South Africa NewsNews on South Africa continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.South African TB patients rampage- June 27, 2008 Authorities increased security Friday at a tuberculosis hospital where patients with drug-resistant forms of the disease went on a rampage to protest prison-like conditions.http://www.topix.net/world/south-africa/2008/06/south-african-tb-patients-rampage?fromrss=... Woman wins coffin during golf day- June 27, 2008 An accurate drive during a golf day at Kroonstad has won a local woman a coffin on the 16th hole, the Volksblad newspaper reported on Wednesday.http://www.topix.net/world/south-africa/2008/06/woman-wins-coffin-during-golf-day?fromrss=... Zimbabwe: Mugabe Goes to Polls Without Tsvangirai- June 27, 2008 Tichaona Sibanda Robert Mugabe has vowed to go ahead with Friday's presidential run-off despite opponent Morgan Tsvangirai withdrawing from the race.http://www.topix.net/world/south-africa/2008/06/zimbabwe-mugabe-goes-to-polls-without-tsva... Pirates threaten aid to Somalia- June 27, 2008 SOMALIA faces a serious food crisis if no nation steps forward with naval ships to escort relief shipments through pirate-infested waters, the UN World Food Program has said.http://www.topix.net/world/south-africa/2008/06/pirates-threaten-aid-to-somalia?fromrss=1 Bonds cheered by rand- June 27, 2008 South African bonds were comfortably in the green by the late afternoon despite poor inflation data as the stronger rand and expectations around Friday's switch auction added some cheer.http://www.topix.net/world/south-africa/2008/06/bonds-cheered-by-rand?fromrss=1 South Africa's top cop ordered to stand trial - AP- June 26, 2008 A court on Thursday ordered the nation's top cop to stand trial on corruption charges next year, widening a leadership vacuum in law enforcement agencies struggling to control one of the world's highest crime ...http://www.topix.net/world/south-africa/2008/06/south-africas-top-cop-ordered-to-stand-tri... 26-Jun-08 - African Bishops Decry Zimbabwe ''Sham''- June 26, 2008 DURBAN, South Africa, JUNE 25, 2008 .- The Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference says the situation surrounding the presidential runoff election in Zimbabwe has "degenerated into a sham." In a statement ...http://www.topix.net/world/south-africa/2008/06/26-jun-08-african-bishops-decry-zimbabwe-s... South Africa Rebuffs West on Zimbabwe- June 26, 2008 By Alan Cowell and Celia W. Dugger Alan Cowell reported from London and Celia W. Dugger from Johannesburg.http://www.topix.net/world/south-africa/2008/06/south-africa-rebuffs-west-on-zimbabwe?from... Banks are coining it- June 26, 2008 By Sapa and Gill Gifford South Africans are paying unnecessarily high bank charges as the country's four major banks have used complex fee structures to abuse their market power.http://www.topix.net/world/south-africa/2008/06/banks-are-coining-it?fromrss=1 IBM Opens Africa's First "Cloud Computing" Center, Second Cloud Center in China- June 26, 2008 BEIJING and JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - IBM today announced the opening of new "cloud computing" centers in South Africa and China.http://www.topix.net/world/south-africa/2008/06/ibm-opens-africas-first-cloud-computing-ce... |