| South Africa keep faith with semi-final line-up http://www.timesonline.co.u... Africa Articles Times Online - Jake White, the South Africa coach, named an unchanged starting XV for Saturday's World Cup final against England. CJ van der Linde, the tight-head prop, has shrugged off concerns over a knee problem to retain his place in the side that beat ... |
| Nordic countries want Mugabe barred from EU-Africa meet http://uk.reuters.com/artic... Africa Articles Reuters UK - LISBON (Reuters) - Sweden and Finland on Thursday called for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to be excluded from an EU-Africa summit in December but left open whether they would join a British boycott if he showed up. Danish Prime Minister Anders ... |
| South Africa wins toss, elects to bat against Pakistan in first one ... http://article.wn.com/link/... Africa Articles International Herald Tribune - LAHORE, Pakistan : South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss Thursday and elected to bat in the first limited-overs international against Pakistan. Left-arm fast bowler Sohail Tanvir was named for his one-day international debut after paceman ... |
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| Rugby World Cup: Set piece domination key in final between South ... http://www.signonsandiego.c... Africa Articles San Diego Union-Tribune - PARIS – South Africa handed England its three worst defeats in rugby history this year. The Springboks aren't drawing confidence from any of them for the World Cup final this weekend. “I think a final is a funny thing,” Boks lock Victor ... |
| New U.S. Command in Africa Faces Skeptics http://www.npr.org/template... Africa Articles NPR News - Morning Edition , October 18, 2007 · The new U.S. military command devoted to Africa is now operational. It's called AFRICOM and its launch completes a three-year quest by the Pentagon. The Pentagon divides the world up into six regions known as ... |
| Platinum Rises to Record on S. Africa Closures; Palladium Gains http://www.bloomberg.com/ap... Africa Articles Bloomberg - Oct. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Platinum rose to a record in London following mine closures in South Africa, the biggest producer, after a spate of deaths in the industry. Palladium advanced. Anglo Platinum Ltd., the world's biggest platinum producer, and ... |
| South Africa: Racial recriminations over rugby fade ahead of World Cup ... http://news.uk.msn.com/Arti... Africa Articles MSN UK News - The racial rows that have rocked rugby have faded to a whisper as the rainbow nation declares itself Proudly South African behind a team which, 13 years after the end of apartheid, remains overwhelmingly white. Threats to strip the team of its ... |
| South Africa unchanged for final http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport... Africa Articles BBC News - Coach Jake White has made one change to the reserves bench, with loose forward Wikus van Heerden returning at the expense of ex-skipper Bob Skinstad. The starting XV has 668 caps and will be their most experienced side ever. England have already met ... |
| Rugby World Cup: South Africa names uncharged starting lineup; Van ... http://news.uk.msn.com/Arti... Africa Articles MSN UK News - Wickus van Heerden was brought into South Africa's team at Bob Skinstad's expense for the Rugby World Cup final against England on Saturday. Coach Jake White named the same starting lineup that beat Fiji 37-20 in the quarterfinals and Argentina 37-13 ... |