South Africa in the News on 2 January 2013

Business Recorder (blog)Posted by ImaduddinBusiness Recorder (blog)JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand touched a three-month high on the first trading day of 2013, lifted on Wednesday by a last-minu more…

The NationSeven Die in Recruitment Test in South AfricaAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Seven Die in Recruitment Test in South Africa. 1 January 2013. Seven people died while undergoing a fitness test used more…

ESPNcricinfo.comSkipper McCullum to open batting against South AfricaTVNZ"I've been opening the batting for the last little while and you've got to bat at some point," he said, of th more…

DesignBuild SourceRetrofitting South Africa's Squatter CampsDesignBuild SourceAmong the beauty and the history of South Africa, squatter camps are spread over hillsides, containing shacks of corru more…

South Africa and Seychelles to boost cooperationForimmediaterelease.net (press release)South Africa and Seychelles to boost cooperation (Forimmediaterelease.net) Seychelles and South Africa are set to more…

Deutsche WelleThe deadly danger for South Africa's poorDeutsche WelleSouth Africa's poor cook and heat their shacks with stoves that often kill or injure them through fire or toxic fumes. Scie more…

ESPNcricinfo.comWilliamson quiet on his new challengeESPNcricinfo.comWilliamson might, especially as he seems to have made some progress since the last time he faced South Africa. Does he think he has more…

Black Caps need miracle to upset ProteasStuff.co.nzTonight's first test between New Zealand and South Africa has an inevitable air to it, as cricket folk in Cape Town defy their New Year hangovers more…

Township Fire in South Africa Kills 3ABC NewsSouth African media say three people died and 4,000 were displaced when fires swept through shacks in poor settlements in the Cape Town area on New Year&#3 more…

ESPNcricinfo.comSouth Africa v New Zealand, 1st Test, Cape Town Kallis and Steyn on the cusp …ESPNcricinfo.comIn a time when the cricket power base has shifted significantly over small periods, Smit more…

No response from South Africa on CBI's request on DenelEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: The CBI's attempts to get information from South Africa in a seven-year old case of alleged corruption in Anti-M more…

Plastic surgery safari: Getting the 'Jennifer Lopez butt' in South AfricaCNN InternationalJohannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — Flicking through her photos on her living room couch, Julia Quinn more…

South Africa pacer Vernon Philander fit for first Test against New ZealandCricket CountrySmith said South Africa were eager to get into action in their first home match since taking the number one wor more…

iAfrica.comA number of news events shocked South Africa but the Marikana tragedy topped …Eyewitness NewsUniversity of Johannesburg academic Professor Adam Habib said South Africa will never be the s more…

BDliveSouth Africa seek to build on top spotBDliveKirsten said South Africa wanted to start a busy year of Test cricket on a strong note after capturing and then retaining the number one spot with suc more…

Donald Woods flees South AfricaBBC NewsIt is 35 years since the South African newspaper editor was forced into exile. He had shown that the police had killed anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. After more…

Preview: South Africa v New Zealand, 1st TestCricbuzzNo opponent has established a brutal, vice-like grip on New Zealand like South Africa. The statistics are there for everyone to see. Since New Zeal more…

BBC NewsAfrica: Where black is not really beautifulBBC NewsSouth Africa is marketed to the world as Mandela's rainbow nation, where everyone is proud of their race and heritage. But for some black more…

South African Broadcasting CorporationThe Proteas seek to consolidate their top place on the world Test rankingsSouth African Broadcasting CorporationKirsten said South Africa wanted to start a busy y more…

Stuff.co.nzJames Franklin talks up NZ's test approachStuff.co.nzAll-rounder James Franklin, who'll bat No 7 and chime in as a fourth seamer with his left-armers, said they couldn't simply more…