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Taking tennis shoes to Africa
outhAfrica.info - Wednesday, April 16, 2008
ourteen years after South Africa's transition to democracy, many children in the country still don't get the chance to play certain sports - such as tennis - because of the cost of equipment. Former South African Brian Modise, a college tennis coach in the US, is spearheading an initiative to... more
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SADC urges restraint in Zimbabwe
outhAfrica.info - Wednesday, April 16, 2008
he Southern African Development Community has urged restraint, acceptance and the release of election results in Zimbabwe, says South African Provincial and Local Government Minister Sydney ... more
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Durban shortlisted for IOC meeting
outhAfrica.info - Wednesday, April 16, 2008
urban and Hong Kong are the shortlisted bidders to host the 123rd session of the International Olympic Committee in 2011, an event that traditionally draws thousands of visitors to the host ... more
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SA chairs UN Security Council summit
outhAfrica.info - Wednesday, April 16, 2008
he relationship between the United Nations Security Council and regional organisations in the maintenance of international peace are set to top the agenda at the council's summit, being chaired by South Africa, in New York on ... more
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A big opportunity for SA tennis
outhAfrica.info - Wednesday, April 16, 2008
ith the recent astonishing rise of Kevin Anderson up the world tennis rankings, a very encouraging Davis Cup victory over Finland in Helsinki at the weekend and, in February, the successful hosting of the South African Airways Open in East London , South African tennis is showing encouraging signs, but... more
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Brian Modise takes tennis to SA's children
outhAfrica.info - Tuesday, April 15, 2008
espite a change to democracy in 1994, many young children in South Africa have not had an opportunity to plays sports because of the cost of equipment. Tennis is costly, but a former South African, now a tennis coach at the University of North Carolina Wesleyan, is spearheading an effort... more
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South Africa's business tourism boom
outhAfrica.info - Tuesday, April 15, 2008
p to 550 000 of South Africa's visitors were here on business in 2007, up from 470 000 in 2006. The industry plans to double this figure in the next three years, boosted by increasing investment in transport and conference infrastructure in the lead-up to the 2010 Fifa World ... more
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SA fifth in A1GP with one to go
outhAfrica.info - Tuesday, April 15, 2008
ith only one event left on the A1GP calendar, Team South Africa is in position to retains its fifth position and achieve the goal it set itself at the start of the ... more
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Swimmers in good form for Beijing
outhAfrica.info - Tuesday, April 15, 2008
new championship record in the 200m breaststroke by Suzaan van Biljon at the Fina World Short Course Championships in Manchester highlighted a strong showing by South Africa's swimming team on the ... more
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Bollywood musical headed for SA
outhAfrica.info - Tuesday, April 15, 2008
i>The Merchants of Bollywood , the first authentic musical to come out of Bollywood, featuring a cast of 40 dancers, singers and actors direct from Film City Mumbai, will be gracing South African stages in ... more
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Sub-Saharan Africa set for 6.5% growth
outhAfrica.info - Tuesday, April 15, 2008
mproved economic policies have made many sub-Saharan countries more resilient to external shocks, while increasing oil exports as well as rising domestic investment and productivity will see the regional economy expand by about 6.5% in 2008, according to the International Monetary Fund's latest regional ... more
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Healthcare usage doubles since 2000
outhAfrica.info - Tuesday, April 15, 2008
he use of public healthcare services has almost doubled over the past eight years, with 101-million visits to clinics over the last financial year, and the National Consultative Health Form is now calling for per capita expenditure on healthcare to be doubled over the next 10 ... more
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Top field for Triathlon World Cup leg
outhAfrica.info - Monday, April 14, 2008
efending champion Hendrik de Villiers will be up against a strong international field when the $100 000 Richards Bay BG Triathlon World Cup, part of a 14-leg world series, takes place on Sunday 4 ... more
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Immelman wins US Masters
outhAfrica.info - Monday, April 14, 2008
outh African golf has another major winner after Trevor Immelman emulated Gary Player's feat of 30 years ago to win the US Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on ... more
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Durban to host World Travel Awards
outhAfrica.info - Monday, April 14, 2008
urban's showpiece International Convention Centre has scored another major coup - the African leg of the prestigious World Travel Awards is to be hosted at the centre in ... more
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AECI sells unit to management, workers
outhAfrica.info - Monday, April 14, 2008
outh African chemicals, explosives and property group AECI is to sell the nylon light decitex business of SANS Fibres to a consortium including SANS management and workers' trust and the Industrial Developing Corporation, in a deal that will see more than 25% of the new company placed in BEE shareholders'... more
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World class field for Richards Bay Triathlon
outhAfrica.info - Friday, April 11, 2008
efending champion Hendrik de Villiers will be up against a strong international field, vying for international points and prize money, when the Richards Bay BG Triathlon World Cup takes place in the City of uMhlathuze, KwaZulu-Natal, on Sunday, 4 ... more
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Mbeki to attend SADC meeting on Zim
outhAfrica.info - Friday, April 11, 2008
resident Thabo Mbeki will lead a South African delegation to an extraordinary summit of the 14-nation Southern African Development Community called to discuss the post-election situation in ... more
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2010, the media and more bicycle accidents
outhAfrica.info - Friday, April 11, 2008
eorge Bernard Shaw once said that newspapers are "unable to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilization". South Africa would do well to consider this whenever its ability to host the 2010 Fifa World Cup is called into ... more
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Lions 2009 tour schedule released
outhAfrica.info - Friday, April 11, 2008
he itinerary for the British and Irish Lions rugby tour of South Africa in 2009 has been released. It features 10 matches, including three ... more
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