jermain Defoe says altitude was a factor and England ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Washington Post With stanzas in five of South Africa's 11 official languages (Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans and English), it remains a challenge for many to sing. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Africa: 20 Injured in Nigeria-North Korea Friendly Stampede AllAfrica.com Lagos — Super Eagles midfielder, Dickson Etuhu , shielsdding the ball away from North Korea's Mun In Guk during a warmup match at the Makhulong stadium in ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Didier Drogba's broken arm breaks hearts across Africa: Madawo Toronto Sun The Japanese defender's idiotic high-booted kick last week broke the arm of Africa's best footballer, Ivory Coast's Didier Drogba, and may have broken the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa deports 10 suspected Argentine football
troublemakers WireUpdate By BNO News JOHANNESBURG (BNO NEWS) – South Africa on Monday deported ten suspected Argentine football troublemakers, who police say were planning to ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Joe Biden update: Off to Africa now for some reason Los Angeles Times (blog) According to a White House trip outline, Biden will meet with "key leaders" in Egypt, Kenya and South Africa, as opposed to irrelevant leaders. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Aids and HIV warning to South Africa World Cup fans BBC News By Katie Dawson Sexual health charities are warning England football fans heading to South Africa - which has one of the worst Aids and HIV rates in the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Photos: Brazil prepares for the World Cup Digital Sports Daily 06, 2010 - Johannesburg, South Africa - epa02189600 Brazil's Kaka pulls his soccer shirt over his face during a training session at the Randburg High School ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Goal.com Some call it the Mother City; others just simply say that it is one of the most stunning cities in Africa and the world. Whatever Cape Town is, ... See all stories on this topic |
Yemen to deport 320 Ethiopian migrants
Malawi: Freed gays rebuff asylum offer
WC 2010: I`m ready to score - SA striker
Mali signs up for digital education
Google News Alert for: Africa
07 June 2010
Los Angeles Times (Paul Vreeker / EPA / June 5, 2010) By Grahame L. Jones and Kevin Baxter Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa — The Netherlands, among the favorites ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Stampede at friendly Boston Herald By Herald wire services Thousands of soccer fans stampeded outside a stadium in Tembisa, South Africa, yesterday before an exhibition game between Nigeria ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Jozy Altidore appears to have made progress Washington Post By Steven Goff PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA -- As daylight began to fade at Pilditch Stadium on Sunday and the US World Cup squad headed to the locker room after ... See all stories on this topic | ||
The Guardian No team have ever retained the World Cup, but South Africa will take some conquering in New Zealand next year. They turned up in Cardiff with a side that ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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VP Biden on week-long trip to Africa CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Vice President Joe Biden travels to Africa this week with several stops, including South Africa where he will represent the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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US ambassador downplays South Africa alert The Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa — The US ambassador to South Africa downplayed the State Department's crime alert to Americans attending the World Cup. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Obamas attend Ford's Theatre gala The Associated Press Sachs spoke of meeting Obama when the then-senator visited South Africa's courts. A longtime admirer of Abraham Lincoln's writing, Sachs said he felt a ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Anelka not the only one to blame, says Gourcuff USA Today By Jerome Pugmire, AP Sports Writer KNYSNA, South Africa — Nicolas Anelka is too isolated in France's attack and needs greater support if coach Raymond ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Daily Mail The Platinum Stars finished third from bottom of South Africa's 16-team Premier League last season and returned from their close season two weeks ago to ... See all stories on this topic |
Uganda: Hippos kill two
Nigeria: 163 died seeking for gold
WC 2010: British Airways staff strike again
CEO of Vodafone Ghana resigns
Google News Alert for: Africa
06 June 2010
Washington Post By Liz Clarke JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA -- Of all the South African sights and sounds that will make the 2010 World Cup unique, none promises to rouse more ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Buddle and US Plant the Flag in South Africa New York Times By JEFFREY MARCUS ROODEPORT, South Africa — The United States and Australia are teams with similar World Cup ambitions, but the Americans showed themselves ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Capello to risk England stars in last WCup warm USA Today By Rob Harris, AP Sports Writer RUSTENBURG, South Africa — Despite losing Rio Ferdinand to a tournament-ending injury in training, England coach Fabio ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ESPN AP Hosts South Africa wrapped up preparations for the World Cup with another impressive display which helped them edge out Denmark in Atteridgeville. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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King of Africa Times Online Never have a team from Africa entered the tournament with what Europeans would regard as so many strong bona fides. What Drogba calls “the golden ... See all stories on this topic | ||
BBC News By Bruce Pope A streetwise South Africa powered to a ruthless victory as Wales failed to claim only a second win in 104 years against an under-strength ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Reuters South Africa's President Jacob Zuma attends the 20th World Economic Forum on Africa in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam, May 7, 2010. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ESPN Robben was one of Bayern Munich's star performers last season and had been expected to be a key player for the his country at the World Cup in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Almost here! South Africa awaits World Cup The Associated Press Signs that South Africa will be holding the tournament for the first time are everywhere — and so is national pride. Along with slogans such as "2010: Once ... See all stories on this topic |
Kenya Airways rakes in profit
Exclusive: ``No end to Somalia piracy yet``
Google News Alert for: Africa
05 June 2010
Washington Post Players and fans from around the world prepare for the June 11 opening of World Cup 2010 in South Africa. By William Booth The very first match of the 2010 ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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France losing Africa to China San Jose Mercury News By Don Melvin and Elaine Ganley AP NICE, France — China's investment in Africa has increased so much in recent years that some Africans fear a new form of ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Bleacher Report And Spurs boss Harry Redknapp, who spent the middle part of the week insisting Dawson should have joined White Hart Lane pal Ledley King in South Africa, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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A new South Africa ready to welcome World Cup San Francisco Chronicle Motsogi's experience mirrors the remarkable journey of South Africa, where fans of all stripes will gather to kick off the World Cup on Friday in the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
The Hindu India and South Africa signed three pacts and agreed to support each other's candidature in the elections to the rotating non-permanent seats of the United ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Mexico looking good as World Cup nears The Associated Press Mexico, which has never made it past the quarterfinals in the World Cup, opens with host South Africa next Friday in the tournament opener. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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World Cup: Breaking down Group A MiamiHerald.com Henry, France's all-time leading scorer with 51 goals in 119 matches, heads to South Africa with a number of familiar faces, as four other starters from ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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US vs Australia quite a friendly for 4 players The Associated Press IRENE, South Africa — After 3 1/2 years of getting ready, it's time for the final dress rehearsal. In a refurbished stadium in a western suburb of ... See all stories on this topic |
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BBC News South Africa, on the other hand, will be paying the costs. There are few cast iron laws in economics but one seems to hold; the organisers of sporting mega ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ESPN ... grips with the lighter ball's mid-air behaviour, which can be particularly erratic at altitude where many of the fixtures in South Africa will be held. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
The Sun Met by local media, the Italian said: "I hope the World Cup will be a big success for South Africa and also for my team. Thank you. It is good to be here. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa: President Jacob Zuma Challenges South African and
Indian ... AllAfrica.com Johannesburg — President Jacob Zuma is visiting India for the relaunch of the India-South Africa CEO Business Forum, to broaden, deepen and strengthen the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Germany rallies to beat Bosnia 3-1 in warmup The Associated Press "We are going to South Africa with a very good feeling." Coming off a 3-0 win in Hungary, the Germans were missing five players because of injuries. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa: Ethekwini Looks Beyond the World Cup AllAfrica.com ... and is funded by the municipality, the chamber and other tourism-related bodies such as the Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Life Healthcare Cuts Africa's Biggest Planned IPO by 30% BusinessWeek That compares with 9.2 times earnings for Netcare Ltd., the largest owner of private hospitals in South Africa, and 4 times for Medi-Clinic Corp. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Poll: Will South Africa advance at World Cup? Washington Post (blog) No host nation has ever failed to escape the group stage of the World Cup, but with a weak South Africa side stuck in a challenging quartet with France, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
New York Daily News The speedy Charlie Davies, the revelation of last year's FIFA Confederation Cup in South Africa, still isn't fit after suffering near fatal injuries as a ... See all stories on this topic |
S. Leone`s most wanted captured
Sudan: Army kills eight militia in clashes
Google News Alert for: Africa
03 June 2010
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Capello's England lands in South Africa USA Today Coach Fabio Capello spoke briefly to reporters, saying "I hope the World Cup will be a big success for South Africa and also for my team. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
AFP India's trade with South Africa -- one of Africa's fastest-growing economies -- hit 7.5 billion dollars in 2008-2009, the government in New Delhi said. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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2009 trip helps US players acclimate to South Africa USA Today ... the weather, the altitude, the people, that makes us comfortable," coach Bob Bradley said before the team arrived in South Africa on Monday. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa: Cosatu Warning Should Not Be Exaggerated AllAfrica.com Johannesburg — THE threat by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) to break the tripartite alliance if the African National Congress (ANC) ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Peace FM Online The Secretary General, of the Federation of International Football Association, FIFA, has urged football fans in South Africa to develop a positive attitude ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa: Ant-Gay Legislation Could Ruin Health Efforts -
Activists AllAfrica.com Health and human rights groups have warned that discrimination and homophobic legislation hampers the success of health initiatives. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
BBC News (blog) ... chaos very few Zimbabweans have the money to head across the border and experience the tournament kicking off in neighbouring South Africa next week. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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China's struggling soccer program won't field a team in the 2010 World
Cup Washington Post By Keith B. Richburg BEIJING -- When teams from 32 nations gather for the World Cup in South Africa this month, one country will be most conspicuous by its ... See all stories on this topic |
Malawian gays plan two weddings
Ugandan army kills 16 rebels
Videoreports
- Niger: Street reactions months after coup…
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- Discovering
Nigeria’s stylish headgears
Ghana tumble against Holland
SA: Citizens roar at high phone tariffs
Ghana’s president bans ministers from WC
Britain offers asylum to Malawi gays
Google News Alert for: Africa
02 June 2010
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South Africa confident in its police, security measures USA Today By Alyssa Owens, Special for USA TODAY When South Africa was named the host of next week's World Cup in 2004, the country was a decade into democracy. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Los Angeles Times Coaches tell of anguish as they submit final rosters; several expected to make the tournament didn't, including South Africa's Benni McCarthy and England's ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Bank Group President Defends AfDB's Role at Africa-France Summit AllAfrica.com Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Monday, May 31, 2010, in Nice, France, participated in the 25th Africa-France Summit which brought together ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ESPN Darren Bent, Adam Johnson, Scott Parker, Tom Huddlestone, Scott Parker and Leighton Baines were all told they had missed out on a place in South Africa on ... See all stories on this topic | ||
AFP India's trade with South Africa, one of Africa's fastest growing economies, touched 7.5 billion dollars in 2008-2009, according to Indian government figures ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Abil, AngloGold, Foschini, Sappi: South Africa Stock Preview BusinessWeek By Nicky Smith and Janice Kew June 2 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Liberia Aids US in Drug Fight New York Times Russell Benson, who oversaw the investigation as the DEA's regional director for Europe and Africa, said the traffickers “wanted a safe haven that they ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Africa's heroes in the spotlight New Zealand Herald By Robert Millward View as one page Playing before the euphoric fans of South Africa, and on their own continent for the first time in a World Cup, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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32 Teams in 32 Days: Mexico FOXSports.com FoxSoccer.com gets you ready for the biggest sporting event in the world this summer in South Africa. MANAGER: Javier Aguirre. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Top contenders make final cuts Philadelphia Inquirer By Robert Millward AP LONDON - Germany will bring six strikers to South Africa, but Italy dropped two as some of the leading World Cup contenders made late ... See all stories on this topic |
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Africa is Our Future - Sarkozy AllAfrica.com President Paul Kagame was among over 30 African Heads of State attending the 25th France-Africa Summit which opened yesterday in Nice, France. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Bradley points to England as US team arrives in South Africa Newsday (subscription) AP JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - The US World Cup team arrived in Johannesburg Monday following a 17-hour flight and was greeted by the same visible security ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa: Elders 'Worried' About Renewed Xenophobic Attacks AllAfrica.com ... 2007 by former president Nelson Mandela, met in SA to discuss a range of issues that were undermining efforts to ensure that progress is made in Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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2010 World Cup profile: South Africa SI.com Instead, he's trying to play to South Africa's strengths: creative, attacking midfielders. But without guys who can finish, it won't do much good. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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The International Criminal Court: Africa Beware! Freedom Newspaper Instead, the Europeans have chosen to focus the Court exclusively on Africa . Despite over 8000 complaints about alleged crimes in at least 139 countries, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Daily Mail By Sportsmail Reporter Germany captain Philipp Lahm says they are targeting the World Cup semi-finals — and warned he does not want to change his position ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Bleacher Report Qualifying for its first-ever World Cup finals, Slovakia come into South Africa 2010 proving a number of naysayers wrong. Slovakia qualified in front of ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Mexico cuts top young player from World Cup roster Los Angeles Times To meet the tournament limit of 23 players, the team drops midfielder Jonathan dos Santos, 20, who seemed assured of a place in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Kansas City Star By the way, the name originates from the Bantu language isiZulu, one of the 11 official languages of the Republic of South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Khelil's 'Long Overdue' Dismissal May Boost Algerian Oil, Gas BusinessWeek By Ayesha Daya June 1 (Bloomberg) -- Last week's dismissal of Algerian Energy Minister Chakib Khelil may give Africa's biggest natural- gas exporter a fresh ... See all stories on this topic |
UN boss, Museveni play in war match
Malawi: Gay partner missing after pardon
Videoreports
- Niger: Street reactions months after coup…
- Powers
that be in religious Accra
- Discovering
Nigeria’s stylish headgears
WC 2010: Ghana FA denies coach assault
Ghana dismisses sabotage claims by Glo
Google News Alert for: Africa
31 May 2010
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France-Africa Summit Begins Monday Voice of America A top official of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) has called on African leaders to seek greater developmental partnership ahead of the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ESPN Capello is set to name his final selection on Tuesday and Cole is suspected to be one of the players fighting for the last available ticket to South Africa ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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World Cup May Leave S. Africa an Unexpected Legacy: Week Ahead BusinessWeek By Mike Cohen and Franz Wild May 31 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa's hosting of the soccer World Cup may leave an unintended legacy: a bloated wage bill at a ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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World Cup sellout nears, thanks to host South Africa The Tennessean Seats were no longer available for several matches, including all three of the preliminary round games involving South Africa's team and the July 11 final. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa beats West Indies by 7 wickets off last ball in 4th
ODI The Canadian Press ROSEAU, Dominica — Hashim Amla struck a magnificent 129 off 115 balls Sunday as South Africa defeated West Indies off the last ball in a high-scoring ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Defensive Concerns Remain for US Team New York Times (blog) By JERé LONGMAN PHILADELPHIA — The United States men's soccer team left for South Africa and the World Cup on Sunday, unshaken in the belief that it can ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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German defender Westermann to miss World Cup in South Africa Xinhua BERLIN, May 30 (Xinhua) -- German defender Heiko Westermann will miss the World Cup in South Africa due to a foot injury, said the German football ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Not storing disdain for ball Boston Globe Strikers, defenders, and midfielders are also lashing out at the Adidas ball just a few days before the monthlong tournament is to begin in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Malawian Gay Couple Pardon Draws Praise, Concern Voice of America ... activities by other African governments that are attempting to toughen penalties against homosexuality, which is illegal in 38 of Africa's 53 states. ... See all stories on this topic |
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30 May 2010
AFP In Africa, 38 out of 53 countries criminalise homosexuality, punishable in some places by death, according to Human Rights Watch. Ban's trip through Africa ... See all stories on this topic | ||
The Guardian It received such garlands because South Africa has long been a nation divided by sport. Football is the favourite pastime of black people, many of them poor ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Washington Post If England's scouts were watching, they surely were growing with confidence ahead of the Group C opener in Rustenburg, South Africa, on June 12. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ESPN The England manager already knows in his own mind 20 of the men he will call upon in South Africa next month. The remaining 10 will head into the match in ... See all stories on this topic | ||
AFP PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy hosts his first Africa summit this week hoping to convince leaders that France has put an end to its notoriously murky ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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FIFA World Cup 2010 Heads for Africa First Time : South Africa
World Cup 2010 TimesNewsline.com The biggest sport event that the continent has ever seen starts on June 11 where South Africa, the host, plays Mexico in Johannesburg in FIFA World Cup 2010 ... See all stories on this topic | ||
AFP Germany warmed up for South Africa with a convincing win over the hosts at the Ferenc Puskas Stadium on Saturday with a Lukas Podolski penalty and ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Samuel Eto'o is not happy Newsday (subscription) Eto'o questioned whether it was even worth it to play in South Africa after Milla said he has "never given anything to Cameroon. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Lost ark or African treasure? Relic stirs passions The Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe — Tudor Parfitt has spent years chasing a theory that a lost tribe of Jews wound up in Southern Africa. But his latest leap has landed him ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Bleacher Report Group A includes Mexico, France, Uruguay, and the host nation, South Africa. This is a very tough group to predict, if anything, because of the way Mexico, ... See all stories on this topic |
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World Cup heads to Africa for first time USA Today The biggest sporting event the continent has ever seen kicks off June 11 when host South Africa plays Mexico in Johannesburg. Regardless of how Bafana ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ESPN Ferdinand is now established as England captain and relishing the prospect of leading his country into the finals in South Africa next month. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ESPN For the second time in four days, Giovanni Trapattoni's side - who were denied their own trip to South Africa by Thierry Henry's handball - dispatched a ... See all stories on this topic | ||
The Canadian Press Coach Dunga had said Kaka would take it slowly in the team's first days in South Africa but would eventually be ready for Brazil's World Cup debut against ... See all stories on this topic | ||
AllAfrica.com But in the next five years, we will have to consolidate on what has been done and put Africa on the international scene." The Annual Meetings were preceded ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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US to focus on defense against Turkey Philadelphia Inquirer By Kate Fagan The only thing standing between the US men's national team and its flight to South Africa is Saturday afternoon's send-off match against ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Foreign Policy But these days, Africa's oldest republic is a darling of the donor community. And many believe the country's president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, deserves most ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ESPN Lahm will wear the captain's armband in South Africa due to the injury-enforced withdrawal of Michael Ballack while Bastian Schweinsteiger has been named as ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Presidential Sendoff: World Cup 2010 USA Soccer Team VegasSports-Odds Bet the USA +125 favorite vs Turkey and 50-1 in 2010 World Cup odds to win the tournament in South Africa with a free $10 bet. ... See all stories on this topic |
Togo: Main opposition to join coalition gov’t
UNAIDS tips Mutharika to lead G8 campaign
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28 May 2010
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State Department Issues Wide-Ranging Alert for South Africa New York Times (blog) The State Department has issued a Travel Alert for South Africa, pegged to the coming World Cup, which takes place June 11 to July 11. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Recession is cutting AIDS money to Africa Philadelphia Inquirer By Donna Bryson AP JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Doctors are being forced to turn away people with HIV/AIDS - meaning they will fall ill and almost certainly ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa beats Colombia 2-1 USA Today By Gerald Imray, AP Sports Writer JOHANNESBURG — South Africa marked its first game at the World Cup showcase Soccer City stadium with a 2-1 win over ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Wage Agreement Ends South Africa Transport Strike Wall Street Journal A separate strike at state power company Eskom Holdings Ltd. was called off this week, but South Africa's biggest labor federation has warned of a "massive ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Africa: Do We Need the State in Our Bedrooms? AllAfrica.com Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza are two Malawians who happen to be gay. The Malawian criminal code, like those in most former British colonies, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Tip of the Day Wall Street Journal It's just over a fortnight until England and the US meet at the World Cup in South Africa; before then, the Group C rivals have friendlies this weekend that ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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How the World Cup will benefit Africa NEXT It is exactly two weeks to the commencement of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. It will be the biggest football event to be held on African soil for ... See all stories on this topic | ||
AFP Africa's first elected female head of state, Sirleaf said that she would not hide the fact that Liberia had challenges, but added that all basic freedoms ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Maradona the coach can learn from experience of Maradona the player SI.com Argentina bumbled through World Cup qualifying, making it to South Africa without recourse to a playoff thanks largely to an injury-time winner from Martin ... See all stories on this topic |
Sudan swears-in Omar al-Bashir
Senegal: Bomb scare hits major bank
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MiamiHerald.com Twenty-three players were told they would be heading to South Africa on Sunday for the 2010 World Cup, with a White House send-off Thursday from President ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Legacy of South Africa's World Cup will take many years to
measure SI.com Should South Africa really be spending over $6 billion on the event while many of its population survive on little more than $210 a month? ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ESPN Maradona lifted the trophy as player at Mexico '86 and is in charge of the national team in South Africa. The ever-controversial coach has now promised to ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Brazilian soccer team departs for South Africa The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil's national soccer team squad has met with the country's president before leaving for South Africa to begin their quest for a sixth ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Africa: a new economic frontier Hindustan Times This is an important year for Africa. The World Cup is putting the continent at the centre of global attention. Its strengths and frailties will be under ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Foschini, Nampak Shares May Move: South African Stock Preview BusinessWeek By Garth Theunissen May 27 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Australia leave for South Africa with high hopes of making a good
impact Malaysia Star MELBOURNE: The Socceroos left Australia yesterday with high hopes of making an impact at next month's World Cup in South Africa. The Australian squad will ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Africa: Amnesty International Reports on State of Human Rights AllAfrica.com Members of civil society in Africa frequently stressed the importance of strengthening international justice, and called on the African Union (AU) and its ... See all stories on this topic | ||
The Guardian We must question the idea that homophobia in Africa is unique. And we must understand homophobic acts within their specific local histories as these ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Valbuena lifts France, Van Persie double Reuters With 16 days until the start of the tournament in South Africa, the Netherlands also secured a morale-boosting win as Robin van Persie scored twice in a 2-1 ... See all stories on this topic |
Ethiopia: Opposition call for new elections
African leaders urged to spread wealth
Goodluck: Bring the World Cup home
Ghana dismisses sabotage claims by Glo
Meles retains power in Ethiopia elections
Police in Zimbabwe arrest gay right activists
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26 May 2010
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South Africa: Special Courts Established for World Cup New York Times ... involving the hundreds of thousands of tourists and soccer players visiting South Africa for the tournament are speedily managed, the ministry said. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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FRONTIERS-Rising Africa puts South Africa on the spot Reuters By that measurement, though, South Africa, the continent's biggest economy, has been a staggering success. A punter who took a slice of the then British ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ESPN ... the Manchester City midfielder will be available to travel to South Africa until Fabio Capello is required to name his final 23-man squad on June 1. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Los Angeles Times 'I'm pretty confident that I gave it my best,' says Buddle, who will find out Wednesday if he's part of the team for South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Practice injury knocks out another German player Washington Post 1 goalkeeper Rene Adler, among others, from the upcoming tournament in South Africa. "Christian Traesch won't be available for the World Cup and we regret ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Africa marks 1960, when 1/3 gained independence The Associated Press "We think Africa does have the ability to become the next frontier, if we organize properly and if we govern ourselves properly," Annan told reporters in ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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IMF Says Mideast, N. Africa Oil Sellers to Grow 4.3% BusinessWeek ... (Bloomberg) -- The International Monetary Fund forecast economic growth of 4.3 percent for oil exporters in the Middle East and North Africa this year. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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US Jews and South Africa Jewish Telegraphic Agency (blog) ... of Sasha Polakow-Suransky's new book, The Unspoken Alliance: Israel's Secret Relationship with Apartheid South Africa, appearing in Foreign Policy. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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US Reportedly Authorizes More Secret Military Activity in Hot Spots Voice of America News reports say the US military has authorized an expansion of covert operations in the Middle East, the Horn of Africa and Central Asia to disrupt ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Times LIVE As the world waits to see whether the tenofovir microbicide tested in South Africa will block HIV infection – the results will be released in July ... See all stories on this topic |
Ethiopia leader Meles optimistic
EU trains 400 Somalis in Uganda
Goodluck: Bring the World Cup home
MTN launches free Facebook mobile site
Google News Alert for: Africa
25 May 2010
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Israel Denies It Offered South Africa Warheads New York Times The president's denial was unequivocal, stating that “there exists no basis in reality for the claims” that “Israel negotiated with South Africa the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ESPN World Cup hosts South Africa continued their build-up to this summer's finals with a promising, yet ultimately disappointing draw with Bulgaria in ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Report: US to expand military action in Mideast, Africa, Asia Xinhua BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhuanet) -- The United States has approved a broad expansion of covert military action in the Middle East, parts of Africa and Central ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Herald Scotland Levein decided to skip South Africa on the grounds that his time would be better spent perusing a series of friendlies. He and chief scout Mick Oliver were ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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France coach hints at tactical revolution FOXNews The former world and European champions made an early exit from Euro 2008 and have frustrated their fans since. They will face hosts South Africa, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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US worry: Banged-up back line Philadelphia Inquirer How well Oguchi Onyewu, Jay DeMerit and Carlos Bocanegra overcome their injuries will be key to the Americans' chances in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Team spirit key to USA meeting goals at Africa's first World Cup USA Today 14 in FIFA's world rankings, gained respect last summer at the Confederations Cup in South Africa when the Americans advanced to their first final in a FIFA ... See all stories on this topic |
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24 May 2010
New York Times By CELIA W. DUGGER JOHANNESBURG — The official mascot of Africa's first World Cup — a stuffed leopard with spiked green hair — was made in China. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Rio ready for captaincy in South Africa ESPN Ferdinand will be England's captain at the World Cup finals in South Africa after John Terry was sacked by Fabio Capello for his off-field behaviour. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Israel's Peres denies offering South Africa nukes Washington Post AP JERUSALEM -- A spokeswoman for Israeli President Shimon Peres says he categorically denies a report he offered nuclear warheads to South Africa in 1975, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Aspen Is Behind Sigma Bid Wall Street Journal By NEIL SANDS MELBOURNE—Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd. on Monday confirmed that South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. was behind last week's 707 ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Boston Globe The election in Africa's third most populous nation is being closely watched by international observers. (Simon Maina/ AFP/ Getty Images) Associated Press ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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In praise of… Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza The Guardian Its effects will be entirely negative – not just on the rights of gay men and women in Malawi, and elsewhere in Africa, but on the reputation of a usually ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Bocanegra Says He Is Ready to Play New York Times (blog) The masks will also be available to the team in South Africa. “We have an advantage; we've been there,” Barrieu said, referring to the Confederations Cup ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Goal.com "I want to help the Seleccion reach an important result in South Africa. "It is clear that I would like to play for the national team. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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African Bank, BHP, Lonmin, MTN: South Africa Stocks Preview BusinessWeek By Carli Lourens and Ron Derby May 24 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in South Africa ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ESPN ... pain during altitude training and tests have revealed an illness which will sideline him indefinitely and force him to miss the trip to South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic |
Malawi: US, Britain fume over gay sentence
DRC: 54 missing in landslide
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World Cup blow for South Africa as foreign fans stay at home The Guardian The World Cup is set to be a major financial disappointment for the host nation South Africa, after it became clear that international fans have decided to ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Will Prophet Mohammad cartoon in South Africa threaten World Cup? Christian Science Monitor A cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad in South Africa has created a furor among the Muslim community, raising once again the debate between free expression and ... See all stories on this topic | ||
BBC Sport Gerrard, 30 at the end of May, is one of several England players in the latter stages of their careers heading to the World Cup in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Schwarzer out of match against New Zealand USA Today "But they know I have to make a few decisions before I go to South Africa and they have done everything to show us they are ready and want to be part of the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Malawi sentence poses a threat to human rights across Africa Times LIVE (blog) The events of 2008 — when thousands took to South Africa's streets to assault foreigners — illustrate with great clarity how unspoken intolerance can ... See all stories on this topic | ||
DAWN.com South Africa's bowler Ryan McLaren (23) celebrates with wicket keeper AB de Villiers, after the West Indies' Dwayne Bravo was caught out during an ODI ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ESPN Diarra was named in Raymond Domenech's squad for the finals in South Africa after making 23 appearances in the Primera Liga this season as Real finished ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Orlando's first rugby match makes history for South Africa Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News Bulls Captain Victor Matfield said the game was a special one, not just for the Bulls but for South Africa . “This was amazing. When we arrived and saw the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Ethiopia votes, with ruling party favored to win The Associated Press ... say the poll will likely lead to a new decade of power for Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who seized control of the Horn of Africa country in a 1991 coup. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Vice President Biden Plans Africa Trip Black Star News Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Egypt, Kenya, and South Africa the week of June 7, The White House has announced. ... See all stories on this topic |
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22 May 2010
Los Angeles Times Although most US visitors to South Africa have no problems, the US State Department says, "criminal activity, often violent, is prevalent throughout the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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S. Africa Port Strike Extended as Union Rejects Offer BusinessWeek South Africa's annual inflation rate was 5.1 percent in March. Transnet has offered an 11 percent increase, plus other benefits. “We don't make any apology ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Outcry in South Africa over prophet cartoon with World Cup around
corner Xinhua Ihsaan Hendricks, president of South Africa's Muslim Judicial Council (MJC), said the cartoon "seems to be provocative in many ways on the very eve of the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Rare Black Rhinos Relocated to Africa's Serengeti ABC News The rhinos had been bred from a group that was rescued from the Serengeti in the 1960s and relocated to South Africa to prevent the total extinction of ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Nas and Marley Mix Rap and Reggae Inspired by Africa ABC News By Christine Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rapper Nas has teamed up with Jamaican reggae artist Damian Marley to release a new studio album and kick off a ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Reuters More than 1100 deaths from measles have been reported among 64000 known cases in Africa the last year, it said. Chad, Nigeria and Zimbabwe have had the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Malawi Couple's Sentence Highlights Gay Rights Struggle in Africa World Politics Review (blog) In Africa, by comparison, gay relationships remain illegal in 36 countries. Most gay communities on the continent live in fear not only of social stigma, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Ethiopia's ghosts BBC News The Horn of Africa is an unstable neighbourhood and Mr Meles has been a reliable Western ally in containing both Somalia and Eritrea; international aid has ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Washington Post As visitors plan to flock to South Africa this summer for soccer's World Cup, travel writer Sebastien Berger suggests two very different but equally ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Africa Revives Hardy, Local Rice Vs Asian Cousin ABC News "African rice was initially ignored by mainstream research," said Koichi Futakuchi, a scientist at Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) in a statement. ... See all stories on this topic |
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21 May 2010
Sydney Morning Herald In 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa gamers can rewrite football history. What will you do? Football fans eagerly awaiting the first World Cup match can get ... See all stories on this topic | ||
The Canadian Press South Africa held off a spirited late challenge by West Indies to defend a modest total of 120-7 and win the second Twenty20 international by one run at Sir ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Africa: Malawi Court Jails Gay Couple For 14 Years For “Unnatural
Act” NEWS JUNKIE POST By Gilbert Mercier Today, a court in Malawi imposed the harshest sentence legally possible on Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Muonjeza, an openly gay couple. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Zimbabwe Power Utility Scuttles Reported Export Deal with S. Africa's
Eskom Voice of America The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority, which was reported to close to an agreement with Eskom of South Africa to export 300 megawatts of power during ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Biden to travel to Africa in June CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) -- Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Egypt, Kenya, and South Africa during the week of June 7, the White House ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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ESPN to Bring Cisco TelePresence to 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa MarketWatch (press release) By using the existing Cisco broadband network in South Africa, the two industry leaders are transforming the sports television industry by enabling a more ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Review: Nas & Damian Marley collaborate on new CD San Francisco Chronicle Geographically, they moved us, from Africa. We was once happiness pursuers. Now we backstabbing, combative and abusive," raps Nas on the violin-infused ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Africa: Birtukan Midekssa - 'Ethiopia is the Country of the
Future' AllAfrica.com Except for elements inserted in the nature of narrative licence, syntax and independently established facts, this interview is based on English or Amharic ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ABC News (blog) Actress Mia Farrow recently told "Nightline" that Campbell spoke to her about receiving a diamond while visiting Nelson Mandela together in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Uncapped trio in Spain World Cup squad CNN (CNN) -- Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has included three uncapped players in his final 23-man squad for the World Cup in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic |
Malawi gay couple sentenced
Niger: World Bank suspends loan ban
Google News Alert for: Africa
20 May 2010
ESPN ... in which he allegedly claimed that Spanish officials were seeking to collude with their Russian counterparts in a bid to bribe referees in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Jacques Kallis hits 45 to lead South Africa to 136-7 against West
Indies The Canadian Press All-rounder Ryan McLaren took 5-19 Wednesday to spur South Africa to a 13-run victory over West Indies in the opening Twenty20 international at the Sir ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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SAfrica transport union says strike may end Thursday Reuters JOHANNESBURG, May 20 (Reuters) - The biggest union at South Africa's logistics group Transnet said most of its members favoured a new proposed deal, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Analysis: Being gay in Africa, a life-threatening situation The Daily Maverick The case has drawn worldwide attention as one emblematic of a widely held, deep antipathy towards gay rights throughout Africa. This decision comes as ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Findtut Dutch government department of foreign affairs has advised Dutch people traveling to South Africa to be “alert” and follow the advice from local authorities ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Creative Feet of Texas Key for US in S. Africa New York Times At the Confederations Cup in South Africa last June, Dempsey scored in consecutive matches against Egypt, Spain and Brazil. He was awarded the Bronze Ball ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Somalia anger at US pirate trial BBC News A Somali official has criticised the US for prosecuting a man over a piracy incident off the Horn of Africa. Jamaal Cumar, a US-based Somali official, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Study: Smallpox Eradication Helped HIV Spread CBS News "There have been several proposed explanations for the rapid spread of HIV in Africa, including wars, the reuse of unsterilised needles and the ... See all stories on this topic |
WC 2010 bombing plot foiled
Ethiopia: Rebels claim killing 94 soldiers
Google News Alert for: Africa
19 May 2010
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S.Africa transport strikers may return Friday -union Reuters JOHANNESBURG, May 19 (Reuters) - Striking South African transport workers could be back at work as early as Friday if they accept a deal reached with ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Reuters South Africa's head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira (L) looks at Teko Modise controlling a ball during their training session at Milpark stadium in ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ESPN By Soccernet staff Football's law-making body has banned the use of "feints" by penalty-takers ahead of the World Cup finals in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Somali Man Pleads Guilty in US to Hijacking Ship Off Africa BusinessWeek ... in April 2009 when Navy commandoes freed an American container ship off the coast of Africa pleaded guilty to hijacking charges, prosecutors said. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Gay Couple Convicted in Malawi New York Times The case has drawn worldwide attention as another example of the broad anti-gay sentiment in Africa. A law recently proposed in Uganda calling for ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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On US men's soccer team, it's a family affair for Bradleys USA Today "It gives us a feel of what South Africa will be like." When the World Cup begins June 11, it will be winter in South Africa. For Bradley, training at ... See all stories on this topic | ||
The Guardian The alleged al-Qaida leader accused of plotting to attack next month's football World Cup in South Africa claims he had merely sketched notes for the idea ... See all stories on this topic | ||
New York Times (blog) He and Nick spent the last week traveling through Africa, with stops in Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo…and now, South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Ex-Obama pastor: 'Obama threw me under the bus' The Associated Press I am 'toxic' in terms of the Obama administration," Wright wrote the president of Africa 6000 International earlier this year. "I am 'radioactive,' Sir. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Back to 'Africa' With Nas and Damian Marley Village Voice "Who says we can't go to Africa?" Those immortal words are uttered by Nas's character, Sincere, in the gripping (if narratively challenged) 1998 film Belly. ... See all stories on this topic |
Malawi: Husbands opt for anal sex with wives
Nigeria: Vice president gets the nod
Malawi: Prostitutes gear up for WC 2010
YouTube launches South Africa version
S.Africa's Life Healthcare to raise $1 bln in IPO
JOHANNESBURG, May 18 (Reuters) - South African private healthcare company Life Healthcare said it will raise up to 8.04 billion rand ($1.07 billion) through an initial public offering, likely to be South Africa's largest IPO on record.
The company, which operates private hospitals across South Africa, said on Tuesday it plans to sell 431.3 million shares at a price between 14.5 and 17 rand.
An additional 41.7 million shares could be sold through an overallotment, the company said.
Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Rand Merchant Bank are the bookrunners for the offer, the company said.
The final price for the offering will be announced on June 4 and the company is expected to list on the JSE on June 8.
Life Healthcare competes with listed rivals Medi Clinic (MDCJ.J) and Netcare (NTCJ.J).
The company said the IPO would likely be a record for the JSE. (Reporting by David Dolan)
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- ... The survey, which in the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific involved more than 10,500 people, gave the Asia Pacific an index score of 69.1 compared to 66.3 ...
- South African Markets - Factors to watch on May 18
- ... South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar on Monday but was off earlier lows, helped by euro gains against the greenback. ... SOUTH AFRICA STRIKE. ...
- Kenya should avoid external debt in medium term-IMF
- ... East Africa's largest economy has had plans to issue a debut $500 million eurobond since 2007, mainly to create a benchmark and to raise private inflows. ...
- Profile of host nation South Africa
- - Key facts on 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa: * GEOGRAPHY: -- South Africa is situated at the southern tip of Africa, with almost ...
- UPDATE 1-SAfrica rail, port strike widens to hit commuters
- ... JOHANNESBURG, May 17 - A South African rail and port strike widened on Monday, threatening to bring Africa's biggest economy to a standstill with two million ...
- UPDATE 1-Vodacom FY profit up, to hike dividend
- ... JOHANNESBURG, May 17 - South Africa's Vodacom <VODJ.J> boosted annual headline earnings by 22.3 percent, and said it will increase dividend and spend 7.4 ...
- Fan helmets could go global after World Cup
- JOHANNESBURG - The king of South Africa's makarapa fan helmet has moved from his township workshop to a factory to meet World Cup demand and expects the ...
- UPDATE 1-Netcare H1 earnings up, increases capex
- ... JOHANNESBURG, May 17 - Africa's largest hospital group Netcare Ltd <NTCJ.J> on Monday reported a 28 percent rise in first-half earnings and increased its ...
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18 May 2010
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WORLD CUP 2010: South Africa prepares for turn in world spotlight Helena Independent Record By AP | Posted: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 12:43 am | (0) Comments Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elisabeth is one of 10 stadiums throughout South Africa ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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S. Africa's Zuma Will Consider Request for Regional Summit on
Harare Disputes ... Voice of America The MDC formation of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai urged Mr. Zuma to call an urgent SADC summit to discuss the many issues troubling the Harare ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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World Cup: Electricity might be in short supply in South Africa Los Angeles Times (blog) That's the story in South Africa, where the state-owned Eskom electricity company has issued an early warning that supplies could be limited during the June ... See all stories on this topic | ||
AFP "What makes us even more alert in our security plan is that South Africa will be hosting the whole world. Therefore we will not be taking any chances, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Life Healthcare Starts Biggest Sub-Saharan Africa IPO BusinessWeek The South African hospital owner will today start selling as many as 473 million shares before listing its stock on the main board of South Africa's JSE ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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World Cup: Injury rules Germany captain Michael Ballack out of
tournament Los Angeles Times (blog) Germany's hopes of winning the 2010 World Cup in South Africa received a serious blow on Monday when Michael Ballack, the team's leader and top midfielder, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Dutch boy sole known survivor in Libyan jet crash Las Vegas Sun Most victims were Dutch tourists returning from vacation in South Africa. Little was known about the dark-haired boy, who was rushed to a hospital in ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa 2010 World Cup Roster: Bradley Names Preliminary USA
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Jennifer Hudson: 'Winnie' film will be 'very fair' Chicago Sun-Times Yet, with filming slated to begin May 31 in South Africa, director Darrell Roodt is forging ahead, telling deadline.com, ''It's not for Winnie Mandela, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Remembering AIDS 2000 – Hope and Controversy in Durban Voice of America While much attention is being paid to South Africa as the host of Africa's first World Cup, the nation also made history 10 years ago when it hosted the 13 ... See all stories on this topic |
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ESPN South Africa equalled their best ever margin of victory with a rout of Thailand in a World Cup warm-up game in Nelspruit. Siphiwe Tshabalala curled in the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Joe Cole puts Chelsea contract talks on hold ESPN Cole is part of Fabio Capello's preliminary 30-man squad for the tournament in South Africa, but it is far from certain he will make the cut for the final ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Sydney Morning Herald And with both games in South Africa, a disappointed Friend said the extra travel would help the Bulls romp to back-to-back wins. "I think the Crusaders will ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa gets ready for world's biggest sporting event Economic Times DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA: One of the world's biggest spectacles is about to don the rainbow shade, and South Africa is on a roll. The 2010 Fifa World Cup, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
E! Online (blog) We start in the next week and I'm ready to go to Africa for the first time," Hudson said. She and costar Terrence Howard hadn't met face-to-face to discuss ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa Transport Strike Continues as Talks Fail BusinessWeek Citrus fruits from South Africa, the world's second-largest exporter of the product after Spain, and wine are among goods that have been affected. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Crash investigators search for clues in Libya The Associated Press All but one of the 104 people on board the flight from South Africa to the Libyan capital died. The sole survivor, 9-year-old Ruben van Assouw of the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Price of Success for S. Africa Corn Farmers Is Ruin BusinessWeek By Carli Lourens May 17 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa's corn farmers, buoyed by unexpectedly good rains and increased use of genetically modified seed, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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S. Africa Cuts Europe Coal Supply, Asia Sales Rise, Trader Says BusinessWeek By Dinakar Sethuraman May 17 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal, Europe's biggest source of the fuel burned for power, cut shipments ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Africa seems unable to make its skies safe Independent Online The proud "9.9.99" logo in Africa's colours of green, yellow, red and black, painted on the intact tail of the Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330-200 amid the ... See all stories on this topic |
SAfrica transport strike drags on, no deal reached
* Strike drags on into sixth day
* Wage negotiations to resume on Sunday
JOHANNESBURG, May 15 (Reuters) - Talks between striking South African transport workers and logistics group Transnet [TRAN.UL] have failed to reach agreement on a pay deal, prolonging action that is hitting the economy hard.
Negotiations ended at midnight on Friday without a deal but will resume on Sunday, said Jane Barrett of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union.
She refused to disclose any details of the discussions between Transnet, Satawu and Utatu, another transport union, saying they were "very sensitive and difficult".
Now in its sixth day, the strike has paralysed South Africa's port and rail operations and hit exports of metals, fruit and wine to Europe and Asia after nearly two-thirds of Transnet's 54,000-strong workforce downed tools.
It is the latest protest in the country ahead of next month's soccer World Cup, which is being held in Africa for the first time. There were concerns that the strike could impact imports of equipment for the soccer event starting next month.
The unions want a 15 percent pay rise, above the 11 percent offered by Transnet, fuelling criticism among analysts and the central bank who say a pay rise well above the 5.1 inflation rate would slow South Africa's economic recovery.
Anglo American Plc's (AAL.L) iron ore unit in South Africa has declared a force majeure on shipments, joining other global metal exporters such as Xstrata (XTA.L), which said it could not supply ferrochrome to its customers. [ID:nLDE64B2B7]
The unions said 60 percent of Transnet's port, rail and fuel operations were disrupted, with no import goods being offloaded. (Reporting by Ed Cropley; Editing by Jon Boyle)
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MiamiHerald.com The 2010 World Cup opener between South Africa and Mexico (which local organizers have dubbed ``Vuvuzelas vs. the Mexican wave'') kicks off in Johannesburg ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Tripoli tragedy highlights Africa's unenviable record on air
safety U.TV Afriqiyah Airways, born in 2001, is owned by the Libyan government and promotes itself as a cheap way to get to Africa from Europe. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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SAfrica transport strike drags on, no deal reached Reuters Now in its sixth day, the strike has paralysed South Africa's port and rail operations and hit exports of metals, fruit and wine to Europe and Asia after ... See all stories on this topic | ||
BBC Sport The Italian has had a clause removed from his contract that could have seen him leave or be ousted after this summer's World Cup in South Africa. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Visiting Africa's Eden New York Times This is my annual win-a-trip journey, in which I take a university student with me on a reporting trip to Africa. The winner this year is Mitch Smith, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Asian ivory trade poses danger to African elephant Washington Post A surge in demand for ivory in Asia is fuelling an illicit trade in elephant tusks, especially from Africa. Over the past eight years, the price of ivory ... See all stories on this topic | ||
ABC News By SCOTT BALDAUF There are days when Olga Thimbela thinks it was a mistake to take in the orphaned children of her sister and her aunt. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Niger government to distribute 21000 tons of food The Associated Press Food has always been a deeply political topic in Niger, one of Africa's poorest nations. Perched on the southern edge of the Sahara, it has suffered ... See all stories on this topic | ||
The Guardian North Korea, who drew 0-0 with South Africa in their previous match, defended tenaciously and showed flashes of skill in attack as they occasionally ... See all stories on this topic |
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Sudanese forces say they have seized control of a
key rebel held area in the western Darfur region after killing more
than 150 members of the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem). "We have detained 61 rebels and confiscated 16
cars and three large trucks." But talks soon reached a stalemate and a deadline
set for completing the peace deal passed on March 15 without agreement. The latest fighting came after police said 27 police officers and 30 rebels had been killed on Thursday when Jem attacked a convoy in South Darfur.
According to police, Jem fighters "attacked a convoy carrying food destined for the citizens of Darfur but the attack was thwarted by central police forces who were protecting the convoy". But Jem said it was acting in self-defence during Thursday's fighting. "It is completely false. Our forces were defending themselves from
attack by the army which has intensified its operations since the end of
elections" in Sudan on April 15, Ahmed Hussein Adam, a Jem spokesman,
told the AFP news agency. On Friday, Jem denied a UN mediator's claim that the group would resume the Qatari-brokered peace talks. Adam said the group was actually leaning towards quitting the negotiations altogether. "We are still suspending our participation in the negotiations, and we are closer to withdrawing from the negotiations in Qatar," he told the AFP news agency. "We are in a true state of war after the government reneged on the ceasefire agreement." 'Ceasefire violated' Jem has accused Sudan's military of attacking its positions last month, saying Khartoum was trying to impose a "military solution" to the conflict, which the United Nations estimates has killed 300,000 people. Khartoum, which says 10,000 people have died since the rebels took up arms in 2003, denied that the offensive took place.
Ismail al-Haj Musa, a leading member of the Sudan's ruling National Congress Party, told Al Jazeera that claims that the government violated the ceasefire agreement were "absolutely untrue". "We always hear such false allegations from Jem to justify its return to square one of war once again," he said. "One can ask the UN and African Union observers on the ground to make sure who has first violated ceasefire. They will say that Jem has. "If Jem wants to go back to war, the Sudanese army and police are all prepared and on alert to stop any offensive." In another sign that peace efforts were deteriorating, Khartoum last week sought Interpol's helpin arresting Khalil Ibrahim, the Jem leader, over a 2008 attack near Khartoum that killed 220 people. Army build-up Unamid, a joint peacekeeping mission by the UN and the African Union, has said it has reports that Sudanese army and Jem fighters have been massing in North Darfur state's Shangil Tobay area. Hundreds of refugees have fled a camp near El Fasher, a government stronghold and hub for aid workers and peacekeepers, as the rival forces gathered.
Approximately 70 per cent of the 2,000 people living in the New Shangil Tobay Camp had left fearing clashes, Unamid said in a statement on Wednesday. Two international sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters there were signs Jem was moving south east through Darfur towards the neighbouring region of South Kordofan, where it has attacked oilfields in the past. Al-Tahir al-Feki, a Jem official, confirmed the group had troops around Shangil Tobay and South Kordofan but said they were on "administrative" missions, holding talks with local leaders. Sudan's army earlier this month accused Jem of attacking villages in West and North Darfur states to expand its territory. Jem was one of two rebel forces that launched a revolt against Sudan's government in 2003, accusing it of starving Darfur of funding and marginalising its population. The desert region, which is the size of France, has been gripped by a civil war since then and about 2.7 million have been displaced, according to the UN. |
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BBC News BBC East Africa correspondent Will Ross says there is a danger that the split could hamper any further efforts for all nine countries involved to negotiate ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Africa awaits ESPN Read » John Brewin on why Paul Scholes was right to turn down a World Cup trip to South Africa. Read » Sam Kelly delivers his judgement on the World Cup ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa: IDASA's Tribute to Founder, Van Zyl Slabbert AllAfrica.com Cape Town — One of South Africa's most visionary political leaders, political analyst Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert, died on Friday 14 May. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Travel blog shows Dutch family's vacation before fatal crash USA Today (blog) Ruben van Assouw's father kept a travel blog of his family's trip to South Africa to celebrate their 12 1/2-year wedding anniversary. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
New York Times President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, center, joining a traditional dance at his wedding in January. The president, who has three wives and a fiancée, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Standard Chartered, Nedbank Haven't Approached Bank Regulator BusinessWeek “They haven't approached me,” Errol Kruger, the Pretoria, South Africa-based registrar of banks, said in an interview today. Kruger said he would need to ... See all stories on this topic | ||
AFP BRUSSELS — The EU's top diplomat on Friday called pirate attacks off Somalia "one of the big challenges of our times" ahead of her first visit to Africa, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South Africa: Country's Dirty Secret - Eskom and the Medupi Power
Plant AllAfrica.com But even with a population in excess of 1.3 billion, China's emissions, averaging five tonnes per capita, are lower than those of South Africa with just 46 ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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FERROALLOY FOCUS: Ferrochrome prices inch up in wake of South Africa
strike American Metal Market By Tom JennemannPublished: May 14 2010 5:27PM Ferrochrome traders are closely watching the Transnet strike in South Africa as spot prices in the United ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Federal judge delays US piracy trial for 6 Somalis The Associated Press A federal judge has postponed the US trial of six Somali nationals charged with piracy off the coast of Africa to give both sides more time to prepare. ... See all stories on this topic |
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2010 World Cup: On 'Africa's richest mile' soccer is king Toronto Star JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA—So you want to make sure your World Cup experience is a safe one? No better way to do that than to follow Sepp Blatter. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
BBC News South Africa's award-winning author Bree O'Mara is one of at least 10 South Africans who died in a plane crash in Libya on Wednesday. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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Rooney plays down fitness fears ESPN By Soccernet staff England striker Wayne Rooney insists he will be fully fit for this summer's World Cup finals in South Africa despite being unable to ... See all stories on this topic | ||
AFP WELLINGTON — New Zealand and South Africa's rugby unions made landmark apologies Friday for excluding Maori and black players from their teams during the ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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South African Transport Strike Enters Fifth Day BusinessWeek By Franz Wild May 14 (Bloomberg) -- A port and rail strike in South Africa entered a fifth day, cutting exports of metals, wine and fruit to Europe and Asia ... See all stories on this topic | ||
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