South African Press Association (Johannesburg)

South Africa's privately-owned domestic news agency.

December 10, 2010

South Africa: Runner Semenya to Return in February

Middle distance runner Caster Semenya will not run in the Yellow Pages Summer Series this month, but will return at the start of the regular domestic track and field season in... Read more »
South Africa: Prosecutors Seek Extradition of British Millionaire

SA's National Prosecuting Authority would continue preparing extradition papers for UK businessman Shrien Dewani after he was granted bail in the High Court in London on Friday. Read more »
Zimbabwe: South Africa Will Not Extend Permits for Migrants

The December 31 deadline for Zimbabwean nationals to regularise their stay in South Africa will in all likelihood not be extended, Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane said... Read more »
South Africa: U.S. Cable Questions Excessive Spending

The United States Consulate in Cape Town was concerned about the excessive spending by South African government ministers and senior officials on luxury cars, a cable released by... Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: South Africa Backs Call on Gbagbo to Step Down

The South African government has urged President Laurent Gbagbo to respect and abide by declarations regional bodies have issued with regard to the second round of elections in... Read more »
South Africa: Cost of New Fuel Pipeline to Industrial Heartland Doubles

Transnet's new 550km-long pipeline to move fuel from refineries in Durban to Gauteng is expected to cost R23.4 billion, more than double the original estimate of R11.1 billion,... Read more »

South Africa: Husband Hired Foreign Tourist's Killer, Says Prosecutor

Shrien Dewani plotted his wife Anni's murder, the Cape High Court was told on Tuesday. Read more »
South Africa: Chairman of Africa-Wide Retailer Claims Money From UK

One of South Africa's richest men, Christo Wiese, is appealing a UK court decision to confiscate R7.2 million seized from him at the London City airport last year, according to a... Read more »

South Africa: New Newspaper Denies 'Formal Links' With Ruling Party

The New Age newspaper finally hit the streets on Monday, with editor Henry Jeffreys launching into whether it was an ANC mouthpiece. Read more »

South Africa: Kennedy Road Trial Adjourned to May

The trial of 12 men accused of killing two others and injuring scores of people in Durban's Kennedy Road informal settlement was adjourned until May on Friday. Read more »
South Africa: IMF Blames Job Losses on High Pay Demands

Inflexible wage demands by SA's workers are the likely reason for massive job losses since the start of the global financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund's mission chief... Read more »

South Africa: Brothers Take Circumcision Revenge

Four brothers have taken painful revenge on a youth who allegedly illegally circumcised their under-age siblings, the Eastern Cape health department said on Thursday. Read more »
South Africa: Ruling Party Leaders Call for Fewer Provinces

ANC leaders debated provincial and local government weaknesses at a three-day summit that started in Johannesburg on Thursday, calling for fewer provinces and better service... Read more »
South Africa: Kennedy Attack Witness Testifies in Camera

Proceedings in the Kennedy Road informal settlement attack trial were held in camera on Wednesday after a state witness refused to testify. Read more »
South Africa: Motlanthe Commemorates World AIDS Day

More than 4.6 million South Africans have taken an HIV test since April, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said at a World Aids Day event in Mpumalanga on Wednesday. Read more »

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