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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:49:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[SA's airports gear up for 2010 influx]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[To make sure the country can handle the expected massive influx of visitors for the 2010 Fifa World Cup, South Africa's airports have been undergoing major upgrades, and with seven months to go until kick-off, the final touches are being applied.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/economy/infrastructure/airports-061109.htm]]></link>
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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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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:18:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[SA's peacekeeping efforts lauded]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa is an internationally respected peace broker, and its peacekeeping missions have been lauded, especially in African countries plagued by instability and war, writes Edwin Tshivhidzo.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/international/sandfpeace-061109.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:23:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[2010 Cape Epic route unveiled]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A new route has been unveiled for the 2010 Absa Cape Epic, the eight-day race that leads amateur and pro mountain bikers from around the world through 800km of Western Cape wildnerness and up 16 000m of climbing over some of the most magnificent passes in Africa.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/cycling-epic-301009.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 11:49:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[New chapter for SA's colleges, Setas]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In a bid to close South Africa's skills gap, the country's colleges and sector education and training authorities - both now under the Department of Education - are to work closely together to increase college enrolment and place college students in workplace programmes.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/about/education/fetedu-051109.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:17:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Spreading the 2010 message]]></title>
<description><![CDATA["When I showed them pictures of the stadiums, you could see they were amazed." SA football great Doctor Khumalo, a 2010 World Cup ambassador, talks about his recent visit to Argentina and Uruguay.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/dockhumalo-301009.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 10:15:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Top artists for 2010 Draw show]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Grammy award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir, Beninoise singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo and one of South Africa's greatest musical exports, Johnny Clegg, will headline a star-studded line-up for the 2010 Fifa World Cup Final Draw in Cape Town on 4 December.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/draw-concert.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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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 14:26:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Carlos, Benni back for Bafana]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Brazilian Carlos Perreira is back in charge of South Africa's struggling national football team, and has named a squad of 24 - including Blackburn Rovers striker Benni McCarthy - for the upcoming friendlies against Japan and Jamaica.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/bafana-051109.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:45:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[South Africa on track for 2010: Jordaan]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[With just over 200 days to go, South Africa's new and revamped stadiums, upgraded roads and airports, newly built hotels, and scaled-up bus and aircraft fleets are all lining up for "the best football World Cup ever".]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/wcup-041109.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 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 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 10:25:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Joburg's 2010 legacy projects impress]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe was impressed by Johannesburg's 2010 World Cup legacy projects - including the Bus Rapid Transit system, a regional park, and two soccer stadiums - during a tour of the city over the weekend.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/legacy-031109.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:28:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Huge field for Cycle Challenge]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Johannesburg's Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge, the world's second-biggest individually timed mass-participation cycle race, takes place on 15 November with a prize purse of R360&nbsp;000 - and over 23&nbsp;000 cyclists already entered.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/cycle-challenge-221009.htm]]></link>
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