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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:03:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[SA investment in Africa on the increase]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South African direct investment in Africa has increased at four times the rate of the country's overall foreign direct investment since 1994, according to the latest South Africa Survey published by the SA Institute of Race Relations.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/africa/investment-080212.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:23:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Africa targets free trade area by 2017]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Africa will target the establishment of a continental free trade area by 2017, according to a document issued at the closing of the 18th African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/africa/au-010212b.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:25:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Standard Bank tops Africa brand ranking]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa's Standard Bank Group is ranked the most valuable banking brand in Africa in the 2012 global Top 500 Banking Brands report - the second year in a row it has received the accolade.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/success/stanbankranking-020212.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:14:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Africa takes centre stage at Davos]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A World Economic Forum panel discussion of "Africa's Role in the Global Transformation" has identified infrastructure development and the removal of trade barriers as some of the key conditions for creating more diversified economies across the continent.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/davos/africapanel-310112.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:13:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[African trade, infrastructure key: Zuma]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The economic decline of the developed North makes it crucial for African countries to increase trade among themselves and other developing countries, South African President Jacob Zuma told a high-level Nepad meeting in Addis Ababa on Saturday.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/africa/zuma-300112.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:10:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Call for African integration at Davos]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[African leaders called for greater market integration on the continent, the freeing up of border controls and more coordination in developing infrastructure during a special session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/davos/africa-270112.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:40:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[African economies 'to remain resilient']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[While economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa will remain subdued at about 5% in 2012, in line with an expected slowdown in global activity, none of the continent's key economies are expected to slip into recession, a new report by Standard Bank says.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/africa/africanmarkets-250112.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:50:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Mining experts to gather in Cape Town]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The 18th annual Investing in African Mining Indaba takes place in Cape Town from 6 to 9 February 2012. The event attracts mining executives and analysts, government representatives and financial decision-makers from around the world.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/conferences/miningindaba-250112.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:18:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[SA leads Africa's growing Twittersphere]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Young people tweeting from mobile devices are driving the growth of Twitter in Africa, with South Africans leading the way as the social networking site becomes an increasingly important information tool across the continent, new research has found.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/about/media/twitter-270112.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:30:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[South Africa bids for top AU post]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The South African government is confident that Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will be elected to lead the African Union Commission, saying this would be a boost for the transformation of the AU into a more effective institution.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/international/au-190112.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:32:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[China-Africa investment 'picking up pace']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The scale and pace of investment by Chinese companies across Africa is picking up, with South Africa's Standard Bank alone responsible for advising Chinese companies on recent deals worth more than R10-billion.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/africa/africachina-180112.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:18:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[UN resolves to enhance ties with AU]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Following an initiative led by South African President Jacob Zuma, the United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution to enhance ties between the UN and regional organisations, particularly the African Union.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/international/un-au-131012.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:34:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[MTN, US firm in Uganda tower venture]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Pan-African mobile operator MTN Group and American Tower Corporation are to establish a new joint venture tower company in Uganda that will acquire MTN base station towers in that country for approximately $175-million.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/africa/mtnatcuganda-090112.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:41:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Global banks 'ramping up in Africa']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The eurozone crisis may have cast a pall over global bankers' New Year, but this hasn't stopped a number of international institutions from increasing their presence in Africa - starting in South Africa - to take advantage of the continent's fast growth rates, the Financial Times reports.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/investing/banks-040112.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:13:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[US risk manager grows African presence]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Marsh, a wholly-owned local unit of US-based insurance and risk management group Marsh & McLennan, has completed its acquisition of the brokerage business of South African insurer Alexander Forbes, significantly expanding its presence in sub-Saharan Africa.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/investing/marsh-forbes.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:24:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Intra-African trade 'a matter of urgency']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Promoting intra-African trade and investment is a matter of urgency, and businesses will have to pay more attention to African markets in order to become more competitive, President Jacob Zuma told the South Africa-Mozambique Business Forum in Maputo.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/africa/mozambique-151211a.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:30:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[COP 17 'a coup for Africa' - Zuma]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[President Jacob Zuma has congratulated the South African delegation for their "outstanding achievement" at the UN climate summit (COP 17) in Durban, describing the outcome of the talks as "a coup for Africa".]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/cop17/zuma-121211.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:50:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Africa calls for 'climate-smart' agriculture]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Climate-smart agriculture offers a "triple win" for food security, adaptation, and mitigation, South African President Jacob Zuma and former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on the sidelines of COP 17 in Durban.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/cop17/smartagri-081211.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:38:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Free trade talks point to new African era]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An important process that started three years ago will begin to move forward this week as the first round of negotiations to establish a free trade area covering 27 countries in east and southern Africa kicks off in Nairobi, Kenya.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/africa/free-trade-071211.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:22:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Standard Bank rated best in Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa's Standard Bank Group has been named 2011 Bank of the Year in Africa and Best Bank in four African countries by The Banker, a leading journal of the global banking industry.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/success/stanbankafrica-051211.htm]]></link>
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