South Africa in the News on 8 October 2012

Globe and MailMurder and War Talk As the Killing Fields Move to AmplatsAllAfrica.comWorkers have told media that R12,500 (the Lonmin strikers' original demand) should be the standard basic pay for more…

Zuma and Motlanthe – the Yin and Yang of the ANCAllAfrica.comThe author of Kgalema Motlanthe: A Political Biography claims that it is a "rough coincidence" that the book which finally lifts more…

Independent OnlineMbeki's Cold Shower On South Africa and the AUAllAfrica.comJohannesburg — The thrust of South African foreign policy over the last 18 months was ostensibly defined by a relentl more…

South Africa To Address Lag In Pace Of Infrastructure DevelopmentBernamaHe said Germany had become one of South Africa's most important trading partners within the European Union and was ranked th more…

Independent OnlineDA Welcomes the Public Protector's Investigation Into NkandlagateAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: DA Welcomes the Public Protector's Investigation Into Nkandlagate. 8 October 2012. more…

IFP Calls On Minister Pule to Intervene in Latest SABC CrisisAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: IFP Calls On Minister Pule to Intervene in Latest SABC Crisis. 7 October 2012. Comment. press release. When the more…

Times LIVEStrike to Expand to Port WorkersAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Strike to Expand to Port Workers. 8 October 2012. Comment. Johannesburg — A strike by truck drivers is set to spread to rail and more…

Strikes About More Than Wages – NGOAllAfrica.com"The fact that so many miners are striking all over South Africa, indicates the level of unhappiness and unease within the sector," executive more…

African Markets – Factors to watch on Oct 8ReutersSOUTH AFRICA STRIKES * The rules of the game in South Africa's labour market have changed and the new players are workers such as Tshepo Modise an more…

BDliveSouth African Grace gunning for McIlroy after fourth winYahoo! News (blog)Reuters/Reuters – South Africa's Branden Grace tees off on the third hole during a practice round for the 2012 U.S. more…

Somalia: South Africa – Somalis Systematically Targeted in Killings and RobberiesAllAfrica.comCape Town, South Africa — Frequent attacks on Somalis living in South Africa has created serious uncerta more…

Miners end South Africa strike at Petra DiamondsYahoo! News (blog)JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Several hundred miners have ended a strike that started earlier this week and dragged down operations at Petr more…

Ashley Greene Covers Women's Health South Africa October 2012The Gossip GirlsWith just over a month remaining until the November "Breaking Dawn – Part 2" theatrical debut, Ashley Greene more…

Family's effort helps orphans in AfricaCt PostThis was the case for Nkosi, a 17-year-old orphan from the Lily of the Valley Orphanage in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. He traveled from his home at t more…

Daily NationSouth African miners to lay murder charges against policeDaily NationRepresentatives of 12,000 fired Anglo American Platinum workers in South Africa said Sunday they plan to lay murder cha more…

Raised on Rodriguez in South AfricaCBS NewsGavshon grew up in South Africa, where Rodriguez was bigger than The Beatles and Elvis Presley. "The whole "Cold Fact" album was ingrained, bu more…

Daily MailSouth Africa threaten ECB with legal action over claims Kevin Pietersen was …Daily MailIt is a change of tack from the ECB that has enraged South Africa, who have insisted all along that n more…

AFPCricket South Africa rubbishes ECB chief executive David Collier's Kevin …Telegraph.co.ukThe content of the texts that Pietersen sent has been the subject of much speculation since a South Af more…

Irish IndependentBranden Grace leads from gun to tape to take Dunhill Links ChampionshipThe GuardianSouth Africa's Branden Grace won for the fifth time this year, capturing the Dunhill Links Champ more…

Minister Pule Must Account for SABC DeceptionAllAfrica.comCommunications Minister Dina Pule must explain why she deceived South Africa about the success of the SABC's turnaround strategy in the li more…