South Africa in the News on 28 January 2012
28 January 2012 By Alan Leave a Comment
Honorary Consul for South Africa Pays Tribute to Basil D'Oliveira - Sacramento Bee - sacbee.com01/27/2012Honorary Consul for South Africa Pays Tribute to Basil D'OliveiraSacramento Bee27, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Avi Lasarow, recently appointed Honorary Consul for the Republic of South Africa to the M more... Meyer named South Africa coach - stuff.co.nz01/27/2012The GuardianMeyer named South Africa coachStuff.co.nzFormer Leicester … [Read More...]
Oil industry sees China winning, West losing from Iran sanctions
27 January 2012 By Alan Leave a Comment
By Dmitry Zhdannikov DAVOS, Switzerland Jan 27 (Reuters) - As the European Union prepares to ban Iranian oil and the United States turns the screw on payments, oil executives and policymakers say China and Russia stand to gain the most and Western oil firms and consumers may emerge the biggest losers. Iran will continue to sell much the same volume of oil - 2.6 million barrels per day or around 3 percent of world supply - but almost … [Read More...]
UPDATE 1-Rugby-Meyer named South Africa coach
27 January 2012 By Alan Leave a Comment
(Adds details and quotes) CAPE TOWN Jan 27 (Reuters) - Former Leicester coach Heyneke Meyer, who built the Bulls team that provided the foundation of the Springbok squad for the last eight years, was named as the new South Africa national rugby coach on Friday. The 44-year-old Meyer, who steered the Bulls to four Currie Cup titles between 2002 and 2006 and their first Super 14 crown in 2007, was appointed on a four-year contract. … [Read More...]
S.Africa’s petrol price to increase by 3.2 pct next week
27 January 2012 By Alan Leave a Comment
JOHANNESBURG Jan 27 (Reuters) - South Africa's petrol pump prices in the main inland commercial region of Gauteng will increase by 34 cents or 3.2 percent a litre next Wednesday, the energy department said on Friday. The new price for 95 grade petrol will be 10.95 rand ($1.41) a litre in the Gauteng region, from 10.61 rand in January, while the wholesale price for diesel will decrease by around 0.1 percent to 10.26 rand. South Africa is … [Read More...]
EMERGING MARKETS-Buoyed by Fed hopes to multi-month highs
27 January 2012 By Alan Leave a Comment
* Emerging shares at four-month highs, buoyed by Fed pledge * Polish zloty at 4-1/2 month highs on strong GDP data * Underperformers Turkey, Hungary benefiting from rally By Sebastian Tong LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Emerging markets touched multi-month highs on Friday as the promise of a fresh round of Federal Reserve stimulus offset investor anxiety over the euro zone. Poland's zloty edged up to a fresh 4-1/2 month high … [Read More...]
Rugby-Kings’ inclusion leaves South African teams facing uncertain future
27 January 2012 By Alan Leave a Comment
CAPE TOWN Jan 27 (Reuters) - One of South Africa's existing teams in the Super Rugby competition face the axe after the Southern Kings secured a place in the tournament from 2013, the South African Rugby Union (Saru) said on Friday. The inclusion of Kings, who hail from Eastern Cape - the hotbed of black rugby, has left the Stormers, Sharks, Bulls, Cheetahs and Lions facing an uncertain future. One of the five teams will be out of the … [Read More...]
IEA wants strict G20 shale gas regulations-Birol
27 January 2012 By Alan Leave a Comment
* Shale gas has the potential to change global energy supplies * But large-scale European development not expected soon By Dmitry Zhdannikov Geneva, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The International Energy Agency (IEA) wants the G20 to impose stringent rules on the development of unconventional gas to address ecological concerns and allow the world to have real benefits from the shale gas revolution. The IEA's Chief Economist Fatih Birol … [Read More...]
PRECIOUS-Gold set for biggest rise in three months after Fed
27 January 2012 By Alan Leave a Comment
* Fed sets gold up for biggest weekly gain in three months * U.S. growth data eyed for impact on dollar * Silver set for 20 pct rise in Dec, biggest since April * Platinum eyes largest monthly rise since Feb 2008 (Updates prices, adds comment) By Jan Harvey LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Gold rose on Friday, heading for its best weekly performance since late October after the Federal Reserve signalled its ultra-loose … [Read More...]
S. Africa stocks backtrack on value worries
27 January 2012 By Alan Leave a Comment
* All-share down 0.5 pct at 33,895.02 * Top-40 down 0.6 percent at 30,324.28 By David Dolan JOHANNESBURG, Jan 27 (Reuters) - South African stocks retreated from a record high on Friday, edging down half a percent after retailers Shoprite and Woolworths declined on concerns their valuations may be stretched from a recent surge. Shares of Investec fell nearly 1 percent after the investment bank and asset manager said it would … [Read More...]
S.Africa rand consolidates after gains, bonds firmer
27 January 2012 By Alan Leave a Comment
* Lingering caution to cap further rand gains * Foreign demand boosts government bonds JOHANNESBURG Jan 27 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand briefly touched new three-month highs versus the dollar on Friday, but may have limited scope for further gains as nagging fears about euro zone debt temper this week's wave of improved risk appetite for high-yield assets. Government bonds tracked the rand, with foreigners buying local debt, … [Read More...]
Euro Coal-Prices tick higher with oil, power
27 January 2012 By Alan Leave a Comment
* April DES ARA trades at $1.50 below swaps * S.African supply for Feb/Mar tightening LONDON Jan 27 (Reuters) - A rise in oil, European power values and tight prompt supply of South African coal pushed coal swaps and physical prices higher by around 50 cents to $1.00 U.S. a tonne on Friday. But prices could start to sag again and dip towards $100 if China stays out of the spot market for another few weeks after the end of the Lunar … [Read More...]
Tributes for dead woman
27 January 2012 By Alan Leave a Comment
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Nayager funeral set for today
27 January 2012 By Alan Leave a Comment
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Workers rise up against union
27 January 2012 By Alan Leave a Comment
INLSA Joseph Ncube, a Durban port worker, says he was beaten up and his arm broken by members of the Services Industry Employees Union. Picture: Doctor Ncgobo Durban’s port operations could be plunged into turmoil if Transnet does not solve the problems of casual workers who claim they have … [Read More...]
Burst pipe leaves home in mud
27 January 2012 By Alan Leave a Comment
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Meyer back in focus four years after Bok blow
27 January 2012 By Alan Leave a Comment
INLSA Heyneke Meyer Mike Greenaway The irony of the expected appointment of Heyneke Meyer as Springbok coach this afternoon is that it is an indirect admission of guilt by the SA Rugby Union that they chose the wrong man in 2008 to succeed Jake White. Meyer was … [Read More...]
In 2011 NOT ONE person was arrested for buying Rhino Horn
27 January 2012 By MyPE Leave a Comment
“In a few years time SA might not be known as the country that hosted the 2010 Soccer World Cup, but the country that allowed its rhino to become extinct through lack of action.” Director of the Wilderness Foundation, Andrew Muir, addressed the portfolio committee on the topic of rhino poaching on Thursday, 26 January 2012. Together with a number of other environmental and wildlife organisations, the Wilderness Foundation offered advice and … [Read More...]
Southern Kings confirmed in Vodacom Super Rugby
27 January 2012 By MyPE Leave a Comment
The Southern Kings’ place in the Vodacom Super Rugby competition in 2013 was reaffirmed at a Special Council Meeting of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) in Cape Town on Friday. Proposals on mechanisms to identity the four other South African entrants will be considered at a SARU Special General Meeting on March 30. “The decision to include the Southern Kings in the 2013 Vodacom Super Rugby tournament was unanimously confirmed by the … [Read More...]
Checkers Inside After Fire
27 January 2012 By MyPE Leave a Comment
Received these images in the e-mail today – it sure looks like the inside of Checkers so they could be valid: Checkers Greenacres After the 26 January 2012 Fire Checkers Greenacres After the 26 January 2012 Fire Checkers Greenacres After the 26 January 2012 Fire See more about the fire here: Greenacres Fire … [Read More...]
Uitenhage Traffic Department Kingpin Dismissed After Irregularities are Exposed
27 January 2012 By MyPE Leave a Comment
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s Traffic and Licensing Sub-directorate dismissed Dennis Januarie, a Principal Clerk in charge of driver’s licences at the Uitenhage Traffic Department, after he was found guilty of gross misconduct. Januarie was found guilty of sixteen incidents of gross dishonesty, for amongst others giving his subordinates instructions to perform illegal transactions and a charge of gross negligence in that he failed … [Read More...]
Petrol and Gas Up, Diesel and Paraffin Down
27 January 2012 By MyPE Leave a Comment
The retail price of all grades of petrol is to increase by 34 cents per litre on Wednesday next week. The Department of Energy said on Friday that the price of 0.05% sulphur diesel and 0.005% sulphur diesel will go down by 1 and 2 cents per litre respectively. Wholesale paraffin will drop by 3 cents a litre and the price of illuminating paraffin (SMNRP) will decrease by 4 cents per litre. There will be also be a 50 cents per kilogram increase in … [Read More...]
Political Party Welcome for Heyneke Meyer
27 January 2012 By Alan Leave a Comment
The IFP has taken note of the announcement that former Blue Bulls coach Heyneke Meyer has been appointed as the new Springbok coach and said that the Party welcomed the decision. "The IFP fully supports the decision to appoint Mr Meyer as the new Springbok coach and we congratulate him on his appointment. Mr Meyer's passion for rugby and his impeccable track record as a coach bodes well for the future of South African rugby. We wish the new … [Read More...]
South Africa in the News on 27 January 2012
27 January 2012 By Alan Leave a Comment
South African Stocks: Anglo American, AngloGold, Lonmin Move - BusinessWeek - businessweek.com01/27/2012South African Stocks: Anglo American, AngloGold, Lonmin MoveBusinessWeekGold Fields Ltd. (GFI SJ), South Africa's second-largest gold miner, advanced 5.2 percent to 130.13 rand. Harmony Gold Minin more... South Africa's rand near 3-month highs vs dollar - Reuters Africa - af.reuters.com01/27/2012Independent OnlineSouth Africa's … [Read More...]
UPDATE 2-Arab League chief, Qatar PM to go to UN over Syria
27 January 2012 By Alan Leave a Comment
(Adds Morocco giving Russia, China draft resolution) UNITED NATIONS Jan 26 (Reuters) - The Arab League chief and the Qatari prime minister will present an Arab peace plan for Syria to ambassadors in the U.N. Security Council in New York early next week, the council president said on Thursday. South Africa's U.N. Ambassador Baso Sangqu told reporters in New York that the meeting is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. League … [Read More...]
UPDATE 1-Golf-Americans Stanley and Levin set Torrey Pines pace
27 January 2012 By Alan Leave a Comment
* Stanley and Levin post 10-under-par 62s * Perplexed Mickelson labours to a 77 (Updates at end of round) By Mark Lamport-Stokes SAN DIEGO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Kyle Stanley was one of several players who took advantage of a picture postcard day on the California coastline, charging into a share of the lead in Thursday's first round at the Farmers Insurance Open. With hardly a breath of wind at a sun-splashed Torrey Pines, the … [Read More...]
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