US Fed cut seen supporting S.Africa rand, stocks - Reuters South Africa
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US Fed cut seen supporting S.Africa rand, stocksReuters South Africa, South Africa - 2 hours agoJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's rand firmed slightly against the dollar on Thursday and was seen trading with a firmer bias on the back of a US …S.Africa rand, stocks tad firmer; market eyes Fed Reuters South AfricaS.Africa rand […]
Africa to get $55-bil internet boost (iafrica.com)
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Africa will receive investment worth $55-billion to boost its goal of securing universal internet access by 2012, the International Telecommunication Union said on Wednesday.
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South Africa: Country Loses Out to Rivals as Competitiveness Slides - AllAfrica.com
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South Africa: Country Loses Out to Rivals as Competitiveness SlidesAllAfrica.com, Washington - 46 minutes agoALTHOUGH SA is Africa's most competitive country, it has slipped in the World Economic Forum's (WEF's) Global Competitiveness Index from 36th position last …S.Africa leads Africa in global competitiveness index Reuters South AfricaSA is Africa's top competitor Business ReportSchooling, crime hobble SA business […]
Chinese dreams for Africa - International Herald Tribune
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Chinese dreams for AfricaInternational Herald Tribune, France - 50 minutes agoICBC's $5.6 billion purchase of the Standard Bank Group stake is the largest in South Africa since apartheid ended in 1994. Yet there's something even …China and Africa Euro2dayVisit Africa. Bring checkbook. International Herald TribuneIOL readers say China wants Africa Independent […]
SA is Africa’s top competitor (Independent Online)
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South Africa is the highest-ranked country in sub-Saharan Africa on the global competitiveness index released yesterday by the World Economic Forum (WEF). With only 6 percent of the region’s population, it generates one-third of its gross domestic product (GDP), according to the WEF.
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Madrid victims attack ‘leniency’
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Victims of the Madrid train bombs are angry at what they see as the court’s lenient treatment of some accused.
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‘Leniency’ fury of Madrid victims
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Victims of the Madrid train bombs are angry at what they see as the court’s lenient treatment of some accused.
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Dorm matron at Winfrey’s South Africa school suspended amid … - Kansas City Star
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Dorm matron at Winfrey’s South Africa school suspended amid …Kansas City Star, MO - 1 hour agoAP JOHANNESBURG, South Africa | A dormitory matron at Oprah Winfrey’s school for disadvantaged girls in South Africa has been suspended amid allegations of …S.Africa probes abuse allegations at Oprah school Reuters South AfricaAbuse alleged at Oprah […]
Dorm matron at Winfrey’s South Africa school suspended amid misconduct allegations (The Kansas City Star)
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa | A dormitory matron at Oprah Winfrey’s school for disadvantaged girls in South Africa has been suspended amid allegations of serious misconduct.
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China’s Africa dream less nightmarish (Chinapost.com.tw)
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It’s rare that a business deal intrigues investors and political scientists alike. Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.’s move to buy 20 percent of Africa’s largest bank is such a transaction.
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