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South Africa's ANC to Discuss Doing Business With Nedbank
Bloomberg
Black business organizations said criticism levelled at South Africa's political leaders by Nedbank Group Ltd. (NED)'s chairman was “unjustified and untimely,” and could have been raised in a more constructive manner. Reuel Khoza, who is black and has ...
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S.Africa's Zuma to wed fourth wife: report
AFP
JOHANNESBURG — South African President Jacob Zuma will marry his fourth wife next weekend, a newspaper reported Sunday. Zuma will tie the knot at his family homestead in Nkandla in the KwaZulu-Natal province, according to the Sunday Times.
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Mutharika's body arrives from S.Africa
Daily Nation
The remains of Malawi's late president Bingu wa Mutharika arrived in the capital Lilongwe today from South Africa, where his body had been taken secretly to be embalmed. Thousands of Malawians waited with new President Joyce Banda as the South African ...
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Militants threaten MTN, S/African investments
The Nation Newspaper
By Bisi Olaniyi, Port Harcourt 10 hours 56 minutes ago The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), has threatened to attack SouthAfrica's investments, including telecoms firm MTN, in the Niger Delta, because of the trial of its leader ...
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Dar challenges Kenya in Africa`s top companies
IPPmedia
By Special Reporter Although the value of many of the biggest East Africancompanies has fallen over the past year, the region has largely escaped the doom and gloom apparent on stock indices elsewhere in Africa. All of the region's major economies are ...
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We will sustain attacks on oil industry, S'Africa's business interests — mend
Nigerian Tribune
In a statement sent out on Saturday by its spokesman, Jomo Gbomo, MEND also reiterated its resolve to commence attack on South African economic interests in Nigeria, specifically mentioning its intention to attack MTN Nigeria's facilities sited in the ...
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Sudanese POWs in S. Sudan capital amid new clashes
Radio Netherlands
"I was forced to come to fight (for the Sudanese army), I have two bullets in my leg," said Moror Malik, another prisoner. Some two million people died in Sudan's 1983-2005 civil war, one of Africa's longest, before the peace deal opened the way to ...
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Nigerian Militants Threatens S/African Firms Over Okah
Times of Nigeria
Additionally, MEND will commence with attacks on MTN South Africainfrastructure in the Niger Delta region. Concerning attacks on MTN related infrastructure, MEND will issue shortly, a set of guidelines to MTN employees, customers, and owners of ...
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Military: Guinea-Bissau prime minister arrested
Faribault County Register
... a military spokesman said Friday, the latest instability to roil a coup-prone West African country where no leader in nearly 40 years has finished his time in office. The announcement of Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Jr.'s detention came hours after ...
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Rochelle Riley: Jackie Robinson's legacy includes supporting young scholars ...
Detroit Free Press
She traveled to Durban, South Africa, where she worked with a group gathering stories from apartheid survivors to give those people a voice, and to point out the tragic circumstances of families still impoverished and struggling after apartheid.
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Guinea-Bissau unrest draws condemnation from international society
APA
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWA)'s Commission President Desire Kadre Oueadraogo said in a statement released on Friday that the ECOWAS Commission wishes to "unreservedly condemn this irresponsible act which is a demonstration of a ...
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S Africa RBCT coal exports up to 6 million tonnes in March
SteelGuru
Reuters reported that South Africa exported 6.24 million tonnes of coal from the Richards Bay Coal Terminal in March up slightly from 6.09 million tonnes the previous month. RBCT said Africa biggest economy a major exporter of coal to power stations in ...
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SA athletics receives clean bill of health
SuperSport.com
Magakwe ran his specialist event in a time 10.11 seconds, recording the fifth fastest time by a South African. SouthAfricans had to be content with 10.20s for far too long and Magakwe is touted as a serious candidate to break Johan Rossouw's ...
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Tourists flock to S.Korea surgeons seeking celebrity looks
AFP
About a half of its customers are non-Koreans, from China, Japan, the Middle East and even Africa. Patients picked up at the airport by limousines are greeted by staffers who speak English, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese or Mongolian.
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Okonjo Iweala and her vision for World Bank
Vanguard
These were the words of Nigeria 's Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who was nominated for the World Bank topmost seat by Angola , Nigeria and South Africa. Okonjo-Iweala who is in the race with the ...
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RPT-UPDATE 1-Golf-Malaysian Open final round scores
Reuters UK
(Fixes format) April 15 (Infostrada Sports) - Final s cores from the European PGA Tour Malaysian Open at the par-72 course on in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday 271 Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 66 68 69 68 274 Stephen Gallacher (Britain) 67 68 69 70 276 ...
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S. Sudan claims to repulse Sudan army attack
China Post
The crisis has all but killed hopes that the two countries would be able to reach a swift agreement on partition-related issues through African Union-brokered talks. Khartoum pulled out of the negotiations after the south seized Heglig.
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Guinea-Bissau unrest draws condemnation
Lincoln Journal Star
East Timor's president has offered to mediate a crisis in Guinea-Bissau after soldiers arrested the prime minister of the tiny West African nation, and Portugal's defense minister said forces under his command were prepared to evacuate Portuguese ...
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African Commandants Conference is ideal - CDS
BusinessGhana
It was to deliberate and reach a consensus on a strategic plan for ACoC, finalise ACoC’s constitution and further explore opportunities and challenges in the harmonisation of curriculum across the various Staff Colleges in Africa.
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Dragon`s Dogma Dev Diary: Design Details
GamersDailyNews
Imagine for a moment that you have been thrown into the plains of Africa. There are various animals living there and beasts going in for the kill. Just then, a large creature--an elephant, perhaps--walks by. By swapping that out with something ...
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Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea: Who Is Mark Asquino?
AllGov
One of the worst dictatorships in Africa, oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, will soon receive a US ambassador with prior African experience in Sudan and prior dictator experience in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Sudan. Mark L. Asquino was nominated by President ...
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Mozambique to take full ownership of Cahora Bassa company
Independent Online
The process whereby Mozambique is obtaining Portugal s shares of Hidroel ctrica de Cahora Bassa, the company that operates the Cahora Bassa dam on the Zambezi, is drawing to a close. Mozambican President Armando Guebuza and Portuguese Prime Minister ...
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Independent Online
Lindiwe Sisulu launches draft defence review document
Politicsweb
South Africa's „strategic purpose‟ being that strategic role that South Africamust play on the Continent, and the Southern African Region in particular, and an understanding of the Continent‟s expectations of South Africa. The defence contribution to ...
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Cricket: Shiv makes move up rankings
Caribbean PressReleases.com (press release)
By S Coward Port-of-Spain, Trinidad — April 15, 2012 - Windies veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul has moved up to fifth on the batting list of the International Cricket Council Test player lists after his unbeaten 103 in the first innings in Barbados.
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Backstrom's OT goal gives Caps victory
The Spokesman Review
Malaysian Open suspended: South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen had a one-stroke lead with eight holes left when third-round play in the Malaysian Open was suspended because of a thunderstorm in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Miscellany: The five cities seeking to ...
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Saints are swamped by Tigers' Flood tide
The Independent
If Flood's form continues he will have a case to resume for England in SouthAfrica. Having lost his spot to Saracens' Charlie Hodgson and Owen Farrell during the Six Nations, Flood reminded the watching national forwards coach, Graham Rowntree, ...
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Holmes: Incapacitating Tarek Mehanna
Wicked Local
At Lincoln-Sudbury High School, he learned of oppression in his own country, that America had enslaved African-Americans and locked up Japanese-Americans, that the government had imprisoned people like Eugene Debs and Emma Goldman, not for their ...
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A Step Closer: SA Approves Anglo's De Beers Purchase
IDEX Online
(IDEX Online News) – South Africa 's Competition Tribunal approved Anglo American's purchase of a 40 percent stake of De Beers SA. This brings Anglo one step closer to an 85 percent interest in the world's largest diamond miner.
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Where New Philanthropy Meets Old
Huffington Post
Having himself transformed a failing Nigerian commercial bank into a two billion dollar pan-African powerhouse, Elumelu now trains business leaders and helps finance local enterprises that can contribute to what he calls "economic prosperity and social ...
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ATC`s failure to repay Sh 1.25bn TCRA loan riles CAG ...
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MEND threatens South Africa's investments in Nigeria
By adekunle
MEND threatens South Africa's investments in Nigeria. On April 14, 2012 · InNews. 3:21 pm. Tweet. LAGOS (AFP) – Nigeria's militant group MEND threatened Saturday to attack South Africa's investments, including telecoms firm MTN, in the ...
Vanguard News
gulftoday.ae | S.Africa's Zuma to wed fourth wife, says report
JOHANNESBURG: South African President Jacob Zuma will marry his fourth wife next weekend, a newspaper reported on Sunday. ... She accompanied Zuma on a state visit to the G20 summit in South Korea last year. ... Other Latest News ...
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Anti-diamond graffiti in South Africa's 'Jewel City ... - Yahoo! News
From the blog Anti-diamond graffiti in South Africa's 'Jewel City': The Sideshow.
news.yahoo.com/.../street-artist-creates-anti-diamond-mural-ou...
South Africa News: Is South Africa aiding the Iranian military ...
South Africa News: Is South Africa aiding the Iranian military? That's what a lawsuit — replete with corporate skullduggery — alleges.
www.globalpost.com/.../south-africa-aiding-the-iranian-militar...
BBC News - South Sudan refuses to withdraw troops from oilfield
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir says he will not withdraw troops from the Heglig oilfield on its disputed border with Sudan, despite international pressure.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17691506
South Africa stages Mr Gay World contest | World news | guardian.co ...
Gay pageant debuts on African soil, with first black African contestants overcoming discrimination to take part.
www.guardian.co.uk/world/.../south-africa-stages-mr-gay-worl...
S.Africa rand slides vs dollar after China GDP | South Africa News
Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:28pm EDT * Weak China GDP weighs on sentiment * Bonds mixed, market interest lukewarm* Banks, traders see.
www.southafricanews24.co.za/s-africa-rand-slides-vs-dollar-af...
S.African military overstretched, underfunded: ministry < South ...
South Africa's military is overstretched and underfunded as it adapts to new demands from peacekeeping to fighting piracy, the defence ministry said Th...
www.expatica.com/.../safrican-military-overstretched-underfu...
S.Africa rand slides vs dollar after China GDP
JOHANNESBURG, April 13 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand slid against the dollar on Friday as weaker-than-expected Chinese gross domestic product data hit ...
www.reuters.com/.../markets-safrica-rand-idUSL6E8FD5M52...
South Africa's ANC to Discuss Doing Business With Nedbank
South Africa's ruling party will discuss whether it “makes sense” to bank with Nedbank Group Ltd. after the lender's chairman said the “moral quotient” of the...
www.bloomberg.com/.../south-africa-s-anc-to-discuss-doing-b...
S.African Photographer Pursues Hate Speech Case - ABC News
Celebrated 82-year-old South African photojournalist Alf Kumalo climbed the courthouse stairs slowly on Wednesday, determined to pursue his hate speech...
abcnews.go.com/.../safrican-photographer-pursues-hate-speec...
Capital News » S.Africa's Zuma to wed fourth wife
TweetJOHANNESBURG, Apr 15 – South African President Jacob Zuma will marry his fourth wife next weekend, a newspaper reported Sunday. Zuma will tie the ...
www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/.../s-africas-zuma-to-wed-fourth-wi...
Hammerl's body 'possibly found' - South Africa | IOL News | IOL.co.za
South Africa's Premier Online News Source. Discover the world of IOL, NewsSouth Africa, Sport, Business, Financial, World News, Entertainment, Technology, ...
www.iol.co.za/.../hammerl-s-body-possibly-found-1.1271713
South Africa's ANC Braces for Repeat of Leadership Fight
South Africa's ruling African National Congress is bracing for a divisive leadership fight as President Jacob Zuma prepares to fend off a challenge similar to the ...
www.bloomberg.com/.../south-africa-s-anc-braces-for-repeat-...
UPDATE 1-Asia takes most of S.Africa's March coal-exporters ...
Several African leaders watching news of the death of Africa 's longest serving leader are wondering who among them is next and how they will leave office.
af.reuters.com/article/.../idAFL6E8FA3XY20120410
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