JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former South African President Nelson Mandela was hospitalised overnight for routine medical tests, reviving concern over the health of the frail 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon.

Mandela was admitted to a Johannesburg hospital on Wednesday for what his foundation described as routine tests, but Talk Radio 702 reported that he had been seen by a specialist pulmonologist, who treats respiratory systems.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former South African President Nelson Mandela was hospitalised overnight for routine medical tests, reigniting fears over the health of the frail 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon.

Mandela was admitted to a Johannesburg hospital Wednesday for what his foundation described as routine tests but Talk Radio 702 reported that Mandela had been seen by a specialist pulmonologist, who treats respiratory systems.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former South African President Nelson Mandela was hospitalised overnight for routine medical tests, reigniting fears over the health of the frail 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon.

Mandela was admitted to a Johannesburg hospital on Wednesday for what his foundation described as routine tests but Talk Radio 702 reported that Mandela had been seen by a specialist pulmonologist, who treats respiratory systems.

JOHANNESBURG/LONDON (Reuters) – If anyone needed proof that cyber activists can create havoc in the real world, the last few weeks have provided evidence in megabytes.

Rallying behind WikiLeaks, the thousands of internet activists who made headlines in December by bringing down the websites of MasterCard and Visa have been branching out.

LONDON/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Organizations can protect themselves to some degree against cyber attacks like the ones WikiLeaks supporters have carried out against Visa and Mastercard but it’s a costly and constant race against time.

Most companies have no protection at all against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, which put computer servers out of action by overwhelming them with requests — and most will never become targets.

LONDON/JOHANNESBURG, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Organisations can
protect themselves to some degree against cyber attacks like the
ones WikiLeaks supporters have carried out against Visa and
Mastercard but it’s a costly and constant race against time.

Most companies have no protection at all against distributed
denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, which put computer servers out
of action by overwhelming them with requests — and most will
never become targets.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The rise of Jacob Zuma to South Africa’s presidency was an “astonishing achievement,” according to U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks.

Zuma became South African president in May 2009 after a bruising battle for the leadership of the African National Congress with former President Thabo Mbeki, who was forced by the ruling party to step down in late 2008.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The rise of Jacob Zuma to South Africa’s presidency was an “astonishing achievement,” according to U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks.

Zuma became South African president in May 2009 after a bruising battle for the leadership of the African National Congress with former President Thabo Mbeki, who was forced by the ruling party to step down in late 2008.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Citigroup Inc(C.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will look at expanding its presence in Africa by focusing on investment and corporate banking, Chief Executive Vikram Pandit said on Tuesday.

Citigroup, which has a presence in 16 countries on the fast-growing continent and a history there dating back to the 1950s, faces increased competition in Africa as more of its rivals target rising trade between emerging markets.

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Citigroup Inc (C.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will
look at expanding its presence in Africa by focusing on
investment and corporate banking, Chief Executive Vikram Pandit
said on Tuesday.

Citigroup, which has a presence in 16 countries on the
fast-growing continent and a history there dating back to the
1950s, faces increased competition in Africa as more of its
rivals target rising trade between emerging markets.