South Africa in the News on 31 August 2012

Gautengonline Schools Programme Is Progressing As Planned.AllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Gautengonline Schools Programme Is Progressing As Planned. 30 August 2012. Comment. press release. The GautengOnlin more…

Minister Ebrahim Patel's Address to the Women's ParliamentAllAfrica.comSpeaking at the Women's Parliament in Cape Town today, Minister Patel said while the country's gender policies ha more…

South Africa: Minister Calls Upon Mothers to Support More Than 53000 Young …AllAfrica.comWith Women's Month drawing to a close, Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has once again cal more…

Nigeria, South Africa to Re-Visit Tourism PactAllAfrica.comThe coming days will see Nigeria and South Africa re-visit the "Cooperation in the field of Tourism Agreement" signed in 2008 when more…

SOUTH AFRICA DAYBOOK: Trade Balance, Cipla Medpro, MediclinicBusinessweekSouth Africa will probably post a trade deficit of 5.2 billion rand ($612 million) for July, according to the median estimate o more…

ESPNcricinfo.comSouth Africa set for long spell at No. 1ESPNcricinfo.comThere is something wonderfully appropriate about South Africa's ascent to No. 1 in Test cricket, indeed in all forms. They h more…

South Africa – Women and the Gay Rights MovementAllAfrica.comSouth Africa has celebrated Women's Month this year in a political climate that is lurching increasingly rightward and threatening to b more…

SB NationSouth Africa Beat England In First One-dayer; Become Number OneSB NationSouth Africa has finally started claiming what should have been theirs a long time back. The number one spot in Interna more…

Wall Street JournalSouth Africa Charges Miners in DeathsWall Street JournalThursday's decision led to an outcry from members of South Africa's legal and opposition community, amid tensions tha more…

Food prices soared 10% in JulyMoneyweb.co.za… ——Political economy, ——South Africa, ——Special events, ——–2012 Budget, ——–Afgri: The Spring Show, ——–Business 2012, ——–C more…

World Bank chief heads to Africa in first overseas visitReutersWASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – New World Bank President Jim Yong Kim heads to the Ivory Coast and South Africa next week on his first tri more…

After South Africa police shot miners, miners charged with murderLos Angeles TimesUnder the “common purpose” doctrine, part of a “riotous assembly” act adopted in South Africa more than half a more…

Business RecorderSouth Africa dominate ICC Test Team of the Year, awards listPakistan Daily TimesStaff Report ISLAMABAD: South Africa's rise to the top of the Test rankings was reflected in the In more…

San Francisco ChronicleDu Toit back atop the podium at Paralympic GamesGreenwich TimeSouth Africa's Natalie du Toit swims towards winning the gold medal in the Women's 100m Butterfly S9 catego more…

Four Thunder players visit South AfricaNBA.comThe Oklahoma City Thunder forward was only in Kenya for three days, but it felt like three weeks. He witnessed people who walked 30 miles just to get two more…

Yahoo! Eurosport UKJean: We back Heyneke's planSPORT24Meyer has been criticised in South Africa for a rigid game plan revolving around forwards bashing the ball up to get over the gain line, with more…

ESPNcricinfo.comSouth Africa aim to confirm top billingESPNcricinfo.comSouth Africa are tempted to smirk at England's captaincy predicament, with Andrew Strauss' resignation after the defeat i more…

Brisbane TimesSouth Africa dominate ICC team of the year, awards listOman Daily ObserverCOLOMBO — South Africa's rise to the top of the Test rankings was reflected in the International Cricket C more…

AllAfrica.comSouth African Scientists Claim Breakthrough Drug Cures All Strains of MalariaPopular ScienceMalaria is the scourge of tropical nations, crippling its victims with symptoms like debilitati more…

New York TimesSouth African Miners Face Murder ChargesNew York TimesIt was the latest and perhaps most bizarre turn in a saga that has gripped South Africa, unleashing a torrent of rage over deepening more…