Rugby-South Africa team to play France (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)
South Africa coach Peter de Villiers on Tuesday named the following team for the international against France in Toulouse on Friday.
SOUTH AFRICA: TV ad delivers silent HIV message (AlertNet)
Source: IRIN A television advertisement that will air in South Africa in November aims to reach deaf people with vital information about how to protect themselves from HIV, while giving hearing South Africans a brief experience of a world without sound.
England bowled out for 89 by South Africa A in Twenty20 tour match (Daily Telegraph)
England lose their last seven wickets for 18 runs in final tour match against South Africa A.
South Africa Wants ‘Open Discussion’ on Rand Value, Patel Says (Bloomberg)
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — South Africa’s government will hold talks with business and labor unions about the value of the rand, Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel said.
Police shoot dead three-year-old in South Africa (Guardian Unlimited)
Police in South Africa have allegedly shot dead a three-year-old boy because they mistook a metal pipe he was holding for a gun.
South Africa axe late arrival Khanyeza (AFP via Yahoo! News)
World Cup hosts South Africa have axed striker Mabhuti Khanyeza for friendlies against Japan and Jamaica after he missed a training-camp deadline.
Patel Says He Never Proposed Fixing South Africa Rand (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — South Africa’s Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel denied a press report that he wanted to fix the exchange rate and said he was unaware of any such debate within government.
Organizers: South Africa was never in danger of losing WCup (SportingNews)
LONDON — World Cup organizers say there was never an emergency plan to move the 2010 tournament if South Africa were not ready. FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the United States was among countries that could host at short notice.
Mandela Endures as South Africa’s Ideal (New York Times)
Even as Nelson Mandela fades from view, he retains a vital place in South Africa’s public consciousness.
South Africa Reviews AIDS Program, Encourages Testing (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — South Africa is reviewing its AIDS treatment programs and encouraging people to get tested for HIV as it seeks to reverse years of government neglect of the disease, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said.
