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Deadly Sudan floods affect 300,000 people says WHO 23 Aug 2013 | 01:26 pm
Heavy rains and floods in Sudan during August have affected the lives and properties of some 300,000 people, according to the World Health Organization. "Heavy rains and floods in Sudan have affected...
Cell C announces Gauteng network upgrade 22 Aug 2013 | 12:52 pm
Cell C, one of South Africa’s a leading mobile providers, will roll out an additional 100 sites in Johannesburg over the next three months to increase network capacity and improve quality, it has anno...
Gold Fields posts Q2 loss 22 Aug 2013 | 12:43 pm
South African gold mining firm Gold Fields has posted a second-quarter loss. The company, which spun off most of its South African assets this year, reported a net loss from continuing operations of ...
Kenya and China sign $5bn deals 21 Aug 2013 | 06:27 pm
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has described deals between Kenya and China to build a railway line, an energy project and to improve wildlife protection as "massive boost" to his government. Worth ...
Miners rally over Amplats jobs cuts 21 Aug 2013 | 11:26 am
Some 2,000 mineworkers angry at Anglo American Platinum’s (Amplats) decision to cut around 6,000 jobs in South Africa protested on Tuesday, gathering at the Khomanani shaft in Rustenburg. The rally -...
Amplats confirms job cuts 20 Aug 2013 | 01:35 pm
Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), the world's biggest platinum producer, is to begin laying off an estimated 6,000 workers in South Africa on September 1. Chris Griffith, Chief Executive Officer of ...
Boko Haram leader "mortally wounded" 20 Aug 2013 | 01:09 pm
The Nigerian Army says Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, may have been killed during a shoot-out. Shekau was injured on June 30 in a clash at Sambisa Forest in north-eastern Nigeria, Col Sagir Musa...
Oscar Pistorius murder trial set for March 19 Aug 2013 | 02:23 pm
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius will stand trial in March next year accused of the premeditated murder of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp following a short hearing at Pretoria magistrates' ...
Gang violence forces Western Cape schools closure 16 Aug 2013 | 12:08 pm
A spate of gang violence has forced education officials in South Africa's Western Cape Province to close 16 schools for two days. The decision to close the schools was made after teachers said they f...
South African union Cosatu suspends General Secretary 15 Aug 2013 | 12:20 pm
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has been suspended. According to Business Day, the axe fell on Wednesday night after "a heated meeting to seal hi...
