S.african Doctor Returns Home After Uae DetentionFriday, May 17, 2013 CAPE TOWN AFP - A South African doctor arrived home on Friday nine months after he was detained in the United Arab Emirates over the death of a cancer patient he treated more than a decade ago.Cyril Karabus, a paediatric oncologist, was detained last August while in transit through Dubai after ... |
Ritual circumcision kills 23 males in South AfricaFriday, May 17, 2013 JOHANNESBURG AFP - South African police said Friday they had launched a series of murder inquiries after 23 males died while undergoing circumcision during traditional rites of passage into manhood.The 23 -- aged between 13 and 21 -- died in various places across the countrys northeastern Mpu ... |
Lonmin holds talks to end S.Africa mine strikeWednesday, May 15, 2013 MARIKANA, South Africa AFP - Embattled platinum producer Lonmin held talks with striking miners Wednesday to end an illegal strike that has stoked fears of violence between rival South African unions.Miners failed to report for a morning shift, extending the strike into its second day and para ... |
Eying re-election, South Africa's Zuma shifts gearTuesday, May 14, 2013 ELDORADO PARK, South Africa AFP - South African president Jacob Zuma toured a drug-ravaged Johannesburg suburb Tuesday, using an emotional plea from local mothers to highlight his governments drive for change, ahead of an upcoming election.Less than a year before voters decide whether Zuma wi ... |
Aids-related deaths falling in S. Africa: agencyTuesday, May 14, 2013 CAPE TOWN AFP - One in ten South Africans is HIV positive but AIDS-related deaths are falling as ramped-up treatment begins to have an impact, the countrys official statistics agency said Tuesday.After years of dragging its heels on the HIV/AIDS crisis, since 2004 South Africa has developed t ... |
Alviro Petersen replaces Smith in S.Africa squadTuesday, May 14, 2013 JOHANNESBURG AFP - Test opening batsman Alviro Petersen will replace Graeme Smith in South Africas squad for the ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales next month.Petersen, 32, has not appeared in a one-day international since January 2012 but Andrew Hudson, convener of the South African s ... |
S. Africa platinum miners strike after deathTuesday, May 14, 2013 JOHANNESBURG AFP - Thousands of mine workers downed tools on Tuesday at South Africas restive Lonmin mine after a union leader was shot dead in the restive platinum belt at the weekend.Lonmin operations are suspended this morning due to an illegal work stoppage, Lonmin spokeswoman Sue Vey t ... |
S.Africa platinum miners strike after unionist killedTuesday, May 14, 2013 MARIKANA, South Africa AFP - Thousands of mine workers downed tools on Tuesday at South Africas Lonmin mine after a union leader was shot dead in the restive platinum belt at the weekend.Lonmin operations are suspended this morning due to an illegal work stoppage, Lonmin spokeswoman Sue Vey ... |
Drunk tourist charges at South African elephantMonday, May 13, 2013 JOHANNESBURG AFP - Video footage of an inebriated tourist lunging out of his car and charging a wild elephant at South Africas famous Kruger National Park caused an uproar on Monday.The footage, posted on wildlife site Latest Sightings www.latestsightings.com, showed the unidentified man ch ... |
S.Africa's ANC youth blast TutuMonday, May 13, 2013 JOHANNESBURG AFP - South Africas ruling ANC youth wing hit out at former archbishop Desmond Tutu on Monday, after the Nobel Prize winner said he would not vote for the party at the next elections.The ANC Youth League said Tutu must make remarks anchored by reality and facts after he cited t ... |
Profits surge for S. Africa gold miner AngloGoldMonday, May 13, 2013 JOHANNESBURG AFP - AngloGold Ashanti, the worlds third-biggest bullion producer, posted a six-fold increase in quarterly earnings on Monday, amid difficult recovery from last years industrial unrest.The company reported adjusted headline earnings of 113 million in the first quarter of 2013, ... |
Union leader killed amid S.African platinum tensionsSunday, May 12, 2013 JOHANNESBURG AFP - A union representative in South Africas platinum belt has been gunned down before he could testify at an inquiry into violent strikes, a union leader said Sunday, amid ongoing tension in the countrys platinum producing sector.Gunmen shot dead the man, identified by local m ... |
Domingo plans to build on S. Africa cricketers' successSaturday, May 11, 2013 JOHANNESBURG AFP - Russell Domingo, who was on Saturday appointed as South Africas next head coach, said he planned to build on the structures put in place by incumbent Gary Kirsten.Domingo, 38, is assistant coach to Kirsten, who announced on Friday he would not be renewing his two-year contr ... |
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