South Africa Politics and News Monitor – Cracks are showing in South Africa’s tripartite alliance (The Scotsman)

Cracks are showing in South Africa’s tripartite alliance (The Scotsman)
DEEP divisions between South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) and its trade union and Communist allies are threatening a decades-old alliance as ri

South Africa golfers leave hospitality in the clubhouse (Peoria Journal Star)
Charl Schwartzel has been looking up to Ernie Els for as long as he has been around golf. Schwartzel was a toddler when his father and Els played together in a team event they won at a local club in South Africa. He remembers going to his first golf tournament, the Million Dollar Challenge, to watch the Big Easy. He even became an affiliate member of Els’ foundation, traveling with the team of …

Ex-wife lashes out at South Africa’s Mandela (Austin American-Statesman)
Ex-wife lashes out at South Africa’s Mandela

South Africa’s Ruling Alliance Can Find ‘Balance,’ Zuma Says (Bloomberg)
March 12 (Bloomberg) — South Africa’s ruling alliance, which includes the African National Congress and the Congress of South African Trade Unions, “is able to balance” the interests of labor unions and other members of the group, South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma said in an interview with the Johannesburg-based Mail & Guardian newspaper.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Mar 12 2010 13:19 (Mail and Guardian)
Acclaimed in Britain and the United States, Blacklands by Belinda Bauer (Bantam Press) is now out in South Africa. She tells us about her debut psychological suspense story, which to date has sold 30 000 copies in the UK alone.

Telkom South Africa Level Three Championships: Day One (Swimming World Magazine)
EAST LONDON, South Africa, March 12. KWAZULU Natal schoolboy sensation Chad Le Clos continues in 2010 where he left off in 2009 by racing to an A Qualifying time for the Olympic Youth Games in Singapo…

Cost of Stadium Reveals Tensions in South Africa (New York Times)
Even as a $137 million stadium to be used for four World Cup games this summer is rising, poverty remains prevalent in South Africa.

South Africa 2009 Gold Production Falls 5.8% On Year-Industry (Fox News)
South Africa 2009 Gold Production Falls 5.8% On Year-Industry

Leading American and South African Business Groups Convene Meeting to Capitalize on South Africa’s Growing Economy (AllAfrica.com)
— The U.S.-South Africa Business Forum convened its first steering committee meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, on February 24, 2010. The forum aims to deepen economic ties and to foster public-private cooperation between the United States and the Republic of South Africa.

South Africa more than ready for World Cup (Everett Herald)
LONDON South Africa president Jacob Zuma announced at Wembley Stadium on Thursday that his country was ready, if not more than ready to host the first World Cup on African soil.

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