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A South African budget airline has dropped a national newspaper advertisement after FIFA complained it breached "ambush marketing" laws surrounding the World Cup.
March 18 (Bloomberg) -- SABMiller Plc ’s South African unit applied to the country’s Competition Tribunal to have a case of market abuse against the company dismissed, Business Report said, citing the brewer.
A new commission meant to reform Zimbabwe's repressive media laws has begun its work, three months after its members were appointed, the body said on Friday.
Walter J. Thomson, founder of the Rancho Felicia breeding program in Santa Ynez, died Feb. 1 at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, after a long illness, with his wife Mary Jean at his side.
The federal court in Philadelphia is preparing for an overflow crowd of the curious and the national media if the defamation suit against Oprah Winfrey goes ahead as scheduled a week from Monday.
A show by a legendary trumpeter celebrates the music of the migrant workers who converged in South Africa from different parts of the continent to dig for gold.
(RTTNews) - Fresh clashes broke out on Friday between South African police and school students protesting against bail granted to a a local rapper charged with murder outside the Protea Magistrate's Court in Soweto.
South African President Jacob Zuma said Thursday he believes he made great progress in his first trip to Zimbabwe as chief mediator between members of the fragile power-sharing government.
The Met is currently presenting its first ever staging of Shostakovich's The Nose . During rehearsals, Tom Samiljan spoke to director/designer William Kentridge and star Paulo Szot about the particular challenges behind this rarely-seen piece.
PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge says Oprah Winfrey must defend a defamation suit filed by the former headmistress of her girls' school in South Africa.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Police used rubber bullets and water cannons Wednesday to disperse thousands of high school students protesting a bail hearing for a South African hip-hop artist accused of k...
Johannesburg, South Africa--A bespoke bangle bracelet worn by Invictus star Morgan Freeman at this year's Academy Awards will soon find its way onto the arm of a new owner, one helping to take on an important cause.
“Peace, Love and Harmony.” The message Joseph Shabalala wants to spread to every corner of the globe. But for Shabalala, creator and leader of the South African Men’s A Cappella Choral Group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, “Harmony” has two meanings. The group, consisting of eight men from bass to countertenor, performed on March 4, in Wait [...]
March 19 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar and the yen rose against their major counterparts after India’s central bank unexpectedly raised interest rates for the first time since July 2008, discouraging demand for currencies linked to growth.
March 19 (Bloomberg) --JSE Ltd., operator of the stock exchange in Johannesburg, said its SENS news service had been halted and it would send announcements to subscribers by e-mail.
RABAT, Morocco -- Welshman Rhys Davies fired the lowest round of his European Tour career Friday to take the halfway lead at the European Tour's Hassan Trophy.
Zimbabwe's rival leaders faced fresh pressure Thursday to mend their differences and push toward new elections, as South African President Jacob Zuma led talks on the fragile unity government.
Thursday night's N.C. Symphony concert in Memorial Hall was entirely mainstream: Bach, Mendelssohn and Schumann. But guest conductor Timothy Myers' youthful verve made the familiar pieces seem fresh and alive.
DORAL, FLA. — Ernie Els showed his South African protege what it takes to win a World Golf Championship. Just as important was that he showed himself how to win again, too.
In July, the Sedgwick County Zoo board of directors will decide whether to proceed with its most expensive exhibit yet: A new elephant exhibit and breeding facility. The decision comes as an international animal rights group is trying to get elephants banned from most zoos.
Horse buyers from the East have been in the vicinity this week. A number of fine horses were purchased, and it is rumored that they are for the British government. Although the United States is strictly neutral, Sanilac County has a connection with the South African war. read more
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