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Gates: 80 Pct. Chance Vista Ready in Jan
Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Tuesday there was an 80 percent chance the company's next-generation operating system, Vista, would be ready in January.
Ex-South African President Out of Hospital
South Africa's last apartheid president, F.W. De Klerk, left the hospital Monday after recovering from complications following surgery for colon cancer.
S. Africa Train Crash Kills 1, Injures 42
One commuter train rear-ended another, killing one passenger and injuring 42 others, rescue officials said Saturday.
Ex-Gang Leader's Ashes Spread in Africa
The ashes of executed Crips gang co-founder Stanley "Tookie" Williams were spread in a lake in South Africa in accordance with his will, a friend said.
EU Proposes Radical Wine-Industry Overhaul
The European Union proposed a radical overhaul of the continent's cherished wine industry Thursday, a move meant to ensure the survival of vintners hit hard in recent years by growing competition from Chile, the U.S., South Africa and others.
S. Africans Mark 1976 Soweto Uprising
President Thabo Mbeki led hundreds of South Africans on a march Friday in the footsteps of children whose bloody uprising 30 years ago reshaped the struggle to end apartheid.
South African Youth Still Fighting Battles
Young people in the new South Africa are struggling to confront AIDS, sexual violence and poverty. Thirty years ago, their predecessors fought to bring down a racist regime whose legacy still haunts the nation.
South Africa Unions Call One-Day Strike
A one-day national strike organized by the main trade union movement to protest poverty and unemployment hit production in South Africa's mining and car-manufacturing industries Thursday and had a patchy response in other sectors.
New Antibiotic Aimed at Resistant Germs
Scientists have found a chemical that might one day prove critical in the ongoing fight against germs that have developed resistance to existing antibiotics.
ANC Executive Committee Restores Zuma
Former Deputy President Jacob Zuma will resume his duties as the deputy leader of the ruling African National Congress following his acquittal on rape charges, the party said Monday.
Zuma Apologizes for Having Unprotected Sex
A day after he was acquitted of rape, former Deputy President Jacob Zuma apologized Tuesday for having unprotected sex with an HIV-positive woman but denied he had harmed South Africa's AIDS prevention efforts.
Judge Acquits Zuma of Rape in S. Africa
A man who once seemed in line to be South Africa's next president was acquitted of rape Monday in the country's most politically charged trial since the end of apartheid.
Verdict Due in South Africa Rape Case
A judge began reading his verdict Monday in the rape trial of former Deputy President Jacob Zuma, following testimony that has sent mixed messages on AIDS and sexual violence in South Africa.
Freighter Sinks Off S. Africa, 27 Missing
A bulk carrier sank off the South African coast and rescuers were searching for 27 crewmen who remained missing Thursday, officials said.
South Africa to End 'Canned Hunting'
South Africa proposed new laws Tuesday that would end the "canned hunting" of wildlife bred in captivity to be shot in closed reserves by wealthy tourists.
Defense Concludes Arguments in Zuma Trial
The most sensational trial since the end of apartheid closed Tuesday with defense demands for former Deputy President Jacob Zuma to be acquitted of charges he raped an HIV-positive family friend.
South African Activist Moodley Dies at 60
Strini Moodley, one of the founders of the Black Consciousness Movement during South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle, died Thursday after a brief illness, his family said. He was 60.
Closing Arguments in South African's Trial
South Africa's most politically explosive trial since the end of apartheid neared a conclusion Wednesday, with the prosecution describing as "fanciful" an assertion by former Deputy President Jacob Zuma that he had consensual sex with the woman who has accused him of rape.
AIDS Conference Ends With Appeals
An international AIDS conference ended Wednesday with impassioned appeals to political and pharmaceutical industry leaders to fund development of a virus-killing gel to protect women from the disease and so save millions of lives.
Gow, Lile Top Nationwide Tour Leaderboard
Australia's Paul Gow won his third career Nationwide Tour title Sunday, closing with a bogey-free 3-under 69 for a three-stroke victory over South Africa's Craig Lile in the inaugural Athens Regional Foundation Classic.
Court Rules in Favor of Deported Widow
An appeals court ruled that a woman ordered deported to South Africa after her husband of 11 months was killed in a car crash has the right to apply to live in the United States.
Zuma Testifies at Trial He Is HIV Negative
Former South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma testified Tuesday at his rape trial that his accuser led him to believe she wanted sex by lamenting she had no boyfriend and wearing a skirt when she visited his house.
South African Policeman Kills 8 in Rampage
A senior South African policeman went on a shooting rampage, killing eight people — including a 2-year-old baby — before being shot dead by colleagues Tuesday, police said. A pedestrian was killed during a police chase of the suspect.
S. African Denies Rape Allegation at Trial
The man once groomed to be South Africa's next president defended himself Monday against charges that he raped an HIV-positive family friend, arguing that they had consensual sex.
South Africa Rape Trial Worries Activists
The day the trial opened, the woman who accuses a former South African deputy president of rape was hustled in under heavy guard, her face hidden under a cloth. The politician's supporters have burned photographs of her outside the courtroom — even though her identity was meant to be a secret — and depicted her as a traitor and a tramp.
Aid for the Poor, Not for the Consultants
Source: allafrica.com
"Money is being spent on consultants who are earning up to 1,000 dollars a day," Caroline Sande Mukulira, South Africa country director for ActionAid International, told IPS Wednesday.
Apartheid SA ‘better than Israel’
Source: dispatch.co.za
THE “apartheid Israel state” is worse than the apartheid that was conducted in South Africa, Congress of SA Trade Unions president Willie Madisha said yesterday. “Given what is happening, erstwhile apartheid South Africa was much better,” he said.
SA to start youth service
Source: business.iafrica.com
South Africa was about to launch a national youth service, Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka divulged on Monday.
'Apartheid Israel' worse than apartheid SA
Source: mg.co.za
The "apartheid Israel state" is worse than the apartheid that was conducted in South Africa, Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) president Willie Madisha said on Monday. He said Palestinians were being attacked with heavy machinery and tanks used in war, which had ne …
'Apartheid Israel' worse than apartheid SA
Source: Mail & Guardian Online
The "apartheid Israel state" is worse than the apartheid that was conducted in South Africa, Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) president Willie Madisha said on Monday. He said Palestinians were being attacked with heavy machinery and tanks used in war, which ha …
Will South Africa be able to pull off the World Cup in 2010?
After some heated discussions both here and in real-life, people seem quite polarised on whether South Africa will be able to pull off hosting the Soccer World Cup in 2010.
The 2010 World Cup Logo
So Italy are champions and Zidane has retired ignominiously. South Africa have just 4 years to make Africa's first World Cup a success, and the first salvo has been fired with the unveiling of the logo. What does everyone think of it?
Someday, With Help, News Media May Get It
Source: womensenews.org
By Sheila Gibbons WeNews commentator Media advocates gathered last week in Germany to discuss how coverage of women can break a 30-year impasse. Sheila Gibbons says two identical headlines about women published by the same South African paper show how it can be done.
Zuma sues SA press
Source: int.iol.co.za
Following his acquital in the rape trial of Khwezi, Jacob Zuma is suing various sections of the SA media for a total sum of up to R125 million (over $17 million) . The case has serious implications for freedom of press in South Africa.
Zuma defamation claim 'largest in SA history'
Source: iol.co.za
Jacob Zuma's defamation claim against the media has risen to R63-million after a Johannesburg radio station "further insulted" him, the Witness reported on Tuesday.
Four teenagers in the dock for murder of girl
Source: iol.co.za
As four teenage boys prepare to appear in court on Tuesday in connection with the murder of a 14-year-old Khayelitsha girl, an NGO has warned of a "shocking" increase in juvenile crime.
2010: Why South Africa will lose the World Cup
Germany! The World Cup is in full swing and the host country has proven that it can run a world class event.
Pilger reviewed - "writer of wrongs"
Source: The Scotsman
Jackie McGlone reviews outstanding Oz-UK journalist John Pilger's latest book "Freedom next time" (Bantam, 2006) - a collection of essays on wrongs done to Chagossians, Palestinians, Afghans, South Africans and Indians.
Water for life not for money
Source: us.oneworld.net
20, 000 farmers have been displaced by a multi-billion dollar dam project in South Africa and Lesotho - another World Bank scheme that has ended up filling the coffers of multinationals at the expense of impoverishing local communities and
'He thought sex with a virgin would cure him'
Source: guardian.co.uk
From the page: -- He said he raped me because he thought having sex with a virgin would cure him of his disease. --
Perlman's Stand Against SABC To Be Commended
Source: themercury.co.za
SAfm radio presenter John Perlman's on-air revelation that the SABC has blacklisted certain commentators who cannot be relied upon to sing the praises of the ANC government is sadly not surprising.
Railway infrastructure shrinks
Source: sundaytimes.co.za
Rail transport infrastructure in South Africa has shrunk over the past 12 years, the response to a parliamentary question by the Democratic Alliance has revealed.
Judge stands by Pakistanis
Source: iol.co.za
A Pretoria High Court judge has described the powers granted to immigration officials as "draconian". Judge Eberhardt Bertelsmann on Monday ordered the department of home affairs not to rearrest seven Pakistani nationals who are alleged to be in South Africa illegally.
Guerrilla war on society, says MEC
Source: businessday.co.za
CRIMINALS are mounting a guerrilla war on society, says Gauteng safety and security MEC Firoz Cachalia, following the bloody clash in Jeppestown, Johannesburg, on Sunday.
Water shortage could hamper the South African economy
Source: mg.co.za
A shortage of fresh water will crimp South Africa's economic growth if government fails to decrease demand and increase supply of this essential commodity, World Wildlife Fund-South Africa (WWF-SA) warned on Friday
'It was a massacre' - Cops
Source: iafrica.com
Police combing the scene of Sunday's deadly shootout in Johannesburg with a gang of robbers say the gang had waited for police to enter the house before ambushing them.
S.Africa public broadcaster in fresh row over political bias
Source: za.today.reuters.com
South Africa's public broadcaster faced fresh criticism over perceived political bias after reports it banned some critics of President Thabo Mbeki from its airwaves.
Historians scour ANC hideout for Mandela's handgun
Source: news.independent.co.uk
Historians in South Africa are searching for Nelson Mandela's gun, one which could have changed the course of history since its discovery at that time would have certainly led to the legend's conviction for treason.
Wireless providers put their money where their mouth is
Source: mybroadband.co.za
Wireless broadband in South Africa grows strongly, thanks to the fixed-line monopoly of Telkom.
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