Analysis: Nigeria’s woes grow deeper as corruption, poverty strangle an oil-rich nationJOHANNESBURG — Islamist militant attacks that killed scores in Nigeria this week appear to be abating, but Nigeria’s woes show no sign of going away — and in fact are growing deeper. Mahatma Gandhi’s South Africa home for sale at 2.5 million rands
Report: African economic growth rate to halve amid global crisis; reforms to help reboundJOHANNESBURG — A new report says Africa has been “gravely affected” by the global economic downturn and that its growth rate will halve this year due to collapsing commodity prices and a decline in donor funding. Spices Board may consider contract farming in South AfricaJOHANNESBURG - The Spices Board of India may consider the possibility of pushing cultivation of Indian spices in South Africa through contract farming amid growing requests for seed exports by locals. South Africa to speed up preferential trade agreement with IndiaJOHANNESBURG - The South African government is to press its regional partners in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) to speed up the finalisation of the preferential trade agreement with India that could double the current $6-billion trade between the two countries. Indian Tea Board trying to open up more African marketsJOHANNESBURG - Having helped promote Indian teas in North Africa with Egypt as a major market, the Tea Board of India is now looking at heading south of the continent through South Africa. ‘South Africa can benefit from India’s infrastructure plans’JOHANNESBURG - South African companies can use their capacities to reap benefits from the $500 million that India plans to invest by 2012 in infrastructure projects, according to vice-president of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Hari Bhartia. ‘India, South Africa can tackle slowdown together’JOHANNESBURG - India and South Africa can defy the slowdown if they increase investments in each other’s economy, according to South African Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoane-Mashabane. Roof of mine shaft collapses in South Africa, killing 9 workersJOHANNESBURG — A company says nine of its workers have died when the roof of the mine shaft they were working in collapsed and trapped them about half a mile (1 kilometer) underground in South Africa. Rights group: Nigeria security forces killed more than 130 civilians in November clashesJOHANNESBURG — An international rights group says the Nigerian government should investigate security officials for allegedly killing more than 130 people during mob violence in November. World’s birthday gift to Mandela on his 91st: Helping elderly, children, other charity workJOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Nelson Mandela’s fans celebrated the anti-apartheid icon’s 91st birthday Saturday by emulating him with good deeds, reading to the blind, distributing blankets to the homeless or refurbishing homes for AIDS orphans. Indian diamond company comes to Botswana’s rescueJOHANNESBURG - Diamond Trading Co (DTC) Botswana, the sales arm of global diamond major De Beers, has appointed an Indian diamond producer as its sightholder to ensure the sustainability of its diamond manufacturing capacity in the African country. 2 foreigners who filmed Namibia seal cull convicted of illegal entry into protected areaJOHANNESBURG — Two foreign journalists who were arrested in Namibia while filming the clubbing of seals were convicted Friday of entering a protected marine area without a permit. Striking World Cup workers say they struggle to survive as bosses seek billions in profitsJOHANNESBURG — Mildred Mpundo can only afford to serve meat to her family on Sundays. The rest of the week the mother of four scratches meals out of cornmeal porridge and spinach. Nelson Mandela asks that people spend his birthday in the service of othersJOHANNESBURG — Former South African President Nelson Mandela is calling for people to celebrate his birthday in the service of others. Sonia to look into Muslim shrines’ neglect: Sufi leaderJOHANNESBURG - Congress president Sonia Gandhi has promised to look into allegations that the pilgrimage sites of Muslim saints in India do not get the same attention from the government as those of other religious groups, says a visiting Sufi leader. Osama bin Laden biggest terrorist of our time: Says Indian Muslim leader
‘Terrorism incompatible with being a Muslim’JOHANNESBURG - Terrorism was incompatible with the basic tenets of Islam, Hazrat Syed Muhammad Jilani Ashraf of the Kichochar-based Spiritual Foundation said at the launch of the new African headquarters of the Foundation here Sunday. Osama bin Laden is THE biggest terrorist of our time: Indian Muslim leader
Bangladeshi banker Yunus: Global economic crisis can lead to positive social changeJOHANNESBURG — Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus says the global economic crisis can be an opportunity for positive social change. Mandela distances himself from exhibition of disputed works at London galleryJOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela has distanced himself from a London exhibition of disputed lithographs bearing his signature, his lawyer said Friday. SABMiller to open new brewery and soft drinks plant in AngolaJOHANNESBURG — SABMiller PLC will open a new $125m brewery and soft drinks plant in the oil- and diamond-rich country of Angola, the company said Friday. 18 bodies from Yemen Airways crash foundJOHANNESBURG - Fishermen have pulled 18 bodies from the Indian Ocean off Tanzania more than a week after 152 people died in a Yemen Airways plane crash, a police spokesman said Friday. Rape culture condemned in South Africa, where survey shows 1 in 4 men admit to sexual violenceMULDERSDRIFT, South Africa — Dumisani Rebombo wasn’t circumcised, did chores considered girls’ work and was sick of being taunted for not being a man. So at age 15, he took the only course considered “manly” in his rural South African village: He raped a girl. Rights group says officials in Equatorial Guinea spent oil profits on houses, carsJOHANNESBURG — A human rights group said Thursday that government officials in tiny Equatorial Guinea have used tens of millions of dollars in oil profits to buy lavish homes, cars and vacations while leaving citizens in miserable poverty. Indian’s murder in South Africa not racist attack: DiplomatJOHANNESBURG - A top Indian diplomat here has dismissed suggestions in sections of the Indian media that the death of an Indian IT worker in an armed robbery had a racial motive. Namibian seal hunt set to go on despite objections, more than 90,000 to be clubbedJOHANNESBURG — Namibia’s annual commercial seal hunt will go on despite objections by animal welfare groups, a government official said Monday. Denel to resolve alleged blacklisting with IndiaJOHANNESBURG - South African arms manufacturer Denel has assured the government that it would resolve with India the vexed issued of its alleged blacklisting there, a news report said here Sunday. From open flames in the cabin to smoking engines, third-world air travel can be scaryJOHANNESBURG — First there was smoke, then flames burst out of the aircraft engine. But I was having difficulty communicating with the Mozambican flight attendant who was fussing with warm sodas and soggy sandwiches and did not speak English. Indian firm could help South African power supplier cut lossesJOHANNESBURG - Technologies developed by Hyderabad-based ICSA, which is into energy management and audit, could help South African power utility Eskom significantly reduce its losses, ICSA chairman and managing director Bala Reddy has said here. |
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JOHANNESBURG - The thatch-roofed house in which Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi stayed here as a young lawyer is up for sale and its owner says the response following global publicity was “absolutely phenomenal”.
JOHANNESBURG - Osama bin Laden was the biggest terrorist of our time because the methods he employed were not consistent with the teachings of Prophet Mohammed, an Indian Muslim religious leader told a gathering here Sunday.
JOHANNESBURG - Osama bin Laden was the biggest terrorist of our time because the methods he employed were not consistent with the teachings of Prophet Mohammed, an Indian Muslim religious leader told a gathering here Sunday.
