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 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.

Paraguay to play South Africa in World Cup warmup (Sports Illustrated) ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) -- Paraguay will face South Africa in a World Cup warm-up match on March 31 in the national capital Asuncion.

Spanish hostage in Africa freed (BBC News) A Spanish woman kidnapped in West Africa last year has been freed, Madrid says; and an Italian may also be free.

S. Africa’s ANC Youth League Says Losing Confidence in Gordhan (Bloomberg) March 10 (Bloomberg) -- The youth wing of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress said it is “losing confidence” in Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and will raise its concerns about the minister with the party’s leadership.

Britain gives one million pounds to S.Africa for condoms (AFP via Yahoo! News) Britain announced Tuesday one million pounds in aid to South Africa for the purchase of condoms to tackle HIV and AIDS in the world's worst-affected country ahead of the 2010 World Cup.

Paraguay to play South Africa in WCup warm-up (AP via Yahoo! Sports) Paraguay will face South Africa in a World Cup warm-up match on March 31 in the national capital Asuncion. Juan Angel Napout, president of the national federation, announced the match on Tuesday. South Africa also has several friendlies scheduled in the next few weeks in neighboring Brazil. Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino did not specify if he would use exclusively local players or call up some ...

Metropolitan, Uranium One: South Africa Equity Market Preview (Bloomberg) March 10 (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.

South Africa's ruling party says ANC leader's song about killing whites not meant literally (Sun-Sentinel) JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's governing party says a leading member didn't mean it literally when he sang about killing whites.

Criticism of Mandela by ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, makes headlines in South Africa (Sun-Sentinel) JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A British newspaper's interview quoting Nelson Mandela's ex-wife bitterly criticizing the anti-apartheid icon has prompted outraged headlines in South Africa.