http://www.newstin.com/us/south-africa Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57487389 Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Linda Ensor Cape Town On the eve of a top-level summit today called to deal with SA's electricity crisis, power utility Eskom appears to have lost support even from the government in its plea for an immediate and drastic 53% hike in electricity tariffs. The emerging... Fri, 16 May 2008 05:39:16 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57487389 2008-05-16T05:39:16Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57492883 Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Ernest Mabuza Johannesburg SUSPENDED SABC group CEO Dali Mpofu's lawyer told the Johannesburg High Court yesterday that the public broadcaster's board broke corporate governance rules when it suspended Mpofu. Speaking during Mpofu's urgent application to set aside... Fri, 16 May 2008 06:42:35 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57492883 2008-05-16T06:42:35Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57472328 World VoIP Africa 2008 VocalTec Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq Capital Market:VOCL), a global provider of carrier-class multimedia and voice-over-IP solutions for communication service providers, announced today its participation at World VoIP Africa, May 12-15, 2008, The Michelangelo Hotel,... Fri, 16 May 2008 02:05:36 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57472328 2008-05-16T02:05:36Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57492873 Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Sue Blaine Johannesburg FOR the first time in 24 years SA's schools are to be visited by inspectors this year, Education Minister Naledi Pandor told Parliament yesterday. The education department has previously partly blamed SA's poor showing in international... Fri, 16 May 2008 06:42:44 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57492873 2008-05-16T06:42:44Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57485873 A News item from Business Respect, Issue Number 128, dated 13 May 2008 An appeal to the US Supreme Court against a lawsuit accusing major international companies of aiding South Africa's previous apartheid system has fallen on a technicality, meaning that the case will now proceed. The Court... Fri, 16 May 2008 05:33:46 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57485873 2008-05-16T05:33:46Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57470874 Zimbabwe runoff set in July; opposition objects 'Country cannot afford 90 days' of more violence, rival party secretary says HARARE, Zimbabwe - The presidential runoff between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will be held by July 31, election officials said — but... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:27:46 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57470874 2008-05-16T01:27:46Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57431704 The California Supreme Court today struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional. Several gay and lesbian couples, along with the city of San Francisco and gay rights groups, sued to overturn state laws allowing only marriages between a man and a woman. developing story Thu, 15 May 2008 19:10:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57431704 2008-05-15T19:10:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57483148 Foreign nationals have sought refuge at the Diepsloot police station Police have maintained a strong presence in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, throughout the night. The township has been a scene of sporadic, violent protests over the past two days, which is believed to be a spill-over from... Fri, 16 May 2008 03:49:31 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57483148 2008-05-16T03:49:31Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57488293 Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Kerry Cullinan While science battles to find an HIV vaccine, there have been real advances in the field of HIV prevention. A poorly administered ARV programme with a high patient drop-out rate means we are courting multi-drug resistant HIV, something we have with TB... Fri, 16 May 2008 05:49:49 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57488293 2008-05-16T05:49:49Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57431460 Posted to the web 15 May 2008 On 10 May 2008, Austere Malivika Yalala, a journalist with Radio Télévision Nationale Congolaise's (RTNC) local Butembo and correspondent for the South Africa-based Radio Canal Afrique, received a death threat. The caller, who introduced himself as Captain Ndaliko of... Thu, 15 May 2008 19:03:15 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57431460 2008-05-15T19:03:15Z