South Africa in the News on 24 October 2012

South Africa's Pick 'n Pay posts sharp drop in H1 profitReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa's second-largest grocer Pick n Pay (PIKJ.J) reported a 34 percent fall in first-half pr more…

Gordhan Set to Widen South Africa Budget Gap in Credibility TestBusinessweek“South Africa is caught in a very negative place, with downside risks to growth dominating,” Razia Khan, head of Africa more…

PakistanToday.com.pkPakistan in South Africa 2012-13Pakistan Daily TimesKARACHI: Pakistan's plans for a domestic Twenty20 competition along the lines of the Indian Premier League hit a snag Tuesda more…

iAfrica.comCondolences On the Passing of Alf KumaloAllAfrica.comHis photographs from the historic visit of Robert F. Kennedy to South Africa in 1966 helped transmit the importance of that trip to both more…

Wall Street JournalSouth Africa's Zuma, Tested by Mining Crisis, Faces Scandal Close to HomeNew York TimesNKANDLA, South Africa — On a pair of hilltops in this rolling, verdant corner of Zululan more…

AFPS. Africa, DRC Presidents Sidestep DRC CrisisVoice of AmericaPRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA — Congolese President Joseph Kabila and South African President Jacob Zuma held a bilateral meeting Tuesday tha more…

BBC NewsSouth Africa's Gold Fields fires 8500 striking mineworkers for refusing to …Washington PostJOHANNESBURG — A spokesman for Gold Fields says the company has fired 8,500 South African min more…

Red Shield Online Fraud Prevention Service Launched for PayU South AfricaAllAfrica.comPayU, which processes approximately 65% of the e-commerce transaction value in South Africa, has announced a three more…

Families of South Africa mine victims break downThe Associated PressBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated Press – 1 minute ago. JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In a hail of gunfire, a line of South African police sh more…

Independent OnlineSix Challenges for Minister Gordhan in His Medium Term Budget Policy StatementAllAfrica.comSouth Africa is in the eye of an economic storm. We have ended up here because the current more…

Burning Questions On Polokwane CourtAllAfrica.comThe Director General at last week's Annual Report hearings highlighted the effects of drastic budget cuts on the Department. This is a classic exam more…

Task Team Praises SA for Progress in Tackling HIV/AidsAllAfrica.comCape Town — Kenya's Minister of Gender, Children and Social Development Naomi Shaban has praised South Africa's success in more…

Business InsiderBLAME THE UNIONS: How South Africa Blew Its Spot As The Continent's Most …Business InsiderPart of this is due to capital-intensive industries like mining, which increasingly use more…

Wall Street JournalMinister: South Africa State Should Increase Mining RoleWall Street JournalSouth Africa's mining sector has been paralyzed by an outbreak of wildcat strikes, resulting in some o more…

iAfrica.comArts and Culture Committee Mourns Passing Away of Veteran PhotojournalistAllAfrica.comAs the country mourns his death, everyone should be reminded of his selfless desire to capture distress more…

Independent OnlineEskom, Activists 'Have Same Objectives'AllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Eskom, Activists 'Have Same Objectives'. 23 October 2012. Johannesburg — Eskom and environmental a more…

BBC SportSouth Africa Can Win Africa Cup of Nations Again, Says ToveyAllAfrica.comAfrica Cup of Nations-winning captain Neil Tovey believes South Africa can use home advantage to conquer the continent more…

South Africa After the ANC: Part IIWorld Politics ReviewEditor's note: This is the second of a two-part series on the implications of the African National Congress' decline for South Africa&#3 more…

BBC NewsFamilies of South Africa mine violence victims break down upon seeing video of …Washington PostJOHANNESBURG — Graphic video footage of South African police shooting dead 34 protesting mine more…

AFPAngloGold Starts Mines as South Africa Industry Set for DealBusinessweekAngloGold, which gets about a third of its output in South Africa, shut all its sites in the country last month as workers st more…