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Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- South African manufacturing fell 9.3 percent in October from a year ago, the smallest drop in 10 months, as the global recession eased, adding to signs the economy is recovering.
NEW HAVEN — Playwright Athol Fugard has no intention of ever giving up his South African passport or his home there, but for much of the past decade, he’s lived in Southern California — long enough it appears, to examine the American psyche for fodder in his latest work “Have You Seen Us?” It has its world premiere Tuesday at Long Wharf Theatre with Sam Waterston starring through Dec. 20.
JOHANNESBURG - South Africans say a new Hollywood film about sport and togetherness in racially divided South Africa provides a timely lesson as the country prepares to host next year's World Cup.
He is South Africa’s most famous “Jew boy,” a former athletic hero whose performance one storied afternoon 15 years ago helped Nelson Mandela heal a scarred nation.
12/8/2009 - Sonnax Develops New Power Train Savers Sonnax Industries has introduced new Power Train Savers, devices that protect the drivetrain against over-torque damage that can ruin differentials, gears, axles and driveshafts....
12/9/2009 - Arsenault Releases 2010 Fleet Maintenance Wall Calendar Arsenault Associates has released its 2010 Dossier fleet maintenance wall calendar, featuring photos of the winning fleets from the third Dossier Fleet Photo Contest....
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- SABMiller Plc said the value of the sale of a stake in its South African business to black investors has risen to 7.3 billion rand ($979 million) from an earlier estimate of 6 billion rand after its share price increased.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- South African consumer stocks may rise “on hype” as the country hosts the soccer World Cup next year, according to Bank of America Corp.-Merrill Lynch & Co.
In Invictus, director Clint Eastwood elicits fine performances from Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon , but can we ever really doubt the outcome?
The immediate reaction to a World Cup draw is usually tinged by the emotions of the moment — or in the case of the United States, palpable relief knowing what could have been.
Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac has said he will not do his Serbian compatriots any favours when the teams meet in next year's World Cup Group D opener.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Netcare Ltd. gained the most in more than 10 months in Johannesburg trading after the company said its U.K. unit General Healthcare Group Ltd. is being prepared for an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange.
"In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row…" Mayor John McCrae, MD Those words begin one of the most memorable war poems ever written. It is a lasting legacy of the terrible battle in the Ypres salient in the spring of 1915. Here is the story of the making of that poem.
Here's a look at Thursday's sports in brief around the world.
Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson has come under attack from a South African actors' union after the American star was cast as the ex-wife of the country's former president Nelson Mandela in a new biopic.
Here's a look at weekend sports in brief around the world.
NONGOMA, South Africa -- The bull was badly outnumbered, and while its muscular body, thick black hide and rock-hard horns offered significant advantages, this was not a brawl the animal was likely to win. Forty Zulu warriors were circling about, there to kill it with their bare hands.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The yen may extend its advance versus all of its major counterparts after a reduction in Greece’s debt rating by Fitch Ratings and a Dubai developer’s $3.65 billion loss discouraged demand for riskier assets.
SHANGHAI (AP) — Thousands of fans caused a bottleneck at the entrance to the HSBC Champions, all of them eager to see the Sunday showdown at Sheshan International between Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.
Guests looking for a religious experience in their hotel stay can now reserve a room at the General Theological Seminary, as the city recently approved the spiritual center’s controversial bid to operate a commercial inn on the Chelsea property.
CHICAGO - Dec 9/09 - SNS -- Following is the morning corn futures comment from the futures commission brokerage firm Linn Group. The corn market closed slightly higher on Tuesday on a really quiet day as corn only had a 4 cent trading range all day session.
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