Rare snowfall stuns South Africa
August 9th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Pretoria, Aug 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Snowfall stunned the people of South Africa on Monday night when heavy snow fell in the country. The snowfall lasted till the next day with the temperatures ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Indian PM arrives in South Africa
June 23rd, 2012 - 4:40 am ICT by IANS
Pretoria, June 23 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here late Friday for a night halt on his way home after attending the Earth Summit in Rio de ... Read more...
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Indian-origin political leader dies in South Africa
December 31st, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, Dec 31 (IANS) Indian-origin political activist Amichand Rajbansi, leader of the Minority Front party in South Africa, has died at the age of 69, state-run news agency BuaNews reported.Rajbansi, ... Read more...
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India hopes it can import uranium from South Africa
October 19th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Pretoria, Oct 18 (IANS) India hopes it can import uranium from South Africa by impressing upon Pretoria to favourably change its regime towards New Delhi, notwithstanding the implications of ... Read more...
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Crocodiles delay voting in South Africa
May 19th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, May 19 (IANS) The opening of a polling booth was delayed by a few hours in a South African province after giant crocodiles in a river made it impossible ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Tshwane to become largest city in South Africa
May 2nd, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, May 2 (IANS) The city of Tshwane will become the largest in South Africa and the third largest in the world when a new municipality is incorporated into it, ... Read more...
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Train crash in South Africa kills 1, injures more than 80
April 8th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by BNO News
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA (BNO NEWS) -- At least one person has been killed and more than 80 others have been injured after two passenger trains collided in the South African city of ... Read more...
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Two killed in the Rovos Rail train accident in South Africa
April 22nd, 2010 - 2:58 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Pretoria, Apr 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Two passengers were killed in a train accident involving the Rovos Rail, in South Africa. The luxury Rovos Rail train went off the tracks at the Bosman ... Read more...
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Luxury train carrying Americans, Britons and other tourists derails in South Africa
April 21st, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by BNO News
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA (BNO NEWS) -- At least three people were killed, including an unborn child, and scores were injured when a luxury passenger train carrying Americans, Britons and other tourists derailed ... Read more...
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Train carrying Americans, Britons, French and Germans derails in South Africa
April 21st, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by BNO News
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA (BNO NEWS) -- At least three people were killed, including an unborn child, and dozens more were injured when a passenger train carrying Americans, Britons and other tourists derailed ... Read more...
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World Bank offers $3.75 bn loan to South Africa
April 11th, 2010 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
Pretoria, April 11 (IANS) The World Bank has sanctioned $3.75 billion loan to South Africa for the development of wind and solar power plants to meet the country's energy requirements.
The bank's board ... Read more...
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First swine flu death recorded in South Africa
August 4th, 2009 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, Aug 4 (IANS) South Africa recorded its first death due to the influenza A(H1N1), also known as swine flu, BuaNews reported Tuesday quoting the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD).
The NICD ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Three more swine flu cases detected in South Africa
June 30th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, June 30 (IANS) Three more cases of swine flu have been detected in South Africa, bringing the total number of cases to seven, health officials said.
The three affected people recently returned ... Read more...
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ANC gets two-thirds of vote in South Africa
April 24th, 2009 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, April 24 (IANS) The African National Congress (ANC) Friday secured more than two-thirds of the vote as vote-counting neared completion in South Africa's general elections, BuaNews reported.
The ANC currently has ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Upcoming sports bonanza a boost for South Africa
April 18th, 2009 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, April 18 (IANS) A series of sporting events which South Africa will showcase over the next few months, including the Indian Premier League (IPL), will establish the country as a ... Read more...
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Braille ballot to assist visually impaired voters in South Africa
April 17th, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, April 17 (IANS) Visually impaired South Africans will now have the opportunity to cast their votes secretly for the first time on a Braille ballot sheet during the general elections next ... Read more...
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Song to soothe pain of xenophobic attacks in South Africa
May 29th, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by admin
Pretoria, May 29 (IANS) South African musicians have recorded a special song urging their countrymen to come together to alleviate the pain and suffering of the victims of the xenophobic attacks in ... Read more...
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Sanctions against Iran will undermine IAEA: South Africa
February 16th, 2008 - 1:34 am ICT by admin
Pretoria, Feb 7 (IANS) South Africa has voiced its concern over proposal of new UN sanctions against Iran and said any such step would undermine the credibility of the International Atomic Energy ... Read more...
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