| South African swanFriday, 12 March 2010
SA Ballet
Theatre's "Swan
Lake" with Burnise
Silvius opens tonight at the Mandela at the Joburg Theatre (formerly the Civic
Theatre) and runs to 4 April. See www.saballettheatre.co.za
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| Gordhan says UK holds SA in high regardFriday, 12 March 2010The UK business community holds South Africa in high regard, both as an investment destination and as a springboard into the rest of Africa, said Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
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| No porn channel for DSTV welcomedFriday, 12 March 2010
The Ministry for Women, Children and
Persons with Disabilities on Friday welcomed an announcement by
Multichoice that there will be no launch of a pornographic channel on
DSTV.
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| South Africa trains Sudanese leadersFriday, 12 March 2010A South African university is training South Sudan government leaders
in international law, security and other affairs of state as the region
prepares for a 2011 independence referendum, university officials said.
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| University campuses geared for 2010 tourists Thursday, 11 March 2010
Four campuses across South Africa, UJ, Wits, UCT and UKZN, are gearing up to host thousands of tourists during the month of June for the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
Plans have been underway for the last three years across the country, where the university campuses of Johannesburg, Witwatersrand, Cape Town and KwaZulu Natal have undergone extensive infrastructure upgrades for what is hoped will make ideal World Cup bases for large groups of tourists.
“It will be a fun-filled World Cup experience that is ideal for groups,” says Mark Hinton, who came up with the accommodation idea.
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| Africaid's WhizzKids scoop top sports awardThursday, 11 March 2010A non-profit organization that teaches young people life lessons
through soccer strategies has scooped the Global Sports Forum award for
best Sport and Health programme.
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| SA, UK plan to double trade after recessionThursday, 11 March 2010South Africa and the United Kingdom aim to double the value of trade
between the two countries over the next five years, Trade and Industry
Minister Rob Davies said on Thursday.
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| Natalie du Toit wins international Laureus disability awardThursday, 11 March 2010Swimming champion Natalie Du Toit has won the annual Laureus Disability
award at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates, the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
(SASCOC) said on Wednesday.
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| Big jump in business confidenceWednesday, 10 March 2010Business confidence rose sharply in the first quarter of 2010, according to a survey released yesterday.
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| More than 41,000 say no to DSTV porn Wednesday, 10 March 2010More than 41,000 people have already voted no in a campaign against a new pornographic channel on DSTV, trade union Solidarity said on Wednesday.
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| Manuel appointed to UN panel Wednesday, 10 March 2010National Planning Minister Trevor Manuel has been appointed as a member of the High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing.
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| Americans snap up World Cup tickets Wednesday, 10 March 2010Americans appear set to be by far the most numerous group of foreign fans coming to South Africa for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, Parliament's sports and recreation portfolio committee heard on Tuesday.
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| SA’s first hospital playground for chronically ill childrenTuesday, 09 March 2010The Charlotte Maxeke hospital in Johannesburg today became the first in
South Africa to have its own school playground. Funded by Medscheme, it
is hoped that the playground will bring some normality to the lives of
chronically and terminally ill children.
The playground was specially planned and built to avoid sharp surfaces,
metal corners or pipes to take into account the physical frailties of
children susceptible to cuts, bruises or more severe injuries.
“A panel of medical staff and specialists in designing play areas
contributed ideas and the result has been what is probably South
Africa’s most expensive – but safest play area,” said Andre Meyer, CEO
of Medscheme.
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| South African wins global philanthropic awardTuesday, 09 March 2010
South African entrepreneur and philanthropist, Marc Lubner, has been presented with a Global Recognition for Philanthropy Award by the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), a global network of business leaders in over 100 countries.
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| Local government boosted with technology skills injection Tuesday, 09 March 2010A formidable public-private partnership today launched an ambitious set of programmes to reduce South Africa's service delivery backlog by injecting skilled graduates and high-level training initiatives directly into local government.
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| JSE reports rise in revenueTuesday, 09 March 2010The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Limited reported a rise in revenue late on Monday as it released its full year results for 2009.
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| Training project for jobless to find their feetMonday, 08 March 2010
A scheme to train and re-skill retrenched workers was launched by Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana on Friday.
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| Two-thirds of Sanparks World Cup accommodation sold Monday, 08 March 2010SA National Parks (Sanparks) have sold two-thirds of the accommodation they had received back from the Fifa accommodation agents, Match, in a single day.
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| African rhythm & creativity explode at annual FNB Dance Umbrella Monday, 08 March 2010Stomping feet, hypnotic movements and world-class skill were on show during the first week of South Africa's contemporary dance bonanza, the FNB Dance Umbrella, in Johannesburg last week.
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| 15 000 pray for government at Union BuildingsMonday, 08 March 2010About 15 000 people gathered at the Union Buildings on Saturday to pray for the government, Rapport newspaper reported.
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| Zuma’s charm wins over BritonsFriday, 05 March 2010Despite Britain’s disapproval of President Zuma’s polymagous ways,
Africa’s man of the moment seems to have quietened his British media
critics during his three day visit to South Africa’s closest European
ally.
The president can be seen in photographs of his visit, totally at ease signing
autographs with scholars, smiling broadly while presenting Queen
Elizabeth with a handcrafted South African chess set, and charming
photographers with his grin outside the state banquet at Buckingham
Palace held on Wednesday evening. There are few photographs of the president not smiling.
While President Zuma engaged with Britain’s most important people, the wife that
accompanied him, Thobeka Madiba-Zuma was at ease in her chic outfits
and at one point shared a coach with Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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| Alex on track with its first childhood development centre Friday, 05 March 2010Alexandra Township, a stone’s throw from Johannesburg’s plush Sandton suburbs, will get its first early childhood development (ECD) centre that is aimed at empowering and educating children below the age of six from the township.
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| Cycling: South Africa’s Hunter wins again in SpainFriday, 05 March 2010South Africa's Robert Hunter won his second consecutive stage of the
Tour of Murcia in southeastern Spain on Thursday, with seven-time Tour
de France winner Lance Armstrong five seconds back in 35th place.
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| Zuma means business with UK Friday, 05 March 2010President Jacob Zuma has pointed out to British parliamentarians that
the number of businesspeople on his delegation was indicative of his
administration's particular interest in heightening economic relations
with the United Kingdom.
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| Tourism up by 3.6 percentThursday, 04 March 2010South Africa's incoming tourism grew by 3.6 percent in the face of the recession in 2009, Minister of Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Thursday.
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