South Africa in the News on 25 July 2012

SA Ranked 40 On Food Security IndexAllAfrica.comJohannesburg — South Africa has ranked 40th out of 105 countries in a Global Food Security Index which has the US in the top spot and the Democratic R more…

South Africa – Law Against War Crimes AdoptedAllAfrica.comPretoria — South Africa has adopted the Implementation of the Geneva Conventions Act, which gives domestic force to the 1949 Geneva Conventi more…

New RAF Bill a Missed Opportunity to Identify Alternative Funding ModelsAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: New RAF Bill a Missed Opportunity to Identify Alternative Funding Models. 24 July 2012. Comment. pres more…

Deputy Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Handed Over the R11,4 Million …AllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Deputy Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Handed Over the R11,4 Million Waste Recyclin more…

Lower prices, demand hit ArcelorMittal South Africa earningsReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – ArcelorMittal South Africa (ACLJ.J), a unit of the world's top steelmaker (ISPA.AS), reported an 84 perc more…

South African Markets – Factors to watch on July 25ReutersSouth Africa's rand fell to its weakest against the dollar in more than seven weeks on Tuesday and could attempt early June's three-ye more…

SB NationEngland Humbled By South Africa In First Test At OvalSB NationNone of it materialised though in the first test as South Africa thumped England by an innings and 12 runs at the Oval on Monday. more…

Wall Street JournalWith Slow Growth, Jobs Elusive for Many in South Africa, Report SaysNew York TimesThe report came a day after South Africa's finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, announced that the more…

Times LIVESouth Africa's devastated England in first testTimes LIVEVictory. As sweet as a Somerset cider, which is not even that sweet but that is hardly the point. As celebrated as the Canterbury more…

AllAfrica.comNew findings from South Africa survey show great progress: Nearly one million …Medical XpressThe Third NCS was conducted jointly by Johns Hopkins Health and Education in South Africa (J more…

Education Department Misleading Public On Burnt TextbooksAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Education Department Misleading Public On Burnt Textbooks. 24 July 2012. Comment. press release. The Eastern Cape Ed more…

R300 Million of Saps Helicopters GroundedAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: R300 Million of Saps Helicopters Grounded. 24 July 2012. Comment. press release. The Democratic Alliance (DA) is receiving reports t more…

Times LIVESouth Africa's Corn Harvest Forecast to Rise 7% This Year by UNBusinessweekSouth Africa is the largest corn producer and exporter on the African continent, and shipments rose 20 percent more…

Who are Africa's Marissa Mayers?CNNCape Town, South Africa (CNN) — No one saw Marissa Mayer's appointment as the new CEO of Yahoo coming. I certainly didn't! However this is great news fo more…

South African Broadcasting CorporationPremier Helen Zille – The Western Cape Government's Interventions to Improve …AllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Premier Helen Zille – The Western Cape Government&# more…

HIV Testing Goes Mobile In Rural South AfricaNPR (blog)HIV Testing Goes Mobile In Rural South Africa. by Jason Beaubien. 09:41 am. July 24, 2012. Twitter; Facebook; E-mail; Share. Stumble Upon &middot more…

South African Broadcasting CorporationSA Flag Flies Over Olympic VillageAllAfrica.comSouth Africa's national flag proudly took its place among the 204 competing teams at Monday's official flag more…

US religious right presses anti-gay laws in AfricaBradenton HeraldCAPE TOWN, South Africa — Conservative U.S. Christian groups are setting up fronts in Africa to fight for anti-gay and anti-abortion more…

Jobs Centre to Help Unemployed YouthAllAfrica.comSouth Africa's Gauteng province launched the first of 20 jobs centres on Monday in a bid to address unemployment and poverty among the province&#39 more…

Daily MailSuperb Proteas Demolish EnglandAllAfrica.com"I think we've got an outstanding bowling attack," he opined, "so I think you've got to give them [South Africa] credit for more…