I Luv SA (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Here's an interesting letter recently submitted to a Nigerian newspaper. The writer has recently visited SA and is stunned at the level of infrastructure there. His/ her interpretation of the reasons appears to be frank and without any hidden agenda. It kind of reminds me of a quote by Carl Sagan: When you make the finding yourself - even if you're the last person on Earth to see the light - you'll...
I Luv SA (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
'Bout time. This whole saga is such an embarrassment. I believe the ANC doesn't give a crap really after the way it attacked everybody and supported this tool but it's us ordinary South Africans who have to live with the shame. This suspension would not have happened without the international IOC putting pressure on the ANC. I guess WWIII fizzled out before it got started. I wonder what Houtkop Malema...
France 24 (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Springbok scrum-half Fourie du Preez capped a wonderful three days in his career on Monday when named South Africa Rugby Player of the Year. Du Preez was the architect of the three Blue Bulls tries last Saturday when they defeated Free State Cheetahs 36-24 in Pretoria to capture the Currie Cup inter-provincial championship. Widely regarded as the best No 9 in the world, Du Preez displayed his wide...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The revamped Wonderboom National Airport in Pretoria is expected to be used extensively during the 2010 FIFA World Cup to transport fans and FIFA delegates to and from the host city.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
PRETORIA, South Africa -- Congo's president says his forces are succeeding against an extremist Rwandan militia in his country's east.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) says it supports the decision by Metrorail to suspend train services between the Pienaarspoort and EersteFabrieke stations in Pretoria.
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Cricket:Paul Stirling was one of four Irish players to be selected to attend next month’s ICC batting camp in Pretoria, South Africa.
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Opening remarks by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane at the opening of the Ministerial Session of the South Africa-Democratic Republic of Congo (RSA/DRC) Bi-National Commission held at the Southern Sun Hotel, Pretoria 29 October 2009 His Excellency, Mr Raymond Tshibanda Minister of International Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of Congo Honourable Ministers of the Democratic Republic of Congo and...
I Luv SA (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Without sounding callous to the unfortunate victim of the crime, it appears South Africa has found a new way to die of natural causes. Being shot in the heart. I smell a Nobel prize in the air. I guess that means no murder investigation is necessary. Ahh, those blacks, always figuring out new things. *** Pretoria - The death certificate of an auto electrician who was killed three weeks ago when he...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Pretoria outlines ambitious plans to raise R640bn in debt over the next four years as part of efforts to help Africa's largest economy out of recession and meet commitments on job creation
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Working visit by President J Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Republic of South Africa to attend the sixth South Africa-Democratic Republic of Congo (SA-DRC) Bi-National Commission, Pretoria 27 October 2009 South African President Jacob Zuma will co-chair the SA-DRC Bi-National Commission Summit with his Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) counterpart, President Joseph Kabila, in Pretoria....
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
With less than an hour to go before matrics sit for the Electrical Technology paper, learners in Pretoria are anxiously waiting to go into their exam halls.
Uganda Watch (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Email received today, addressed to Uganda Watch : DDT: Government puts the people in Northern Uganda on dangerous health risks Dear Sirs, I'm a science journalist of ugandan origin based in Cologne, Germany. I have a PhD in Genetics and worked for six years at the University Hospital in Cologne. Please inform the people of Uganda that the government puts people in Northern Uganda on dangerous health...
Pan-African News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
South African journalist Ruth First and Frances Baard during the treason trials during the late 1950s in Pretoria. First was a prolific writer on African issues. She was assassinated by apartheid intelligence while living in Mozambique in 1982. Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos 'Flushed with elation': Ruth First at the University of Dar es Salaam Barbara Harlow 2009-10-22, Issue...
Daniel Molokele (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
HARARE – President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday told Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to go back to Harare and re-engage coalition partner President Robert Mugabe, the South African President’s special political adviser, Lindiwe Zulu, told ZimOnline on Thursday. A statement released by Zuma’s office after his Wednesday meeting with Tsvangirai said he had told the Zimbabwean...
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