South Africa’s 2010 World Cup Still Hopes to See David Beckham (HispanicBusiness.com)
South Africa’s FIFA 2010 World Cup Local Organizing Committee (LOC) are disappointed that England football icon David Beckham has been ruled out of playing in the tournament which starts in Johannesburg on June 11. However, although Beckham’s Achilles’ tendon injury will prevent him from playing, South African media are optimistic that he will still come to the tournament.
Winfrey set for March 29 defamation trial over comments on abuse at South Africa school (Los Angeles Times)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Talk show host and media magnate Oprah Winfrey is expected to spend two weeks defending herself at trial in a defamation case linked to the sex-abuse scandal at her girls school in South Africa.
Cipla Medpro South Africa Says Full-Year Profit Increased (Bloomberg)
March 18 (Bloomberg) — Cipla Medpro South Africa Ltd., a manufacturer of generic drugs, said full-year profit climbed to 159.9 million rand from 128.7 million rand a year earlier, according to a statement published by the company in the Johannesburg-based Business Day newspaper today.
South Africa Doubles Family Budget for Polygamist Leader Zuma (Bloomberg)
March 17 (Bloomberg) — South Africa’s government has almost doubled the budget for President Jacob Zuma ’s wives and children to 15.5 million rand ($2.1 million) in the year through March 2010, the Presidency said.
Aveng Seeking Acquisitions in South Africa, Australia (Update1) (Bloomberg)
March 17 (Bloomberg) — Aveng Ltd. , South Africa’s largest construction and engineering company by value, said it is looking at “quite a few” acquisitions in South Africa and Australia.
Race against time for South Africa’s World Cup organizers (CNN)
One of South Africa’s World Cup stadiums needs a pitch replacement, and at many others work continues on the outside appearance of the venues, access roads, changing rooms and VIP suites.
UN says South Africa attractive to human traffickers (People’s Daily)
South Africa is an attractive destination for human trafficking and drug smuggling by organized crime syndicates, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Johan Kruger, the project coordinator for the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC), said South Africa’s “open, cosmopolitan” society is being used to facilitate human trafficking. He said that South Africa is being used also because …
Follow South Africa’s road to reconciliation, priest urges PM (The Malaysian Insider)
By Debra Chong KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — Putrajaya could do no worse than follow in South Africa’s footsteps in resolving Malaysia’s rising race and faith-based conflicts. Father Lawrence Andrew who edits the Catholic paper, Herald, thinks the government should set up a national reconciliation commission modelled after the republic’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to deal with conflict …
Nigeria/South Africa: South-African Envoy Re-Assures On Security (AllAfrica.com)
Lagos — Football loving fans looking forward to be in South Africa for the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicking off on June 11 have once again been re-assured of their safety during the championship which ends on July 11.
2010 World Cup: Guesthouse owner hopes fans will book one of her rooms in South Africa (The Christian Science Monitor)
B&B owner Vicky Ntozini is enlarging her kitchen and putting on an addition to her guesthouse in preparation for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, which faces a shortage of accommodations.
