South Africa Politics and News Monitor – Obama hints he’ll attend World Cup in South Africa (AP via Yahoo! News)
Obama hints he’ll attend World Cup in South Africa (AP via Yahoo! News)
President Barack Obama is hinting he’ll attend next year’s World Cup soccer championship in South Africa.
Obama hints that he will attend World Cup in South Africa next year (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
L’AQUILA, Italy – President Barack Obama is hinting he’ll attend next year’s World Cup soccer championship in South Africa. After a photograph with South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday, a reporter asked Obama if he’ll attend the matches. “That’s my goal,” Obama replied.
Obama hints he’ll attend World Cup in South Africa (San Francisco Chronicle)
President Barack Obama is hinting he’ll attend next year’s World Cup soccer championship in South Africa. After a photograph with South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday, a reporter asked Obama if he’ll attend the matches. “That’s my goal,” Obama… Sponsored Topics: South Africa – Jacob Zuma – President of South Africa – Africa – World Cup
Rape culture condemned in South Africa (MSNBC)
Statistics on sexual violence in South Africa show more than one in four men commit rape. Advocates say many attacks go unreported because of the crime’s stigma.
Anglo, BHP, PPC, Shoprite, Telkom: South Africa Equity Preview (Bloomberg)
July 10 (Bloomberg) — The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in South Africa . Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names and prices are from the last close.
Violence in South Africa as World Cup workers strike (Sports Illustrated)
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Hundreds of striking workers demonstrated at World Cup stadiums across South Africa on Thursday, with some stoning cars and passers-by as they demanded higher wages for those building the stadiums and rail stations for Africa’s first World Cup.
South Africa: Saru Gets Shoved Out in the Cold in Bidding Farce (AllAfrica.com)
Surely the RWCL’s statement: “the RWCL board considered in its review process the preference for the world cup to be held in one of the major rugby markets on a regular basis” means South Africa would be considered to hold future Rugby World Cups the same as all the other “major rugby markets”, as opposed to the likes of, say, Portugal or Georgia or any of the other improving rugby playing …
South Africa: Number of Swine Flu Cases Rise to 48 (AllAfrica.com)
Pretoria — The number of confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu virus, or swine flu, in South Africa has increased to 48. While 17 new cases in South Africa were confirmed on Wednesday, Mpumalanga reported its first case of the H1N1 flu virus on Thursday.
Telkom South Africa Recommendation Cut at Merrill After Rally (Bloomberg)
July 10 (Bloomberg) — Telkom South Africa Ltd. , Africa’s biggest fixed-line phone operator, was cut to “underperform” from “neutral” at Bank of America Corp.-Merrill Lynch & Co. on the stock’s advance after the company’s dividend payment.
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