Africa

South Africa's Lekota May Announce New Party, 702 Reports (Bloomberg)

8 Oct 2008

Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Mosiuoa Lekota, South Africa's former defense minister, is expected to today announce the formation of a new political party after the ousting of Thabo Mbeki as national president by the ruling African National Congress, Radio 702 said.

AngloGold, Huge, Milkworx, Sasol: South Africa Equity Preview (Bloomberg)

8 Oct 2008

Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in South Africa. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names and prices are from the last close.

South Africa bus crash toll rises to 31 (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)

8 Oct 2008

Police in South Africa say the death toll in an accident when a bus plunged into a river in the north-eastern Mpumalanga province has risen to 31.