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J-Bay to host the cream of world surfing
2008-06-10 12:59:00 The eyes of the surfing world will be fixed on Jeffreys Bay in July as the world's best surfers go to work on the famous waves of the Eastern Cape town during the R2.3-million Billabong Pro, the fifth of 11 events on the 2008 ASP World Tour. More About: Surfing , Host , Cream
Stadium safety: leaving nothing to chance
2008-06-10 12:33:00 Stadium security is back in the spotlight following the deaths of 10 spectators at a recent 2010 World Cup qualifying match in Liberia. While the jury is still out over the causes of this tragedy, it has once again highlighted an emotive issue. More About: Safety , Chance , Stadium , Leaving
Eastern Cape's truck making boom
2008-06-10 10:37:00 Despite the slowdown in the passenger vehicle market, demand for light and heavy commercial vehicles continues to rise, with the Eastern Cape province - where Mercedes Benz, General Motors and Volkswagen assemble their vehicles - set to benefit from increased construction activity across the country. More About: Truck , Boom
SA paddlers on course for Beijing
2008-06-10 08:54:00 The tussle for South Africa's solitary women's K1 500m berth at the Olympic Games resulted in a slice of history being made when the two South African women vying for the place raced into the top five at the World Cup canoeing regatta in Hungary at the weekend. More About: Beijing
New bill to ensure transparency: Manto
2008-06-09 15:46:00 The National Health Amendment Bill will be used to create transparency and to make the private hospital sector more viable, and not to regulate industry prices, says Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang. More About: Transparency
Stander outstanding at MTB World Cup
2008-06-09 15:10:00 South Africa's young Olympic mountain bike hopeful, Burry Stander, astounded the international community by comprehensively winning the under-23 Cross Country title at the 4th MTB World Cup at Vallnord, Andorra, over the weekend in June. More About: Outstanding
Harnessing African intellectual property
2008-06-09 11:39:00 A report launched at the World Economic Forum on Africa shows that effective intellectual property strategies can raise African producers' incomes by up to 320%, compared with traditional aid models, which raise incomes by only about 1.6% a year. More About: Property , Intellectual , Intellectual Property
Penalties for excessive energy use
2008-06-09 10:33:00 The government is completing regulations that will enable it to enforce its strategy to reduce South Africa's energy consumption by at least 3 000 megawatts over the next three years, by providing for sanctions against excessive use and wastage of electricity. More About: Energy
Santana's Bafana victorious
2008-06-09 09:59:00 After Bafana Bafana opened the Joel Santana era with a disappointing 2-0 loss to Nigeria, they quickly made amends with a comprehensive and crucial 4-1 win over Equatorial Guinea in a 2010 African Nations Cup qualifier in Atteridgeville on Saturday.
De Villiers' Boks off to winning start
2008-06-09 07:59:00 Peter de Villiers got off to a winning start as Springbok coach when John Smit and company handed Wales a 43-17 drubbing in Bloemfontein on Saturday. It was a convincing start to the international season for the world champions. More About: Start , Winning
Liliesleaf: one day back in '63
2008-06-06 15:11:00 Liliesleaf Farm, home of the ANC leadership in the early 1960s and the scene of the arrest of the Rivonia trialists, has opened as a museum. Denis Goldberg, one of the surviving trialists, and Bob Hepple, who escaped before the trial, reminisce about one of the key moments in South Africa's history. More About: Back
HIV in pregnant women drops
2008-06-06 12:39:00 The preliminary findings of the latest survey of HIV prevalence among pregnant women between the ages of 15 and 19 and 25 to 29 attending public antenatal clinics show a downward trend in prevalence, while prevalence in the 20 to 24 age group has stabilised, Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang says. More About: Women , Pregnant
Mbeki calls for restraint in Zimbabwe
2008-06-06 12:13:00 President Thabo Mbeki has urged the government and people of Zimbabwe to ensure that the country's forthcoming presidential run-off election is free and fair. More About: Calls
Guides to cash in on 'avi-tourism'
2008-06-06 11:18:00 A group of 17 students who recently graduated from the BirdLife South Africa avi-career entrepreneurial programme are set to give the local eco-tourism industry a major boost, as they head out to work as bird guides along the country's numerous birding routes. More About: Tourism , Guides , Cash
First test for new Bok coach
2008-06-06 09:40:00 The first Springbok team of coach Peter de Villiers, set to tackle Wales in Bloemfontein on Saturday, contains only five players who started the Rugby World Cup final against England in October. One of those is John Smit, who leads South Africa for a record 50th time. More About: Coach , Test
Dubai eyes KZN property investment
2008-06-06 09:10:00 Dubai-based Ruwaad Holdings is conducting a viability study into building an internationally branded entertainment theme park and residential, commercial and retail complex in the Macambini area on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast, at a cost of about US$2.5-billion (R19.6-billion). More About: Eyes , Property , Investment , Dubai
Top paddlers back Berg team event
2008-06-05 15:23:00 South Africa's top paddlers have given their thumbs-up to the innovative new professional team element that has been introduced to the 2008 Isuzu Berg River Canoe Marathon. More About: Event , Team , Back
SA fan parks for Euro 2008
2008-06-05 15:09:00 A number of taverns in South Africa's Gauteng province will screen UEFA 2008 .html">Euro 2008 matches through a partnership with the embassies of host countries Austria and Switzerland. More About: Parks
Reintegration of foreigners begins
2008-06-05 08:46:00 The Tshwane Metro Municipality is to partner with NGOs and the United Nations on a campaign to reintegrate people from other African countries back into local communities following the recent outbreak of xenophobic violence. More About: Foreigners
Nigeria thanks SA for swift action
2008-06-04 17:29:00 Nigerian President Umari Yar'Adua has commended the South African government and its people for their swift action following the recent spate of anti-foreigner violence in parts of the country. More About: Action , Nigeria , Swift
TB toolkit for SA companies
2008-06-04 16:40:00 The Global Health Initiative of the World Economic Forum and pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly have launched a new toolkit that aims to boost the involvement of South African companies in tackling tuberculosis in the country. More About: Companies , Toolkit
Tackling Africa's gender gap
2008-06-04 16:17:00 Top female and male leaders from across the continent launched an Africa Gender Parity Group at the 2008 World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town.
WEF-Africa kicks off in Cape Town
2008-06-04 15:45:00 Hundreds of eminent people who play key roles in leading companies, associations, unions, governments and media organisations from around the world have converged in Cape Town for the 18th World Economic Forum on Africa . More About: Kicks
Rave reviews for Dusi Mfula
2008-06-04 14:35:00 "This was an absolutely beautiful experience. It is amazing how this event has sprung up out of nowhere and taken the sporting world by storm". This is how Graeme Pope-Ellis, 15-time winner of the Dusi Canoe Marathon, described the Jonsson Dusi Mfula Mountain Bike Experience. More About: Reviews , Rave
Tomorrow's Hope: Lebo Malepa
2008-06-04 10:34:00 When Lebo Malepa was selling African crafts outside the Hector Pieterson Museum in Soweto back in 2002, he was also selling tourists on the attractions of South Africa's biggest township. It wasn't long before he took the next logical step. More About: Hope
SA gives R1m for Timbuktu library
2008-06-04 10:23:00 South Africa is to contribute R1-million towards the building of a library in the historic Malian city of Timbuktu to house manuscripts dating back to the early 13th century. More About: Library
Community Builder: Glen Steyn
2008-06-04 09:41:00 More than a decade ago, former gangster Glen Steyn had a dream to transform the impoverished community in Westbury, Johannesburg from a place of despair to a place where young people have a future. More About: Community , Builder
2010 a lifeline for South Africa
2008-06-04 08:53:00 As the government, the security agencies, civic organisations and millions of ordinary South Africa ns reach out to help those affected by xenophobic violence, the world is focusing on the country which has been chosen to host the quadrennial showpiece of international football. More About: South Africa
SA's child porn tip-off website
2008-06-03 14:41:00 The government is to launch an anti-child pornography website in July, and is urging South Africans to report incidents and provide tip-offs anonymously. More About: Website , Child
Foreigners eager to restart their lives
More articles from this author:2008-06-03 11:20:00 Foreign nationals who have been moved to temporary shelters in Noordwyk near Midrand have spoken of their desire to be reintegrated back into their communities as soon as possible, as they want to restart their businesses and continue with their livelihoods. More About: Lives , Restart , Foreigners 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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