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Cricket: South Africa wrap up Australia series win (CNN)
South Africa inflicted the first home series defeat on Australia in almost 16 years as they wrapped up a nine-wicket win over the world's number one ranked Test nation in Melbourne on Tuesday.
South Africa Stocks: AngloGold, Harmony Gold, Coal of Africa (Bloomberg)
Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index rose for a second day, advancing 110.86, or 0.5 percent, to 21,348.45 in Johannesburg.
South Africa’s Rand Falls Against Euro as Trade Deficit Widens (Bloomberg)
Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s rand snapped a two- day advance against the euro after a government report showed the trade deficit unexpectedly swelled last month as the global economic slowdown curbed demand for exports of platinum and ferrochrome.
South Africa ends year with a victory that demonstrates Australia's fall (International Herald Tribune)
This has been the year India rose off the field and Australia declined on it. South Africa proved that point on Tuesday as it became the first visiting team in nearly 16 years to win a test series in Australia.
Africa's year in cartoons: 2008 (BBC News)
A selection of the best cartoons about Africa in 2008 by Tayo Fatunla and Jonathan Shapiro.
What is next for Africa in 2009? (BBC News)
What does the future hold for Africa in the coming year? What are your new year's resolutions?
South Africa Trade Gap Widens to 12.1 Billion Rand (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s trade deficit unexpectedly widened to 12.1 billion rand ($1.3 billion) last month as a global economic recession slashed demand for exports of platinum and ferrochrome.
South Africa Stocks: AngloGold, Anglo Platinum, Harmony Gold (Bloomberg)
Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index fell, declining 16.00, or 0.1 percent, to 21,221.59 at 12:12 p.m. in Johannesburg.
South Africa Stocks: Anglo American, BHP Billiton, AngloGold (Bloomberg)
Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index rose for a second day, advancing 31.27, or 0.2 percent, to 21,268.86 at 9:54 a.m. in Johannesburg.
Africa Oil Won’t Extend Call Option With Wilton Shareholders (Bloomberg)
Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Africa Oil Exploration Plc, an investor focusing on the continent’s oil and gas industries, won’t extend a call option agreement with the other shareholders of Wilton Petroleum Ltd. because of lower commodity prices and debt-market “weakness.”
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