Seven killed in South Africa road accident
August 22nd, 2012 - 9:22 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Aug 22 (IANS) At least seven people were killed, including six pupils, and 13 others injured after the truck they were travelling in crashed in a South African ... Read more...
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Mandela’s arrest site turned into memorial
August 7th, 2012 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Pretoria, Aug 7 (IANS) South Africa has built a memorial at the site where anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962, state-run news agency SA News reported.Mandela was arrested ... Read more...
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Six showstoppers for Malini Agarwalla’s accessory show
March 6th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) Six women from different walks of life walked the ramp together for accessory designer Malini Agarwalla on the concluding day of the Lakme Fashion Week Tuesday.Bollywood ... Read more...
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World’s oldest bed found in South Africa
December 24th, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Dec 24 (IANS) The world's oldest bed, dating back 77,000 years, has been discovered in a cave in South Africa.The bed, made of bundles of sedge and wild ... Read more...
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World’s oldest, Stone Age bed found in South Africa
December 24th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Dec 24 (IANS) The world's oldest bed, which dates back to 77,000 years ago, has been discovered in a cave in South Africa, a media report said Friday.The ... Read more...
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Scores injured when taxi overturns in South Africa
December 29th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by BNO News
BALLITO, SOUTH AFRICA (BNO NEWS) -- Seventeen people were injured on Wednesday morning when a minibus taxi overturned in South Africa, emergency officials said.The accident happened on early Wednesday morning on Ballito ... Read more...
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Do business with India, Indians in Africa told (Lead)
October 2nd, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Lakshmi Krishnakumar
Durban, Oct 2 (IANS) Africans of Indian origin should look at India as a "land of economic opportunity" and connect more through business and education, besides traditional social and cultural ... Read more...
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India, its diaspora should strengthen economic ties: Vayalar Ravi
October 2nd, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Lakshmi Krishnakumar
Durban, Oct 2 (IANS) Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi has called upon the Indian diaspora in Africa to strengthen economic ties with the land of their origin."For Africans of ... Read more...
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800 delegates to attend PBD-Africa in Durban
September 17th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) With 2010 being the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first indentured sugarcane labourers from India, PBD Africa - India's mini connect with its diaspora - ... Read more...
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India’s Tata group sees expansion scope in Africa
September 3rd, 2010 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Ratan Tata, chairman of India's multinational company, Tata Group has said he has an "affinity" to South Africa and the firm is expected to increase its focus ... Read more...
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Gandhi’s Pietermaritzburg misses the Cup fever
June 30th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
Pietermaritzburg, June 30 (IANS) Amidst the hysteria of World Cup football, the historical railway station of Pietermaritzburg, from where Mahatma Gandhi began his journey towards immortality, lies desolate and virtually ... Read more...
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Durban’s new airport opens ahead of World Cup
May 1st, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, May 1 (DPA) A new 7.2-billion-rand ($986 million) airport went into service in South Africa's third largest city of Durban Saturday, a little over a month before the start of the ... Read more...
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South Africa sets up team to tackle wildlife poaching
April 18th, 2010 - 8:23 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, April 18 (IANS) The South African government has allocated two million rands (about $270,000) to set up a unit to tackle wildlife crimes, mainly rhino poaching in the country.
Water ... Read more...
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South Africa to circumcise two million men
April 9th, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Durban, April 9 (IANS) In an effort to combat the scourge of HIV and Aids, over two million men will be circumcised in South Africa's eastern KwaZulu-Natal province, BuaNews reported Friday.
The premier ... Read more...
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Zuma lovechild shame on South Africa, says newspaper
February 1st, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Feb 1 (DPA) A leading South African daily Monday accused President Jacob Zuma of shaming his country following reports that he has fathered a child out of wedlock.
In a front-page editorial ... Read more...
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A three-way tie for first lady at Zuma’s inauguration: Report
May 7th, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, May 7 (DPA) After months of speculation over who will be South Africa's next first lady, local media reported Thursday that president-elect Jacob Zuma, a polygamist, will be accompanied by both ... Read more...
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Stampede to vote sparks ballot shortage in South Africa (Lead)
April 23rd, 2009 - 3:45 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, April 23 (DPA) Voting continued past the official close of polls in South Africa's fourth democratic national and provincial elections Wednesday, as a high turnout and organisational disarray caused long delays ... Read more...
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Top UN rights official in India, meets activists (Lead)
March 22nd, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay arrived here Sunday on a two-day visit and discussed the situation in Sri Lanka with rights activists here.
Pillay ... Read more...
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Top UN human rights official arrives in India
March 22nd, 2009 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay who arrived in New Delhi Sunday on a two-day trip is expected to meet External Affairs Minister ... Read more...
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Ruling party members attacked as S Africa prepares for elections
February 2nd, 2009 - 4:02 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Feb 2 (DPA) Election rallies in South Africa's KwaZulu- Natal Province saw attacks on members of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party at the weekend, with several seriously injured, according ... Read more...
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Two-year road trip before Haj for South African Indians
July 29th, 2008 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, July 29 (IANS) Scoffing at sceptics who have described it as "impossible", a 63-year-old South African Indian builder has set off with a friend to undertake a road trip ... Read more...
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Indian-origin woman named UN rights commissioner
July 25th, 2008 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 25 (IANS) Indian-origin South African judge Navanethem Pillay, born in Durban to a bus driver, has been appointed the new UN High Commissioner of Human Rights. Pillay, 67, is ... Read more...
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UN appoints South African judge as human rights chief
July 25th, 2008 - 7:03 am ICT by IANS
DPA
New York, July 25 (DPA) South African judge Navanethem Pillay was named High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN's top position that is tasked with promoting and protecting human rights worldwide. The ... Read more...
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S Africans motorists stealing petrol amid high fuel levies
June 13th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, June 13 (IANS) Amid surging world fuel prices, South African motorists have resorted to what police here are calling a new type of crime - filling up tanks at ... Read more...
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Resettlement of fearful refugees fails in South Africa
June 2nd, 2008 - 7:44 am ICT by admin
DPA
Johannesburg, June 2 (DPA) Three weeks after anti-immigrant violence flared up in South Africa, a first attempt at resettling those driven from their homes has failed, South Africa's e-tv reported Sunday. The ... Read more...
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30 feared killed in South Africa bus plunge
May 27th, 2008 - 8:22 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Johannesburg, May 27 (DPA) At least 30 people were believed to have died when their bus plunged from an embankment into a gorge in southern South Africa, emergency services told SAPA news ... Read more...
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18 killed in two road accidents in South Africa
March 3rd, 2008 - 5:56 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Johannesburg, March 3 (DPA) Eighteen people were killed within 24 hours in two separate road accidents in South Africa, including 10 football players travelling home from a game, the SABC public broadcaster ... Read more...
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South African Indians and Zulus are ANC leader Zumas key backers
December 24th, 2007 - 2:35 pm ICT by admin
London, Dec.24 (ANI): A mixed bunch of Africans and people of Indian origin are the key advisers of new African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma.
They come overwhelmingly from South Africas KwaZulu-Natal ... Read more...
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