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S. Africa passes 'state secrets' law
CNN
Johannesburg (CNN) -- South Africa's National Assembly passed legislation Tuesday that critics say is a threat to journalistic freedom and anti-corruption efforts. Members of parliament passed the Protection of State Information bill by a vote of ...
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S.African youth leader appeals ANC suspension
AFP
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's ruling ANC said Friday its firebrand youth leader Julius Malema has appealed his suspension, setting the stage for a protracted battle ahead of the party's next elective conference. Malema was slapped with a five-year ...
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AFP
Dutchman, S.African, Swede confirmed kidnapped in Mali
Reuters India
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Three people kidnapped in Mali were from South Africa, the Netherlands and Sweden, their governments said on Saturday, a day after their abduction in a region where al Qaeda agents operate. Gunmen seized the three and killed a ...
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S.African stocks fall, euro zone fears weigh
Reuters
JOHANNESBURG Nov 25 (Reuters) - South African stocks ticked lower on Friday to close the week over 2 percent weaker as fears spread that euro zone leaders would continue to differ over how to stem contagion from the region's debt crisis. ...
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S.Africa's firebrand Malema eyes cattle farming
AFP
CAPE TOWN — South Africa's firebrand youth leader Julius Malema has turned to cattle farming since his five-year suspension by the ruling party -- but will not quit politics, Sunday reports said. "I have 20 cattle now. We will breed them, ...
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AFP
S.Africa: Top politician faces bribery accusations
The Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African media say they've uncovered evidence that supports corruption allegations against a leading anti-apartheid activist who served on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela. Mac Maharaj, who now is President Jacob Zuma's ...
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S.Africa, Swazi junior coal miners eye own export terminal
Reuters
MAPUTO Nov 23 (Reuters) - A consortium of South African and Swazi junior coal miners is exploring the option of building an alternative 6 million tonnes coal terminal in Maputo, Mozambique, that would exclusively handle B-grade steam coal, ...
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S.Africa ANC eyes ways to finance agriculture, mining job drive
Reuters
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN Nov 24 (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC is looking at ways to finance its efforts to boost jobs in agriculture and mining, which may include getting pension funds to buy more bonds, the head of its economic ...
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S.Africa offers lucky draw for voluntary HIV tests
AFP
CAPE TOWN — A South African province on Friday announced it will offer a 50000 rand ($5900, 4400 euros) prize in a lucky draw to encourage people to test for HIV in the world's biggest AIDS population. "Persuasion has not worked. ...
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AFP
S.African shares firmer, resources down
Reuters
JOHANNESBURG Nov 24 (Reuters) - South Africa stocks rose 0.9 percent on Thursday, as retailers such as Shoprite recovered from a recent sell-off, but broader gains were limited by renewed concerns about the outlook for the euro zone debt crisis. ...
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World Bank Cuts S Africa Growth Forecast
NASDAQ
JOHANNESBURG -- The World Bank cut its forecast for South African growth Tuesday as Africa'slargest economy struggles to trade with weakened global partners, particularly in its largest export market--the European Union. The bank now expects South ...
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Philander rocks Aussie openers in S. Africa Test
AFP
He made the first breakthrough in the South African innings when he dismissed Jacques Rudolph on Saturday, then won a duel with South Africa?s star batsman Jacques Kallis. He again made a crucial early strike on Sunday when he had AB de Villiers caught ...
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S.African ex-leaders grounded by exhausted budget: report
AFP
CAPE TOWN — South Africa has grounded former president Nelson Mandela and his successors from free flights as the presidency has run out of funds for the retired leaders' travel perk, a report said Friday. "The presidency is currently experiencing ...
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AFP
New committee to consider S.African secrecy bill until April
AFP
CAPE TOWN — South Africa's parliament on Friday said a new committee had been tasked until April to consider a new state secrets bill passed by lawmakers this week despite fears that it will threaten press freedoms. The National Assembly approved the...
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S.Africa keeps heat on mining houses
Reuters
CAPE TOWN Nov 23 (Reuters) - South Africa's Mining Minister said on Wednesday that mining companies had not achieved a state-mandated 26 percent black ownership target earlier than expected, countering the industry's claim. The Chamber of Mines said in ...
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S.Africa's Telkom H1 profit falls 36 pct
Reuters
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 21 (Reuters) - South African fixed-line operator Telkom SA reported a 36 percent drop in first-half profit on Monday, as the former state-run utility continues to struggle with tough competition and burdensome costs from its new ...
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S.Africa rand looks to 2-1/2 yr low after hard week
Reuters Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's rand was on the backfoot against the dollar early on Friday and was poised to close the week at its weakest level in two and a half years as investors filed out of emerging markets they perceived as risky. ...
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Ireland leads World Cup after Day 3, USA, Germany, S. Africa close
PGA.com
However, the second-ranked McIlroy and 2010 US Open champion McDowell will be unable to rest easy Sunday with Germany, South Africa and the United States all tied for second at 197. Martin Kaymer and Alex Cekja made 11 birdies in their 11-under 61 on ...
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S. Africa summit to frame action vs 'extreme weather'
GMANews.TV
... heavier rainfall, more floods, stronger cyclones, landslides and more intense droughts across the globe in this century as the Earth's climate warms, they underscored the urgency of coming to some solid agreement in Durban, South Africa on Nov. 28. ...
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Powerful ANC ally slams S.Africa's secrecy bill
Reuters Africa
By Mmathabo Tladi JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A governing partner of South Africa's ANC criticised on Thursday a state secrecy bill the ruling party rammed through parliament over provisions it said could allow corruption to fester. ...
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S.Africa bonds weak CPI outlook and EU, rand fragile
Reuters Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Yields on South African 15-year government bonds hit a seven-month high on Thursday as investors shifted to short-term safe-haven debt amid fears of a worsening EU credit crisis, while the rand firmed but looked vulnerable ...
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S.Africa may extradite Rwandan ex-army chief
AFP
CAPE TOWN — South Africa is considering requests from France and Spain to extradite former Rwandan army chief Faustin Nyamwasa over his alleged role in the 1994 genocide which killed 800000 people. "Requests for the extradition of General Nyamwasa ...
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AFP
S.Africa's union says rejects Lonmin wage offer
Reuters Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's mine workers union on Tuesday said it had rejected a revised wage offer from platinum miner Lonmin Plc on Tuesday, paving the way for strike action. The National Union of Mineworkers said it was demanding an 11 ...
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Moody's S. Africa Rating Outlook Cut a 'Wake-Up Call'
Bloomberg
By Stephen Gunnion - Thu Nov 24 18:51:38 GMT 2011 Moody's Investors Service's downgrade of South Africa's credit rating outlook and the European debt crisis is a “wake-up call,” Mathews Phosa, treasurer-general of the ruling African National Congress, ...
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S.Africa power supply remains tight: Eskom
Reuters Africa
By Jon Herskovitz JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African state utility Eskom is likely to run up about 400 billion rand of debt over the next three years as it pays for upgrades to keep the lights on in Africa's biggest economy, chief executive Brian ...
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XE.com - S.Africa, Swazi junior coal miners eye own export terminal
A consortium of South African and Swazi junior coal miners is exploring the option of building an alternative 6 million tonnes coal terminal in Maputo, Mozambique, that would exclusively handle B-grade steam coal, an official said on ...
XE Forex News
Franchise 1-Day Cup, 2011-12: Lions complete maiden victory ...
A round-up of the Franchise 1-Day Cup matches that took place on November 25 - Cricket news from from cricket in South Africa. ... Series/Tournaments: Franchise 1-Day Cup | South Africa Domestic Season. Teams: Cape Cobras | Dolphins ...
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XE.com - S.Africa's Eskom to auction 2018 bond on Nov 23
South Africa power utility Eskom said on Monday it would auction up to 250 million rand ($30.5 million) worth of its 2018 bond on Nov. 23.
XE Forex News
XE.com - S.Africa Aug c.bank sentiment indicator dips
Search for a news provider, date, or keywords. News Providers: Thompson Financial, AP, XFN-Asia, Daily FX, Reuters Date format: yyyy-mm-dd. Refresh Articles. S.Africa Aug c.bank sentiment indicator dips. Top Articles. Sri Lanka 2012 ...
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XE.com - UPDATE 1-S.Africa union calls off alloys strike against ...
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) said on Friday it was calling off a strike at ferrochrome operations run by diversified miner Xstrata after a one-year wage agreement was reached.
XE Forex News
Medindia Blogs» Blog Archive » S.Africa Offers Lucky Draw To ...
By Medindia Health News
S.Africa Offers Lucky Draw To Encourage Voluntary HIV Tests. Posted by: Medindia Health News. image A province in South Africa has hit upon a novel strategy to encourage people to test for HIV. The province on Friday announced a lucky ...
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Philander rocks Aussie openers in S. Africa Test
Opening bowler Vernon Philander dismissed both Australia?s opening batsmen as the tourists started their pursuit of a victory target of 310 on the fourth day of the second and final Test againstSouth Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on ...
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O'Hara leads, Goosen a shot back in S. Africa | Golf News at Golfweek
Steven O'Hara shot a 4-under 68 Friday for a one-shot lead over Retief Goosen and Merrick Bremner after the second round of the South African Open.
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XE.com - PREVIEW-S.Africa Q3 GDP growth seen accelerating to ...
WHAT: S.Africa's October credit and money supply data.
XE Forex News
XE.com - TABLE-S.Africa Oct PPI at 10.6 pct y/y
Search for a news provider, date, or keywords. News Providers: Thompson Financial, AP, XFN-Asia, Daily FX, Reuters Date format: yyyy-mm-dd. Refresh Articles. TABLE-S.Africa Oct PPI at 10.6 pct y/y. Top Articles. Merkel says neo-Nazi ...
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South Africa Passes Law Restricting Press Freedoms - NYTimes.com
South Africa Passes Law to Restrict Reporting of Government Secrets ... Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. The legislation ...
www.nytimes.com/.../south-african-parliament-to-vote-on-pres...
South Africa: Lawmakers adopt secrets bill - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: The governing African National Congress pushed a bill through South Africa'sparliament Tuesday to protect state secrets, despite strong ...
news.yahoo.com/south-africa-lawmakers-adopt-secrets-bill-12...
S.Africa urged to boost training, electricity supply < South ...
South Africa's government wants more of the country's mineral wealth to undergo processing locally, known as beneficiation, as a way to generate jobs an...
www.expatica.com/.../safrica-urged-to-boost-training-electricit...
XE.com - Forex News: ZAR - South - African - Rand -
Breaking forex and currency news including currency analysis and forecasts, live foreign exchange rates, central bank interest rates, and currency trading ...
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Rwanda to restock with S. African lions and rhinos - MSN ZA News
Rwanda will import lions and rhinos from South Africa next year after its own wildlife was decimated by poaching and conflict. - The latest news, breaking ...
news.howzit.msn.com/rwanda-to-restock-with-s-african-lions-...
SUDAN: IOM helps Ferry S Sudanese from the ... - Cisa News Africa
KOSTI, November 15, 2011 (CISA) –International Organization for Migration (IOM ) is scaling up its programme to assist South Sudanese move from the north, ...
www.cisanewsafrica.com/?p=3398
Fitch says concerned about S.Africa revenues | Rivers State News
Like us on Facebook Fitch will release an appraisal of South Africa's ratings in January, Fox said. In its three-year fiscal programme.
www.riversstatenews.com/fitch-says-concerned-about-s-africa-...
S. African Open organizers: Daly didn't snub us | Golf News at ...
Organizers of the South African Open say controversial golfer John Daly did not " snub" their tournament and that he was simply unable to travel to Johannesburg ...
www.golfweek.com/.../s-african-open-organizers-daly-didnt-s...
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