News & Info From Eastern Africa Links open in a second window powered by FreeFind | General | Business | Sports | Health | Arts & Entertainment News |   Regional & Specific News Feeds       SPORTS NEWS   South Africa: SABC hosts 2010 thanksgiving bash A number of thanksgiving activities were held across South Africa today to celebrate four years since South Africa won the right to host the 19th FIFA World Cup come 2010. The SABC, in partnership with the Local Organising Committee, hosted the thanksgiving ceremonies at its Renaissance Centre earlier today. ... Read at SABCNews - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] South Africa: Chester Williams coaches Emerging SA World Cup-winning Springbok Chester Williams has been named as the new coach of the Emerging SA team, which will defend their IRB Nations Cup title in Romania next month. He succeeds new Springbok coach Peter de Villiers who led the team to the title in 2007. Boland coach Deon ... Read at SABCNews - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] South Africa: Chiefs’ good form continues Kaizer Chiefs' resurgence continues. Last night they outplayed and beat Bloemfontein Celtic 2-0 confirming their place in next season's Top Eight Competition. A run down the left flank followed by a clinical pass from Simphiwe Tshabalala enabled Chiefs to open the score in the 43rd minute with a ... Read at SABCNews - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] South Africa: Francis holds the key in Vodacom Cup final Burton Francis holds the key to the outcome of the Vodacom Cup rugby final between the Blue Bulls and the Free State Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld tomorrow night. It may be unfair to heap so much on the youngster's shoulders, but he is a player of rare ability and ... Read at SABCNews - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] South Africa: Final showdown for Bulls, Cheetahs The Free State Cheetahs and the Blue Bulls will go head to head tomorrow in the final of the Vodacom Cup at Loftus Versveldt. It will be the fourth time in five years that these two teams meet in a major domestic final and for the first time they will ... Read at SABCNews - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Angola: Basketball: Angola To Dispute Access To Afrobasket 2009 e.asp"First page | Politics | Economy | Social | Sport | Culture | Africa | International | Specials | 24 hours service... Read at AngolaPress - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Ghana: President Kufuor cuts sod for new stadium in Cape Coast There was spontaneous applause and jubilation from Cape Coasters when President John Agyekum Kufuor on Tuesday cut the sod for the commencement of work on the long-awaited Cape Coast Stadium at Akotokyir near the University of Cape Coast (UCC). The 15,000 capacity oval shaped designed stadium to be built ... Read at The Accra Daily Mail - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Angola: Futebol: National Team Train With Benfica de Luanda The Angolan senior males football national squad will face this Thursday afternoon, in Luanda’s Cidadela Stadium, the Benfica de Luanda team, to prepare for Sunday`s match against Mozambique, qualifier for the African Cup for home-based players. With this training session, the coach intends to have the team geared up, ... Read at AngolaPress - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Angola: Angola/Disability Sport:Cabinda Beat Bié in Basketball "Nationals The wheelchair basketball team of Cabinda province beat their counterparts of Bié by 35-15 in a semi-finals match of the national tournament of the category. With this victory, the representatives of Cabinda qualified for Saturday`s final against Lwini Fund, who beat Cidadela Complex this Thursday morning by 30-17. The ... Read at AngolaPress - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Angola: Angola/Disability Sport:Cabinda Beat Bié in Basketball "Nationals The wheelchair basketball team of Cabinda province beat their counterparts of Bié by 35-15 in a semi-finals match of the national tournament of the category. With this victory, the representatives of Cabinda qualified for Saturday`s final against Lwini Fund, who beat Cidadela Complex this Thursday morning by 30-17. The ... Read at AngolaPress - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Powered by AfricaNewsSearch             African News - Index   Southern Africa   Northern Africa   Eastern Africa   Western Africa   The Great Lakes Region   The Horn of Africa   World News           BUSINESS NEWS           South Africa: Interest rate hikes put strain on SA home owners Home owners in South African are coming under increasing strain following several interest rate hikes in recent months. Analysts say some home owners cannot cope with bond re-payments and are ultimately losing their properties. Meanwhile in Polokwane, the number of houses going on auction is increasing. "Two ... Read at SABCNews - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Africa: EU Seeks to Subdue Competitive China With the ascendance of China as a robust force on Africa’s economic and political scene, plans are afoot in the European Union (EU) to pre-empt the Asian nation’s dominance on the continent by forming a trilateral partnership that places Europe squarely in the centre.The idea of a multilateral triumvirate was ... Read at IPS Africa - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Ghana: IRS says extra classes money is taxable Income earned by teachers in both private and public schools from extra classes are liable to taxation, Mr William Charles Sefah-Agyebeng, Assistant Commissioner (Training) of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), has said. He said it was the responsibility of heads of schools under whose aegis the extra-tuition-for-fees were held ... Read at The Accra Daily Mail - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] South Africa: 61 carat diamond discovered in SA Lonrho Mining has discovered an "exceptional 61.30 carat fancy yellow diamond" at its Schmidtsdrift Mine, along the western bank of the Vaal River, the company said today. It said that the diamond was octahedron in shape and expected to yield high value. Since the company commenced operations in ... Read at SABCNews - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Kenya: World Bank Shifting Gears on AIDS in Africa The World Bank says it is recalibrating its financing for anti-AIDS efforts in Africa, which shoulders more than two-thirds of the world's HIV/AIDS burden.Some 22.5 million Africans are HIV-positive, and AIDS is the leading cause of premature death on the continent, according to the bank. Hardest hit are productive young ... Read at IPS Africa - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] South Africa: Minister defends SA's labour laws Speaking during a debate on his departmental budget vote in Parliament, Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has rejected assertions that the country's labour laws are too rigid. The South African labour market is characterised by an oversupply of unskilled workers and a shortage of skilled ones. High population growth constantly ... Read at SABCNews - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Powered by AfricaNewsSearch         General News   Health News   Arts & Entertainment News