Obama Boosted by Janitors; Racial Limbo in South Africa: Film (Bloomberg)
Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) — Sandra Laing lived in racial limbo under South Africa’s apartheid system, a mixed-race child of white parents who apparently passed on genes from unknown black ancestors.
Taj Hotels to Open First South Africa Property (Hospitality Design)
Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces will add Taj Cape Town to its portfolio—the hotelier’s 80th hotel and first in South Africa that features the work of local architect DHK and interiors by Singapore-based James Park Associates . The 166-room property occupies a new 17-floor tower, along with two historic structures: the Temple Chambers, also known as the Board of Executors, which was built in 1890 …
South Africa Posts Largest Trade Surplus Since 2003 (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — South Africa unexpectedly posted a trade surplus last month, the largest since December 2003, as mineral exports surged and the first recession in 17 years curbed oil imports.
Flower backs Pietersen to overpower South Africa (AFP via Yahoo! News)
England team director Andy Flower believes Kevin Pietersen is in the right frame of mind to overpower South Africa in the forthcoming Test series.
Exclusive: Neil Tovey Believes That Carlos Alberto Parreira Is The Right Man For South Africa (Goal.com)
Former South Africa captain Neil Tovey expects Carlos Alberto Parreira to have an immediate effect. He told Goal.com , “In terms of an international coach coming to South Africa, Parreira is probably the best that was available.
Geoffrey Boycott: victory in South Africa would be Andrew Strauss’s biggest coup (Daily Telegraph)
This is a huge tour for England and I’m not feeling confident about their prospects in South Africa says Geoffrey Boycott.
Andy Flower reminds Jonathan Trott of hostile times looming in South Africa (Times Online)
Jonathan Trott may have spent the first decades of his life in South Africa, but he will be heading into the unknown when he returns to his home country with the England squad this evening. If Andy Flower, the team director, is proved correct, then the reception will be distinctly hostile.
England squads for tour of South Africa (Hindustan Times)
England captain Andrew Strauss insists there will be no question of divided loyalties amongst the South Africa-born members of his squad when they face the world number one-ranked Proteas.
South Africa : Manager Suspended for Offensive Mandela Song (AllAfrica.com)
Cape Town — Falcon Security Has Issued a Statement Saying It “Wishes to Apologise Unreservedly to Mr Nelson Mandela And the People of South Africa for the Damage to His Good Name That Has Been Caused By the Playing of an Offensive Song At Its Stand At a Family Day Function At Sun City Over the Past Weekend.”
