SOUTH AFRICA Summer News, Feb 11, 2012

England's South African soccer stars TheSouthAfrican South Africa's all-time top scorer Benni McCarthy may have left the Premier League to play in his motherland. But plenty of Bafana Bafana professionals are still plying their trade in England. Five of the SA national team's players play for UK ... See all stories on this topic » TheSouthAfrican

Sebastian Coe wants to see Africa host Olympics; South Africa expected to bid ... SI.com NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Sebastian Coe wants to help bring the Olympics to Africa for the first time. Coe, the middle-distance great who heads the organizing committee for the London Games, said Africa is a powerhouse in running events and deserves to ... See all stories on this topic »

South Africa's surreal horticulture inspires Canada.com By Steve Whysall, Postmedia News February 9, 2012 Why do I want you to come with me on a unique 15-day garden tour to South Africa in October? There are spectacular gar-dens to see, naturally. South Africa has no shortage of fabulous, world-class ... See all stories on this topic »

Mining chiefs get it together at Cape Town's Indaba Sydney Morning Herald AFTER a happy summer hibernation, Garimpeiro's attention has turned to South Africa where the annual Mining Indaba conference is in full swing in Cape Town. ''Indaba'' comes from the Zulu word for ''business'' and among the Zulu and Xhosa peoples of ... See all stories on this topic »

Lords of the rings ESPN In 2008, just six of the 16 were European or South American, compared to 18 of the 32 in South Africa last summer. Big boys who usually block the way to the latter stages at World Cups such as Italy, Argentina, Germany, Netherlands or France are not ... See all stories on this topic » ESPN

Local student raising money for South Africa trip The Daily News of Newburyport SALISBURY — Kyle Mroz, a junior at UMass Amherst, is raising money for a volunteer trip to South Africa+++ this summer to help protect endangered animals and environments. The 20-year-old Mroz, who is studying film and screenwriting, will spend four ... See all stories on this topic »

Tests are the priority New Zealand Herald Photo / AP All I can say is thank God the series against South Africa goes from short to long - starting with T20s to ODIs to tests - or I reckon the Black Caps would get a towelling in what should be the defining part of the summer of cricket: the ... See all stories on this topic »

New Zealand, new challenge for de Villiers ESPNcricinfo.com South Africa seemed to have more life, they played with a different intent and although they lost the last two matches in the series, they did not appear to stop having fun. De Villiers said the trip to New Zealand is a chance for the good times to ... See all stories on this topic » ESPNcricinfo.com

Connery flies South as Ireland eye Olympics Kilkenny People Jenkinstown native Aine Connery is currently in Johannesburg, South Africa with the Irish women's hockey squad as they step up their qualification preparations for this Summer's Olympics. Connery is with the Irish squad on warm weather training. See all stories on this topic » Kilkenny People

Out on the Open Water New York Times This summer Diana Nyad , at the age of 62, will try to pull off something she has tried and failed to do three times: to swim the 103 miles from Cuba to Florida, braving venomous jellyfish, sharks, skin rubbed raw by salt water, the inevitable freakish ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

South African boss slams benefits culture The Sun By STEVE HAWKES, Showbiz Editor BRITAIN'S benefits culture has been slammed by a South African boss who claims people here don't want to work. MINING titans GLENCORE and XSTRATA are expected to confirm a mega-merger today. The shares fell yesterday on ... See all stories on this topic » The Sun

The only African city chasing the gay dollar Sydney Morning Herald Gay culture has flourished since the fall of apartheid, which harshly penalised homosexuality, as South Africa enshrined equal rights in its constitution and allowed same-sex couples to marry and adopt. But no city in the country, or on the continent, ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Memories of the summer of '76 SportsCentral In the 1970s we were so starved of international sport in South Africa that the appearance of any player from climes afar was not just welcomed, but rejoiced. The Datsun Double Wicket series, the Derrick Robins tours, the presence of John Shepherd, ... See all stories on this topic » SportsCentral

Banyana Banyana SA's most successful sports team in 2011 TheSouthAfrican Banyana Banyana are set to play friendlies in Brazil and Cyprus ahead of the Olympics this summer. The future is looking considerably bright for Banyana Banyana, emerging as South Africa's most successful sports team of 2011, and of course there was ... See all stories on this topic »

How Much Did the Trip to South Africa on The Real Housewives of Atlanta Cost? Wetpaint Given the appearance of the penthouse, we were actually expecting the rates to be a bit steeper, but the trip occurred sometime over the summer, which is considered South Africa's off-season, so the rooms were slightly less expensive. See all stories on this topic »

Dwindling time, rising tension make Iran top fear CBS News Time is running short for Iran to back down without a fight. Time is also running short for either the United States or Israel to mount a preemptive military strike on Iran's nuclear sites, something that seemed far-fetched until fairly recently. See all stories on this topic »

Now we must win away, says Michael Clarke The Australian ... series in South Africa. Once the fag ends of this summer are smoked, the new captain will lead his men to the West Indies. While most of his talk yesterday was of the ongoing one-day series, Clarke had time for the bigger picture. Start of sidebar. See all stories on this topic »

Van Commenee gives backing to Child Scotsman “Eilidh Child has been in South Africa and for certain she has a good chance (of making the Olympics),” said van Commenee. “I was out there when she was working with Malcolm and she looked good. “Eilidh did some good times in the training in South... See all stories on this topic »

Capello Resigns as England Coach New York Times (blog) At the World Cup in South Africa in 2010, Terry was dropped by Capello as captain when it became public that he had been carrying on an affair with the companion of another national team player, Wayne Bridge. Bridge quit the team, which then tied the ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

The incredible rise of Botha: From carpet cleaner to England's second row ... Daily Mail It has certainly been a convoluted one — his painstaking journey from Vryheid, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa to the England team via part-timerugby and asbestos-stripping in Bedford. Not the most conventional background. When the 30-year-old Saracens ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Colombia international soccer game under match fixing spotlight Colombia Reports A soccer match between Colombia and South Africa has come under the spotlight in a match-fixing probe, reported international media Monday. The May 2010 match, played as a warm-up to the World Cup held in the African nation that summer, is one of four ... See all stories on this topic »

Dwindling time, rising tension make Iran top fear Atlanta Journal Constitution Talks are also under way with Turkey, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Malaysia, all main buyers of Iranian crude. Any sanctions the US ultimately levies would probably target companies in countries that purchase oil from Iran, not central banks, ... See all stories on this topic » Atlanta Journal Constitution

CSA circus is full of clowns Times LIVE This morning, probably at around the time you are reading this, CricketSouth Africa were supposed to launch their domestic 20-over competition. It would have been the event that told you, the cricket fan, who the mysterious seventh team was, ... See all stories on this topic » Times LIVE

Pakistan closes the gap in rankings The Hindu England, in contrast, has retained its No. 1 ranking, which it has held since defeating India at home last summer. Nevertheless, Andrew Strauss's side has plummeted from 125 points to 118 points to lead second-ranked South Africa by just one point. See all stories on this topic »

"Splinters," a surf film of a very different kind U-T San Diego Wherever there are waves – from the North Sea to the tip of South Africa, inclusive -- there are locals who live to ride them and outsiders who travel far to test them. Even in what some might still consider a primitive culture, too, there is surf ... See all stories on this topic »

Andrew Alderson: Big Mac adds more meat New Zealand Herald Perhaps it has been a ploy to get Nicol into form ahead of the limited overs matches against South Africa, given he opens in the shorter formats for Canterbury. However, McCullum was also first drop in 50-over matches away in Zimbabwe last year so the ... See all stories on this topic »

Aussie paceman Mitchell sets his sights on returning for summer clash with England Daily Mail The left-arm Australian paceman required surgery in December on a left foot injury he suffered on the tour of South Africa, which was expected to sideline him for five months. Although describing his layoff as frustrating, Johnson said it has refreshed ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Watson clears first hurdle no sweat Sydney Morning Herald Watson, who had been sidelined with a calf problem since Australia's second Test win during last November's tour of South Africa, couldn't contain his delight. ''I have been waiting quite a while for this moment, actually and I've been dreaming about a ... See all stories on this topic »

World Press Photo 2011 winners Washington Post Laerke Posselt / AP Brent Stirton, of South Africa, won first prize in the Contemporary Issues Singles category for this photo, which shows Maria, a drug addict and sex worker, in between clients in a room she rents in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. See all stories on this topic »

President Obama's Commitment To An AIDS-Free Generation (and How To Make It ... Huffington Post And in setting those targets, Obama signaled a renewed US commitment to funding for global AIDS programs at a time when resources at home are constrained and other countries are backing away from the fight. Now it's time to plot a course for ... See all stories on this topic »

attitude is outstanding - McCullum ESPNcricinfo.com Other than that, all boxes were ticked, leaving them as prepared as they can be for the series against South Africa. "We've played very good cricket so far," Brendon McCullum, the stand-in captain, said. "We've gone up a notch every game in this series ... See all stories on this topic » ESPNcricinfo.com

England cannot make excuses Cricketnext.com (blog) As Australia started coming down their pedestal, two contenders emerged - India andSouth Africa. While the Proteas never made that step up (you can call it choking), the Indians went top for a little while and stayed there on account of some good ... See all stories on this topic »

Another food crisis looming in Africa: nearly 5 million South Sudanese lacking ... Mongabay.com "The situation is dire, and we are doing everything we can to be ready, but we are running out of time." The crisis has largely been created by low rainfall, which has impacted much of East Africa, combined with regional conflict that has disrupted ... See all stories on this topic » Mongabay.com

Eskom says maintenance backlog has reached unsustainable levels Creamer Media's Engineering News It has, therefore, reiterated its call for South Africans to urgently reduce electricity demand by 10%, or some 3 000 MW, to enable it to ramp up planned maintenance, with CEO Brian Dames describing the backlog as unsustainable. See all stories on this topic »

Oscar wins prestigious award SPORT24 London - South Africa's Oscar Pistorius, the athlete known as the 'Blade Runner' because he runs on carbon fibre blades, has won the 2012 Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award. In 2011, Pistorius became the first amputee to win ... See all stories on this topic »

  

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