South Africa in the News on 8 February 2013

San Francisco ChronicleSouth Africa outraged over brutal rapeSan Francisco ChronicleProfessor Rachel Jewkes, a doctor heading the Women's Research Unit of South Africa's Medical Research Counc more…

BBC NewsIn South Africa, 19 Accused in Congo PlotNew York TimesNineteen people accused of being members of a Congolese rebel group, including one American citizen, planned to overthrow President Josep more…

BBC NewsInvestment challenges facing Africa's mining industryBBC NewsMany of the 7,500 delegates at the annual conference in Cape Town felt that the investment wind was no longer blowing south to more…

South Africa's FirstRand eyes retail banking in Nigeria – CEOThe Zimbabwe MailLAGOS, – South Africa's FirstRand will use Thursday launched its new merchant banking business in Nigeria as a spr more…

BBC SportNigerians in South Africa meet over support for EaglesThe Guardian NigeriaAccording to one of the conveners of the meeting, Ifeanyi Okeke, the event would be attended by Nigerians from all ov more…

South Africa: Village thinking at a national levelMail & Guardian OnlineFor far too long the discourses of politics, race and economics in South Africa have obscured another significant reality: that more…

Train Collision Injures 29 in South AfricaCRIENGLISH.comAt least 29 people including 27 passengers were injured Thursday in a collision between two trains in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province, more…

Independent OnlineSasco slams tax proposalIndependent OnlineCrime & Courts · Politics · South Africa · Africa · World · Opinion · Back Page · Speci more…

International Business TimesShocking Gang Rape In South Africa: Will It Trigger Indian-Type Massive Protests?International Business TimesIndeed, rape is so common in South Africa that it is doubtful t more…

Glencore Said to Study Stock-Market Listing in South AfricaBusinessweekGlencore International Plc, the largest publicly traded commodities supplier, is considering a stock-market listing in South Afri more…

BBC NewsSouth Africa Outraged at Gang Rape of TeenagerABC NewsIn a country where one in four women is raped and where months-old babies and 94-year-old grandmothers are sexually assaulted, citizens ar more…

Washington PostSouth Africa, where 1 in 4 women raped, outraged at gang rape and death of 17 …Washington PostJOHANNESBURG — In a country where one in four women is raped and where months-old babie more…

Times of IndiaSouth Africa's Nirbhaya: Gang-rape murder of girl evokes outrage in countryTimes of IndiaJOHANNESBURG: The rape and gruesome mutilation of a teenage girl in South Africa has sparked more…

The rand is no longer a reliable gauge of global risk appetiteThe EconomistA unique blend of factors made South Africa's currency a good gauge of how investors feel. Its GDP per person (at purchas more…

Geo News, PakistanImran Farhat leaves for South Africa to join Pak Test squadGeo News, PakistanImran believes it is not an easy task to play cricket in South Africa,adding, he will make all-out effort more…

South Africa police arrest 2nd man for teen rapeWTOPSouth Africa police arrest 2nd man for teen rape. Thursday – 2/7/2013, 11:59am ET. JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police say they have arrested more…

Telegraph.co.ukAnglo American's new CEO says South Africa threats 'out of order'Telegraph.co.ukAnglo American's new CEO says South Africa threats 'out of order'. The incoming c more…

Cities Need to Plan With the Poor, Not for the PoorAllAfrica.comThe recent debacle in Lenasia where government demolished houses built by residents who were duped by fraudsters into buying illegally s more…

Telegraph.co.ukThe Call: Risk #10: South AfricaForeign Policy (blog)Jacob Zuma's reelection as ANC president will hasten the decline of South Africa's dominant political party and increase soc more…

Wall Street Journal (blog)Anglo American's New Boss Gets Tough on South Africa's GovernmentWall Street Journal (blog)South Africa's turbulent mining sector looked set to get rougher Thursd more…