South Africa has welcomed the announcement that Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, is now the biggest economy in sub-Saharan Africa after it...

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Entries for the much anticipated 2015 ProNutro AfricanX Trailrun presented by New Balance, South Africa’s premier three day stage trail run, will open on Monday, 07 April 2014. “The ProNutro AfricanX Trailrun presented by New Balance continues to grow from strength to strength each year,” says Nicola Collins, Event Manager ProNutro AfricanX Trailrun.* “With the [...]Entries open for AfricanX Trailrun 2015 is a post from: Trail Running South Africa



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Tensions were rife at Lievland Wine Estate and Wiesenhof Legacy Park (Stellenbosch) on Saturday, 05 April 2014 when the best of the best gathered to take on the much anticipated IMPI Elite Race.* Claude Eksteen and Carla Van Huyssteen triumphant IMPI Gauteng winners, Claude Eksteen (North Beach, KZN) and Carla Van Huyssteen (Pietermaritsburg) claimed victory [...]Eksteen and Van Huyssteen show IMPI power is a post from: Trail Running South Africa



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Historically, there has been a fragmented approach to the provision of social services for current and former mineworkers, says Deputy President...

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No less than 8686 runners were treated to perfect weather conditions at the 12th Zurich Marathon. Unlike last year no new course records were being posted, but the races were not a bit less thrilling. The men’s race was won by 19 year-old newcomer Hayle Lemi from Ethiopia (2:10.40). Germany’s Mona Stockhecke (2:34.04) won the [...]Lemi, Stockhecke win Zurich titles is a post from: Time-to-Run Marathon



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Perth - Chinese and Australian ships have picked up acoustic signals while searching for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean.

The underwater detection represents an "important and encouraging lead", said Angus Houston on Sunday, whose Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) is responsible for coordinating the massive multinational hunt far west of Australia's coast.

However, Houston cautioned that the acoustic events need to be treated carefully as "we are working in a very big ocean and within a very large search area".

Chinese vessel Haixun 01 detected a pulse signal with a frequency of 37.5 kHz - the same as those emitted by flight recorders - on Friday in a key search area, and redetected the pings for 90 seconds on Saturday, just 2km away from the original spot.

Following the detection, the JACC asked British vessel HMS Echo and Australian ship Ocean Shield, both equipped with black box detectors, to sail to the area and help verify the signals.

Meanwhile, Houston said Ocean Shield itself picked up an underwater signal on Sunday some 300 nautical miles away from the location of Haixun 01, and was investigating the acoustic encounter.

The detection of the pings came just days before the batteries of the missing jetliner's black box is expected to expire. The Boeing 777 plane has disappeared for 30 days, and that is how long those batteries normally last.

Even if the ill-fated jet was found where Haixun 01 detected the signal, it would be "incredibly challenging and very demanding" as well as time-consuming to recover it, as the water there is about 4.5km deep, noted Houston.

In parallel with the search, Malaysian authorities are also pressing ahead with investigation in order to find out what really happened to the plane.

Citing expert analysis of satellite, radar and other data available, they concluded earlier that the ill-fated March 8 flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing ended in the southern Indian Ocean.

According to previously revealed information, the Boeing 777 aircraft turned back after disappearing from civilian radar over South China Sea, and was detected by Malaysian military radar in the northern Strait of Malacca before vanishing from all radar screens.

After reviewing radar data provided by neighboring countries, investigators have now found that the jetliner curved north of western Indonesia before turning south toward the southern Indian Ocean, US broadcaster CNN on Sunday quoted an unnamed Malaysian official as saying.

The latest finding added to the already prevailing assumption that the plane was flown deliberately along a route designed to avoid radar detection. But so far investigators have not ruled out other possible causes of the plane's diversion, such as mechanical problems.

It remains unknown who the investigators think might have piloted the aircraft, which carried 239 people on board, including 154 Chinese passengers, after it vanished from the radar. - SAnews.gov.za-Xinhua

The Human Resources Development Council (HRDC) has pledged its support for small business and quality education to help the country meet its...

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Runners, on your marks, get set, GO. The uMhlanga Easter Trail Run takes place on Easter Sunday, 20 April with three distances to choose from. Adventurers who want to tackle the gorgeous surrounds of uMhlanga can participate in the latest of the uMhlanga Trail Run series. Three routes will have you meandering through bush, beach [...]uMhlanga Easter Trail Run 2014 is a post from: Trail Running South Africa



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Education plays a defining role in breaking the cycle of poverty, says Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).Stats SA on Thursday released the Poverty Trends Report (2006-2011). The report analysed trends in poverty and inequality between 2006 and 2011, based on data collected through the Income and...

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Kenenisa Bekele made his debut over the distance in style when winning the Paris Marathon 2014 in a new course record of 2:05:03. The Ethiopian, who is still the 5000m and 10000m World Record holder, is considered the greatest distance athlete in history and had set the goal of breaking the course record of 2:05:12 [...]Kenenisa Bekele sets course record on Debut is a post from: Time-to-Run Marathon



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