Category: South Africa

Quicklinks: 2007.10.31

31 Oct 2007 @ 20:44 GMT | Permalink | Comments

• Online Newspaper Readership Rising (Editors & Publishers)
• Bumbling Justice Minister Knew of Bali Bombings? Not! (The Economist)
• Certain Cultures Predisposed to Poverty, Says Greg Clark (Newsweek)
• Yushchenko's Web Site Downed by Eurasian Union of the Youth (Ukrainian Journal)
• U.S., Iran to Save Cheetahs; No U.S. Nationals Allowed (Spiegel)
• China Making New Booster Rockets as Lunar Race Heats Up (Xinhua)
• Doggie Urinals at Lamp Post May Prevent Corrosion (The Local)
• Fiji's Demographic Shift: Fewer Indians, More "Natives" (Fiji Times)
• King Abdullah in London: 5 Jets, 100 Servants, 53 Advisors, 1 Clinic, Several Wives (The Independent)
• N.Korean Papers Lay Psychological Groundwork for New Era (Chosun Daily)
• Busy Rape Center in S. Africa Told to Cut Staff (Cape Argus)
• Will Google's OpenSocial Make an Impact? (TechCrunch)
• Indonesia's Constitutional Court Upholds Death for Drug Traffickers (The Jakarta Post)
• Philippine Army: Victory Against Communist Rebels In Sight (The Philippine Inquirer)

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South African "Taxi War"

11 Jul 2006 @ 14:20 GMT | Permalink | Comments

It's not a case of road rage. It is a real war that claimed the lives of thousands of real, innocent people. It involved hit men, Molotov cocktails, assault rifles and corrupt fat cats vying for routes.

This violent war resulted from poor or lack of oversight of the taxi industry as well as corrupt government officials. Yet two reports review how the taxi industry has helped alleviate poverty for some black South Africans even as violence continued. That may all come to an end soon.

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Dilapidated S. Africa Not Ready for World Cup

10 Jul 2006 @ 13:25 GMT | Permalink | Comments (2)

Can South Africa pull off the 2010 World Cup without a hitch? Even locals have doubts.

South Africa's aging or nonexistent infrastructure, corruption and violence, not to mention "taxi wars" and "highway stoning," make the country a questionable choice to host the 2010 World Cup.

One Web site, whose publisher has received death threats, is warning tourists off his country by highlighting violent crimes. And even some public officials are questioning how and whether investment in the tournament will benefit the poor.

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