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Mandela spends 50th day in hospital

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has spent his 50th day in hospital with his condition still critical battling a recurrent lung infection, even as a media report said that he has......

Shrien Dewani to be extradited to South Africa to stand trial

Indian-origin businessman Shrien Dewani, accused of plotting the murder of his wife during their honeymoon in 2010, will be extradited from Britain to South Africa to stand trial, a court here......

South Africa's Mandela shows 'sustained improvement'

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is showing "sustained improvement", the presidency said on Monday, six weeks after the anti-apartheid hero was hospitalized with a life-threatening......

PHOTO ALBUM: The life and times of Mandela

Anti-apartheid icon and one of the world's most beloved leaders, Nelson Mandela, turns 95 today . Mandela, South Africa's first black president, has been hospitalised since June 8 with a......

South Africa denies Mandela in 'permanent vegetative state'

The presidency of South Africa has denied reports about former president Nelson Mandela being in a permanent vegetative state.According to the report, the statement from the presidency came after......

HCL eyes Europe for tablets & phablets

After foraying into Turkey and South Africa with its range of computer tablets and phablets, HCL Infosystems is now eyeing European countries. The company claims it is selling as many tablets......

India won't withdraw from G20 currency pool

A day after BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) nations agreed on a $100-billion foreign currency reserve pool to tackle the volatile foreign exchange markets, India on Friday......

Brics to float $100-bn currency pool

Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) nations have agreed to set up a $100-billion foreign currency reserve pool to counter the impact of a pull-out by foreign investors when the......

How G5 power can revive emerging economies

Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa are still a logical grouping, says Shyam Saran. When the Group of 20, or G20, was formed in the aftermath of the global financial and economic......

Spotted: Tamil actor Suriya in Durban

Reader Chandramouli and his family met Tamil actor Suriya in Durban, South Africa.If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities and take a photograph or a video of the star(s), please......

PIX: Priyanka, Madhuri, KJo at the glitzy SAIFTA

The first edition of South Africa India Film and Television Awards (SAIFTA), held in Durban over the weekend, was a star-studded affair. Barfi! won the Film of the Year nod, Best Actor......

SPOTTED: Dia Mirza, Madhuri, Ranveer head to South Africa

Several Bollywood stars were spotted at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji international airport last night, as they took a flight to South Africa to attend the first South Africa Indian Film And......

PIX: Waheeda Rehman, John Abraham unveil SAIFTA awards

Even though we have so many award ceremonies, the film industry cannot get enough prizes. So now we have the South Africa Indian Film And Television Awards (SAIFTA), which was unveiled by......

Botha cited for suspect action for third time, to undergo testing

Former South Africa one-day international captain Johan Botha has had doubt cast on the legitimacy of his bowling action for the third time in his career and will have to undergo biomechanical......

Sarfaraz lifts India Under-19 to crushing win over SA in final

Sarfaraz Khan's brilliant all-round showing helped the Indian Under-19 team crush South Africa U-19 by 201 runs in the final to win the Quadrangular Series in Visakhapatnam, on Saturday.Put in to......

Wig wearing South Africans win at Presidents Cup

Not even a visit to an overzealous barber could stop Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel from winning one of the key match-ups on the opening day of the Presidents Cup on Thursday. The two South......

BCCI says many countries ready to play with India if SA tour fails

The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday blamed breach of protocol by Cricket South Africa for uncertainty over the Indian team's scheduled tour to that country later this year."Things......

Despite uncertainty, Kohli wants team to be prepared for SA tour

Amid the cloud of uncertainty that hovers over India's tour of South Africa, batting mainstay Virat Kohli said the upcoming rubber is important as it will "set the standards for this young"......

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Q. Islam is not a new religion, but the same truth that God revealed through all His prophets to every people. For a fifth of the world's population, Islam is both a religion and a complete way of life. Muslims follow a religion of peace, mercy, and forgiveness, and the majority has nothing to do with the extremely grave events, which have come to be associated with their faith.How do we know Islam is the truth?
Azam Khan: A. more

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Q. How Many Countries Have You Visited?
Jaya: A. One billion people from a vast range of races, nationalities and cultures across the globe--from the southern Philippines to Nigeria--are united by...... more

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Q. Afrikaans is a language spoken primarily IN -------?
Truth Exposed: A. Kenya,Uganda,Dubai,Srilanka,Nepal,Hongkong,Malaysia,China,Maccau,Australia,South...... more

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Q. A man told that god can't be at two or more places at one time because if god is at two or more places at one time then god must two or more but certainly not one. If god can be in Delhi, New York, Bejieng, Tokyo, South Africa etc. at one time, then it is to accept god in Delhi, god in New York, god in Tokyo, god in South Africa etc is one. Therefore, god doing something in Delhi at this moment is the same god doing something in South Africa at this moment and god talking to a person in Delhi at this time is the god in Africa talking to a person in Delhi.
Chanakya: A. South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. more

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Q. Which farm eastablished by Mahatma Gandhi in Natal, South Africa(a) Phoenix Farm (b) Tolstoy Firm(c) Sabamati Ashram (d) None of the above
Julianaboyfriend: A. god is omnipotent and not omni presenthe can manage things from whereever he is more

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Web results for South Africa

Federer-Zhang win doubles opener at Shanghai Masters

The wildcard team of Roger Federer and Zhang Ze needed just 48 minutes to beat Kevin Anderson of South Africa and Russian Dmitry Tursunov 6-2, 6-1... ...

http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/federer-zhang-win-doubles-opener-at-shanghai-masters-113100800079_1.html

Sourav Ganguly

Kolkata: Being tired of the news of batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar's retirement, his friend and former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly said on... ...

http://www.pardaphash.com/news/sachin-tendulkar-should-only-retire-after-playing-match-winning-knock-sourav-ganguly/723104.html

PRECIOUS-Gold rises 1 pct on US debt ceiling crisis, S&P down

* Gold, Treasuries gain while U.S. equities fall * Markets turn focus to debt-ceiling deadline on Oct 17 * U.S. Comex futures volume thin despite... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/07/markets-precious-idINL4N0HX1D120131007

South Africa labor still inherently unstable after strike ends BMW

CAPE TOWN BMW said on Monday the labor situation in South Africa remained "inherently unstable" and it had no plans to reverse a freeze on... ...

http://www.newdelhinews.net/index.php/sid/217574172/scat/3a8a80d6f705f8cc

Globalization of Businesses and Workforce Mobility Drive the Global Enterprise Mobility Market, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Enterprise Mobility markets. Global market for Enterprise Mobility is projected to... ...

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