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AFRICA News, Nov 06, 2011


S.Africa minister says Durban climate deal unlikely
Reuters
By Agnieszka Flak JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's environment minister does not expect countries to agree on a legally binding climate deal in Durban at the end of the month but does expect the talks at least to help retain the Kyoto protocol ...
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ArcelorMittal S. Africa Drops After Strike Causes Loss
BusinessWeek
3 (Bloomberg) -- ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd., the continent's largest steelmaker, fell in Johannesburg trading after reporting a third-quarter loss as a strike and a plant halt added to declining demand and higher raw material costs. ...
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S.Africa ranger injured by lion he tried to save
The Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African wildlife workers drove through the night across sand and dunes, desperate to save two lions who had strayed from a vast park and killed a farmer's cow, a parks spokeswoman said Wednesday. The farmer had already killed ...
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S.Africa's Nedbank fees up, loan growth muted
Reuters
By Helen Nyambura-Mwaura JOHANNESBURG, NOV 2 - Nedbank Group , South Africa's fourth-largest bank, said on Wednesday it managed to boost its earnings from fees and commissions in a lean nine months that saw its loan book expand just 3 percent. ...
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S. African Stocks: Anglo, Barloworld, DRDGold, Impala, Wescoal
BusinessWeek
4 (Bloomberg) -- The FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index snapped two days of gains, declining 294.86, or 0.9 percent, to 31917.02 at the 5 pm close in Johannesburg. The measure lost 3 percent this week, snapping four weeks of gains. ...
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Zimbabwe President Mugabe's ZANU-PF Wants Out of S. Africa-Mediated Talks
Voice of America
03 November 2011 Zimbabwe President Mugabe's ZANU-PF Wants Out of S. Africa-Mediated Talks ZANU-PF lead negotiator Patrick Chinamasa told the Herald that his party 'no longer (has) energy, inclination or willingness to maintain the team of negotiators ...
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S.Africa's rand sees biggest daily loss since Sept
Reuters Africa
Rand 5th worst performer on the day * Bonds follow rand weakness, further losses seen JOHANNESBURG, Nov 1 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar on Tuesday as a Greek plan for a referendum on a bailout package raised worries that ...
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S Africa ex-police chief appeals
BBC News
A court in South Africa is hearing an appeal by ex-police chief Jackie Selebi against his conviction for taking bribes from a drug dealer, the country's news agency says. He was not in court, apparently because he is ill, the South African Press ...
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BBC News
Aussies on track to win S Africa tour game
Sydney Morning Herald
Opening pair Shane Watson and Phil Hughes have made the perfect start to Australia's pursuit of 212 for victory in their four-day tour match against South Africa A in Potchefstroom. At lunch on day three, Watson is unbeaten on 21 after surviving a ...
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S Africa Business Confidence Falls Faster Than Expected In Oct
NASDAQ
JOHANNESBURG -(Dow Jones)- Business confidence in South Africa declined more than expected in October, a survey released Thursday showed, as heightened inflation and a volatile rand frustrated consumers and businesses alike. ...
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Charles, Camilla start S. African tour in Soweto
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, look at local crafts during their visit to Soweto, South Africa, Thursday Nov. 3, 2011. Photo: Jerome Delay / AP Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, ...
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Two top S African defence officials resign over diplomatic embarrassment
Vanguard
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – South Africa's defence secretary and air force chief have tendered their resignations after the country's deputy president had to cancel a trip to Finland over airplane troubles, a report said Friday. ...
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Unresolved Claims at S. African Power Plants Cuts Aveng Profit
BusinessWeek
3 (Bloomberg) -- Aveng Ltd., South Africa's largest construction company by market value, said unresolved claims at two of the country's power plants are resulting in “bleeding” of the company's cash flow and profitability. ...
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Fog harvesting gives water to S. African village
AFP
TSHIAVHA, South Africa — When plumes of fog gather above the rocky mountains encircling a remote South African village, children look at them with excitement, knowing they will have clean drinking water at school. Like many rural areas in the country, ...
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AFP
Corruption 'funds S.Africa leadership battles'
AFP
JOHANNESBURG — A key ally of the African National Congress said Tuesday that the South African ruling party is plagued by perpetual leadership battles funded by dirty money. Blade Nzimande, minister of higher education and head of the SouthAfrican ...
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AFP
S.Africa's jobless rate eases but still very high
Reuters Africa
PRETORIA Nov 1 (Reuters) - South Africa's official jobless rate eased to 25.0 percent of the labour force in the third quarter as the trade and finance sectors created jobs, Statistics South Africa said on Tuesday. The government has pushed joblessness ...
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S.Africa Altech in talks for $60 mln Kenya firm: source
Reuters Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Allied Technologies Ltd is in talks to pay up to $60 million for unlisted Kenyan IT firm Symphony, according to a person familiar with the matter, to help revive its struggling business in fast-growing east ...
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Reuters Africa
S.Africa assets supported by risk rally, should end up
Reuters Africa
JOHANNESBURG Nov 4 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand stayed firmer against the dollar in early Friday trade, supported by a relief rally after the Greek government shelved plans to hold a referendum on euro zone membership. The rand was nearing last ...
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S. Africa rhino poaching hits record
Press TV
The World Wildlife Fund says rhino poaching in South Africa has hit a new record with more rhinos killed in the country in the past 10 months than in all of 2010. Rhinos are being hunted illegally at an average of more than one a day to supply the ...
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Press TV
S.Africa signs multilateral tax evasion deal
Reuters Africa
JOHANNESBURG Nov 3 (Reuters) - South Africa on Thursday said it signed an agreement with 12 other countries to combat cross-border tax evasion. South Africa's tax take is under pressure as the country's economic recovery has not been as strong as ...
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S Africa, Australia in race to host largest radio telescope
MSN India
"The SKA will drive global technology development in hi-tech areas such as antennas, fibre networks, signal processing, software and computing, and will also benefit other systems which process large volumes of data," Naledi Pandor, South Africa''s ...
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S Africa Mine Union, Xstrata Resolve Labor Spat -Department
Fox Business
LN) and South Africa's mine union have resolved a dispute over the company's employee share ownership program, ending a strike, the Department of Minerals said Wednesday. As part of the agreement the department said the National Union of Mineworkers ...
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S.Africa's Oct PMI edges up to 50.5-Kagiso
Reuters Africa
JOHANNESBURG Nov 1 (Reuters) - South Africa's Purchasing Managers' Index edged up to 50.5 in October from a downwardly revised 50.2 in September, barely in expansion territory for the second month in a row, data showed on Tuesday. ...
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S African lesbians becoming victims of barbaric 'corrective rape'
Indian Express
(Thinkstock) Life for lesbians in South Africa is increasingly becoming daunting, as they live in fear of barbaric sex attacks dubbed “corrective” rape. The attacks are often escorted by such gruesome violence that women are left permanently scarred ...
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Indian Express
S.Africa govt could fund $17 bln rail upgrade-paper
Reuters Africa
JOHANNESBURG Nov 2 (Reuters) - The South African government has agreed to fund 137 billion rand ($17 billion) of investment in modern rail infrastructure, the Business Day newspaper reported on Wednesday. Such a large commitment would place more strain ...
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South African experts call for peace in Libya, urge NTC to avoid U.S. ...
By XinhuaNET.COM
S.African experts call for peace in Libya, urge NTC to avoid U.S. agenda while establishing gov't Political figures and scholars in South Africa on Friday.
Siam Daily News Online
Charles, Camilla start S. African tour in Soweto | The Associated ...
By The Associated Press
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, are in South Africa on a five-day visit. The trip focuses on trade and conservation — but they started Thursday with history.
Examiner RSS
XE.com - S.Africa's Q3 jobless rate eases to 25.0 percent
South Africa's official jobless rate eased to 25.0 percent of the labour force in the third quarter of 2011 from 25.7 percent in the second quarter, a report showed on Tuesday.
XE Forex News
XE.com - S.Africa October new vehicle sales up 18.9 pct y/y
South Africa's total new vehicle sales were up 18.9 percent year-on-year at 52338 units in October, the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers (NAAMSA) said on Wednesday.
XE Forex News
XE.com - S.Africa Sept credit growth slows to 5.47 pct y/y
Growth in credit demand by South Africa's private sector slowed to 5.47 percent year-on-year in September from 6.06 percent growth in August, central bank data showed on Monday.
XE Forex News
Oz spinner Lyon ready to roar against South Africa
Oz spinner Lyon ready to roar against South Africa.
Latest Cricket News from all...
S.Africa Altech in talks for $60 mln Kenya firm – source ...
By In2EastAfrica
JOHANNESBURG Nov 1 (Reuters) – South Africa's Allied Technologies Ltd is in talks to pay up to $60 million for unlisted Kenyan IT firm Symphony, according to a person familiar with the matter, to help revive its struggling business in fast- growing east Africa. Johannesburg-based Altech, a $742 million IT company, has been in talks to buy Symphony for several months and is now nearing the ...Related News. A Transit goods truck ready to cross the border at Gatuna. The New Times ...
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News about South Africa: Business, Investment, and Trade Weekly ...
By Editorial Team
News about South Africa: Business, Investment, and Trade Weekly – Issue November 2, 2011. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn XING Google Buzz Yahoo Buzz Delicious Email PrintFriendly Share.South Africa Plans 25 Billion-Rand Stimulus ...
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Charles, Camilla start S. African tour in Soweto (AP) - News on Feeds
Charles, Camilla start SAfrican tour in Soweto (AP). published about 7 hours ago. AP - Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, are in South Africa on a five-day visit. Yahoo! News: World News ...
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AfricaNews - OPINION: Is Kenya paying for its quiet diplomacy ...
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Hassan Isilow, AfricaNews reporter in Cape Town, South Africa. Is the Kenyan government paying a price for deliberately not intervening earlier in solving the Somali crisis, which has been ongoing for two decades? This is the first thought that ...
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S.Africa's rand sees biggest daily loss since Sept [50173988 ...
African news, analysis and opinion – The Africa Report.com ... JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar on Tuesday as a ...
www.theafricareport.com/.../s.africa-s-rand-sees-biggest-daily-...
STOCKS NEWS AFRICA-S.African gold stocks underpinned by ...
STOCKS NEWS AFRICA-S.African gold stocks underpinned by Harmony.
www.cnbc.com/.../STOCKS_NEWS_AFRICA_S_African_gol...
Nigeria, South Africa crash out | Rivers State News
War-torn Libya also qualified as one of the two best runners-up but Nigeria missed out on the finals after Guinea scored a 95th-minute equaliser to.
www.riversstatenews.com/nigeria-south-africa-crash-out/
Jamaica Africa News - World News Report
The most comprehensive geo-political news service available on the Internet, ... India's triumphant march in 2011 World Cup: versus South Africa at Nagpur on ...
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AFRORA: Aggregator for African News and Blogs: Shakira?s? Waka ...
Shakira?s? Waka Waka (this Time For Africa) 4th On All Time Most Popular Youtube Video List.
afrora.com/index.php?op=view&id=409541...1...
S. Africa Investigators Could Nix Deals: Minister - Defense News
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Investigators looking into South Africa's $5 billion arms purchase could recommend cancelling contracts or taking legal action ...
www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=8072865
S.Africa Ranger Injured by Lion He Tried to Save - ABC News
South African wildlife workers drove through the night across sand and dunes, desperate to save two lions who had strayed from a vast park and killed a farmer's ...
abcnews.go.com/.../safrica-ranger-injured-lion-save-14866659...
S.Africa Sept trade account in 2.5 bln rand surplus | news.gkrom ...
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's trade account recorded a trade surplus of 2.5 billion rand in September compared with a 3.7 billion rand shortfall in ...
news.gkrom.com/.../safrica-sept-trade-account-in-25-bln-rand-...
Dunya News: Weird News:-S Africa gifts 1 ton oranges to '7-billionth ...
South Africas Citrus Growers Association has granted a gift certificate of a ton oranges to the mother of newborn Pyotr Nikolayev from Kaliningrad, who is being ...
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Charles, Camilla start S. African tour in Soweto - :: Cincinnati news ...
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, are in South Africa on a five-day visit.
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