Johannesburg - Britain's Princes William, 26, and Harry, 24, started a 1,700-kilometre rally in aid of charity through South Africa Saturday.

The two set off from Port Edward on the east coast of the country with some 80 others in the early morning sunshine on the eight-day Enduro Africa 2008 trek.

Each participant paid 1,500 pounds (2,600 dollars) to take part in the event, raising 300,000 pounds for charities such as Harry's Sentebale (don't forget me), founded in 2006, which helps AIDS orphans in the mountainous kingdom of Lesotho.

New Delhi, Oct 16 : Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora met B. P. Sonjica, Minister for Minerals and Energy of South Africa here today.

While recalling close, historic and warm ties between India and South Africa, the two Ministers discussed ways and means to establish cooperation in the oil and gas sector between the two countries.

New Delhi - South Africa on Wednesday said it supported civil nuclear cooperation with India and agreed to sell it uranium, more than a month after the Nuclear Suppliers' Group lifted an embargo on nuclear commerce with New Delhi.

Leaders at the third summit of IBSA (Brazil, India and South Africa) welcomed the decision to allow India trade in fissile materials and technology in a declaration released at the end of their summit in New Delhi.

New Delhi, Oct. 15 : Heads of Government of India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) today agreed to instruct their finance ministers and Governors of Central Banks to meet and establish a coordinating mechanism to deal with the existing global financial crisis.

New Delhi - Leaders from Brazil and South Africa Wednesday blamed rich countries for the financial crisis that was hurting the developing world and called for a new international initiative to bring about structural reforms in the global financial system.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South African President Kgalema Motlanthe led their respective delegations from their countries at the third IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa) summit in New Delhi which focussed on the financial crisis as well as energy and food security.

Johannesburg  - The 2010 World Cup organization fell victim Monday to former South African president Thabo Mbeki's ouster by his party with the announcement that Mbeki-loyal members of the board of the World Cup local organizing committee (LOC) have been axed.

Former local government minister Sydney Mufamadi, former deputy finance minister Jabu Moleketi and former minister in the presidency, Essop Pahad, have been replaced as government's representatives on the board, the government of new President Kgalema Motlanthe announced in a statement.