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From FIFA president Sepp Blatter to David Beckham, soccer's big names will converge on South Africa next week to celebrate the draw for first World Cup on African turf. Cheating, match fixing and fan violence also have forced their way onto the agenda. Blatter's personal crusade to bring soccer's biggest event to Africa has led to excitement and optimism that a continent which already...
England international Wes Brown is the best defender in the country and still improving, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said on Friday.
U.N. nuclear watchdog governors voted overwhelmingly on Friday to censure Iran for building a uranium enrichment plant in secret.
The UN atomic watchdog passed a resolution censuring Iran over its nuclear programme at a meeting here Friday, diplomats said.
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa will raise gasoline prices by about 3.5 percent to as much as 7.92 rand a liter next week while diesel prices will be increased as much as 3.8 percent to 7.06 rand a liter.
Actress Charlize Theron is helping turn her native South Africa into a soccer Mecca in honour of the upcoming World Cup.
South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission has been excavating 12 mass graves from the Korean War since 2005, but time may be running out
Old and new Africa hands know the potential pitfalls of doing business in the sub-Sahara, with the exception of South Africa, are myriad.
Zimbabwe signs trade deal with South Africa to help kick-start collapsed economy
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The rand fell against the dollar for a second day as Dubai’s proposal to delay debt payments rattled investor confidence in emerging markets and commodities dropped.
HOUSTON — A major shock to the education system came during World War II when the armed services reported an appalling degree of illiteracy among recent school graduates. They complained the typical public-school graduate had trouble writing a respectable English sentence, and many soldiers were woefully ignorant of elementary facts about the nation’s history.With the 1957 launch of Sputnik by ...
India thumped Sri Lanka by an innings and 144 runs on the fourth day of the second cricket Test here on Friday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s economic recovery is sustainable, though job creation won’t be as fast as the government would like, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said.
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Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- DRDGold Ltd. received enquiries about selling its East Rand Proprietry Mines operation east of Johannesburg, Chief Executive Officer Daniel Pretorius said.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The Congress of South African Trade Unions, the country’s biggest labor federation, wants the rand to be pegged, General-Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi told reporters in Johannesburg today.
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Transnet Ltd., South Africa’s state- owned freight, rail and ports company, said it is “confident” that appropriate procurement procedures were followed after a newspaper reported that it spent 5.4 billion rand ($713 million) more than it planned on projects.
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Sasol Ltd. will consider valid, properly quantified claims against the company for antitrust violations, Chief Executive Officer Pat Davies said at the company’s annual general meeting in Johannesburg today.
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Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Petra Diamonds Ltd. , a miner of the stones, sold a white, 168-carat gem found at its Cullinan mine in South Africa for $6.28 million, or $37.380 a carat.
RANDOLPH TWP. – Thanks to the inspiration of resident Meryl Ironson, a school project has bridged the gap between American students and their South Africa counterparts.
