South Africa in the News on 20 June 2012

Times LIVESouth Africa's Passenger Rail Operator To Buy Thousands Of New …BernamaCAPE TOWN, June 20 (BERNAMA-NNN-BUANEWS) — The state-owned Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) plans t more…

DA Rejects ANC's Attempt to Bulldoze Through a Print Media CharterAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: DA Rejects ANC's Attempt to Bulldoze Through a Print Media Charter … should liaise with Print Med more…

Don't Drag IFP Into ANC BattlesAllAfrica.comIt was the ANC-SACP Alliance partner NACTU which referred to the Prince as the "snake that was poisoning the people of South Africa" which had more…

President Must Take Urgent Steps to Ensure Nkosi Sikelela Belongs …AllAfrica.comI will also appeal to government to negotiate means through which the people of South Africa can benefit from recordin more…

DA Mxit Live Chat – 38 000 Young People Register for Chat Session …AllAfrica.comWith over 10 Million active users in South Africa, and approximately 750 million messages a day, this is an extremely more…

Govt, Parties Agree On Further E-Toll MeetingsAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Govt, Parties Agree On Further E-Toll Meetings … Last week government and Business Unity South Africa agreed on the principle more…

Fendi on Sale in Africa Where Bling is KingBusinessweekWith oil exports from Angola and Nigeria minting new millionaires, and the middle class growing in South Africa and Morocco, Burberry Group Plc ( more…

South Africa Sees Steep Rise in Students Taking Cambridge …MarketWatch (press release)Schools in South Africa made over 16000 examination entries for Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge International A Le more…

SOUTH AFRICA DAYBOOK: Consumer-Price Inflation, Grain, WescoalBloombergSouth African inflation probably slowed to 5.9 percent in May from 6.1 percent in the previous month, according to the median est more…

Voice of AmericaHarmful Consequences of Teen Pregnancies in South AfricaVoice of AmericaHIV infection, school dropout boosted by spike in teenage births.and more » more…

Voice of America'Breast Best' Policy Challenged in South AfricaVoice of AmericaMother's milk protects babies against illnesses but carries HIV risk.SOUTH AFRICA: First nurses trained to in more…

Voice of AmericaChildren Bear Brunt of South Africa's Tuberculosis EpidemicVoice of AmericaPoverty, poor counseling, patient indiscipline drive TB increase. more…

South Africa: Top Performer Among Global MarketsInvestor’s Business DailySouth Africa isn't exactly the first country that comes to most investors' mind when it comes to international investin more…

Financial TimesMining sector seeks way to repay debt to communitiesFinancial TimesWhen South Africa's mining industry became the subject of a debate over nationalisation a couple of years ago, tho more…

Telegraph.co.ukEngland beats SA Barbarians North 57-31SI.comPOTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa (AP) -England claimed an ultimately convincing 57-31 win over South Africa Barbarians North on Tuesday in their more…

ForbesTwitter-Activated Vending Machine Launched In South AfricaForbesSouth African beverage company BOS Ice Tea has launched what may well be the world's first Twitter-activated vending machine.T more…

South African Economic Growth Facing Downside RisksBusinessweekSouth Africa's economic growth is at risk of slowing further because of a delay in resolving the European debt crisis, Finance Minist more…

TAC Still Fights for MedicinesAllAfrica.comNamibiaSouth AfricaSwazilandZambiaZimbabwe · West Africa · BeninBurkina … South Africa: TAC Still Fights for Medicines. By Ayanda Mkhwanazi, more…

Independent OnlineWage Increase to Cost R30 Billion – SisuluAllAfrica.comNamibiaSouth AfricaSwazilandZambiaZimbabwe · West Africa … South Africa: Wage Increase to Cost R30 Billion – Sisulu. 1 more…

Prasa to Buy New Trains, Overhaul Signalling, StationsAllAfrica.comCape Town — The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) plans to buy thousands of new trains – with most manufactured locally more…