The international policing group Interpol announced that it will have the biggest ever security presence in the host country of the FIFA 2010 World Cup. Ronald Noble, Secretary General of Interpol told reporters on March 31, that the biggest deployment would be contributed by as many as 32 teams from their respective countries. He explained [...]
Experts at the American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (AmCham) lobby group have repeatedly voiced that Hungary requires a fully independent supervision, a role which the politically inclined Hungarian Energy Office (MEH) is supposed to play. AmCham experts expressed their concern again this week. Almost a decade ago the ruling Hungarian Socilaist Party (MSzP), the [...]
The South African Embassy in Budapest and others, worldwide, are sad to see South Africa’s fraud-busting Department of Home Affairs Director General, Mavuso Msimang, retire in April this year. They claim they have had some of the smoothest and best years of administration since democratic changes took place in 1994. The Embassy of the Republic [...]
Although the Republic of South Africa is a leader in many fields of modern medical research many of its citizens can only expect a reduced life expectancy – as low as 36 years. Television, radio and print media are flooded with public announcements for South Africans to undergo screening for HIV and tuberculosis (TB). Various [...]
Russian authorities on Monday withheld takoff permission for the flight of Hungarian Defense Minsiter Imre Szekeres to Afghanistan, according to Hungarian media reports. Russian officials have not commented on the affair. According to Hungarian daily Nepszabadsag, Szekeres’ delegation was detained due to administrative reasons, and improper passport handling during their arrival to Russia. Hungarian media [...]
South African-born Hungarian Istvan Gyori was still a primary school pupil in the 1980s when he became the face of the nation in a low-budget ad commissioned by South Africa’s multi-billion publicly traded company Sasol. Gyori become a national icon with his unique ‘glug glug’ car filling sound, adopted by the company. (see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=825nSfTLIaA ). [...]
Public transport costs in the European Union have increased immensely during the past decade. In the Goulash capital there isn’t a year when passenger tariffs are not increased. Based on a survey conducted by the University of Stuttgart, Budapest has the third most expensive public transport system in Europe, preceded only by Zagreb and London (out of 23 cities [...]
The world’s leading multilingual e-commerce secure payment scheme PayPal has finally arrived to South Africa. The first transactions in the Rainbow nation were carried out shortly after the national launch on 11 am on March 25, 2010. Until now South African internet users were able to make e-commerce purchases, but not sales using the service. Ironically PayPal’s prototype was [...]
South African farmers say they are deeply offended by Julius Malema, Chairman of the African National Congress Youth League (ANC-YL), for vowing to continue singing a controversial anti-Apartheid struggle song, “Kill the Boer” (boer = farmer). “Ït’s part of our legacy!” The 28-year-old Malema said, while the ANC has been criticised several times by other South African parties for [...]
The 17th International Book Festival of Budapest is to due to open its doors between April 22-25. This year’s guest of honour will be Israel. Annually the event has about 50,000 titles, hundreds of new publications and attracts some 60,000 visitors. Parallel to the exhibition is the 10th European First Novel Festival introducing new young [...]
Citizens of the capital of South Africa have called for the dismissal of Pretoria’s executive mayor (since 2006) Gwen Ramakgopa after she and her motorcade sped through the Jacaranda city at 140 km per hour. They questioned the rights of any public servant being allowed to dash through a residential area at such high speed [...]
Recent British tourists’ concerns about the safety and security of visiting the Republic of South Africa during the FIFA 2010 Football World Cup, seems to be exaggerated after the release of new report that statistically shows South Africa is a much safer destination for Britons than Germany, Spain and Thailand is. Based on a survey [...]
A few years ago, the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime was signed within the Council of Europe, according to Roger Halbheer, Chief security advisor of software giant Microsoft. He added that since then has been ratified all across the globe. “It was ratified by a lot of countries or at least used as the base for legislation,” [...]
Hungarian PM Gordon Bajnai visited the UK on Tuesday and addressed Chatham House, a non-profit NGO based in London, whose mission is to analyse and promote the understanding of major international issues and current affairs. Bajnai warned that Europe must anticipate that economic growth will be slower after the crisis, and that overcoming state debt [...]
Although he may not be the English Patient, the Prince of Wales has recently revealed in the Hungarian capital that somewhere along the line he has received a ‘transfusion’ of Hungarian blood. “I feel I have a somewhat special relationship with Hungary since I am proud to be one thirty-second Hungarian myself, through my Great [...]
On March 21, the world of motor racing, family and friends commemorates the 50th anniversary of the brith of Brazilian Formula One legend Ayrton Senna da Silva. He started racing under the surname da Silva, but switched to Senna (his mother’s maiden name) when racing in the UK’s Formula Ford 2000 championship, which he also [...]
Jeff Radebe (pictured in inset), who was 6 at the time of the Sharpville Massacre, is currently South Africa’s Minister of Justice Constitutional development. This year, March 21 (2010) marks the 50th anniversary of what has been dubbed one of the bloodiest massacres in modern day South Africa. On this day of March in 1960 policemen [...]
South Africa’s hard-liner Afrikaaners have pledged to take up a fight if they must. This they will do to stop the renaming of their predominantly Afrikaaner populated cities, they said. They are shocked and disgusted about planned name changes announced this week by the Orange Free State and Gauteng committees for geographical names. The South [...]
A Bécsben megrendezett Destillata 2010 nemzetközi párlatversenyen a 15 induló ország közül összesítésben a magyarok a harmadik helyet érték el, 77 éremmel. A legeredményesebbnek járó Nemzetgyőztes díjat idén a Zimek Manufaktúra* kapta, 11 éremmel. 2010-ben öt földrészről, több mint 1 600 párlattal nevezett 182 főzde, a legtöbben Ausztriából (98) érkeztek. Hazánkat 15 főzde képviselte, de [...]
Two reconnaissance jets of the Israeli Air Force (IASF) were seen flying across Hungary yesterday, approaching Budapest Airport twice but not landing, according to daily Magyar Nemzet. Istvan Bocskai, spokesman for the Hungarian Ministry of Defense (HM), told the daily that the planes possessed diplomatic permission but declined to comment saying these were not issued [...]
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