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Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s ruling African National Congress agreed with its labor union and Communist Party allies that the mandate of the central bank must be reviewed and broadened.
South African openers Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman shared a world record partnership to set up a devastating 84-run victory over England in their Twenty20 international at Centurion on Sunday.
Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in South Africa. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names and prices are from the last close.
Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- MTN Group Ltd. will cut 403 permanent jobs in South Africa, the Times newspaper said, citing an internal e-mail sent out by the company’s human resources department.
Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s ruling African National Congress and its alliance partners -- the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party -- have agreed that the central bank’s mandate must be reviewed and broadened, ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe said.
South Africa beat England by 84 runs in the second and final Twenty20 international at SuperSport Park here on Sunday, tying the series 1-1.
Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- South African Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus , who took office last week, will probably pick up where her predecessor Tito Mboweni left off by keeping the benchmark interest rate unchanged tomorrow.
Michael Phelps had to settle for second place in the 200-meter individual final behind Darian Townsend of South Africa at the World Cup competition in Berlin.
Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman went on a six-hitting spree as South Africa gained a crushing 84-run win over England in the second and final Twenty20 international at SuperSport Park on Sunday.
The African National Congress has ruled South Africa in alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party since all-race elections in 1994.
A civilian pilot was killed when his fighter jet crashed shortly before he was to participate in an air show in South Africa Saturday, an air force official said.
Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa beat England by 84 runs in the second Twenty20 cricket international in Centurion today to tie the two-match series at 1-1.
Racing in an old-style swimsuit and with little practice, Michael Phelps didn't join the swimmers in high-tech suits who went on a world record binge at two short-course World Cup meets this week. Phelps had to settle for second place in the 200-meter individual final on Sunday behind Darian Townsend of South Africa, who broke one of the 16 world records set in two days of competition in...
Central banks will be net buyers of gold this year as they diversify away from the U.S. dollar, marking a reversal of a decades-old trend, global commodities investment fund BlackRock said on Monday in comments that helped drive bullion to fresh record highs.
GROTON -- A local submarine recently visited South Africa for the first-ever submarine exercises between the U.S. and South African navies. "We share the same common interest in maritime security down here, everything from drug trafficking to illegal commerce and anti-piracy," Cmdr.
South African Vice President Kgalema Motlanthe said Saturday the trade imbalance with Nigeria was skewed in favour of the latter, rejecting earlier claims by his Nigerian counterpart.
The final 32 for the 2010 World Cup finals has become clearer after the latest round of qualifying matches with three more nations claiming places in South Africa.
Central banks will be net buyers of gold this year as they diversify away from the U.S. dollar, global commodities investment fund BlackRock said on Monday in comments that helped drive bullion to fresh record highs.
Thousands of Algerians held a spontaneous rally Sunday in the capital Algiers in support of their national football team, which degenerated into attacks on Egyptian businesses.
FIFA handed Argentina coach Diego Maradona a two-month ban from all soccer activities on Sunday for his expletive-filled rants after his team qualified for the 2010 World Cup. Maradona will miss Argentina's exhibition against the Czech Republic scheduled for Dec. 16, but he avoided sanctions that would have kept him from coaching at next year's World Cup in South Africa.
Assuming Diego Maradona curbs his tongue, FIFA's two-month ban announced on Sunday leaves the volatile Argentine coach free to return centre stage to next year's World Cup finals in South Africa.
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