Top Stories: Johannesburg, Nov 30 (DPA) Staff at a Johannesburg hospital unnecessarily amputated the legs of a 2-year-old girl who had been admitted for treatment of burns on her hands, local authorities admitted. IANS Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:40:01 -0500The ‘My South Africa’ advertising campaign on CNN International has won gold in the first annual Internationalist Awards for Innovative Digital Marketing Solutions. The advertising camp... South Africa The Good News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:31:41 -0500South Africa was elected onto the Council of the International Maritime Organisation [IMO] in London at the weekend. "We now take our place proudly among the 40 leading maritime nations of the worl... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:57:25 -0500The Democratic Alliance has described an opposing affidavit by Free State ANC Youth League chairman Thabo Meeko in the Equality Court to a hate speech case as "poor" The DA shadow minister for high... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:57:22 -0500By Ainsley Daniels According to Moeletsi Mbeki, the deputy chairman of the South African Institute of International Affairs, Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) is one of the most destructive policies... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:57:20 -0500Mbombela - A senior project co-ordinator of the Mpumalanga department of land affairs and his wife appeared in the Nelspruit Regional Court on charges of fraud on Monday.Cyril Chuene, 32, and his wife... News 24 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:45:21 -0500Paris - An Air France A380 had to turn around and land in New York after problems with its navigation system, only days after the superjumbo began flying across the Atlantic, the airline said on Monda... News 24 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:45:16 -0500Alternative Revenue Stream Manager Role Title:Alternative Revenue Stream ManagerDepartment:Innovations Criteria and Experience Degree or diploma in a relevant fieldMinimum of 5 years working expe... News 24 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:45:10 -0500Shoppers looking for unique Christmas gifts this year can buy seedlings for a community food garden or a mobility cane for a sight-impaired person. South Africa The Good News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:51:49 -0500South Africa has been named the International Rugby Board Team of the Year after enjoying a silverware-laden 2009, emphatically claiming the Tri Nations title for the first time in five years and winn... South Africa The Good News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:51:48 -0500Two men were stabbed to death in separate incidents in Meloding near Virginia on Sunday, Free State police said. "Both men were certified dead on the spot," said Constable Malebo Khosana. In the... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:20:31 -0500KwaZulu-Natal intends doing away with long waiting lists for life-prolonging antiretroviral drugs in the province's public hospitals, health MEC Dr Sbongiseni Dlomo said on Monday. "The department ... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:20:28 -0500A racism complaint directed at a Sun City employee was struck off the roll at the Mogwase Magistrate's Court on Monday, the Congress of SA Trade Unions in the North West said. "It was struck off th... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:20:25 -0500The Free State's public accounts oversight committee on Monday decided to lay charges against Nala municipal manager David Shongwe, for misleading it while under oath. Democratic Alliance committee... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:20:23 -0500By 2010 Writer An old guesthouse on Robben Island will be the venue for Fifa's end-of-year executive committee meeting on Thursday. The committee will be briefed on reports of the Fifa competiti... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:20:20 -0500By Jade Witten Siphiwo Hewana, a former Goodwood police station commander, was found guilty on Monday of attempting to defeat the ends of justice after he ordered police officers to tamper with evi... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:20:18 -0500Pretoria — Two senior employees at the Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) have been suspended following investigations into alleged irregularities into the award and implementation of a multi-million r... All Africa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:14:39 -0500Johannesburg — Metro police officers are to patrol the Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network to crack down on the illegal use of the dedicated bus lanes. Traffic congestion caused by undisci... All Africa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:14:38 -0500Pretoria — President Jacob Zuma has expressed satisfaction with the direction and future of the Commonwealth Group. The President attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit in Trinida... All Africa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:14:36 -0500Geneva — Developing members in the World Trade Organization (WTO) called for urgent action to resolve the remaining issues in the Doha Round of trade negotiations so that a shared objective to c... All Africa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:14:35 -0500South Africa ] A senior advocate has submitted a complaint to the Pretoria Bar Council against newly appointed prosecutions boss Menzi Simelane, according to a report. The Star Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:12:10 -0500South Africa ] Flights around Cape Town and the Cape Peninsula will be restricted during the final draw for the 2010 World Cup, police have said. The Star Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:12:05 -0500Bloemfontein - An Eastern Cape man's claim for R20 000 in damages for wrongful detention was on Monday dismissed by the Supreme Court of Appeal.The court upheld an appeal by the police against a judgm... News 24 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:08:41 -0500Suncoast Casino is suing a former employee and two regular gamblers for almost R2-million which they allegedly stole by rigging the computerised pay-out system linked to the roulette wheels. In pap... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:50:40 -0500By Nikita Sylvester Staff Reporter After nearly four years spent single-handedly building his yacht, Nina Soraya, Markus Weissenberger is ready to leave Cape Town's sunshine behind and make his dr... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:50:34 -0500By Bronwyn Gerretsen The Equality Court case of Sydenham police station commissioner Glen Nayager, who is accused of calling two men "k******" in October 2007 was adjourned on Monday morning for ju... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:50:31 -0500By Kamini Padayachee A murder trial against two former policemen will resume in the Durban High Court next year. Brothers Samuel and Leon Steven - who were both police inspectors at the time of ... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:50:28 -0500Food security in South Africa is under threat as 21 African countries, worried about their own food production, have started luring farmers away with promises of free land. Already 1 700 farmers ha... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:50:25 -0500November 30, 2009 London - The dollar slid against the euro and lingered near a 14-year trough against the yen, as dealers focused on Dubai, ahead of fresh US economic data, dealers said on Monday. ... Business Report Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:50:25 -0500November 30, 2009 By Palesa Motloung The JSE came off its earlier best levels, but remained in the black by noon on Monday in what a trader said was a directionless session with the bourse eyeing t... Business Report Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:50:23 -0500November 30, 2009 Canberra - Australia has overtaken the United States, the heartland of the McMansion, to boast the world's largest homes, according to a report by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.... Business Report Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:50:14 -0500South Africa ] Flights around Cape Town and the Cape Peninsula will be restricted during the final draw for the 2010 World Cup, police have said. The Star Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:43:12 -0500South Africa ] Flights around Cape Town and the Cape Peninsula will be restricted during the final draw for the 2010 World Cup, police have said. The Star Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:43:09 -0500South Africa ] Flights around Cape Town and the Cape Peninsula will be restricted during the final draw for the 2010 World Cup, police have said. The Star Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:43:07 -0500Africa ] Somali pirates have warned that they would kill the crew of a Chinese bulk carrier if China's navy attempts to wrestle control of the vessel from them. The Star Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:43:04 -0500Africa ] Somali pirates have warned that they would kill the crew of a Chinese bulk carrier if China's navy attempts to wrestle control of the vessel from them. The Star Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:42:56 -0500Bloemfontein - The racketeering trial of former Mangaung mayor Pappie Mokoena, his wife and 18 others was postponed on Monday, so that 900 000 pages of evidence could be brought to Bloemfontein.The Fr... News 24 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:39:15 -0500Zimbabwean newspaper ZimOnline reports that a 60% stake in the country’s state-owned incumbent telco TelOne is being targeted as a potential purchase target by its larger fixed line counterpart in S... TeleGeography Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:59:15 -0500Andre Lowe, Senior Staff Reporter Jamaica's Reggae Boyz will not be facing South Africa in their reciprocal friendly international before next year's FIFA World Cup.South Africa's coach, Carlos Albert... Jamaica Gleaner Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:58:42 -0500Graeme Hosken Crime Report An international drug syndicate plying its trade through South Africa has been smashed in a predawn raid over the weekend. The operation, conducted by the South Afric... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:28:13 -0500Residents claimed that a man was hit at the same spot in October. The claim could not be verified. In August, Noluthando Mahambehlala, 30, died after being pushed into the path of an oncoming train... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:28:10 -0500Nelson Mandela has written a letter to Sassou-Nguesso after it emerged that Tokyo Sexwale authorised the use of Madiba's words, though not as a foreword. IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:28:07 -0500If you are a new subscriber and you don't yet have a password, enter your subscriber number, leave the password blank and press LOGIN. You will then get to choose your own password and check that your... Cape Argus Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:27:59 -0500By Sharika Regchand Pietermaritzburg Bureau Mop-up operations were in full swing this weekend after a storm, with hailstones the size of eggs, battered areas of the Amajuba (Newcastle) District Mu... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:08:54 -0500By Michelle Jones "The stigma and prejudice associated with the condition of albinism has to stop. It's inhumane," says Public Works Deputy Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu. The first disabled ... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:08:51 -0500Fifty-three people were arrested during crime operations in Diepsloot, Johannesburg at the weekend, police spokeswoman Constable Patricia Simelane said on Monday. Crimes ranged from murder, possess... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:08:48 -0500Sign up now for home delivery! You'll get full access to this website and a hefty discount on the cover price of the newspaper. And you can do it all on the Internet. Cape Argus Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:08:33 -0500South Africa Insurance Report Q4 2009 " report to their offering. The South Africa Insurance Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, insurance associations, governm... Earth Times Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:06:31 -0500South Africa ] The DA has called for an independent investigation into why a toddler's legs were amputated when she was supposed to have been treated for burns to her hands. The Star Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:59:45 -0500South Africa ] The DA has called for an independent investigation into why a toddler's legs were amputated when she was supposed to have been treated for burns to her hands. The Star Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:59:33 -0500World ] Six people, including one infant, were missing while two others had been rescued after a float plane crashed off Western Canada's rocky coast. The Star Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:59:30 -0500World ] Six people, including one infant, were missing while two others had been rescued after a float plane crashed off Western Canada's rocky coast. The Star Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:59:27 -0500World ] Six people, including one infant, were missing while two others had been rescued after a float plane crashed off Western Canada's rocky coast. The Star Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:59:26 -0500Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini's office on Monday said it was optimistic that the court would rule in its favour in the controversial issue of bare-handed bull killing. "We view this court challenge... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:48:01 -0500By Gaye Davis Deputy Political Editor A stand-off has arisen between Parliament and the Ministry of Defence over the quality of the replies submitted in response to written questions posed by MPs.... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:47:53 -0500By Lesego Masemola Three people were injured when police raided a popular nightclub owned by alleged crime kingpin William "Mashobane" Mbatha, also known as "King of Bling", in Atteridgeville at th... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:47:50 -0500South Africa ] Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini's office is optimistic that the court would rule in its favour in the controversial issue of bare-handed bull killing. The Star Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:39:04 -0500World ] The annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage has ended without the major flu outbreak feared by some experts and with only five deaths from the H1N1 flu virus out of 73 recorded cases. The Star Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:38:57 -0500South Africa ] Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini's office is optimistic that the court would rule in its favour in the controversial issue of bare-handed bull killing. The Star Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:38:50 -0500Welkom - The businessman on whose premises the country's largest-ever dumping site for dangerous medical waste was found, says he was paid for it because he's having financial difficulties.On Sunday, ... News 24 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:35:45 -0500AstroTech in a statement on Monday. "We're seeing increasing numbers of companies coming to courses trying to navigate their way around rapid changes in information technology law or those laws that a... News 24 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:35:14 -0500November 30, 2009 Johannesburg - Demand for credit by South Africa's private sector fell for the first time since 1966 in October, pointing to tight credit conditions that will lead to a slow economic... Business Report Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:30:31 -0500November 30, 2009 Dubai - Shares in the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange nosedived 7,4 percent at the start of trading on Monday over the Dubai debt crisis, the bourse website said. Just minutes after... Business Report Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:30:29 -0500Africa: "Africa Needs to Significantly Scale Up Investments in Both Renewable And Low-Emission Fossil-Fuel Technologies," Says AfDB Infrastructure Director, Gilbert Mbesherubusa... All Africa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:25:35 -0500Johannesburg — AT FIRST glance, the loan Transnet secured from the French development bank seems like an ordinary financial transaction. The facility, signed last week with Agence França... All Africa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:25:33 -0500Pretoria — President Jacob Zuma has during a bilateral meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy called for world leaders to commit to legally binding emission reduction targets at the upcom... All Africa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:25:32 -0500Johannesburg — MONTHS after the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) rejected its application for a 74,42% tariff increase, Transnet Pipelines has gone back to the regulator, this time reques... All Africa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:25:32 -0500Johannesburg — FORMER health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang had been admitted to hospital and might need a second liver transplant, newspapers reported yesterday. A panel of experts at the D... All Africa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:25:31 -0500Africa: "Africa Needs to Significantly Scale Up Investments in Both Renewable And Low-Emission Fossil-Fuel Technologies," Says AfDB Infrastructure Director, Gilbert Mbesherubusa... All Africa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:25:31 -0500Johannesburg — COAL mining and services company Sentula's net profit for the first half plunged 87% as the company struggled to recover from volatility in the global commodities market. This wa... All Africa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:25:30 -0500Johannesburg — LIFE assurance group Liberty Holdings said on Friday it was profitable in the third quarter and that year-to-date losses were lower than that reported in the six months to June 30... All Africa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:25:28 -0500Johannesburg — PAN-African micro-financier Blue Financial Services ' share price surged up to 8,2% to 79c, on Friday following the release of a trading statement warning of a R162,3m loss for th... All Africa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:25:26 -0500Johannesburg — A TOP global economic think-tank wants to establish a presence in SA and four other key developing countries as part of efforts to broaden its membership, historically seen as a "... All Africa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:25:25 -0500Johannesburg — PROVIDING technical skills to retrenched mineworkers would reduce illegal mining and empower them to become mining entrepreneurs, Mining Qualifications Authority CEO Livhu Nengovh... All Africa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:25:24 -0500Pretoria — South Africa and Zimbabwe have signed an agreement which will create an enabling and protective environment for investments made by nationals of both countries in each other's territo... All Africa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:25:23 -0500Pretoria — The South African Revenue Service (SARS) received a record four million tax returns for individuals and trusts during the 2009 tax season. This is an increase of 800 000 or 26 percen... All Africa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:25:22 -0500I think what most analyses of the South African economy miss is a true comparison with SA's peers. This tends to take analysis into the much more cloistered locale of comparing SA's economy with itsel... All Africa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:25:22 -0500Pretoria — In a further effort to develop and strengthen economic and industrial trade, South Africa and Hungary have signed an Agreement on Economic Cooperation in Pretoria. The agreement was ... All Africa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:25:21 -0500Johannesburg — A GROWING number of companies are cutting back on IT spending as a proportion of their overall turnover, a study has revealed, raising concern that this will affect their performa... All Africa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:25:20 -0500Johannesburg - The condition of a South African woman jailed in a South American prison has apparently deteriorated so much that she doesn't know where she is anymore."She thinks she's at home, goes t... News 24 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:20:02 -0500Johannesburg - A 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping two nine-year-old girls, Katlehong police said on Monday.Captain Mega Ndobe said the man allegedly approached the girls in the street... News 24 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:19:38 -0500(RTTNews) - In a report released on Monday, the South African Reserve Bank announced that M3 money supply increased 2.67% year-on-year in October, slower than the 4% growth in the previous month. Eco... Quote.com Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:01:09 -0500A 13-year-old's desperate attempt to save his PlayStation CD cost him his life. Tshepo Makhetha had on Friday tried to retrieve a CD that had fallen into a dam at the old New Market race course in ... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:14:38 -0500This is an incredibly dangerous time to be a consumer, and not only because the banks' and retailers' adverts are urging us to ignore the sage advice of the likes of the Savings Institute, the Nationa... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:14:35 -0500By Angelique Serrao A 12-year-old epileptic girl has been banished from her school after having a fit during a school camp - after which teachers and pupils believed she was "devil-possessed". A... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:14:33 -0500By Noor-Jehan Yoro Badat Former health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang "is ill, but not desperately ill". Her doctor, Professor Jeff Wing, clinical head for the department of medicine at Charl... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:14:29 -0500Edition 2 Sapa-AP and Daily Mail WINDERMERE, Florida: Tiger Woods cancelled another meeting with state police last night, the third time he has done so since an incident in which the vehicle he ... Pretoria News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:14:27 -0500Edition 1 SHANGHAI: Three crew members were killed and four injured - one seriously - when a Zimbabwe cargo plane veered off the runway and burst into flames as it took off from Shanghai's main ... Cape Argus Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:14:19 -0500Edition 2 ECONOMISTS will be watching anxiously this morning as Dubai's debt crisis is predicted to send global markets into a new decline.The United Arab Emirates (UAE) stock exchange has been ... Cape Times Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:14:17 -0500South Africa ] Three people, including a policeman, arrested for the murder of a former KwaZulu-Natal government official are to appear in the Howick Magistrate's Court. The Star Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:05:57 -0500London - Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle has made chart history after her debut album shot straight to number one in Britain, music officials said on Sunday.Boyle, who became a worldwide star a... News 24 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:02:29 -0500Edition 1 A two-year-old girl from Daveyton, Ekurhuleni, who was admitted to a Joburg hospital with burns on her hands, landed up having both legs amputated, the Gauteng Department of Health and... Pretoria News Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:54:39 -0500If you are a new subscriber and you don't yet have a password, enter your subscriber number, leave the password blank and press LOGIN. You will then get to choose your own password and check that your... Pretoria News Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:54:31 -0500Edition 1 ECONOMISTS will be watching anxiously this morning as Dubai's debt crisis is predicted to send global markets into a new decline.The United Arab Emirates (UAE) stock exchange has been ... Cape Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:54:30 -0500 | 
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