England's qualification for the World Cup finals has prompted celebrations in South Africa among the organisers and local football fans. tags football england south africaThose planning the 2010 tournament are relieved because they know England supporters will come in huge numbers and spend plenty. The fans are delighted because they are desperate to see the players they watch on TV every week in the flesh and on South African soil. picked by ruthstark 3 months ago |
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Nuclear Facility in South Africa attacked. Four armed men broke into the control room of the Pelindaba Nuclear Research Center, shooting "a senior emergency officer" in the process. The government nuclear agency Necsa insisted the paper not run this story. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share world |
South Africa has rejected "with contempt" claims by jailed British mercenary Simon Mann that it backed his plot to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea. 0 comments edit related share plime.comBackground here picked by thenegativeone 2 years ago |
Animal rehabilitation officials are trying to find a home for a king penguin that turned up in Cape St. Francis, South Africa. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has opened a $US40 million school for disadvantaged South African girls picked by LatueOfStiberty 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share entertainment |
Young male lizards in South Africa imitate females to fool aggressive older males into leaving them alone, in an example of transvestism in the natural world, researchers have found. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago 3 comments edit related share science |
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Over 1,000 pregnant women in South Africa set a new world record on Saturday for the largest gathering of women due to give birth -- and there were no early arrivals. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Earthwatch scientists in South Africa have discovered 18 new species of invertebrate including spiders, snails, millipedes, earthworms, centipedes and true bugs. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Cash machines offer an ever-growing menu of services beyond merely dispensing money. For tampering criminals, this now includes a squirt of pepper spray in the face . picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
Two words that do not belong together. Their very juxtaposition in the headline should give you shudders. In South Africa the "cure" for lesbians is rape. 21 comments edit related share plime.comFurther information here picked by pocksucket 3 months ago |
The South African government has said it will allow elephants to be culled for the first time in 13 years. picked by topofall 2 years ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
The number of evangelical Christianity churches have seen a huge increase in Africa. They face a lot of competition for customers not only due to the number of competitors but also the incredible poverty of the people. One way they compete is to name children witches and remind the parents that God said "thou shalt not suffer A witch to live" picked by 2manyusernames 1 month ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
No he isn't, but that was the headline that appeared on a South African television station's rolling news banner. 3 comments edit related share plime.comThe headline was a test and a technician made it live by accident. I'd guess that the reaction South African's had was similar to the one you just had when you saw this article. picked by pocksucket 10 months ago |
Lujon is a new disease emergent in Africa. Although confirmed cases have so far been limited to 5, 4 of those have died. picked by pocksucket 6 months ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
If you think having to "share" your bed with your pet cat is bad, that’s nothing compared to what Riana Van Nieuwenhuizen has to do: the sanctuary worker shares her South African home with really, really big cats: four cheetahs, five lions, and two tigers! 0 comments edit related share plime.comImagine the size of their litterbox! picked by bingo 5 months ago |
Whenever Africa is mentioned, most people think of roaming animals and jeep safaris. Whilst Africa has much more to offer than animals, the beauty that nature has bestowed on this continent cannot be overlooked. picked by maxriter 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
The creation of new oceans and seas is usually a slow geological process. In the case of the Afar Triangle near the Horn of Africa a new ocean is forming more rapidly than geologists expected and will, in time, split Africa apart. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago 5 comments edit related share science |
There is an overwhelming consensus by scholars, academics and even mystics that southern Africa is the cradle of humankind and that this is where the first humans walked the Earth before migrating to the distant corners of our planet. picked by deEPCHIll 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share world |
As US President Barack Obama arrives in Ghana for his first official visit to Africa, King Mswati of Swaziland has threatened to marry any Swazi woman who tries to scream for help. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago 2 comments edit related share entertainment |
It's personal, my son made the Horn of Africa military site and I am so proud he is doing great things over there! picked by TraumaMamma 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Experts say burgeoning demand from Asia is fueling a steady increase in illegal ivory trade and game meat in Africa, which has become a more lucrative business than drug trafficking on the continent. picked by bingo 5 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |