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South Africa: IFP Wants R65 Million Sports Awards Budget Readjusted
"Our nation's sportsmen and women must be celebrated for their achievements and rewarded accordingly.
The constant traveler revisits Africa
Age slows us all, but a few rare types sail through the years somehow unimpeded.
Sudans defuse row over rebel support, promise more talks
Sudan's foreign minister said on Friday neighbour South Sudan had promised him it would not let rebels operate across their shared border, defusing a row that had threatened a key oil deal.
Caught in the middle. Migrant workers still trafficked into war-torn Syria.
Dozens of migrant domestic workers are being trafficked over the Lebanese border into Syria every month, despite the war raging there and official bans by Syria and several major source countries against bringing in new labor, officials from the Indonesian and Philippine embassies said Friday.
Kerry to visit Middle East, Africa in late May
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to visit the Middle East and Africa later this month, the State Department announced on Friday.
Billionaire Returns To The Iraqi Oil Game With New IPO
Swiss billionaire Jean-Claude Gandur poses next to 'Sarah,' a painting by Jean Fautrier, one of his collection of masterpieces on display in late 2011 at the Fabre museum, Montpellier.
Global tourism revenues set record in 2012
The global tourism economy hummed along at a record pace in 2012, growing by 4 percent and generating a total of $1.3 trillion when international passenger transit revenues are included in the equation.
South Africa: Cape Town's Asylum Seekers Struggle to Get Documented
When Jean Baptiste*, a medical student from Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo , arrived in South Africa in September 2012, he headed straight for Cape Town, where he knew he would be able to stay with his brother.
Mangat launches Africa title bid
JAS MANGAT will seize the opportunity to shake off stage fright in the special stage at Lusaka show grounds today as he embarks on a fourth attempt at the Africa championship in the Zambia International Rally.
The country's lawmakers could find themselves having to publicly test for HIV if Parliament heeds a call by Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.
SAF Filmmaker Examines Xenophobia Riots
Filmmaker Akin Omotoso made a movie about the violence in 2011, and has embarked on a project to show the film in areas where the violence was worst.
Rolls-Royce join bid to set new speed record
The engine maker announced it is to sponsor the Bloodhound project, which aims to smash the record in South Africa next year.
Kolkata; May 15 : Air Arabia , low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa, on Wednesday declared its financial results for the three months ending Mar 31, 2013, reporting a net profit of AED 59 million and registering an increase of 20 percent compared to AED 49 million in the corresponding quarter in 2012.
Want food security? Stop the rot
Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market, the largest of its kind on the continent, loses about 100000 tonnes of fresh produce every year.
The brave new world of the international egg trade
South Africa has long been a destination for fertility tourists. Now agencies are recruiting SA women to fuel India's burgeoning surrogacy business.
Libyans in North Africa scared to return home
Until government and revolutionary forces attacked the Libyan town of Bani Walid, about 170km southeast of the capital Tripoli in October last year, Abdullah Warfella had been determined never to leave.
International Tourism Revenues Grew by 4% in 2012
Receipts from international tourism in destinations around the world grew by 4% in 2012 reaching US$ 1075 billion.
South African app wins International BlackBerry App of the Year
The BlackBerry Achievement Awards shortlist was selected by BlackBerry from 100 000 BlackBerry 10 applications worldwide and the final winners in all categories were selected through a process of public voting.
Ecommerce stats: online shopping in the Middle East
The Middle East and North Africa edition of our Internet Statistics Compendium has seen some interesting updates over the past few months, with some fascinating insights into ecommerce across the region.
Greeley and Hansen Plans to Increase Infrastructure Export Opportunities in Latin America
ED Note: Greeley and Hansen is a global leader in developing innovative engineering, architecture, and management solutions for a wide array of complex water, wastewater, and water-related infrastructure challenges.