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Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index rose for a third day, adding 30.92, or 0.1 percent, to 26,375.93 at the close in Johannesburg.
FIFA said that it will hold a disciplinary hearing on Diego Maradona on Sunday over the Argentinian coach's sexually-explicit rant after his team's World Cup qualification.
Buzzing with anticipation after hosting its first Hollywood film production, ex-Soviet Georgia is stepping up efforts to attract foreign filmmakers and their multi-million-dollar budgets.
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Wearing an old-style swimsuit, Michael Phelps missed out on two finals and barely qualified for a third Tuesday at a World Cup short-course meet.
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Eskom Holdings Ltd.’s Chairman Bobby Godsell has resigned, the South African government’s Department of Public Enterprises said.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The rand snapped a five-day rally against the dollar as the price of gold retreated from yesterday’s all-time high and platinum prices fell, dimming the earnings outlook for South Africa’s biggest exports.
For women in Tanzania's humid Dar es Salaam port city, the "kanga" is must-have material, functioning as an everyday wraparound dress, bath towel, shawl and, when ragged, dish cloth and mop too.
Quite some time remains until the Mexican national team figures out what players will represent the country in the 2010 World Cup.
Imanol Harinordoquy is relishing the chance to test his strength against a South African side he regards as having the "nastiest" players in the world when France face the Springboks on Friday.
Real Madrid have let injured star forward Cristiano Ronaldo travel to Portugal so that he can be assessed by his national team's doctors.
It's the day before Halloween, and on the set of Sesame Street, the usual trickery is underway.
Emerging economies are beginning to say what developed countries have said for years: The yuan-dollar exchange rate is too weak and the yuan should be allowed to float more freely.
The Tottenham Hotspur forward is no longer a certainty to feature for the Russian national side following his lack of regular first team action...
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Absa Group Ltd., the South African bank controlled by Barclays Plc , was raised to “hold” from “sell” at Deutsche Bank AG, which increased its price estimates for all of the nation’s largest lenders.
José Bright’s “Saturday school” helps poor-but-promising schoolkids – and their parents – to succeed.
Wearing an old-style swimsuit, Michael Phelps missed out on two finals and barely qualified for a third Tuesday at a World Cup short-course meet. Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, failed to qualify for the finals of the 100-meter freestyle and 100 backstroke. He qualified in the 100 medley, finishing seventh in 53.13 seconds -- more than half a second ...
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Bobby Godsell said he resigned as chairman of Eskom Holdings Ltd., the state-owned company supplying 95 percent of South Africa’s power, because the government didn’t support a plan to oust the chief executive officer.
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- DRDGold Ltd., a South African producer of the precious metal, said it plans to apply to the High Court of South Africa for a judicial management order in a bid to save its Blyvooruitzicht mine from liquidation. Its stock declined the most in almost 13 months.
Pace spearhead Zaheer Khan was on Tuesday included in India's squad for the first two Tests against Sri Lanka after being sidelined for five months with a shoulder injury.
Left-arm paceman Zaheer Khan has returned from a lengthy injury layoff to spearhead India's attack in this month's test series against Sri Lanka.
Telecommunications company Vodafone Group PLC on Tuesday reported a 15 percent increase in first-half net profit. Results were boosted by favorable currency movements, lower taxes and expansion at its Verizon Wireless venture in the U.S.
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