From South Africa – The Good News
Long written off as dangerous, slow and uncomfortable, rail travel in
South Africa is seldom seen as an option by the more affluent classes.
It is time those myths were debunked, writes Matthew Freemantle.

From South Africa – The Good News
The recession was likely to be “brief”, with the economy returning to
growth as early as the third quarter helped by government spending and
lower interest rates, credit rating agency Moody’s and analysts said
yesterday.

From South Africa – The Good News
South Africa appointed a former undercover ANC fighter as its top
criminal investigator on Thursday, handing him the task of tackling one
of the world’s highest crime rates ahead of the 2010 soccer World Cup.

Anwa Dramat, 41, was appointed head of the Directorate for Priority
Crime Investigation (DPCI), which is being formed after the FBI-style
Scorpions unit was disbanded under pressure from supporters of Jacob
Zuma, who accused it of political abuse.

According to colleagues, Dramat was instrumental in ending a wave of
bombings and violence during the late 1990s instigated by Muslim
vigilante movement Pagad.

From South Africa – The Good News
South Africa’s past
policies have created the fiscal space to mitigate the risk of a
debt trap, Treasury Director-General Lesetja Kganyago said on
Thursday.

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