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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:35:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Targeting more black accountants]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The newly gazetted black empowerment charter for the chartered accountancy profession aims to tackle South Africa's skills shortage by growing the number of black accountants in the country.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/231233.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:35:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Hospitality industry in the spotlight]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa's hospitality industry will come under the spotlight next week during  nationwide inspections focusing on occupational health and safety and compliance with the country's labour laws.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/231231.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:35:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[No rand intervention: SARB]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The South African Reserve Bank will not intervene in the foreign exchange market to manage the strength of the rand, says deputy governor Daniel Mminele, adding that a floating exchange rate regime has cushioned South Africa from the more severe effects of the global downturn.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/207870.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:35:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Gold hits new high on India buy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The gold price jumped to a new record high of $1 095.65 on Wednesday following news that India had bought 200 tonnes of gold from the International Monetary Fund - the largest central bank purchase in at least 30 years.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/207865.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:35:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[South African firms 'not green enough']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A large number of South African companies across all major sectors are not implementing environmentally friendly business strategies, thereby jeopardising their own long-term sustainability, a new survey finds.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/207879.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:02:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[South Africa cancels Airbus purchase]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The South African government has decided to terminate the controversial contract to purchase eight A400 Airbus military aircraft, due to huge cost escalations and the supplier's failure to deliver the aircraft within the stipulated timeframes.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/airbus-051109.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:35:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Vehicle sales down, but exports soar]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sales of passenger vehicles and light and heavy commercial vehicles continued to decline in October, though sales of medium commercial vehicles jumped by 15% and exports soared by 50% - helped by a recovery in South Africa's export markets.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/183143.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:36:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Tackling poverty: investing in agriculture]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa has allocated some R7-million for building silos and milling plants in the Eastern Cape, as part of a crop programme aimed at alleviating poverty in the province, and is inviting request for proposals for grain milling and silo management.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/investing/opportunities/ecagri-041109.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:42:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[FNB starts operating in Zambia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa's First National Bank has started operating in Zambia, taking advantage of an investor-friendly environment with low political risk to expand in the southern African country.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/africa/fnb-041109.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:01:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[JSE signs up for responsible investment]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The JSE is one of the first stock exchanges worldwide to become a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment, which guide investors in taking environmental, social and corporate governance issues into account when investing.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/success/unpri-031109.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:29:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Cash tax payments on the way out]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The South African Revenue Service has begun phasing out the receipt of cash at its branch offices, following an increase in electronic and cheque payments over the past few years.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/services/government/sars-031109.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:35:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Illegal miners bust in Free State]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Two Pamodzi Mine workers and 30 illegal miners have been arrested in a police operation in the Free State province.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/167074.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:20:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Pretoria Airport ready for 2010]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Wonderboom National Airport in Tshwane/Pretoria, recently updgraded to the tune of R440-million, is expected to be used extensively by fans and Fifa delegates travelling to and from the city during the 2010 Fifa World Cup.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/economy/infrastructure/wonderboom-021109.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:35:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Petrol unchanged, diesel up]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The retail price of all grades of petrol will remain unchanged, though the wholesale price of diesel and illuminating paraffin will increase.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/144198.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:35:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[SA to host major tourism summits]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa is to host a G20 tourism ministers' meeting in response to the global economic downturn in early 2010, as well as a UN World Travel Organisation summit on tourism, sport and "mega-events".]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/144128.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:15:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[SA delegation heads for Havana Fair]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Thandi Tobias-Pokolo is leading a 40-member government and business delegation to the 27th Havana International Trade Fair taking place in Cuba from 2 to 7 November.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/international/havana-021109.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:17:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[SA's unemployment rate at 24.9%]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa's unemployment rate increased by 0.9% to 24.9% in the third quarter of 2009. Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan made it clear in his medium-term budget for 2009-11 that job-creation is the government's top priority and one of the biggest challenges facing the country.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/economy/development/unemployment-301009.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:15:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Didata buys into Moroccan telecoms]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[JSE-listed IT firm Dimension Data has acquired a 51% stake in Moroccan telecommunication infrastructure services company Telcom, thus extending the company's footprint in the region.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/africa/didata-300909.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:08:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[SA, Canada sign customs agreement]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa and Canada have signed an agreement on assistance between the two countries' customs administrations, covering assistance in applying customs law and advance sharing of customs data.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/international/customs-300909.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:08:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[British wastewater firm enters SA]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[British wastewater treatment company Bluewater Bio has entered the South African market through an agreement with local firm Headstream Water Holdings - and the two are eyeing sub-Saharan expansion within the next 12 to 18 months.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/investing/biowater-290909.htm]]></link>
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