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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:05:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[VWSA wins huge Polo export order]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Volkswagen South Africa is set to double the number of cars it exports from its Eastern Cape plant, after the company won an order to export 19 000 new-generation Polo hatchbacks in 2009 and 55 000 of the same cars to international right-hand-drive markets in 2010.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/trade/export/vwpolo-201109.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:16:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Telkom opens 'green' data centre]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South African telecoms firm Telkom has launched a new, state-of-the-art, "green" data centre - boasting features such as "virtualisation" and free-air cooling - to take advantage of a local data centre operations market that is expected to grow at around 22% a year.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/investing/datacentre-201109.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:48:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[The Scramble for Africa - Part 2010]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The 2010 Fifa World Cup began in earnest over two years ago in Samoa, 13 times zones and more than 15 000 kilometres from the 2010 final venue at Soccer City in Johannesburg.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/project2010column56.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:22:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Diski Dance: rhythm of SA 2010]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In just over 200 days, the event that has focused South Africa's energy for over five years will kick off, and the country will find itself in the global spotlight as never before. It was with this in mind that South African Tourism set out to capture the nation's spirit in a dance.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/diski-201109.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:18:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Semenya's privacy to be respected]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South African athlete Caster Semenya's gender test results will not be publicly revealed, and the 800 metres women's world champion will keep the gold medal she won at the World Championships in Berlin in August, the IAAF has agreed.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/caster-201109.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:35:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Hospitals: minister reads riot act]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has told South Africa's hospital chief executives and managers to shape up or ship out, while announcing a raft of measures to improve the state of the country's public hospitals.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/409502.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:25:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[SA Tennis Open tickets on sale]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Tickets are on sale for the South African Tennis Open, taking place in Johannesburg from 1 to 7 February 2010. Rising French star Gael Monfils, ranked 13th in the world, has already confirmed his participation in the R3.5-million ATP World Tour Series tournament.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/tennis-201109.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:09:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Seniors spice up Player Invitational]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Champions Tour competitors always play a big role in the Gary Player Invitational, and this year's event will include some popular senior drawcards, besides tournament host Player himself.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/golf-201109.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:13:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[SA to step up corruption fight]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa's Cabinet has set up a new anti-corruption inter-ministerial committee to assess how the government can deal effectively with corruption in the country's public service.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/about/government/corruption-191109.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:40:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[SA's anonymous crime tip-off line]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Over 850 arrests have been made since the launch of Crime Line, a groundbreaking anti-crime initiative that allows members of the public to make anonymous SMS tip-offs on suspected crimes at any time of the day.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/services/crimeline.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:22:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[SA welcomes world hunger declaration]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa has welcomed the outcomes of the World Food Summit in Rome, including the adoption of a declaration that will serve as a basis for addressing the challenge of hunger faced by a billion people worldwide.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/international/foodsummit-191109.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:21:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[2010 World Cup field complete]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The final field of 32 teams for the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa was decided on Wednesday evening when five playoff ties were decided - one in Africa, three in Europe and one in South America.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/football-191109.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:35:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Jump in property sales]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Massive increases in South African residential property sales have been
reported by Seeff Properties.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/399868.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:45:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[V8 Superstar 'growl' for Kyalami]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Certain sounds are guaranteed to get a petrolhead's blood flowing. Like a Formula One engine howling - or a V8 engine growling. South African motorsport fans have the chance to experience the latter at Johannesburg's Kyalami circuit on 12 and 13 December, when the V8 Superstars hit South Africa.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/motor-racing-181109.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:05:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Call centre investment for Cape Town]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[London-based firm Teleperformance UK, a leading provider of outsourced call centre services, has announced a major investment that will see the creation of over 2 000 new jobs in South Africa by 2012.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/investing/teleperformance.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:35:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Sars extends office hours]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The South African Revenue Service has extended its branch office hours ahead of the country's Friday deadline for the electronic submission of tax returns.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/386169.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:35:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[South Africa leaves rates unchanged]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The South African Reserve Bank left interest rates unchanged on Tuesday. Newly appointed governor Gill Marcus said the domestic economy was expected to continue on its recovery path, but that growth was expected to remain below potential for some time.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/386210.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:41:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Bafana draw with Reggae Boyz]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana followed up their goalless draw against Japan on the weekend with another nil-all result against Jamaica in Bloemfontein on Tuesday night. Striker Benni McCarthy might be back in the Bafana fold, but the ball is not yet finding the back of the net.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/football-181109.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:14:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Soccerex: the business of football]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Soccerex, the leading business convention for the global football community, kicks off at Johannesburg's Sandton Convention Centre on 28 November. The event consists of a two-day football festival and a three-day conference and exhibition.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/conferences/soccerex-171109.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:15:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe up for sale]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe, Africa's last remaining commercial steam locomotive service, is up for sale. The Choo-Tjoe made its first journey between George and Knysna in the Western Cape in 1928.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/379889.htm]]></link>
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