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Wed, 16 May 2012 09:15:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Africa to connect with its Diaspora]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Political and business leaders from the continent and its diaspora will meet in South Africa next week for the Global African Diaspora Summit, which will explore ways of involving the diaspora in Africa's development.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/international/diaspora-160512.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 16 May 2012 09:10:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[SA reaffirms nomination for top AU post]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa says it is committed to supporting its nomination of Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to lead the African Union Commission, with the backing of the Southern African Development Community.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/international/au-160512.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 16 May 2012 09:20:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[R5.7bn incentives for SA manufacturing]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Department of Trade and Industry will offer incentives worth R5.75-billion over the next six years to help South Africa's manufacturing sector become more competitive in an increasingly difficult global environment.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/investing/incentives/manufacturing-160512.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 16 May 2012 09:19:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[South Africa tests fuel cell powered train]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa's Anglo American Platinum has launched the prototype of the first fuel cell powered underground locomotive, in a bid to demonstrate the viability of platinum-based fuel cells as an alternative energy source while helping the country meet its energy and job creation challenges.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/trends/innovations/fuel-cells-160512.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 16 May 2012 05:50:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[International children's race for Durban]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa will add another international sporting event to its schedule when Durban hosts an Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) Children's Series Race on 2 June, the day before the Comrades Marathon.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/athletics-aims-160512.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 16 May 2012 04:50:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Mundell books London Olympic ticket]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Race walker Marc Mundell booked his place in the South African Olympic team after a top performance at the World Race Walking Cup in Saransk, Russia on Sunday.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/athletics-mundell-150512.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 15 May 2012 09:30:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[South Africa goes bigger at Cannes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa is set to have its strongest representation yet at this year's Cannes Film Festival, with 130 of the country's filmmakers registered for the event, and the National Film and Video Foundation gearing up to showcase 20 local projects.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/cannes-150512.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 15 May 2012 09:25:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[South Africa adds to film incentives]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Changes to the incentives for foreign film and television productions will enable local post-production companies to attract work that is not necessarily filmed in South Africa, helping to sustain and grow South Africa's film industry.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/investing/incentives/film-150512.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 15 May 2012 08:20:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[SA business school rated Africa's best]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science has taken top ranking among African business schools in the annual UK Financial Times Executive Education survey.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/2002586.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 15 May 2012 05:00:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[US basketball legends to return to SA]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Basketball without Borders will make its ninth trip to South Africa in August. The event will attract the top young talent from around the continent, which this season has seven people playing for NBA teams in the US.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/basketball-150512.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 14 May 2012 10:20:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[SA joins European astronomy network]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa has become a member of a European institute that makes joint use of radio telescopes spread across the world to produce the clearest available images of some of the most distant and energetic objects in the universe.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/about/science/hartebeesthoek-140512.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 14 May 2012 10:30:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[South Africa's fifth undersea cable]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The West African Cable System, the fifth submarine cable system to link South Africa to the rest of the world, was formally launched on Friday, promising further improved bandwidth connectivity down the west coast of Africa.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/economy/infrastructure/wacs-cable.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 14 May 2012 08:24:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Tour de Free State now Olympic qualifier]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The 2012 Tour de Free State, a five-day tour backed by world cycling's governing body, takes on extra significance in its second year because it will be the only Olympic qualifying road race for women in Africa.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/cycling-free-state-140512.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 11 May 2012 10:30:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA['Investor, look to African agriculture']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[African agriculture is undergoing a transformation, creating a new era of opportunity for both farmers and investors, according to African and global leaders at the World Economic Forum on Africa.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/africa/wef-110512.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 11 May 2012 13:57:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Africa's growth promise: 'equality key']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[If African leaders can deliver on jobs, justice and equity, they will turn Africa's population boom into a demographic dividend and ensure that the continent's massive growth promise is fulfilled - if not, they will court disaster, according to the 2012 Africa Progress Report.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/africa/progress-report2012.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 11 May 2012 11:33:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Intra-African trade calls for 'political will']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The key to removing the obstacles hindering intra-African trade lay with the political will and energy of regional leaders, World Trade Organization director-general Pascal Lamy told participants at the World Economic Forum on Africa.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/africa/wef-110512b.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 10 May 2012 13:49:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Africa's growth story 'only just starting']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Africa's growth trajectory remains positive despite the current global economic turmoil, Brand South Africa said as international business and political leaders gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the World Economic Forum on Africa.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/africa/wef-100512.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 11 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[ICC picks another South African CEO]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Former Proteas wicketkeeper Dave Richardson has been selected by the International Cricket Council board to succeed fellow South African Haroon Lorgat as chief executive. Richardson's name will be recommended at the ICC's annual conference in June.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/cricket-richardson-110512.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 11 May 2012 03:20:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Consumer cash flow improves]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South African consumers experienced an improved cash flow in the first quarter of 2012, according to the latest Consumer Financial Vulnerability Index.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/1986108.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 11 May 2012 07:00:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[UK seniors boost South African property]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A small but notable trend is establishing itself in Cape Town, on the KwaZulu-Natal coast, occasionally in Sandton, Johannesburg: British retirees are increasingly looking to South Africa in their golden years. And it's not just about the great climate or scenery.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/1986104.htm]]></link>
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