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In the News (Mon 16 Nov 09)

  
  Southern African Migration Project (SAMP)
Asylum seekers permits are renewed for two weeks or a month to frustrate them after spending the whole day waiting for the renewal of their papers.
No-one is allowed to raise a head as they fear that people might try to jump from the moving train.
Zimbabwe consulate staffs who visit the camp to screen people who are to be deported to Zimbabwe are accused of neglecting the concern of Zimbabweans.
www.queensu.ca /samp/migrationnews/article.php?Mig_News_ID=2704&Mig_News_Issue=15&Mig_News_Cat=8   (454 words)

  
  Welcome to South Africa
Musina has the distinction of being the most northern town in South Africa and the main port of entry from North Africa into South Africa.
Musina is steeped in the history of mining, with rich deposits of copper, iron, minerals and diamonds still found in the area.
Musina caters for both tourists passing through and those wishing to explore the area.
www.southafrica.net /index.cfm?SitePageID=72&PlaceID=467   (492 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Musina
Musina (previously called Messina) is the most northernly town in the Limpopo Province of South Africa near the Limpopo River border with Zimbabwe.
Iron ore, coal, magnetite, graphite, asbestos, diamonds, semi-precious stones and copper are mined in the region.
The name was changed back to Musina in 2003.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Musina   (239 words)

  
 Michael Stevenson
Musina is the northernmost town in South Africa.
Musina is situated just south of the Limpopo River, which forms the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe.
This church is in Nancefield, the township of Musina.
www.michaelstevenson.com /contemporary/exhibitions/hugo/musina_interview.htm   (3664 words)

  
 Zoutnet DETAILS
The Musina LoveLife campaign was launched in January 2004 to facilitate outreach programmes that are aimed at curbing the Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids) pandemic.
Musina LoveLife is comprised of three Groundbreakers who are employed on a 12-month contractual basis and 15 Impitshis who are working on a voluntary basis.
Appealing to Musina youths to join the struggle against the HIV/Aids pandemic, Sebogwane says: “We are appealing to the youth to come and join us in our endeavour to empower fellow youths with knowledge about their reproductive health”.
www.zoutnet.co.za /news/details.asp?StoNum=3789   (622 words)

  
 ZWNEWS.com - linking the world to Zimbabwe
Musina - Around southern Africa, many countries are working hard to stop "border jumpers" - Zimbabweans who illegally sneak into surrounding nations to seek jobs or escape political persecution as their nation slips further into chaos.
In communities around Musina, social workers are reporting a large increase in orphans in recent months.
In Musina - formerly known as Messina - the stories are different, but hardship remains the common theme.
www.zwnews.com /issuefull.cfm?ArticleID=8761   (1190 words)

  
 Land Rover ZA - Update - June 2006
An adult female wild dog, Musina, was reported missing from her pack, the Juma pack, in December 2005.
Musina was a pioneering dog that came from near Musina, Limpopo Province, where she was confiscated from a farmer who had caught her and her five pups.
In Sept-Oct 2004, Musina, who was not related to any other females of her age in the pack, dispersed, and joined up with two males who had dispersed from the resident Umfolozi pack, to form what is now known as the Juma ('surprise' in isiZulu) pack.
www.landrover.com /za/en/Company/Social_support/Wild_Dogs/wilddogs_article03.htm   (655 words)

  
 Places in South Africa > Limpopo > Musina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Musina is a city in the Limpopo Province of South Africa.
Musina is the northernmost city in South Africa, near the Limpopo River border with Zimbabwe.
Musina was originally called Messina, but in 2003, the name was changed to Musina.
www.realfact.net /Musina.category0013_0009_0020.html   (133 words)

  
 Article - Sports - Pair of Russians must wait to play
Musina, also 19, is a junior sitting out this season at Long Beach State after transferring from Louisville.
It hurt Musina to leave the only U.S. city she had known and the team that adopted her as family.
Musina, often tired from a long day of classes and practice, has made most of the home games, "which makes me happy even though I have not played," Korolev said.
www.ocregister.com /ocregister/sports/homepage/article_1360285.php   (958 words)

  
 The Story of Classic Rail Cars
Musina was withdrawn from Pullman lease in early 1950 but continued in B&O revenue service until October 1953.
In the November, 1985, move from Cumberland to Stewartstown, Pa., Musina derailed and one of the trucks was badly damaged.
Our little group spent the remainder of 1986 working on Musina but full restoration was going to be a long time away.
www.classicrail.com /story.html   (1639 words)

  
 News- Musina Female Farmer Vies for Top District Prize   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
When she was announced as the winner of the export market category of the Musina Female Farmer of the Year Competition last year, Livhuwani Mulaudzi could not hold back the tears of joy from falling down her cheeks.
She was amazed that barely two years after entering the farming industry; she had surpassed her expectations and become one of the top tomato exporters in Musina.
For her effort, the Councilor for Agriculture and Land Affairs in Musina, Clr Gabriel Ramushwana presented Mulaudzi with a R2000 cheque and a merit certificate.
www.limpopo.gov.za /news/musina_female_farmer.asp   (596 words)

  
 No water, electricity in Musina: South Africa: News: News24
Minibus taxi drivers are the undisputed kings of the road, but it is a tough dog-eat-dog industry.
Officials said water and electricity supply to the town has been disrupted because thieves made off with thousands of rands worth of cable from the Limpopo Reservoir Supply on Friday night.
Municipal spokesperson Phumudzo Makwaramedzha said the municipality expected water supply to Musina to be back in service at 11pm on Sunday.
www.news24.com /News24/South_Africa/News/0,9294,2-7-1442_1896447,00.html   (0 words)

  
 Musina (Messina)
This is the most northernly town in South Afica close to the main border post to Zimbabwe and the rest of Africa.
In prehistoric times, fl miners of the Musina tribe discovered the mineral and it was rediscovered by 20th Century prospectors.
Today the town, whose name is a corruption of that of the original tribe, is the centre of a large iron ore, coal, magnetite, graphite, asbestos, diamond, semi-precious stone and copper minning area.
www.places.co.za /html/messina.html   (307 words)

  
 Musina (Messina)
Musina in the Limpopo Valley is the northernmost town in South Africa.
The Musina Museum and Library at the Civic Centre provides interesting details of the town’s social and natural history, while the original Zeederberg Mail Coach, used between Pretoria and Zimbabwe from the 1890s, can be viewed in front of the centre.
The largest tree in the Musina area grows on the farm Nonsiang, 40 km southeast of the town.
www.mrinfo.co.za /sa/limpopo/doc/Limpopo-46.htm   (763 words)

  
 SOUTH AFRICA: Rough road home for illegal immigrants:Health and Medicine News - Medilinks Africa
MUSINA, 8 November (IRIN) - In the South African border town of Musina, authorities regularly detain dozens of undocumented immigrants, sometimes for days on end, in an outdoor facility without toilets or running water.
Yet, while individual officials express concern about conditions in the detention facility in Musina, the South African authorities have been accused of not moving quickly enough to rectify the situation.
Nephawe said plans to create a new, R50-million (about US $8.1-million) facility for detained foreign nationals in Musina were contingent on acquiring additional land, which required the cooperation of the Musina Local Municipality.
medilinkz.org /news/news2.asp?NewsID=8439   (1579 words)

  
 Zoutnet - News - Millions allocated to upgrade Musina-to-T...   «    2006/11/10
The Limpopo Road Agency has embarked on a project to upgrade the road between Musina and Tshipise at a cost of more than R4,3 million.
Expressing his appreciation for the work that has been done so far, Councilor for Public Works and Tourism at Musina Local Municipality Cllr Simon Phiri says he hopes the road will be completed in time before the festive season.
The project’s contractor is KPMM Roads and Earthworks, engineering services are being provided by WR-Khanya Consultants with the Department of Roads and Transport carrying the government’s mandate.
www.emirror.co.za /details.asp?StoNum=4811&from=news.asp?type=1   (276 words)

  
 Mapungubwe National Park - Accommodation in Musina
The newly launched Mapungubwe National Park borders on the Limpopo river and offers spectacular views of the river and South Africa's neighbours, Botswana and Zimbabwe, at the confluence of the Shashe and Limpopo rivers.
It is situated 60 km west Musina and 230 km north west of Polokwane, the capital town of Limpopo Province.
The closest shops and fuel supplies to Mapungubwe are in Alldays and Musina, both about 70 km’s from the Park.
www.places.co.za /html/9412.html   (714 words)

  
 Information on Messina Musina in Limpopo, South Africa regarding accommodation, business and tourist destinations
Musina, Limpopo is the most northerly town in South Africa and is close to the Great North road and the border post to Zimbabwe and thus, the rest of Africa!
Today Musina, South Africa is the centre of a large iron ore, semi-precious stone, diamond, coal, graphite, magnetite and copper mining area.
Musina, Limpopo, South Africa boasts several other attractive parks including the Impala Lily Park and is well known for the abundance of the Great Baobab.
www.limpopohappenings.co.za /musinahomepage.htm   (392 words)

  
 Total Solar Eclipse Draws Thousands of Tourists to S. Africa - 2002-12-03
Most of the time Musina is just a stop on the road to somewhere else.
Musina lies directly in the path of the total solar eclipse predicted for early Wednesday.
A partial eclipse will be visible for hundreds of kilometers to the south or north, but the sun will completely disappear along a narrow band arching from central Angola to southern Mozambique.
www.voanews.com /english/archive/2002-12/a-2002-12-03-27-Total.cfm   (452 words)

  
 IRIN Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | SOUTH AFRICA: Rough road home for illegal immigrants | Other ...
MUSINA, 8 November 2004 (IRIN) - In the South African border town of Musina, authorities regularly detain dozens of undocumented immigrants, sometimes for days on end, in an outdoor facility without toilets or running water.
Yet, while individual officials express concern about conditions in the detention facility in Musina, the South African authorities have been accused of not moving quickly enough to rectify the situation.
Nephawe said plans to create a new, R50-million (about US $8.1-million) facility for detained foreign nationals in Musina were contingent on acquiring additional land, which required the cooperation of the Musina Local Municipality.
www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=44048&SelectRegion=Southern_Africa&SelectCountry=SOUTH_AFRICA   (1588 words)

  
 Wasatch Acoustics Introduces DEQX Calibrated(TM) Musina Music System at CES 2006
The Musina music system, named for the beautiful, majestic Musina and Uintah mountains in Utah’s Wasatch Range, is designed and built entirely without compromise, and engineered to maximize the sonic benefits provided by DEQX.
Like the Musina 2.0 BPU loudspeakers, the.2 BPU is constructed to the highest standards and designed to attenuate internal resonances, to eliminate audible “smearing” and unwanted tonal colorations, and yield maximum sonic clarity.
The Musina music system is supplied with Wasatch Acoustics’ renowned Ultama loudspeaker cables, interconnects and power cords, enabling the sonic benefits of the system components to be heard with the highest level of clarity and resolution.
www.clarityeq.com /Wasatch-DEQX-HD-Musina-press-Dec-2005.html   (1031 words)

  
 Discover The Oldest Datable Rock In Musina Nature Reserve | Musina, Limpopo
African miners of the Musina tribe discovered copper and named it Musina, ‘the spoiler’, because they felt it was a poor substitute for iron and was not of a very good quality.
The status of the Musina Health Committee, established during 1915, and holding jurisdiction over seven farms,10 607 ha in extent, was raised to that of a town council in November 1968.
Musina Museum – antique equipment and instruments used by the Musina Copper Mine.
www.vuvuzela.com /musina   (397 words)

  
 Hostile Refuge
The trip north from the nearest airport in the farming town of Polokwane was a monotonous drive through sparsely populated bush, broken by a few ramshackle tin-roofed settlements.
Musina came to life in 1905 as a copper mine, and after malaria was eradicated it grew prosperous until the early 1980s, when the copper ran out.
Musina is also the last stop in South Africa for those whose luck has run out.
www.motherjones.com /news/update/2006/01/hostile_refuge-2.html   (1234 words)

  
 Zoutnet - News - Victory for Musina Council in court case   «    2007/07/13
When certain population of Musina residents erected shacks at Sehlalangenkani under the leadership of the Greater Musina Unemployement Forum chairperson, Sinky Makushu, four years ago, the Musina Local Municipality took a legal route to evict the residents who claimed to have no roofs over their heads.
According to the mayor of Musina, Cllr Caroline Mahasela, Makushu again requested the High Court to reverse the judgement.
When contacted to comment, Sinky Makushu said he was not in a good position to comment about the High Court judgement as he was still going to discuss about it with his advocate.
www.zoutnet.co.za /details.asp?StoNum=5543&from=index.asp   (386 words)

  
 PT9   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Musina - The DBSA and the Musina Local Municipality today signed a R7,5 million loan agreement aimed at improving service delivery by the municipality and stimulating economic activity in the Limpopo Province.
The loan is in response to President Thabo Mbeki's call in his State of the Nation address late last year to various sectors of society to help government "push back the frontiers of poverty".
The funded projects are to create employment and stimulate local economic activity through the establishment of a health supplementary manufacturing facility approved in the Local Economic Development plan.
www.dbsa.org /content.asp?template=9&pagecode=ppress8&leftnav=ppressroom   (267 words)

  
 Musina Local Municipality - Home
Budget speech for 2007/2008 financial year by the Mayor of Musina Local Municipality Honourable Mahlodi Caroline Mahasela at Musina Showgrounds on 2 June 2007.
She indicated in an interview with Musina News that they engaged the services of a well respected independent consultant in the community radio industry who is also Station Manager of SABC’s Munghana Lonene FM, Mr Mandla Soko.
One of the most significant milestones for Musina over the last 100 years, is the launching of the official Musina Municipality website.
www.musina.gov.za   (0 words)

  
 Michael Stevenson - Pieter Hugo
Musina is the northern-most town in South Africa.
The town was formerly known as Messina, and in 2002 its name was changed to correct a colonial misspelling of the name of the Musina people who previously lived in the region.
The circumstances of Musina can also be seen as broadly reflective of any community that is confronted by transition.
www.michaelstevenson.com /contemporary/exhibitions/hugo/musina_index.htm   (654 words)

  
 allAfrica.com: South Africa: Ordinary Citizens Receive Excellence Awards (Page 1 of 1)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Ordinary residents of the Musina local municipality have been awarded the Mayoral Excellence Awards in recognition of their contribution in developing and improving the lives of the poor.
The awards were presented on Friday by Musina local municipality mayor Caroline Mahasela.
The municipality, he said, had decided to increase the number of beneficiaries in an effort to encourage them to follow careers such as chartered accounting, project management, communications and human resources.
allafrica.com /stories/200701221013.html   (431 words)

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