April 2012

SCAF Chief Greets South Africa On National Day

Submitted by AA South Africa on Mon, 30/04/2012 - 20:41

[Egypt Online]

Head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi sent greeting cable to South African President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of his country's National Day.

Source:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201204301513.html

Congo ex-rebels threaten AngloGold mining project

Submitted by AA South Africa on Mon, 30/04/2012 - 19:41

AngloGold Ashanti says its Mongbwalu gold mine in the DRC faces the obstacle of ex-fighters already mining the area who do not want to leave.

Source:

http://mg.co.za/article/2012-04-30-congo-exrebels-threaten-anglogold-mining-proj...

Dozens killed in India ferry disaster

Submitted by AA South Africa on Mon, 30/04/2012 - 18:56

An overcrowded river ferry has split in two and sunk during a severe storm in northeast India, leaving at least 40 people dead and 160 missing.

Source:

http://mg.co.za/article/2012-04-30-over-200-dead-in-india-ferry-disaster/

Natural Disaster

SAA Opens Way to Okavango Delta

Submitted by AA South Africa on Mon, 30/04/2012 - 18:51

[SA Info]

South African Airways (SAA) has launched a new service between Johannesburg and Maun, Botswana - gateway to the world-famous Okavango Delta - as the continent's most awarded airline continues to grow its African network.

Source:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201204301481.html

94 Schools for Nelson Mandela

Submitted by AA South Africa on Mon, 30/04/2012 - 18:51

[SA Info]

Nelson Mandela turns 94 on 18 July. A new project aims to honour the great man, and help realise his long-held dream of a proper education for every South African child, by coming to the aid of 94 schools in dire need of new or radically upgraded infrastructure.

Source:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201204301480.html