South Africa: Media Warns on FIFA Reporting Rules
AN INTERNATIONAL media body representing SA’s interests on Fifa’s media committee yesterday warned media organisations to read accreditation documents for sports events clearly before allowing journalists to sign them, as they could bind the whole institution.
South Africa: Pretoria to Be Argentina’s Training Ground
Coach of the Argentina national soccer team, Diego Maradona, is pleased that the LC de Villiers Sports Grounds in Pretoria will be a suitable facility for his team to use as a training base camp during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
South Africa: Rockwell Reports a Return to Profit
A RESTRUCTURING and cost-cutting exercise started at the beginning of last year at Rockwell Diamonds has started to pay off, with the miner reporting higher output and a return to profit in its third quarter to November.
South Africa: Laying the Basis
PLANS for the National Planning Commission have been sidelined by so many red herrings over the past nine months or so that it’s a wonder that the new commission is coming together at all.
Angola/Algeria: Teams Go Through Motions to Reach Quarterfinals
The system of deciding the outcome of group standings at the Africa Nations Cup will come under expected fire after a contrived goalless draw between hosts Angola and Algeria in Luanda on Monday saw the both through to the quarter-finals.
Mali/Malawi: The Flames Burn Out at Nations Cup
Mali defeated Malawi 3-1 in their 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Group A encounter in Cabinda on Monday, but the result was not enough to see the West Africans through to the quarterfinals.
South Africa: Banking Confidence, Profit Slump
BANKING profit continued to fall in the fourth quarter last year due to weak credit demand and low transaction values, according to a survey released by accounting firm Ernst & Young .
Nigeria: One Million Women Rally for Ekwunife
Anambra state women, weekend in Awka, the state capital, embarked on a million women march and rally for the Progressives Peoples Alliance (PPA) gubernatorial candidate, Mrs Uche Ekwunife.
Nigeria: Senate Opposes Impeaching President
Regardless of national agitation, the Senate leadership is against the invocation of Section 143 of the Constitution, which could lead to the impeachment of President Umaru Yar’Adua.
Africa: Angola Detains Rights Activists Following Attack on Togo Football Team
Amnesty International has warned the Angolan authorities against a crackdown on human rights activists after several were detained in the Cabinda region in the wake of the 8 January attack on the Togolese national football team.
