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South African Markets - Factors to watch on April 10
Reuters
The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect SouthAfrican markets on Tuesday. DIARY For South Africa corporate diary, click on For southern and South Africa diary, ...
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Africa: Viktor Bout - Africa's Lord of War - Sentenced to 25 Years
AllAfrica.com
With bribery and corruption common - one extensive study estimated that the arms trade accounted for almost 40 percent of corruption in all global trade -there are very few arms transactions that do not involve illegality, most often through middlemen, ...
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Kallis aims for one last World Cup push
The Sun Daily
NEW DELHI (April 9, 2012): Veteran South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis has vowed to defy age and history, saying he wants to win the 2015 World Cup for his country before calling it a day. Since their post-apartheid debut in cricket's one-day ...
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US: Nigeria's Islamic Militants Are Capitalizing on Discontent
Voice of America
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson says the threat from Boko Haram grows as Nigeria's standard of living declines. Desperation in northern states In a country where nearly 100 million people live on less than one dollar ...
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African Musicians Forced to Cancel Concerts After US Visa Hurdles
Voice of America
April 09, 2012 African Musicians Forced to Cancel Concerts After US Visa Hurdles Ricci Shryock Two members of popular Ghanaian hip-hop group Fokn Bois, artists Wanlov the Kubolor and Mensa, were invited to play shows in New York City this year.
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Thousands Of South Sudanese Marooned In Sudan
Voice of America
April 09, 2012 Thousands Of South Sudanese Marooned In Sudan Alsanosi Ahmed | Khartoum One day after Sudan's April 8 TH deadline expired, the government began registering Southern Sudanese as foreigners. Majority of them have been stripped of their ...
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Watson dreamed of Masters win, just 'never made the putt'
STLtoday.com
Charl Schwartzel, right, of South Africa, helps Bubba Watson put on the green jacket after winning the Masters golf tournament following a sudden death playoff on the 10th hole Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) AUGUSTA, ...
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African Airliners Top List of Aircraft Banned From EU
AllAfrica.com
The new list replaces the previous one established in November 2011. As usual, aircraft registered in some African countries are the most affected in the EU list. They include all aircraft registered in Angola, Benin Republic, Republic of Congo, ...
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Malawi: New President Must Build Support and Mend Donor Relations
AllAfrica.com
One blogger said Malawians shouldn't have worried that Peter Mutharika would take over as he didn't have a B in his name - all Malawian presidents have had a B: Kamuzu Banda, Bakili Muluzi, Bingi wa Mutharika and now Joyce Banda.
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Africa's Success Lies in Unity
AllAfrica.com
By Eriya Kategaya, 9 April 2012 On April 1, during the official opening of the Pan African offices in Kampala, Rt. Hon. Eriya Kategaya delivered a paper focusing on the relevance of Pan Africanism today. Below is an abridged version of his speech.
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Bubba Watson Victorious at Augusta National: A Fan's Take
Yahoo! Sports
All day, Sunday, April 8, the golfer was paired with South African Louis Oosthuizen and the two battled for position throughout the final round. Eventually, at the 17th hole, Bubba was able to catch Oosthuizen at -10. Both made par on the 18th hole, ...
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Malians Organize Aid Despite Odds
Voice of America
April 09, 2012 Malians Organize Aid Despite Odds Nancy Palus | Bamako In Bamako on Sunday, scores of people gathered at a monument where youths held up signs with information about where Malians can drop donations. Led by Almahady Cissé, ...
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Anti-poverty group ONE pushes for G8 food deal
Reuters
A new report by ONE Campaign said increased donor support for agricultural investment plans in 30 countries in Africa, Asia and Central America could lift about 50 million people out of extreme poverty. Leaders from the wealthy Group of Eight - the ...
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Semenya, Pistorius to run at SAfrican nationals
Huffington Post
GERALD IMRAY | April 10, 2012 07:53 AM EST | AP JOHANNESBURG — Olympic hopefuls Caster Semenya and Oscar Pistorius are scheduled to compete at this week's South African championships. Semenya will run in the 800 meters, while double-amputee Pistorius ...
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Interactive One Diversifies Its Revenue Opportunities With Interactive One ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
By PR Newswire NEW YORK, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- InteractiveOne, the largest digital media company serving Black Americans, announces a product, content and marketing partnership with BlackDoctor.org, the largest and most comprehensive online ...
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'Think Like a Man's' Will Packer: Hollywood's new buzz king
Los Angeles Times
For one thing, his home base is Atlanta, where he's lived for the last 15 years, after graduating from Florida A&M with a degree in, of all things, electrical engineering. For another thing, Packer, who's produced such hits as “Stomp the Yard” and ...
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Ethiopia: Bole One of First Airports in Africa With the ICAO Cert
AllAfrica.com
By Yidnekachew Gashaw, 8 April 2012 Ethiopian Airports Enterprise (EAE) got the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) certification for Bole International Airport two weeks ago. This makes the airport one of the few inAfrica to have the ...
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Grove Group Acquires EMEA Cloud Consulting Company
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
London and South Africa (PRWEB) April 10, 2012 Grove Group, one of Google's Premier Enterprise partners, has today announced the acquisition of Cloud Direct (www.clouddirect.co.za) for an undisclosed amount. Cloud Direct is the pioneering Cloud ...
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Mali junta leader doesn't want foreign forces
Lincoln Journal Star
AP | Posted: Monday, April 9, 2012 8:58 pm | Loading… FILE In this Jan. 11, 2012 file photo, Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure inspects an honor guard during a ceremonial reception at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India. From one of the ...
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Bubba Watson now faces task of mastering fame
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Bubba Watson tees off on the ninth hole during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Charl Schwartzel, right, of South Africa, helps Bubba Watson put on ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Oosthuizen has to settle for albatross at Masters
Auburn Citizen
By AP AuburnPub.com | Posted: Monday, April 9, 2012 1:32 pm | (0) Comments Louis Oosthuizen, of South Africa, reacts after missing a putt during a sudden death playoff on the 10th hole at the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, ...
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Column: 'Dreamed about it. Never made the putt.'
Yahoo! Sports
The baby boy who popped out was football-sized instead, so chubby and pink that Gerry Watson needed all of 10 seconds to nickname his newborn son ''Bubba.'' Instead of crashing into running backs, he grew up to overpower one of the most iconic golf ...
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New Submarine Cables Set to Revolutionize West African Internet
Voice of America
April 09, 2012 New Submarine Cables Set to Revolutionize West AfricanInternet Anne Look | Dakar Slow downloads and faulty Internet connections could soon become distant memories in West Africa. Two underwater fiber-optic cables stretching from Europe ...
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Gay pageant dazzles South Africa
The Malaysian Insider
JOHANNESBURG, April 10 — One came from the Philippines with mechanical wings, another from Mexico in a rhinestoned Mayan headdress, and one from Finland simply wrapped in a sauna towel. But for the first time, the contestants in Mr Gay World came to ...
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The Malaysian Insider
PHOTOS: Bubba Watson wins the 2012 Masters Tournament
9NEWS.com
(Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL08: Bubba Watson of the United States (L) is awarded the green jacket by Charl Schwartzel of South Africa (R) during the green jacket presentation after his one-stroke playoff victory during ...
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9NEWS.com
"Backsberg is Back" - Marquee Selections Named New US Importer for Backsberg ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Marquee Selections, national wine importer, adds prestigious Paarl SouthAfrican producer to global portfolio based on green, sustainable and organic agriculture. LAS VEGAS, April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- WSWA 2012 -- Marquee Selections, ...
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Apache hires drilling rig for Kenya offshore block
Reuters
| NAIROBI, April 10 (Reuters) - Apache Corporation has secured a rig to drill a well on an offshore Kenyan oil exploration block that it owns jointly with other firms, one of its partners on the block said on Tuesday. Kenya has seen interest in its ...
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'Lion King' is Broadway's all-time box office king
Foster's Daily Democrat
The Broadway League, a trade group that collects revenue from theater owners, has slightly different numbers, putting the cumulative gross of "The Lion King" at $851956963 and "Phantom" at $851859966 as of April 1. Later Monday, they will release ...
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The Dangers of the Muzzle
AllAfrica.com
For all the supposed political cunning with which analysts have imbued them, there isn't much to recommend about their use of it thus far this year. As military strikes go, last week's conference was a rather ineffective one. It smacked of desperation, ...
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Louis Oosthuizen records 4th ever albatross at Masters
Chicago Sun-Times
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer April 9, 2012 10:16AM Louis Oosthuizen, of South Africa, and his caddie Wynand Stander react after Oosthuizen's double eagle two on the par 5 second hole during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, ...
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Washington Post-ABC News Poll
Washington Post
This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone April 5-8, 2012, among a random national sample of 1103 adults, including landline and cell phone-only respondents, including additional interviews with randomly selected African Americans, ...
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Watson wins Masters playoff over Oosthuizen
Austin American-Statesman
Bubba Watson hits out of the trees off the seventh fairway during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday,April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Louis Oosthuizen, of South Africa, and his caddie Wynand Stander react after ...
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Austin American-Statesman
South Africa: His Back to the Wall, Malema's Down to Primal Instincts - Fight ...
AllAfrica.com
By Alex Eliseev, 9 April 2012 Johannesburg — This Easter weekend was the eye of the storm in the latest Julius Malema hurricane. The next few days should reveal where all the smashed-up barns and tractors will land this time, and how the next chapter ...
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Gay pageant dazzles South Africa, as first black Africans enter
Inquirer.net
JOHANNESBURG—One came from the Philippines with mechanical wings, another from Mexico in a rhinestoned Mayan headdress, and one from Finland simply wrapped in a sauna towel. Carlito Rosadino, Jr. of the Philippines performs at the Grand Finale of Mr ...
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Inquirer.net
Photos: Bubba Watson Wins The Masters 2012
Denver Post
(AP Photo/Darron Cummings) AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 08: Bubba Watson (R) of the United States reacts while sitting next to Charl Schwartzel of SouthAfrica after Watson's one-stroke victory on the second sudden death playoff hole to win the 2012 Masters ...
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Junta leader says he'll help shape Mali future
Atlanta Journal Constitution
From one of the hiding places where he has been holed up since a March 21 coup, Mali's president penned a resignation letter Sunday, April 8, 2012, and in the presence of reporters on handed it to an emissary to deliver to the country's new leaders.
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Under 17 Gets Silver in Namibia
AllAfrica.com
South Africa also played to a one-all (1-1) draw against Westphalia on Sunday (08 April), before the final on Monday. Amajimbos will return to SouthAfrica on Tuesday (10 April 2012). They are expected to land at 17h00.
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'Dreamed about it. Never made the putt.'
St. George Daily Spectrum
Charl Schwartzel, left, of South Africa, applauds after helping Bubba Watson put on the green jacket after winning the Masters golf tournament following a sudden death playoff on the 10th hole Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga.
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Afghan Wireless Communications Company ... - Africa News
By admin
ABUL, Afghanistan, April 9, 2012/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — Founded by entrepreneur and philanthropist Mr. Ehsanollah Bayat, Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC) is pleased to celebrate a decade of providing essential wireless telephony ...And, today, more than one decade later, Afghan Wireless and Mr. Ehsan Bayat are proud to celebrate the establishment of a modern telecommunications industry and service structure in Afghanistan.
Africa News - News from Africa
Fuel subsidy removal: Fuel price increased to N156 per ... - CP-Africa
News of plans to increase the fuel price had been circulating across the nation but .... CP-Africa. April 1, 2012 at 10:27 pm #. Our apologies to allthose we almost ...
www.cp-africa.com/.../fuel-subsidy-removal-fuel-price-increas...
Breaking News - TV One to Premiere Trumpet Awards Honoring ...
TV One to Premiere Trumpet Awards Honoring African American Achievement Easter Sunday, April 8 from 8-10 PM ET Wayne Brady hosts the event, which will ...
www.thefutoncritic.com/.../20120405tvone01/
Wrestleview.com - Indy News #1: Rock 'n' Roll Wrestling, African ...
Indy News Update #1 for April 2, 2012Submit your Indy news and results to:... double-team assault on the former All-Africa Champion before Danie Brits made ...
www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1333385547
TV Africa Online » News » Sports » Kotoko hold Edubiase to one-all ...
11:47 PM - 04 April, 2012 ... Kotoko hold Edubiase to one-all draw. League leaders Asante Kotoko were held to a 1-1 draw by New Edubiase United in their Glo ...
www.tvafricaonline.com/newsdetails.aspx?NWSID...152a...
Jacques Kallis fit for one-off Twenty20 against India | South Africa ...
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis should be fit for... South Africa News .... April 7 2012 at 02:45pm By SAPA Comment on this story .
www.southafricanews24.co.za/jacques-kallis-fit-for-one-off-tw...
Letters: Good times and bad in a rapidly changing Africa | World ...
The Guardian, UK and World news, User comments, Web ... This article was published on guardian.co.uk at 21.00 BST on Sunday 1 April 2012 . ...and that roughly one-quarter of all Africans have yet even to have electricity,one can get a ...
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/.../africa-good-times-and-ba...
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