News: South Africa

We have started to collect the most important news related to South Africa in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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South Africa: news

Cricket: SA Twenty20 triumph

Friday, February 2nd 2007, 19:01
related countries: Pakistan

Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman punish Pakistan's bowlers as South Africa win the Twenty20 game by 10 wickets.
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Cricket: S Africa set sights on win

Saturday, January 27th 2007, 16:04
related countries: Pakistan

South Africa need 125 more to beat Pakistan and win the deciding third Test after ending day two on 36-2.
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S Africa hospitals delayed by Cup

Saturday, January 27th 2007, 13:21

A hospital building programme in South Africa is put back to help pay for the 2010 football World Cup.
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Honours even as Pakistan hit back

Friday, January 26th 2007, 16:10
related countries: Pakistan

South Africa end day one of the deciding third Test on 131-5 after skittling Pakistan for 157.
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Cricket: SA's Gibbs ban upheld

Thursday, January 25th 2007, 8:55

South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs has his appeal against a ban for making racist comments rejected.
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Call for deadly TB isolation move

Tuesday, January 23rd 2007, 10:06

South Africa should forcibly isolate patients infected with a deadly strain of TB to stop it spreading, doctors say.
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SA dentist 'not al-Qaeda backer'

Monday, January 22nd 2007, 12:13

A South African dentist and his cousin, a Muslim cleric, threaten legal action over allegations of al-Qaeda links.
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Cricket: Pakistan in command

Saturday, January 20th 2007, 16:36
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Port Elizabeth

South Africa close day two of the second Test with Pakistan at Port Elizabeth still 26 runs behind at 115-3.
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Shoaib strikes in comeback Test

Friday, January 19th 2007, 8:31
related places: Port Elizabeth

Shoaib Akhtar takes an early wicket for Pakistan against South Africa in his comeback Test match.
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Cricket: Gibbs ban for racist slur

Monday, January 15th 2007, 15:26
related countries: Pakistan

South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs is banned for two Tests for making racist comments during the first Test against Pakistan.
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Cricket: S Africa open with win

Monday, January 15th 2007, 12:34
related countries: Pakistan

Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis hit fifties to guide South Africa to a seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the first Test.
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ANC official leaves prison

Monday, January 15th 2007, 11:08

EX-ANC chief whip Tony Yengeni walks free from prison in South Africa after serving just five months for fraud.
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Cricket: S Africa close to victory

Sunday, January 14th 2007, 16:07
related countries: Pakistan

South Africa need 130 more on the final day to beat Pakistan in the first Test.
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Motorsport: De Villiers in lead

Friday, January 12th 2007, 16:18
related countries: Senegal

South Africa's Giniel De Villiers takes the lead from Carlos Sainz in the cars section of the Dakar Rally
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BAE South African deal 'probed'

Friday, January 12th 2007, 13:02
related countries: United Kingdom

UK authorities launch a probe into payments allegedly made by BAE systems in South Africa, according to a report.
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Cricket: Boucher breaks record

Thursday, January 11th 2007, 16:36
related countries: Pakistan

Wicket-keeper Mark Boucher claims a record 367th career catch as South Africa peg back Pakistan in the first Test.
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Cricket: Shoaib to miss first Test

Tuesday, January 9th 2007, 17:24
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will not be available for the first Test against South Africa which starts in Centurion on Thursday.
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Tycoon may run for top ANC post

Monday, January 8th 2007, 10:57
related countries: Japan

South African businessman Tokyo Sexwale is readying himself to run for the ANC leadership, a paper says.
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Winfrey offers students HIV tests

Sunday, January 7th 2007, 12:12
related countries: United States

US chat show host Oprah Winfrey offers the students at her new school in South Africa free HIV tests and treatment.
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Cricket: Waqar quits Pakistan role

Sunday, January 7th 2007, 12:02
related countries: Pakistan

Waqar Younis resigns as Pakistan bowling coach in protest at only being asked on the South Africa tour for the Tests.
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Cricket: S Africa win series

Saturday, January 6th 2007, 16:19
related countries: India
related places: Cape Town

South Africa edge to a five-wicket win in the final Test in Cape Town to seal a 2-1 series victory over India.
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Cricket: Jaffer century lifts India

Tuesday, January 2nd 2007, 16:12
related places: Cape Town

Wasim Jaffer hits 116 as India close day one of the deciding Test against South Africa on 254-3 in Cape Town.
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Oprah opens school in S Africa

Tuesday, January 2nd 2007, 11:43
related countries: United States

US chat show host Oprah Winfrey opens a special school for girls she has funded in South Africa.
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Oprah builds school in S Africa

Tuesday, January 2nd 2007, 7:56
related countries: United States

US chat show host Oprah Winfrey is set to open a special school for girls she has funded in South Africa.
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Cricket: India halted by bad light

Wednesday, December 27th 2006, 14:39
related countries: India
related places: Durban

India edge to 103-3 in reply to South Africa's 328 before bad light brings an early end to day two of the second Test in Durban.
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India put S Africa under pressure

Sunday, December 24th 2006, 8:43
related countries: India

Careers will be on the line when South Africa take on India in the second Test in Durban on Tuesday.
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SA theatre legend murdered

Sunday, December 17th 2006, 19:10

One of South Africa's best known theatre personalities is killed during an armed robbery at his Cape Town home.
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Sreesanth keeps India in command

Sunday, December 17th 2006, 16:20
related countries: India

South Africa struggle to 163-5 at close of play as India press for victory in the Johannesburg Test.
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India dominate sorry South Africa

Saturday, December 16th 2006, 16:15

India bowl out South Africa for a pitiful 84 in the Wanderers Test and then build an impressive lead.
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India start badly in Johannesburg

Friday, December 15th 2006, 13:56
related countries: India
related places: Johannesburg

India are on the back foot at 101-3 after South Africa's pace bowlers struck early in the first Test in Johannesburg.
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ANC sacks whip over sex scandal

Thursday, December 14th 2006, 16:54

South Africa's ruling African National Congress has sacked its chief whip after finding him guilty of sexual harassment.
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Carter: Israeli apartheid 'worse'

Monday, December 11th 2006, 13:22
related countries: Israel, United States, West Bank

US ex-president Jimmy Carter says some Israeli curbs in the West Bank are worse than apartheid-era South Africa.
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Football: Fifa sets 2010 schedule

Wednesday, December 6th 2006, 16:56

Fifa announces that the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will take place between 11 June and 11 July.
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