Tag: South Africa

• Friday, October 21st 2011 - 05:13 UTC

  Brazil reaffirms its political and trade influence in Angola and Mozambique

  

  Brazil reaffirmed its influence in Africa with the visit by President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday of the oil rich ‘brother’ nation Angola. Rousseff had previously visited South Africa and Mozambique.

• Friday, July 29th 2011 - 10:35 UTC

  Brazil begins exporting rice to South Africa, competing with Thailand

  

  Brazil has begun shipping rice to South Africa, competing with Thailand, the largest source of the grain for Africa’s largest economy. A shipment of rice from Brazil’s Santa Catarina state left Santos bound for South Africa this week.

• Monday, June 20th 2011 - 05:37 UTC

  Chilean volcanic ash cloud affects flights in South Africa

  

  The ash cloud from the Chilean Volcano Puyehue-Cordón Caulle in eruption since June 4 has reached Cape Town airspace affecting flights in and out of Cape Town International Airport.

• Friday, February 18th 2011 - 04:51 UTC

  IMF calls for fiscal discipline and a “weaker dollar” ahead of G20 meeting

  

  The International Monetary Fund will warn G20 finance ministers this weekend of growing risks to the world economy from surging food prices and public finances while also advocating a somewhat weaker dollar.

• Monday, December 27th 2010 - 07:55 UTC

  South Africa invited to join the BRIC group of emerging markets

  

  South Africa has been formally asked to join the BRIC group of major emerging markets, comprising Brazil, Russia, India and China, according to a statement on the web from China’s Foreign Affairs minister Yang Jiechi.

• Sunday, November 21st 2010 - 21:08 UTC

  Argentina/South Africa sign wide ranging defense development agreement

  

  Argentina and South Africa signed on Saturday on board a South African navy vessel docked in Buenos Aires a wide ranging agreement on defense development and military co-operation.

• Friday, August 13th 2010 - 06:48 UTC

  Indian, Brazilian, South African navies in trilateral war games

  

  Four Indian warships are being dispatched for a two-month-long overseas deployment along the African coast this week, which will culminate in complex trilateral war games among Indian, Brazilian and South African navies.

• Saturday, July 10th 2010 - 07:53 UTC

  African party backfires for Lula da Silva who anticipates return to Brazil

  

  Brazilian president Lula da Silva confirmed Friday he will not be present at the South Africa World Cup final on Sunday because he has urgent work in the northeast of the country ravaged by floods that has left tens dead and thousands homeless.