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The Fifa Baton about to be Passed - To TWO Countries
The Fifa Baton about to be Passed - To TWO Countries

2010-09-01

IMAGE: The Head of the FIFA delegation Harold Mayne-Nicholls of Chile, right talks with with Angelo Brou, Secretary General of the Portuguese soccer federation, left and Miguel Angel Lopez, executive general of the Iberian candidate committee after maki ...

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Is it that  black and white ball still bouncing after Fifa or the rebounding economy?
Is it that black and white ball still bouncing after Fifa or the rebounding economy?

2010-09-01

IMAGE: THAT symbol: The experts are stilling sorting out the reasons, but several travel companies say that since South Africa’s much-praised staging of the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament June 11 to July 11, they’re selling more South African vacation ...

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Vodacom, Nedbank launch mobile cash service for the
Vodacom, Nedbank launch mobile cash service for the "unbanked"

2010-09-01

(Parastatal) "Telecom's trade body GSMA has predicted that operators could make $5 billion from financial services by "banking" 364 million people without bank accounts by 2012."

South Africa's largest mobile phone group Vodacom is teaming up with Nedb ...

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South African president rejects criticism on China's engagement with Africa
South African president rejects criticism on China's engagement with Africa

2010-09-01

Visiting South African President Jacob Zuma said in Beijing Wednesday that labeling China's engagement with Africa "new colonialism" was untruthful.

Responding to a question after giving a speech at the Renmin University of China, Zuma said he noted cl ...

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Drunk baboons plague Cape Town's exclusive suburbs
Drunk baboons plague Cape Town's exclusive suburbs

2010-08-31

IMAGE: Each day, dozens of Cape Baboons gather to strip the ancient vines Photo: AP

Groot Constantia, in the heart of Cape Town's wine country, can deal with inebriated holidaymakers – but it is invading baboons which have developed a taste for its gr ...

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World Cup Fans spent some R3.1 billions here.
World Cup Fans spent some R3.1 billions here.

2010-08-31

WC foreigners injected R3.1 bil into SA
Monday, 30 August 2010

Foreign Visa card spending reached R3.1 billion during the lead-up to, during and after the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Spending continued in the three weeks after the final an ...

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Tensions between media and ANC on display in South Africa
Tensions between media and ANC on display in South Africa

2010-08-31


I had the rather dubious pleasure of attending a discussion on the matter of the proposed media appeals tribunal and Protection of Information Bill at the University of Johannesburg.

Let me warn you from the outset: If you want intelligent, honest, ...

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Zuma under pressure as strike widens
Zuma under pressure as strike widens

2010-08-31

Johannesburg - A powerful South African labour leader threatened at the weekend to withdraw support for President Jacob Zuma's African National Congress, altering a long alliance strained by a nearly three-week-old strike.

Adding to the pressure on the ...

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Malema vs Zuma - The Gloves Are Off

2010-08-30

Malema, who once declared that he was prepared to kill and die for Zuma, is becoming increasingly impatient with the president, and has warned that a second term in office was not automatic.

The league hopes to use next month's ANC National General Cou ...

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Robert Devereux donates £4m of art collection to set up African charity
Robert Devereux donates £4m of art collection to set up African charity

2010-08-30

IMAGE: Former Virgin partner gives away works by Frank Auerbach, Anthony Caro and Lucian Freud to help struggling artists in Africa

Robert Devereux prepares for the auction of his collection at Sotheby's, above, in front of pieces by Leon Kossoff, l ...

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