South Africa in the News on 24 May 2013

Wildcat Strikes Hurt the Poor – ZumaAllAfrica.comTraditional leaders had a vital role to play by working with the government to create strong institutions and to help tackle the various challenges tha more…

Hyundai South Africa partners with World Wide Creative to launch new websiteBizcommunity.comStephanie de Villiers, senior strategist on the project for World Wide Creative: "It's been incredi more…

China, US disappoint marketsIndependent OnlineNomura said this was largely due to “South Africa idiosyncrasies especially around the mining sector, the role of unions and Anglo American Platinum&#39 more…

VectorVest Releases VectorVest 7 South AfricaBusiness Wire (press release)CORNELIUS, N.C. & JOHANNESBURG–(BUSINESS WIRE)–VectorVest announced today the release of VectorVest 7 South Africa. The more…

Independent OnlineCosatu pushes ahead with e-toll protestIndependent OnlineCrime & Courts · Politics · South Africa · Africa · World · Opinion · Back Page more…

South Africa's James Kingston shoots 66 to take lead in BMW PGA ChampionshipFox NewsVIRGINIA WATER, England – South Africa's James Kingston shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday at Wentworth to take more…

defenceWebThales upgrading air traffic managementUPI.com"South Africa is emerging as one of the fastest growing and complex ATM regions in the continent," Patrick Oszczeda, Thales South Afri more…

The RoarManu Samoa squad to tour South Africa for June TestsThe RoarI am a Wallabies supporter but am also a devout Manu Samoa supporter and I am definitely anticipating both the British and Irish Lio more…

Bishops: South Africa's plan to charge tolls for existing roads immoralCatholic News ServiceCAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS) — Charging motorists to use existing roads is immoral, and the new toll-r more…

BloombergSouth Africa: central bank holds rates amid bleak economic outlookFinancial Times (blog)Stuck between the rock of currency depreciation and the hard place of a slowing economy, South Africa&# more…

ITWebTipsters exposed after South Africa's national police force hackedRegisterThe identities of more than 15,000 South Africans who reported crimes or provided tip-offs to the police have been ex more…

RechargeSwiss giant ABB expands inverter production in South Africapv magazineABB is expanding operations in South Africa's booming photovoltaic market with plans for a new inverter production lin more…

Montreal GazetteOscar Pistorius left off South Africa's funding list for 2016 OlympicsNational PostJOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius and Caster Semenya were left off a list of athlete more…

The GuardianSouth Africa: Clash of the Booker titansThe GuardianFor two decades there had been a sport, arms, cultural and growing economic boycott of apartheid South Africa, and at the Weekly Mail we more…

Water Debt and Leaks Plague City ResidentsAllAfrica.comThe water that drips from the pipes of the toilet outside her home in Khayelitsha, a large semi-informal township on the fringes of Cape Town, So more…

Funding cut for Oscar PistoriusESPNStill only 22, Semenya is considered South Africa's best hope for an Olympic track title in Rio. But she wasn't part of the Operation Excellence program beca more…

South Africa Reduces Corn-Output Estimate by 1.1% for SeasonBloombergSome of South Africa's main growing regions, including the Free State province, which produces 40 percent of the country's more…

Sacsis Launches Campus and Community Radio ProgrammingAllAfrica.comWe are producing in-depth interviews with experts that cover a wide range of topics related to poverty, inequality, human rights, and more…

South Africa Keeps Key Interest Rate at 5% as Rand PlummetsBusinessweekSouth Africa's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged as the rand's plunge adds to pressure on inflation more…

Independent OnlineSouth Africa Keeps Interest Rate at 5% as Rand PlummetsBloombergSouth Africa's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged as the rand's plunge adds to pressure o more…