News in South Africa

IBTimes.co.ukSouth Africa: Mandela Name Pulled Into PoliticsABC NewsMany South Africans believe their leaders are out to help themselves and not the nation, which showed such promise when it broke the shackles of apartheid by holding the first all-race elections in 1994 and putting Mandela, who had been jailed for 27 ...Nelson Mandela at 95: Huge Portrait of South Africa's Political Giant for SaleIBTimes.co.ukall 10 news articles »

NASA's 19-Gigapixel Filmstrip of the Earth from Russia to South AfricaThe AtlanticNASA's Landsat satellites have been snapping pictures of the Earth from orbit since 1972. The most recent iteration of the project, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission, arrived at its orbital resting place on April 12, and shot this series of 56 images ...and more »

BBC NewsDo whites have a future in South Africa?BBC NewsApartheid South Africa looked after white people and nobody else. Now some of its white communities face a growing and often violent crisis which threatens their future in the country. Some estimate that across the country there may be up to 400,000 ...South Africa parliament member and clergyman makes the case for IsraelJNS.orgSouth African Whites Question Their Future - The RootThe Rootall 5 news articles »

Remittance woes for South Africa workersAljazeera.comMigrant workers employed in South Africa pay among the highest charges in the world to send their money back home. The World Bank estimates that as much as 21 percent of the money set aside for family members back home is spent on simply getting it ...and more »

Upswing in South African Film IndustryVarietyNine years after the end of apartheid, South Africa's film industry has grown an average 14% per year since 2008 and employs roughly 40,000 people, of which 66% are black, according to the first study of the industry. SEE MORE: Cannes Film Festival ...Cannes 2013 - South Africa & Kenya Film Commissions Partner On Initiative To ...Indie Wire (blog)SA, Kenya look to film partnershipsSouth Africa.infoall 5 news articles »

Wall Street JournalSouth African Justice Under the GunWall Street JournalSouth Africa's murder rate ranks as the world's 14th highest, according to a 2011 study by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime that compiled the number of homicides across countries between 1995 and 2011. On average, 42 people are murdered ...

ESPNcricinfo.comPersistent injuries force Zondeki to retireESPNcricinfo.comSouth African fast bowler Monde Zondeki has decided to retire from all forms of cricket following persistent back-injury problems. He was advised that even a major back surgery wouldn't be enough to help him get back to play competitive cricket ...South Africa fast bowler retiresCricket365.comCricket South Africa:Spate Of Back Injuries End Zondeki's CareerSportPulseall 4 news articles »

Globe and MailUPDATE 2-South African worker demands roil shares, randReutersJOHANNESBURG, May 20 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand hit new four-year lows on Monday after Mercedes Benz said workers at an assembly plant had staged an illegal strike and the government-allied union demanded big wage hikes for coal and gold ...South Africa union seeks pay raises of up to 60 per cent for minersGlobe and MailSouth Africa Mine Union Submits Demand for Higher WagesFox BusinessNum Submits Its Wage Demands to the Chamber of MinesAllAfrica.comPlatts -MINING.com -AllMediaNYall 21 news articles »

South African Corn Futures Rise to Two-Week High as Rand WeakensBloombergCorn in South Africa, the continent's biggest producer of the grain, rose to the highest level in more than two weeks after the rand declined against the dollar, making imports more expensive. White corn for delivery in July, the most active contract ...Jansen to be honoured in New YorkSouth Africa.infoSouth Africa's Rand Weakens to Four-Year Low Amid Rate Cut TalkBusinessweekAfrican Bank Leads South African Banks Lower After Dividend CutSan Francisco ChronicleMoneyweb.co.za -Independent Online -PR Newswire (press release)all 22 news articles »

Obama to visit South Africa, Senegal, TanzaniaNews & ObserverThe White House says the president and first lady Michelle Obama will leave on June 26, stopping in Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania. Obama will meet with government figures as well as leaders from the business, civil society and youth communities.and more »