South Africa in the News on 13 December 2012

Times LIVERewards for info on rhino poachersSouth Africa.info"We are also happy to announce our partnership with South Africa's Crime Line, a ground-breaking initiative that allows members of more…

Human rights award for Desmond TutuSouth Africa.infoSouth Africa's Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was this week awarded the prestigious Unesco/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Huma more…

African stock exchanges 'must link up'South Africa.infoAfrica's stock markets must collaborate to make the most of historic levels of investor interest in the continent, the head of the Jo more…

Reserve Bank chiefs take salary freezeSouth Africa.infoReserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus, along with the Bank's executive and non-executive directors, will forgo salary and fee increases in 2013 i more…

China, GCIS Discuss Communication ChallengesAllAfrica.comAlthough South Africa lags behind China in terms of government communication platforms, the country is eager to learn from its Chinese counterp more…

Photo by Philip Brown / Reuters/Reuters 2 minutes 22 seconds agoYahoo! Eurosport UKSouth Africa's captain Graeme Smith prepares to catch a ball during a training session before Thursday's seco more…

Aljazeera.com (blog)Drastic steps, exceptional leadership required for South Africa's problemsNamibianDrastic steps, exceptional leadership required for South Africa's problems. Johannesburg more…

ESPNcricinfo.comMichael Bates replaces injured Mark GillespieESPNcricinfo.comMichael Bates, the Auckland seamer, has been named as a replacement for Mark Gillespie in New Zealand's Twenty20 squad more…

ESPNcricinfo.comNew Zealand won't be underestimated – De VilliersESPNcricinfo.comSouth Africa will not take their summer series lightly, even though they are of a significantly lower-profile than more…

Nelson MailTaylor may join Black Caps in South AfricaTVNZThe relationship between New Zealand Cricket and Ross Taylor is now seemingly on the mend and the former captain could now join the Black Caps more…

Retired general hired to oversee anti-poaching operations in South AfricaEastDay.comJOHANNESBURG, Dec. 12 — The South African National Parks (SANParks) said on Wednesday that it has acquired the serv more…

Daily MaverickThe soft underbelly of a savage South AfricaDaily MaverickPerhaps unintentionally, it sits in the tradition of the great socio-political stories of the South African tragedy, starting wi more…

Nelson MailNZC gift wraps Christmas feast for South AfricaNelson MailOPINION: Imagine South Africa's cricketers sitting back at home grinning from ear-to-ear and counting the seconds until New Zea more…

ABC NewsMandela's Fading Presence Worries South…ABC NewsAs South Africa's governing party moves closer to picking its next leader, it will do so without the man widely viewed as the country& more…

Independent OnlineSouth Africa Unveils New Train Model, To Run By 2015Ventures AfricaVENTURES AFRICA – New set of ultra-modern blue and silver trains will soon hit the South African railway tracks t more…

ForwardSouth Africa loses its Mandela sparkleFinancial TimesNelson Mandela's characteristic sparkle has been fading, his wife, Graça Machel, lamented in an interview published as the 94-year-old more…

Ventures AfricaWill Gold Market in South Africa Point to Where Prices Go?MetalMinerReuters reported that “gold production in South Africa has sharply declined in the last seven years, knocking Afric more…

AFCON 2013: South Africa vs Malawi (Friendly)World Cup Blog (blog)Davie Banda, Frank Banda and Peter Pindani were dropped during training camp for the CECAFA Senior Challenge on disciplinary grounds. more…

Independent OnlineJSE stocks book record closeIndependent Online… Financial Planning · Retirement · Columnists · Unit Trusts · South Africa · Currencies · C more…

Top 7 Human Evolution Discoveries From South AfricaSmithsonian (blog)South Africa plays a central role in the history of paleoanthropology. Anthropologists and other scientists of the 19th and early 2 more…