South Africa in the News on 25 December 2012

iAfrica.comMining expected to tackle South Africa's needsNewsDayJOHANNESBURG — The mining sector is faced with a choice: either actively raise its contribution to the country's developmental more…

South Africa's ANC eases investor angstThe News InternationalJOHANNESBURG: South Africa's ruling ANC did not sound much like a revolutionary movement of the political left at its party confere more…

Asian toad stowaway gets new home in South AfricaHouston ChronicleJOHANNESBURG (AP) — They say cats have nine lives. Now a Chinese toad has joined that club of wily survivors. South Africans are mar more…

Will the Brics Bury IBSA?AllAfrica.comChina's presence in the leading developing nations alliance of Brazil, Russia, India and China has given the bloc an advantage that another developing nations more…

TIMEAsian toad stowaway gets new home in South AfricaKOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo NewsAsian toad stowaway gets new home in South Africa. Posted: Dec 24, 2012 1:30 PM by Lauren Molenburg. Bookm more…

Minister to Promote Birth Registration CampaignAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Minister to Promote Birth Registration Campaign. 24 December 2012. Pretoria — Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor and her de more…

BBC NewsNelson Mandela to spend Christmas in S Africa hospitalBBC NewsSouth Africa's first black President Nelson Mandela will spend Christmas in hospital, a government statement has said. Mr Mand more…

ABC NewsSouth Africa: World Watches Mandela's StruggleABC NewsA chipped street mural in South Africa's Soweto township depicts stations in the life of Nelson Mandela, each matched by a portrai more…

South Africa: World watches Mandela's struggleThe Associated PressJOHANNESBURG (AP) — A chipped street mural in South Africa's Soweto township depicts stations in the life of Nelson Mandela, more…

South Africa's I-Shack Gives Power to the PeopleAllAfrica.comSouth Africa's I-Shack Gives Power to the People. 24 December 2012. Cape Town — The South African government boasts that it has b more…

South Africa: Mandela in hospital over ChristmasHuffington PostJOHANNESBURG — South Africa's presidency says former leader Nelson Mandela will spend Christmas Day in hospital. The presidency say more…

BBC NewsYoung South Africans driving aidBBC NewsSouth Africa is one of the most unequal societies in the world, with a wide gap between rich and poor. BBC Africa's correspondent Milton Nkosi spent more…

Independent OnlineIOL shutdown over ChristmasIndependent OnlineCrime & Courts · Politics · South Africa · Africa · World · Opinion · Back Page · Sp more…

BBC NewsSouth Africa: Scam arrests made over 'borrowed' corpseBBC NewsTwo people have been arrested in South Africa for "borrowing" a corpse as part of an elaborate life insurance sc more…

RFISouth Africa's i-Shack gives power to the peopleRFIThe South African government boasts that it has built 2.8 million new homes in 18 years, each with access to electricity, water and drains, bu more…

South Africa Platinum Mining Market Overview and Forecast to 2020: Trends …International Business Times (press release)SummaryGlobalData's mining industry offering, "South Africa Platinum M more…

Independent OnlinePippie on the mend – PICIndependent OnlineThe dramatic effects of the Lazarus Pill on brain-damaged patients was discovered in South Africa by chance when a mother asked her Springs, more…

Capital FM KenyaSouth Africa pair 'borrow' corpse in insurance scamCapital FM KenyaSouth Africa pair 'borrow' corpse in insurance scam. Posted by AFP on December 24, 2012. The 35-year- more…

NEWS.com.auAsian toad stowaway gets new home in South Africagulfnews.comAsian toad stowaway gets new home in South Africa. Got trapped in a cargo shipment from China to Cape Town. AP; Published: 14:58 more…

Global Traveler Names South African Airways 'Airline of the Year'AllAfrica.comIn naming the recipient of the award, the magazine cited SAA as a "perennial favourite" among its reader more…