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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Nelson Mandela will address soccer officials by video message at Friday's World Cup draw, which will be attended by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and South African Oscar winner Charlize Theron.
South African President Jacob Zuma, during his World AIDS Day speech, announced that South Africa would provide treatment for all HIV-positive children, a dramatic step forward for a country with the world's highest rate of people diagnosed as HIV positive.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index rose for a third day, gaining 152.26, or 0.6 percent, to 27,429.76 in Johannesburg.
FIFA's Organizing Committee for the 2010 World Cup announced the eight seeded teams for the tournament in South Africa, which begins in June.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index rose for a third day, gaining 137.27, or 0.5 percent, to 27,414.77 by 1:44 p.m. in Johannesburg.
Cape Town - Anticipation hangs in the air in Cape Town. After missing out on hosting Confederations Cup matches in June, and having been overlooked to host the draw for the qualifying campaign, South Africa's most famous city can finally look forward...
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s ruling party said it’s “concerned” about Eskom Holdings Ltd.’s proposal to boost electricity prices 146 percent over three years and warned it may stifle the country’s economic recovery.
South Africa announced ambitious new plans Tuesday for earlier and expanded treatment for HIV-positive babies and pregnant women, a change that could save hundreds of thousands of lives in the nation hardest hit by the virus that causes AIDS.
South Africa will treat all HIV-positive babies and expand testing, the president announced Tuesday, a dramatic and eagerly awaited shift in a country that has more people living with HIV than any other.
South Africa named four uncapped players in an expanded test squad of 15 for the opener of their four-match series against England, Cricket South Africa announced on Wednesday.
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma announced new policies to tackle the country's AIDS epidemic, on Tuesday.
South African Tourism has extended the deadline for entries to its popular Diski Dance Web video contest by one week, to Sunday, December 20, 2009, to accommodate the enthusiastic response to the chance to win a once in a lifetime trip to South Africa for an entire youth soccer team.
South Africa announced ambitious plans Tuesday for earlier and expanded treatment for HIV-positive babies and pregnant women.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Soccer's governing body FIFA will invest in World Cup ticketing offices in all South African host cities to help boost sales to local fans.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- DRDGold Ltd. , the South African gold miner, agreed to sell a 60 percent stake in Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mining Ltd., which was placed under judicial management last month, to Aurora Empowerment Systems Ltd. for 296 million rand ($40.4 million).
That’s 10 percent less than the previous season’s crop, Cotton South Africa said today in an e-mailed statement, its final forecast for the season. The group last month forecast production of 47,466 bales.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa may face rolling black- outs, known as load-shedding, in 2011 and 2012 as the electricity system becomes “vulnerable” because of increased demand, Eskom Holdings Ltd. said.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- South African vehicle sales fell 12.1 percent in November from a year ago, the smallest drop in 19 months, as consumer spending recovered and the economy emerged from its first recession in 17 years.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- South African Oscar winner Charlize Theron and Nobel Peace laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Frederik W. de Klerk will be among the star-studded cast attending Friday's World Cup draw ceremony.
Dec. 2 (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.
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- South African President Jacob Zuma , in a shift from the policy of former leader Thabo Mbeki , said the government will extend the provision of drugs to fight the HIV virus that causes AIDS to babies, pregnant women and tuberculosis patients.
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