http://www.anjnews.com/southafrica South Africa News. en http://www.anjnews.com/content/south-africa-gets-smart-bombs July 31, 2010: For the first time in 25 years, South Africa has made a major purchase of American weapons. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:24:15 -0700 ANJ Online 119646 at http://www.anjnews.com http://www.anjnews.com/content/south-africa-one-most-attractive-emerging-markets-says-world-bank JOHANNESBURG, July 31 (Bernama) -- A World Bank research survey revealed that South Africa, being one of the most attractive emerging markets, is in a prime position to attract more foreign direct inv SOUTHAFRICA Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:24:49 -0700 ANJ Online 119636 at http://www.anjnews.com http://www.anjnews.com/content/south-africa-coach-peter-de-villiers-faces-misconduct-charge-over-conspiracy-theory South Africa coach Peter de Villiers faces a misconduct charge from SANZAR for his Tri-Nations conspiracy theory. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:17:54 -0700 ANJ Online 119516 at http://www.anjnews.com http://www.anjnews.com/content/south-africa-says-posts-monthly-budget-surplus-122-billion-june South Africa posted a budget surplus of 8.93 billion rand in June from a year-earlier deficit of 477.32 million rand, the National Treasury said. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:42:07 -0700 ANJ Online 119441 at http://www.anjnews.com http://www.anjnews.com/content/south-africa-posts-unexpected-trade-surplus-after-end-transport-strike South Africa unexpectedly posted a trade surplus in June, the biggest since December 2003, as the countrys ports cleared a backlog in exports after a strike at state transport company Transnet Ltd. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:27:00 -0700 ANJ Online 119442 at http://www.anjnews.com http://www.anjnews.com/content/south-africa-rejects-public-pay-claim South Africa's government cannot afford pay demands from thousands of public service workers and hopes a deal can be reached next week before a strike widens to nearly a million workers, a minister sa Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:30:45 -0700 ANJ Online 119410 at http://www.anjnews.com http://www.anjnews.com/content/south-africa-abolish-six-royal-houses South Africa is set to abolish six tribal kingships created during the country's years of racial apartheid, it was announced on Thursday. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:40:29 -0700 ANJ Online 119354 at http://www.anjnews.com http://www.anjnews.com/content/south-africa-bags-full-set-shot-put-medals-0 South Africa made a clean sweep of shot put medals at the Africa Senior Athletics Championships on Wednesday. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:05:47 -0700 ANJ Online 119336 at http://www.anjnews.com http://www.anjnews.com/content/south-africa-axes-half-its-traditional-rulers Half of South Africa's traditional kings and queens will no longer be recognised, a six-year government study concludes. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:16:41 -0700 ANJ Online 119292 at http://www.anjnews.com http://www.anjnews.com/content/south-africa-axes-half-its-traditional-rulers-0 Half of South Africa's traditional kings and queens will no longer be recognised, a six-year government study concludes. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:11:41 -0700 ANJ Online 119411 at http://www.anjnews.com http://www.anjnews.com/content/south-africa-axes-six-traditional-kings-0 President Jacob Zuma has said South Africa will stop recognising half the nation's traditional kings and queens. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:23:36 -0700 ANJ Online 119275 at http://www.anjnews.com http://www.anjnews.com/content/south-africas-ruling-party-seeks-antitrust-media-probe-over-dominance South Africas ruling African National Congress called on antitrust authorities to investigate the media industry, saying they were abusing their dominant market position to stifle competition. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:12:00 -0700 ANJ Online 119274 at http://www.anjnews.com http://www.anjnews.com/content/south-africa-abolishes-6-traditional-monarchies-leaders-challenge-demotion-court JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's president says six of the country's traditional monarchies are being abolished. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:58:35 -0700 ANJ Online 119201 at http://www.anjnews.com http://www.anjnews.com/content/south-africa-abolishes-6-traditional-monarchies South Africa's president says six of the country's traditional monarchies are being abolished. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:39:46 -0700 ANJ Online 119199 at http://www.anjnews.com http://www.anjnews.com/content/south-africa-axes-six-traditional-kings President Jacob Zuma announced Thursday that South Africa would stop recognising half the nation's traditional kings and queens, dismissing them as artificial creations of the apartheid regime. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:04:30 -0700 ANJ Online 119200 at http://www.anjnews.com