All Africa, All the Time. http://allafrica.com/southafrica/ http://allafrica.com/tools/headlines/rss.html http://allafrica.com/img/static/aa-trans_200x116.gif http://allafrica.com/southafrica/ en-us http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200646.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200646.html SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma and his Southern African Development Community (Sadc) colleagues are tenaciously moving to tackle President Robert Mugabe and the Zimbabwe situation at the forthcoming inter-regional tripartite free trade area summit in Johannesburg next month after he wriggled off the hook at today’s extraordinary regional meeting in Windhoek. Fri, 20 May 2011 13:38:41 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200870.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200870.html The Libyan government lied about photographer Anton Hammerl to SA, International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said on Friday. Fri, 20 May 2011 19:44:54 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200863.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200863.html The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today accused Libyan authorities of withholding information about the killing of photojournalist Anton Hammerl who was shot dead by Libyan troops on 5 April. Fri, 20 May 2011 19:33:06 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200614.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200614.html Foreign traders in many Johannesburg townships have closed their businesses and put their livelihoods on hold in response to a campaign of threats and intimidation launched in recent weeks by a group of local business people calling themselves the Greater Gauteng Business Forum (GGBF). Fri, 20 May 2011 13:22:51 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200285.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200285.html The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) is investigating the passenger train collision which took place in Soweto yesterday. Fri, 20 May 2011 10:10:18 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200877.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200877.html Reporters Without Borders is saddened to learn that Anton Hammerl, a well-known photographer with South African and Austrian dual nationality who had been missing in Libya for more than six weeks, was killed shortly after disappearing in the east of the country on 4 April. It had been assumed that Hammerl was alive and was being held by pro-Gaddafi forces. Fri, 20 May 2011 20:06:31 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200280.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200280.html South African photographer Anton Hammerl, who had been missing in Libya, is believed to have been killed by Libyan forces, the Hammerl family said on Friday. Fri, 20 May 2011 10:09:28 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200266.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200266.html As the sun rose on Friday morning, two days after the country’s fourth democratic local government elections, the results showed the African National Congress’s (ANC) support seemed stable, while the opposition, Democratic Alliance (DA) may be set for its best performance yet. Fri, 20 May 2011 10:07:43 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200115.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200115.html The announcement of final local election results from South Africa’s largest cities has been delayed by counting and auditing. The Independent Electoral Commission’s prediction that the final picture would be clear by early evening was put back several hours. Fri, 20 May 2011 08:59:10 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200033.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200033.html South African photographer Anton Hammerl was shot in the Libyan desert and is believed to have died from his injuries, the Hammerl family said on Friday. Fri, 20 May 2011 06:40:12 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200682.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200682.html South Africa is to seek new ways of collaborating with Nigeria through the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) towards promoting the tourism sectors of both countries. Fri, 20 May 2011 14:10:11 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200642.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200642.html The South African Government has wished hundreds of train commuters injured in a train collision in Soweto on Thursday, a speedy recovery. Fri, 20 May 2011 13:36:07 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200638.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200638.html The Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) Results Operation Centre (ROC) in Pretoria was abuzz on Friday morning, not only with politicians but with school kids. Fri, 20 May 2011 13:34:39 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200633.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200633.html South Africans can expect first-class services, tailored to their own expectations and needs in all African National Congress (ANC) led municipalities across the country. Fri, 20 May 2011 13:32:25 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200293.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200293.html Government plans to spend over R14.2 billion over the next three years vamping up dams and water distributions systems to ensure the country maintains a sustainable water-supply, the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa said. Fri, 20 May 2011 10:12:15 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200292.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200292.html The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Lindiwe Sisulu, has warned poachers that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will return fire with fire in the Kruger National Park and other areas along the border. Fri, 20 May 2011 10:11:30 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200286.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200286.html Following the train collusion incident that involved two Soweto bound Metrorail trains yesterday, the technical team has cleared the scene by removing the two trains to the yard in preparation for the resumption of the normal train service today. Fri, 20 May 2011 10:11:03 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200277.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200277.html Despite being formed only three months ago, the hard work of the National Freedom Party (NFP) seems to have paid off as they have managed to wrest control of two local municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal, which were strongholds of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). Fri, 20 May 2011 10:08:54 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200036.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200036.html To: Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Government of South Africa Fri, 20 May 2011 06:50:23 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200035.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200035.html At 10pm BST (11pm SA time) this evening we received devastating news regarding Anton Hammerl. Fri, 20 May 2011 06:48:15 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191145.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191145.html Municipal elections meant slightly fewer votes for the ANC and quite a bit more for the DA, according to results released on Thursday evening. Thu, 19 May 2011 19:32:32 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191149.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191149.html South Africans could have the results of the fourth Local Government elections by Saturday, Chief Electoral Officer Pansy Tlakula said on Thursday afternoon. Thu, 19 May 2011 19:38:35 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191081.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191081.html The Democratic Alliance (DA) continues its strong hold in the Western Cape, preliminary local government voting results indicates. Thu, 19 May 2011 15:33:20 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191076.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191076.html As results continue to come in a day after Election Day, results in Port Elizabeth which includes the Nelson Mandela Metro have revealed that the African National Congress (ANC) is in the lead. Thu, 19 May 2011 15:32:33 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191082.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191082.html Most of the provincial offices of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) have completed counting their ballots and are currently capturing results. Thu, 19 May 2011 15:34:34 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105190970.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105190970.html Almost 89 percent of votes in the local government elections have been captured, but major metros were still outstanding, chief electoral officer Pansy Tlakula said on Thursday. Thu, 19 May 2011 14:19:02 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105190579.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105190579.html South Africa’s local elections went ahead Wednesday with few problems. But there were delays in some polling stations opening – one because officials had to be ferried across a crocodile-infested river by army vehicles in Limpopo province, another where officials had to be lifted by helicopter to the top of a mountain. Thu, 19 May 2011 09:18:29 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191150.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191150.html The majority of the political parties contesting this year’s Local Government Elections say they are satisfied with the current election results. Thu, 19 May 2011 19:39:15 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105190441.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105190441.html Nigeria slipped one step down on the FIFA rankings for the month of May released yesterday. South Africa pushed Nigeria down to the 39th position from 38th, Nigeria previously occupied. Thu, 19 May 2011 08:30:16 GMT http://allafrica.com/
All Africa, All the Time. http://allafrica.com/southafrica/ http://allafrica.com/tools/headlines/rss.html http://allafrica.com/img/static/aa-trans_200x116.gif http://allafrica.com/southafrica/ en-us http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200646.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200646.html SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma and his Southern African Development Community (Sadc) colleagues are tenaciously moving to tackle President Robert Mugabe and the Zimbabwe situation at the forthcoming inter-regional tripartite free trade area summit in Johannesburg next month after he wriggled off the hook at today’s extraordinary regional meeting in Windhoek. Fri, 20 May 2011 13:38:41 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200870.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200870.html The Libyan government lied about photographer Anton Hammerl to SA, International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said on Friday. Fri, 20 May 2011 19:44:54 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200863.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200863.html The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today accused Libyan authorities of withholding information about the killing of photojournalist Anton Hammerl who was shot dead by Libyan troops on 5 April. Fri, 20 May 2011 19:33:06 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200614.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200614.html Foreign traders in many Johannesburg townships have closed their businesses and put their livelihoods on hold in response to a campaign of threats and intimidation launched in recent weeks by a group of local business people calling themselves the Greater Gauteng Business Forum (GGBF). Fri, 20 May 2011 13:22:51 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200285.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200285.html The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) is investigating the passenger train collision which took place in Soweto yesterday. Fri, 20 May 2011 10:10:18 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200877.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200877.html Reporters Without Borders is saddened to learn that Anton Hammerl, a well-known photographer with South African and Austrian dual nationality who had been missing in Libya for more than six weeks, was killed shortly after disappearing in the east of the country on 4 April. It had been assumed that Hammerl was alive and was being held by pro-Gaddafi forces. Fri, 20 May 2011 20:06:31 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200280.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200280.html South African photographer Anton Hammerl, who had been missing in Libya, is believed to have been killed by Libyan forces, the Hammerl family said on Friday. Fri, 20 May 2011 10:09:28 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200266.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200266.html As the sun rose on Friday morning, two days after the country’s fourth democratic local government elections, the results showed the African National Congress’s (ANC) support seemed stable, while the opposition, Democratic Alliance (DA) may be set for its best performance yet. Fri, 20 May 2011 10:07:43 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200115.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200115.html The announcement of final local election results from South Africa’s largest cities has been delayed by counting and auditing. The Independent Electoral Commission’s prediction that the final picture would be clear by early evening was put back several hours. Fri, 20 May 2011 08:59:10 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200033.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200033.html South African photographer Anton Hammerl was shot in the Libyan desert and is believed to have died from his injuries, the Hammerl family said on Friday. Fri, 20 May 2011 06:40:12 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200682.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200682.html South Africa is to seek new ways of collaborating with Nigeria through the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) towards promoting the tourism sectors of both countries. Fri, 20 May 2011 14:10:11 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200642.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200642.html The South African Government has wished hundreds of train commuters injured in a train collision in Soweto on Thursday, a speedy recovery. Fri, 20 May 2011 13:36:07 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200638.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200638.html The Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) Results Operation Centre (ROC) in Pretoria was abuzz on Friday morning, not only with politicians but with school kids. Fri, 20 May 2011 13:34:39 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200633.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200633.html South Africans can expect first-class services, tailored to their own expectations and needs in all African National Congress (ANC) led municipalities across the country. Fri, 20 May 2011 13:32:25 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200293.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200293.html Government plans to spend over R14.2 billion over the next three years vamping up dams and water distributions systems to ensure the country maintains a sustainable water-supply, the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa said. Fri, 20 May 2011 10:12:15 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200292.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200292.html The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Lindiwe Sisulu, has warned poachers that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will return fire with fire in the Kruger National Park and other areas along the border. Fri, 20 May 2011 10:11:30 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200286.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200286.html Following the train collusion incident that involved two Soweto bound Metrorail trains yesterday, the technical team has cleared the scene by removing the two trains to the yard in preparation for the resumption of the normal train service today. Fri, 20 May 2011 10:11:03 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200277.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200277.html Despite being formed only three months ago, the hard work of the National Freedom Party (NFP) seems to have paid off as they have managed to wrest control of two local municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal, which were strongholds of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). Fri, 20 May 2011 10:08:54 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200036.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200036.html To: Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Government of South Africa Fri, 20 May 2011 06:50:23 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200035.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105200035.html At 10pm BST (11pm SA time) this evening we received devastating news regarding Anton Hammerl. Fri, 20 May 2011 06:48:15 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191145.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191145.html Municipal elections meant slightly fewer votes for the ANC and quite a bit more for the DA, according to results released on Thursday evening. Thu, 19 May 2011 19:32:32 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191149.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191149.html South Africans could have the results of the fourth Local Government elections by Saturday, Chief Electoral Officer Pansy Tlakula said on Thursday afternoon. Thu, 19 May 2011 19:38:35 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191081.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191081.html The Democratic Alliance (DA) continues its strong hold in the Western Cape, preliminary local government voting results indicates. Thu, 19 May 2011 15:33:20 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191076.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191076.html As results continue to come in a day after Election Day, results in Port Elizabeth which includes the Nelson Mandela Metro have revealed that the African National Congress (ANC) is in the lead. Thu, 19 May 2011 15:32:33 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191082.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191082.html Most of the provincial offices of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) have completed counting their ballots and are currently capturing results. Thu, 19 May 2011 15:34:34 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105190970.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105190970.html Almost 89 percent of votes in the local government elections have been captured, but major metros were still outstanding, chief electoral officer Pansy Tlakula said on Thursday. Thu, 19 May 2011 14:19:02 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105190579.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105190579.html South Africa’s local elections went ahead Wednesday with few problems. But there were delays in some polling stations opening – one because officials had to be ferried across a crocodile-infested river by army vehicles in Limpopo province, another where officials had to be lifted by helicopter to the top of a mountain. Thu, 19 May 2011 09:18:29 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191150.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105191150.html The majority of the political parties contesting this year’s Local Government Elections say they are satisfied with the current election results. Thu, 19 May 2011 19:39:15 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/201105190441.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201105190441.html Nigeria slipped one step down on the FIFA rankings for the month of May released yesterday. South Africa pushed Nigeria down to the 39th position from 38th, Nigeria previously occupied. Thu, 19 May 2011 08:30:16 GMT http://allafrica.com/