The Development Bank of Southern Africa development fund and a brand new initiative called Siyenza Manje, which provides hands-on technical expertise to municipalities in a range of disciplines, are designed to overturn the reality of reduced capacity among municipalities, Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel said on Monday.
Internet giant Google and online auctioneer eBay said on Monday they had struck an alliance to boost their text-based and ”click-to-call” advertising revenues. Under the deal, Google advertisers will be promoted on eBay’s auction websites around the world as the two companies seek to increase online commerce through the use of emerging internet telephony services.
African communication ministers are gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the signing of a policy framework agreement for one of the continent’s biggest broadband network projects, the South African government’s news service, BuaNews, reported on Monday.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the Holocaust may have been invented by the victorious Allied powers in World War II to embarrass Germany, the semi-official news agency Mehr reported on Monday.
Tropical Storm Ernesto slammed into Cuba early on Monday and headed towards Florida, which it could hit later in the week as a revived hurricane. Cuban authorities said they had evacuated tens of thousands of people from south-eastern areas of the country before the storm barrelled ashore.
Learning from previous hosts Germany, South Africa has a wonderful opportunity to ensure that the 2010 Soccer World Cup conforms to the principles of sustainable development, a top United Nations official said on Monday. ”You have to look at multiple benefits,” said Achim Steiner, the executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme.
If passed by Parliament as it stands, the Health Professions Amendment Bill will effectively make professional medical boards in South Africa arms of the government, the Democratic Alliance warned on Monday. The party is therefore proposing four key amendments to the measure, DA health spokesperson Gareth Morgan told a parliamentary media briefing.
Springbok captain John Smit and New Zealand lock Ali Williams have escaped punishment after being cited for punching during Saturday’s Tri-Nations Test in Pretoria. Williams hit South African lock Johann Muller twice in view of referee Alan Lewis, who took no action.
South African hotel and gaming group Sun International on Monday reported adjusted headline earnings per share (HEPS) of 546c for the year ended June — up 33% from the previous year’s 411c. Its full year diluted HEPS declined to 431c from 500 cents before.
Without science and scientists, Africa is doomed to fail in the implementation of the eight Millennium Development Goals, Minister of Science and Technology Mosibudi Mangena said at a media briefing on Monday. He was discussing the role of science in helping South Africa deal with poverty, economic growth and sustainable development.