WEDNESDAY, 10 MARCH 2010 - 05:56, SAST
Top StoriesMalema: If I've broken the law, arrest meYesterday at 16:11, SAST ANC Youth League president Julius Malema says if anyone can prove any wrongdoing against him, they should arrest him. ANC spokesperson under fire for Zuma comments Yesterday at 17:32, SAST The ANC has distanced itself from comments attributed to it on the controversy surrounding President Jacob Zuma's assets. UK gives SA millions of condoms in HIV fight Yesterday at 07:22, SAST The United Kingdom is to give 42-million condoms to South Africa as part of an HIV prevention drive before the Soccer World Cup. ANC seeks Winnie to 'verify' Mandela remarks Yesterday at 14:06, SAST The ANC was trying to contact Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to find out if she really had said Nelson Mandela had let down black people, an official said. SA man released from Nigerian kidnap ordeal Yesterday at 06:51, SAST A South African who was being held hostage in Nigeria was released on Monday evening, the Department of International Relations said. Gauteng dismisses 'spurious' R10bn Gautrain claim Yesterday at 12:05, SAST The Gautrain management agency on Tuesday dismissed as "spurious" a claim of more than R10-billion by the Bombela consortium for reported delays. Drought scorches host city PE ahead of World Cup Yesterday at 07:30, SAST The green pitch at Port Elizabeth's World Cup stadium has become an island in a sea of brown, exempt from water limits imposed due to a drought. Solidarity delivers anti-crime letters to Zuma Yesterday at 13:12, SAST Western Cape victims of crime accompanied Solidarity to Parliament on Tuesday to present 136 000 anti-crime letters to President Jacob Zuma. Protesters fire live ammunition in Tshwane Yesterday at 08:35, SAST Protesters fired live ammunition at firemen, pelted police with stones and barricaded roads in Mamelodi East, the city of Tshwane said on Tuesday. Soweto drag racers' case not heard Yesterday at 12:29, SAST Two men who allegedly killed four students while drag racing in Soweto did not appear in court as expected on Tuesday. Source: Mail & Guardian Online |
WorldChina and India endorse Copenhagen climate planYesterday at 21:23, SAST China and India signed up to the Copenhagen Accord for fighting climate change today, joining almost all other major greenhouse gas emitters in endorsing the non-binding pact. Greece calls for ban on speculative trading Yesterday at 21:18, SAST Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou has proposed a ban on derivative trading techniques that increase debt costs for countries like Greece which struggle to cut their deficits. Source: SABC News AfricaCongo-Kinshasa: Marching for the Women of CongoYesterday at 11:34, SAST On a warm spring day on Monday, activists and supporters from the Enough Project and Women for Women marched with colorful banners across the Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to raise awareness about the ... Africa: Create Jobs and All Else Will Follow Yesterday at 22:08, SAST Bill Gates' commitment at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to give $10 billion over the next decade to develop and distribute vaccines to children in the world's poorest countries has stimulated an interesting discussion on what would ... Source: All Africa BusinessFood firms face fixing blowToday at 04:00, SAST The country's big four consumer food groups - Tiger Brands, Pioneer Foods, Foodcorp and Premier Foods - will come before the Competition Tribunal again for a ruling on alleged price-fixing in their milling divisions since 2006. World Cup's main beneficiary is Fifa, and SA's slice slims Today at 04:00, SAST Early estimates of the economic benefits to South Africa from the World Cup seem to have been too optimistic. Source: Business Report |