 The world's top 100 airports: listed, ranked and mapped
Where are the world's busiest airports - and how many passengers passed through them? Get the latest data for the top 100 • Get the data • Data journalism and data... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Guardian
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 President arrives in South Africa
President Pratibha Patil arrived in South Africa today on the second leg of her nine-day tour, which is expected to give further impetus to India's close and friendly... (photo: PIB of India) Indian Express
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 President Patil leaves on nine-day state visit to Seychelles, South Africa
New Delhi, Apr 29 (ANI): The President, Pratibha Devisingh Patil, today left on a nine-day state visit to Seychelles and South Africa. She is being accompanied by the... (photo: PIB of India) Newstrack India
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 President embarks on visit to Seychelles, S Africa
New Delhi, April 29: President Pratibha Patil on Sunday left on an official tour to Seychelles and South Africa, a visit expected to further boost India's friendly ties... (photo: PIB of India) The Siasat Daily
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 UK military deaths in Afghanistan
The UK's military role in Afghanistan since 2001 has brought with it a heavy human toll. Members of the Army, RAF, Royal Marines and special forces have lost their... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) BBC News
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 'Africa Needs Common Stock Exchange Platform'
The former Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Professor Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke, has urged African countries to establish a common stock exchange... (photo: AP / George Osodi) Graphic
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 SA slates UN
South Africa on Tuesday night criticised a UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara for ignoring human rights violations in the Moroccan-controlled territory after... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider) Independent online (SA)
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 Southern African countries collaborate on plans for climate research centre
Windhoek-based facility to open in August after South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Zambia and Namibia commit to project Sand dunes in Kunene, Namibia. Scientists believe... (photo: EC / EC) The Guardian
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 DIANNA GAMES: Africa’s hospitals crumble while leaders are treated elsewhere
THE death this month of Malawi’s p resident Bingu wa Mutharika in a private clinic in Johannesburg brings to mind other African leaders whose lives ended in hospitals far... (photo: AP / Jason DeCrow) Business Day
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 Ex-Champion Semenya Qualifies for Olympics
The former world champion Caster Semenya qualified for the 800 meters at the London Olympics. Semenya’s time was 1 minute 59.58 seconds in a provincial meet on her... (photo: AP / Michael Sohn) The New York Times
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 SABMiller investing $2,5bn in Africa
SABMiller plans to invest up to $2,5bn in Africa over the next five years to build and refurbish breweries, its head for the region said yesterday, as it looks to slake... (photo: GFDL / Pudelek) Business Day
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 Business is ‘shooting itself in foot’ — Mantashe
BUSINESS leaders are shooting themselves in the foot by badmouthing SA, African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Gwede Mantashe says, refusing to back down on... (photo: AP / Themba Hadebe) Business Day
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 South Africa's president Jacob Zuma to marry for sixth time
Jacob Zuma, South Africa's polygamous Zulu president, will marry for the sixth time next weekend, just days after celebrating his 70th birthday, it has been confirmed.... (photo: AP / Mike Hutchings, Pool, File) The Daily Telegraph
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 Airlines expanding into Africa
Africa is attracting more airline services and more hotel companies as business opportunities increase and tourism industries grow. Low-cost airline 1Time, which is still... (photo: WN / Dominic Canoy) Independent online (SA)
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 Rhinos killed for Asian cure-all
Poaching on the rise as horns sell for more than cocaine in Vietnam. Nguyen Huong Giang loves to party but loathes hangovers, so she ends her whiskey benders by tossing... (photo: Creative Commons / Neal Jennings from Toronto, ON, Canada) NZ Herald
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 ArcelorMittal SA nearly doubles CEO’s pay
ARCELORMITTAL SA , a unit of the world’s largest steel maker, paid its CEO Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita R8m last year, almost double her remuneration in 2010, when no share... (photo: GFDL) Business Day
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 Lift rhino trade ban, urge hunters
Johannesburg - Giving endangered species such as rhinos a commercial value was the only way to save them from extinction, the SA Hunters and Game Conservation Association... (photo: Washington DC Library) Independent online (SA)
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 Mali rebels launch assault on key northern town
GAO/BAMAKO (Reuters) - Heavily armed Malian rebels in pick-up trucks attacked the northern garrison town of Gao on Saturday, capitalising on the chaos after last week's... (photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell) The Star
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 South Africa Economist Sees Growth Between 2.5% and 3%
By PATRICK MCGROARTY PRETORIA—South Africa's economy is likely to grow between 2.5% and 3% this year, the South African Reserve Bank's chief economist said Friday,... (photo: Michelle Hibbert/WN) Wall Street Journal
Economy Photos Pretoria South Africa Wikipedia: Economy of South Africa |
 N Korea ‘preparing for launch’
New satellite imagery appears to show preparations beginning for a long-range rocket launch in North Korea despite international objections. The image from a privately... (photo: EC / EC) Independent online (SA)
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