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Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:23:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[2010 tickets: fourth sale kicks off]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The fourth ticket sales phase for the 2010 Fifa World Cup - one of the last chances for fans to attend the first football World Cup on African soil - kicks off on Tuesday, 9 February at 12.00 Central European Time.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/tickets-090210.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:58:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria eyes pebble-bed reactor]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Pebble Bed Modular Reactor company says South Africa and Algeria could form significant partnerships in the nuclear field, with the company's technology being used for electricity generation and water desalination in the north African country.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/854489.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:58:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[2010 medical ops centre for Polokwane]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Plans are underway to set up a medical operations centre in Polokwane to assist with any incidences that might arise at the Peter Mokaba Stadium during the 2010 Fifa World Cup.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/medicentre-080210.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:39:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[African fans plan World Cup party]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Football supporters in Africa are hungry for more quality football, and many of them cannot wait to make the trip to South Africa in five months' time to witness history in the making.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/africafans-090210.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:10:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[SA rugby's 'Champions Tour' kicks off]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South African rugby enjoyed a superb year in 2009, with the country's teams winning many of rugby's most sought-after trophies. In the wake of that success, the SA Rugby Union arranged the Champions Tour. It made its first stop in Cape Town on the weekend.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/rugby-080210.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:24:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[SA's biggest home improvement expo]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Gauteng Homemakers Expo, South Africa's largest home improvement exhibition, takes place at the Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg from 18 to 21 February, with some exciting new features on offer this year.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/conferences/homemakers-expo-050210.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Makarapa start-up, South Africa style]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Johannesburg-based Newtown Projects is turning out makarapas - the decorated miners' helmets unique to South African football fans - by the hundreds, while retaining the individual, hand-made quality of the product. How they do it offers a simple lesson for local entrepreneurs.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/newtown-makarapas.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:38:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Vodacom, Cell C to cut rates]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Cell C and Vodacom are to go ahead with a reduction in peak-time mobile interconnection rates from R1.25 to 89 cents a minute in March, despite a rejection of their proposals by South Africa's telecoms regulator.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/824084.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:38:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[SA, Japan explore nuclear cooperation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa's Pebble Bed Modular Reactor programme is to explore cooperation with Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on the development of the next generation of nuclear reactors.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/824156.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:35:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Newtown Festival to rock 2010]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Newtown, Johannesburg's creative hub, is hosting a cultural festival during the  2010 Fifa World Cup to show the world what Joburg - and South Africa - has to offer.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/newtown2010.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:14:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Lopez lifts SA Tennis Open title]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Feliciano Lopez became the first Spaniard to win the South African Tennis Open when he defeated Frenchman Stephane Robert 7-5 6-1 in the final at Montecasino in Johannesburg on Sunday.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/tennis-080210.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:24:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Africa backs SA for UN Security Council]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The African Union has endorsed South Africa's candidature for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. South Africa served its first ever term on the council in 2007-08, bringing to it a strong track record as an "agent of change".]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/international/un-040210.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:07:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Rezidor expands SA partnership]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Multinational hotel group Rezidor is expanding its empowerment partnership with Mvelaphanda Holdings from the management of the Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront in Cape Town to all existing and future Rezidor hotels in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, as well as all four Rezidor brands.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/trends/empowerment/rezidor-050210.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:39:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Transnet's R93bn infrastructure drive]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South African state transport company Transnet, which has spent R74-billion in the past five years on projects such as upgrading ports and building pipelines, plans to spend R93-billion on infrastructure development over the next five years.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/765085.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:34:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Armstrong to ride in South Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Cycling legend Lance Armstrong has confirmed that he will taking part in South Africa's Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour. The world's biggest individually timed cycling event takes place in and around Cape Town on 14 March.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/cycling-armstrong.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:39:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Zuma meets global union members]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South African President Jacob Zuma met leaders of the Service Employees' International Union in Tshwane/Pretoria on Wednesday.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/765066.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:10:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Perfect conditions for 2010 Midmar Mile]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Midmar Dam is 100 percent full and conditions are ideal for the 2010 edition of South Africa's Midmar Mile - the world's biggest open water swimming event.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/midmar-mile-030210.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:56:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Anglo launches development drive]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mining giant Anglo American is to establish 12 enterprise development hubs in high unemployment areas in a bid to create 25 000 new jobs in up to 1 500 new businesses across South Africa over the next seven years.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/economy/development/anglo-030210.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:19:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Minister backs Icasa on mobile fees]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda has backed South Africa's telecoms regulator in its dismissal of an agreement by the country's mobile operators to cut their call interconnection charges, saying the agreed reductions were too gradual.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/747875.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:05:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Phone number porting by April: Neotel]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South African fixed line telecoms operator Neotel says individual number porting will be available by April - enabling customers who wish to do so to switch service providers while retaining their existing telephone number.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/services/consumer/neotel-030210.htm]]></link>
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