Cape Town News Links of 21 July 2008 July 21st, 2008
Refugees are sent to Cape Town after refusing reintegration
The Herald Eastern Cape, South Africa - 4 hours ago
THE remaining refugees who fled xenophobic attacks in Knysna in May have been sent to Cape Town. The 11 men repeatedly refused to be reintegrated into the …
Wesgro Takes New Aim Cape Business News
Cape Town company wins global web award
Bizcommunity.com, South Africa - 3 hours ago
Cape Town web strategy agency Clickthinking recently took the top spot in the international Web Analytics Championships 2008, beating numerous global …
City Of Cape Town overall winner of Cork Week
Yachting World, UK - 20 minutes ago
Dave Hudson runs a Sailing School in Cape Town and is a veteran Fireball sailor who only recently turned his hand to the Laser SB3. …
Grace Mugabe expected in Cape Town today
SABC News, South Africa - 2 hours ago
Grace Mugabe, the wife of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, who was expected to land at Cape Town International Airport this morning, has not yet been …
Caring adventurer Holgate is home at last
Independent Online, South Africa - 5 hours ago
The Holgates left Cape Town on April 27 last year with a calabash of water from the most southerly point of Africa and travelled across 33 countries and for …
Red Devils have a whale of a time
The Times, South Africa - 12 hours ago
Customers at a popular Cape Town restaurant got more than a meal on Saturday night. They rubbed shoulders with Manchester United soccer stars. …
Arrests after counterfeit tickets sold Independent Online
Two arrested for fake soccer tickets Dispatch Online
Be prepared to pay a lot more rent
Independent Online, South Africa - 1 hour ago
East London had an annualised 18 percent rise, Port Elizabeth 12 percent, Pretoria 11 percent Cape Town 14 percent and Durban 10,5 percent. …
Men nabbed for selling fake tickets
Independent Online, South Africa - 21 hours ago
Two people were arrested for selling counterfeit tickets outside Newlands Stadium before the opening of Vodacom Challenge soccer match in Cape Town, …
Giggs eyes Pirates scalp Manchester United FC
Manchester United Battle For Vodacom Challenge Crown Bleacher Report
Kanono relishes Man U challenge The Times
Kickoff - The Herald Eastern Cape
Some Boks need game time
News24, South Africa - 20 hours ago
And another three-week break for Kankowski, who had 31 minutes on Saturday after last playing in Cape Town against Italy on June 21 will not have him at his …
All Blacks ’still the benchmark’ ABC Online
Weekend cheer for SA sport fans Pretoria News (subscription)
Springboks will be stronger at home : Matfield Lions-Tour.com
Stuff.co.nz
Rousing reception for Red Devils
Fifa.com - 1 hour ago
The United players were overwhelmed by the welcome from tens of thousands of fanatical South African United fans in Cape Town on their arrival in the 2010 …
Fergie to ring the changes News24.com
Ferguson hails ‘remarkable’ Neville Hindustan Times
FERGUSON HOPES RIO FIGURES Sportinglife.com
D’Hoore takes gold in a bunch gallop
Cycling News, South Africa - 5 hours ago
On Sunday the women’s road race of the UCI Junior World Championships set off at a cracking pace on the 13.6km circuit route in Cape Town. …
Spectacular race winds up world champs Cycling News
National Library to open in August
BuaNews Online (press release), South Africa - 16 minutes ago
The National Library was established in 1999 following the merger of the former state library in Pretoria and the then South African library in Cape Town. …
Murder accused referred to Valkenberg
The Herald Eastern Cape, South Africa - 4 hours ago
… young woman whose car became stuck in the mud at her home in Blanco, has been referred to Valkenberg Hospital in Cape Town for a psychiatric evaluation. …
ANC in Rasool rethink
Independent Online, South Africa - 23 hours ago
In Cape Town the national ANC and various caucuses are said to have been locked in negotiations for days to find a solution to what could be a crisis in the …
S.Africa road accidents exact big financial toll - study
Reuters South Africa, South Africa - 2 hours ago
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Road accidents cost the South African economy an estimated 581 billion rand between 1996 and 2006, according to a report by the …
Getting a coffee fix on TV
Screen Africa, South Africa - 2 hours ago
“We shot in an alleyway next to The Castle in Cape Town, and took two days to dress the set for the Arabic commercial,” says Jackie, “Kudos to art director …
Burger boost for Boks
Keo.co.za, South Africa - 5 hours ago
“The doctor has taken another look at him and he will be examined again in Cape Town, but it’s not serious,” Bok coach Peter de Villiers told the media at …
Bucs aim for big upset
Independent Online, South Africa - 1 hour ago
He said while Chiefs did well against United he pointed out: "United landed in Cape Town a day before the game. They did not look acclimatised or at their …
Now Buccaneers to follow suit Citizen
South Africa: Beefed Up Security at Vodacom Challenge Leads to Arrests
AllAfrica.com, Washington - 18 minutes ago
Two people were arrested for selling counterfeit tickets outside Newlands Stadium before the opening of the Vodacom Challenge soccer match in Cape Town with …
Steel cartel sleuths work under wraps
Business Report, South Africa - 5 hours ago
By INGI SALGADO Cape Town - Those party to the sensitive information that prompted Anglo American subsidiary Scaw Metals to blow the whistle on alleged …
Wordcamp SA opens registrations
Tectonic, South Africa - 1 hour ago
Wordcamp South Africa is being held on Saturday the 23 August 2008 at the Wild Fig in Observatory, Cape Town. The organisers have booked the entire …
Big movie, big bucks spent
Screen Africa, South Africa - 2 hours ago
Once the Cape Town Film Studios complex is operational in early 2010 with its 7050m² of stages, it can hope to attract enormous Hollywood productions like …
Bright won’t be buying big names
Kickoff, South Africa - 4 hours ago
Speaking to KickOff.com in Cape Town at the weekend, Bright promised a vastly improved side from the People’s Team when the new season kicks off in few …
No for coloured party
News24, South Africa - 1 hour ago
Cape Town - A proposal by Dr Richard van der Ross that the Bruin Belange Inisiatief (BBI) (Coloured Interest Initiative) achieves bigger political clout by …
‘SA poor, not Congo, need fish’
Dispatch Online, South Africa - 5 hours ago
A former deputy director on the state marine and coastal management (MCM) directorate, Kleinschmidt is the managing director of Feike, a Cape Town …
Cycling: David best of Kiwis in world junior road race
Otago Daily Times, New Zealand - 11 hours ago
David, who was seventh after a strong ride in the time trial two days ago, finished 32nd in the road race over 136km at Cape Town. Frenchman Johan LeBon won …
South Africa: ANC in Rasool Re-Think
AllAfrica.com, Washington - 16 minutes ago
In Cape Town the national ANC and various caucuses are said to have been locked in negotiations for days to find a solution to what could be a crisis in the …
Rugby options raise searching questions
Dispatch Online, South Africa - 5 hours ago
If the Boks also dispose of the Wallabies twice, they will have a total of three wins, making the remaining fixture, against the All Blacks in Cape Town on …
First Khayelitsha Festival set for October
Tonight, South Africa - 4 hours ago
The festival is supported both by the Western Cape Provincial Government and the City of Cape Town in association with the Khayelitsha Development Forum. …
Ophthalmic Pharmaceuticals Enjoy Good Potential in South Africa
MarketWatch - 2 hours ago
CAPE TOWN, Jul 21, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — With a substantial number of established companies participating in this sector, the South African ophthalmic …
Road accidents dent economy
Wheels24.co.za, South Africa - 18 minutes ago
Cape Town - Road accidents cost the South African economy an estimated R581bn between 1996 and 2006, according to a report by the Department of Transport. …
Competition watchdog eyes food sector
The Times, South Africa - 12 hours ago
Professor of agricultural economics at Stellenbosch University, Nick Vink, told journalists at a briefing in Cape Town recently that South Africa needed to …
Wayne Rooney needs a sharper Manchester United focus
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago
His display in a pre-season friendly in Cape Town did not differ too much from the one in the European Cup final, in which he was substituted long before …
Rooney comes under fire from Pele as United close in on Berbatov Daily Mail
Pelé: Wayne Rooney needs anger management Times Online
Supersport United through to Kimberley final
SABC News, South Africa - 22 hours ago
Bloemfontein Celtic, Supersport United, Ajax Cape Town and Free State stars are taking part in this inaugural tournament organised by the Sports Affairs …
MTN Falls, Reliance Communications Rises After Merger Talks End
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
… price,” said Khulekani Dlamini, a fund manager at Renaissance Asset Management in Cape Town, which oversees the equivalent of about $224 million. …
MTN, RCom end talks; go separate ways Livemint
RPT-UPDATE 4-MTN, Reliance call off tie-up talks Reuters India
Apple opens SA iTunes store
ITWeb, South Africa - 55 minutes ago
BY PAUL VECCHIATTO , ITWEB CAPE TOWN CORRESPONDENT [ Cape Town | ITWeb, 21 July 2008 ] - Apple has opened a South African portal for its famous iTunes media …
Inflation miscalculated?
News24, South Africa - 2 hours ago
Cape Town - The two-year delay by Statistics SA (StatsSA) in implementing the rebasing and reweighting of the inflation basket is having serious …
Rugby: McCaw poised for stunning return
Otago Daily Times, New Zealand - 5 hours ago
… ankle strain at Christchurch, the initial best-case diagnosis was for a return in six weeks — probably against South Africa in Cape Town on August 16. …
McCaw shapes up for Wallabies Independent Online
Openside Braid steps back into All Black camp The Canberra Times
Hotel managers worried about economic slump and high oil prices
Travel Wires, South Africa - 6 hours ago
Cape Town – South Africa is still a sought-after destination for foreign tourists, and an economic slowdown will normally take some time to affect …
Boks may rescue Province
Independent Online, South Africa - 3 hours ago
Fijian wing Sireli Naqelevuki is also set to return to Cape Town from Fiji this week, according to Coetzee. Naqelevuki has been absent for the last two …
Currie Cup wrap - week 5 sarugby.com
MontrealIs Lambert-Lemay ninth at world junior cycling championships
The Canadian Press, South Africa - 10 hours ago
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Simon Lambert-Lemay of Montreal posted Canada’s best men’s result at the world junior cycling championships this week with a …
Zimbabwe Opposition to Sign Agreement for Talks Today
Voice of America - 8 hours ago
Glen Mpani is the regional coordinator for the transitional justice program of the Center for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation in Cape Town, …
How to be a Malaysian (Part One)
Malay Mail, Malaysia - 8 hours ago
It is a little like attending prayers at a mosque in Cape Town where the Cape Malays in a mirage appear fleetingly like Pak Din or Tok Chin in Gurun but, …
ANC losing ground
Citizen, South Africa - 12 hours ago
Other new DA councilors are Neville Biddulph in Port Elizabeth, Michael Raubenheimer in Dundee and Johannes van der Merwe in Cape Town. …
BLUE JAYS SALVAGE A WIN FLORIDA
Vancouver Sun, Canada - 2 hours ago
Simon Lambert-Lemay of Montreal posted Canada’s best men’s result at the world junior cycling championships this week in Cape Town, South Africa, …
Here are the sports results from Sunday:
CKWS, Canada - 9 hours ago
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Simon Lambert-Lemay of Montreal posted Canada’s best men’s result at the world junior cycling championships this week with a …
Dancing in my red dress…
Independent Online, South Africa - 22 hours ago
It’s similar to doing annual roadworks on the main route between Joeys and Cape Town during the December holiday season: to figure out that that is the …
Burger’s injury not serious
News24, South Africa - 12 hours ago
"The doctor has taken another look at him and he will be examined again in Cape Town, but it’s not serious," De Villiers said. "I think he should be fit to …
Precautionary departure for Burger Official Lions Rugby
Informa, organiser of AfricaCom, launches the AfricaCom Awards 2008
Business Intelligence Middle East (press release), United Arab Emirates - 20 hours ago
The AfricaCom Awards 2008 will take place at a Gala Dinner on 18 November 2008, in the Grand Ballroom at the International Convention Centre, Cape Town with …
Mike Abel quitting Ogilvy for Oz
Bizcommunity.com, South Africa - 2 hours ago
He was appointed to the Holding Board in 1997 and within four years he became Ogilvy Cape Town MD. To add to this illustrious career, he was awarded …
Cargotec Receives An Order For 32 E-One+ RTGs From South Africa
ABN Newswire (press release), Australia - 3 hours ago
… starting in June 2009 with the final cranes arriving by November 2010 - are earmarked for the expansion of TPT’s Cape Town Container Terminal operation. …
Frequent fliers take note: The world’s best airports
CTV.ca, Canada - 18 hours ago
Cape Town, South Africa rounded out the list at No.10. Missing from the list were any airports in the United States. Though none of them cracked the top 10, …
South Africa: A model for democracy in Africa? (II)
Triumph, Nigeria - 12 hours ago
On Tuesday 20 May it was reported that the violence has spread to Durban and on 23 May, it was reported that the violence has spread to Cape Town. …
Mother Teresa polled ‘Most Loved Mandela-Like Figure’
Economic Times, India - 21 hours ago
… a prize draw to win one of 45 pairs of tickets for a return flight with South African Airways from London Heathrow to either Cape Town or Johannesburg.
The DA’s "kill for Zuma" ten question quiz
Politicsweb, South Africa - 11 hours ago
This particular statement was shouted at DA leader and Cape Town mayor Helen Zille, on 22 April 2006, when Zille had tried to address a meeting in …
Berbatov warcry!
Manchester Evening News, UK - 2 hours ago
"We have made a bid for one player who would enhance us a great deal," said Ferguson before flying to Cape Town. By the time he had landed in South Africa …
Fergie warns Spurs off threat ITV.com
Ferguson hits back at Spurs The Age
Ferguson goes to war over Berbatov allegations Smash Hits
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Kufuor: Good governance, Africa’s biggest challenge
The Statesman Online, Ghana - 2 hours ago
Since the first ceremony in Ghana on August 11, 1995, numerous African cities such as Cape Town, Maputo and Nairobi have hosted the awards. …
Lighthouse agency status for Saatchi & Saatchi SA
Bizcommunity.com, South Africa - 2 hours ago
The appointment comes as the South African operation, with offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town, showed an average of 40% growth during the two years, …
Cargotec Receives an Order for 32 E
Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung), Germany - 2 hours ago
… starting inJune 2009 with the final cranes arriving by November 2010 - areearmarked for the expansion of TPT’s Cape Town Container Terminaloperation. …
‘Sax Summit’ to host popular musicans
Tonight, South Africa - 4 hours ago
Mozambican-born, Cape Town-based, Mazuze said that each of the musicians will play two original tracks and end off the evening with a combined performance. …
Pele: Wayne Rooney’s temper is destroying his talent
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 4 hours ago
By David McDonnell Reports From Cape Town 21/07/2008 Wayne Rooney has been warned by Pele to curb his aggression if he is to fulfil his potential and become …
Mark Rudiger, Thad Jones: they led the way
Sail World, Australia - 5 hours ago
Rudiger also navigated for Zephyrus IV, the winner and record holder of the 2000 Cape Town-Rio race; the ILC Maxi Sayonara, winner of the 1998 Sydney-Hobart …
ONEwellness flagship Spa to open in October
Travel Wires, South Africa - 6 hours ago
… it is the first ONEwellness facility to launch in Johannesburg, following the opening of two spas in the V&A Waterfront (Cape Town): boutique facility …
Lambeth Conference structure meant for ‘intense engagement …
Episcopal News Service, NY - 10 hours ago
Indaba is a method of engagement, said Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Makgoba, primate of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, who added that it "comes …
Dr Williams calls for reflection and a focus on strengthening the … Anglican Communion News Service
We would have sold Ron if…
Electric New Paper, Singapore - 12 hours ago
Speaking in Cape Town at the start of United’s four-match African tour, Gill also admitted that the club would almost certainly have had to sell the …
Manchester United won’t offer Ronaldo a new contract Sunday Mirror
Your medical scheme’s survival under threat
Personal Finance, South Africa - 21 hours ago
… and South Africa needs to develop its own system that suits its needs, Di McIntyre, a professor of health economics at the University of Cape Town, …
Seamless Electricity on Tap
Cape Business News, South Africa - 12 hours ago
… is that they have many advantages over old fashioned generator based systems, says Morne Putter, general manager of Electronic Generators in Cape Town. …
Take Flynn to Africa says Hammett
RugbyHeaven, New Zealand - 15 hours ago
The All Blacks will take an extra hooker and halfback for the test in Cape Town on August 17, in case there’s an injury to one of the specialist players. …
Wikimania hits Alexandria
Daily News Egypt, Egypt - 16 hours ago
Los Angeles Times reported that “Alexandria… beat out Atlanta and Cape Town in a process, that, much like the Olympics, was voted on by a panel, …
Stephanie Pohl und Okka Rau gewinnen zum ersten mal Gold
volleyballer.de, Germany - 17 hours ago
The medal was the third for the young Brazilians, who also collected Bronze medals in Cape Town in 2005 and Stare Jablonksi earlier this season. …
SC cancels tourism push
Kentucky.com, KY - 21 hours ago
1, followed by Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cape Town, South Africa; Sydney, Australia; Florence, Italy; Cuzco, Peru; Rome; New York; Istanbul, Turkey, …
Former Albion stars Burt and Norris take DHS youngsters to South …
Plymouth Evening Herald, UK - 22 hours ago
Members of the school’s under-15s rugby team will play five matches in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Pretoria during their 15-day visit. …
Neville to play ninety minutes
Peninsula On-line, Qatar - 12 hours ago
CAPE TOWN, South Africa • Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to hand Manchester United’s captain Gary Neville his first ninety minutes for over eighteen months …
Naqelevuki Denies Northampton Move
Yahoo! Eurosport, UK - 23 hours ago
Western Province’s Fijian three-quarter Sireli Naqelevuki, who has been absent without leave from Cape Town for three weeks, has denied signing for …
Naqelevuki denies Northampton move
Yahoo! Eurosport, UK - 19 hours ago
Western Province’s Fijian three-quarter Sireli Naqelevuki, who has been absent without leave from Cape Town for three weeks, has denied signing for …
Hearts sign Ugandan Obua
Setanta Sports, UK - 21 hours ago
The 24-year-old who can play as a left-back or in midfield, joins from South African outfit Kaizer Chiefs, who drew 1-1 with Manchester United in Cape Town …
Neville likely to wear armband against Bucs
Kickoff, South Africa - 3 hours ago
… Ferguson was delighted with club captain Neville, who, after completing 45 minutes against Aberdeen on July 12, went one step further in Cape Town. …
LAMBETH: Dr Williams calls for reflection and a focus on …
Virtue Online, PA - 16 hours ago
… of the Design Group Ellison Pogo, Archbishop of Melanesia, Ian Earnest, Archbishop of the Indian Ocean, and Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Cape Town. …
