Parreira seeks Brazilian inspiration for S.Africa team (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)
South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira is hoping his team will learn to play the 'Brazilian way' at the World Cup finals after a month-long training camp in his homeland.
Anglo American, MTN, Mutual, Sanlam: South Africa Stock Preview (Bloomberg)
March 11 (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.
Rocking out with 'Africa's best new band' (CNN)
South Africa has a rich musical heritage, but Johannesburg-based indie rockers BLK JKS are creating a new sound all of their own.
East Africa's Oil and Gas: Drilling, Exploration Rising (Time.com via Yahoo! News)
New drilling in and off countries up the coast of East Africa shows that the region may have massive reserves of natural gas and oil
East Africa is next hot oil zone (UPI)
NAIROBI, Kenya, March 10 (UPI) -- East Africa is emerging as the next oil boom following a big 2006 strike in Uganda's Lake Albert Basin. Other oil and natural gas reserves have been found in Tanzania and Mozambique and exploration is under way in Ethiopia and even war-torn Somalia.
Should Africa ban second-hand goods? (BBC News)
Every year tonnes of electrical goods and used clothing from the West find their way to Africa. Is this killing the continent?
Ex-wife lashes out at South Africa's Mandela (Austin American-Statesman)
Ex-wife lashes out at South Africa's Mandela
Dakar to host Basketball without Borders Africa 2010 (NBA.com)
A contingent of NBA players and coaches led by NBA Global Ambassador Dikembe Mutombo will travel to Dakar, Senegal Aug. 5-8 for the eighth edition of Basketball without Borders Africa it was announced today by the National Basketball Association (NBA), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Senegalese Basketball Federation (FSBB).
Africa Trip Cured Jessica Simpson of Her Weight Woes (Teen Hollywood)
Jessica Simpson quickly forgot about her weight worries when she visited Africa recently, and was shunned by the locals who told her she's too skinny.
East Africa new frontier for oil exploration (AFP via Yahoo! News)
East Africa has become a promising new frontier for oil exploration and major multinationals are jostling for the rights to search for black gold, industry experts said.