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Rate cut ‘bid to shield SA’ from global economic downturn

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Posted by admin 303 days ago (http://www.businessday.co.za)

THE Reserve Bank unexpectedly cut interest rates yesterday in what it described as a "proactive" move to shield the economy from a global slowdown, signalling that concern over South Africa’s subdued growth prospects had taken precedence over inflation.

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Anglo cracks whip in SA as Amplats CE steps down

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Posted by admin 303 days ago (http://www.businessday.co.za)

IN A clear demonstration that underperformance would not be tolerated, sweeping changes were made at all of Anglo American’s South African operations after Neville Nicolau, the head of its embattled platinum division, quit yesterday with immediate effect.

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Trade with China too skewed, says Zuma

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Posted by admin 303 days ago (http://www.businessday.co.za)

PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma has praised China’s commitment to Africa, but warned that a trade relationship heavily tilted in the Asian giant’s favour was not "sustainable in the long term".

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Cote d'Ivoire-Liberia - 'There Is No Way I Could Go Back'

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Posted by admin 303 days ago (http://allafrica.com)

[IRIN]Da Tatouwa, the name he chooses to go by, is a senior figure in the Ivorian refugee community in Zwedru, the capital of Grand Gedeh, which enjoys strong ties with the Krahn of eastern Liberia. "I got away, but my uncle and brother were killed by the enemy as they took too long crossing the river," he said.

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EGYPT: Egypt’s ex-spy chief Suleiman dies in US

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Posted by admin 303 days ago (http://www.france24.com)

Former Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman died while undergoing medical tests in the United States, the official Egyptian news agency MENA announced Thursday. Suleiman served as vice president in the waning days of Hosni Mubarak’s reign.

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Woman caught with drugs, blames love for sardine

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Posted by admin 303 days ago (http://www.informationnigeria.org)

A South African woman of Zulu tribe, Duru Gcinukwazi Lindiwe, 39, has been caught with 5.5 kilogrammes of substance found to be methamphetamine hidden in tins of sardines as well as in her luggage. Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos detected the drugs during routine search [...]

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Dubai UAE to Host the Africa Middle East Investment Forum – AMEIF

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Posted by admin 304 days ago (http://africabusiness.com)

Press Releas1-AMEIF (.pdf Acrobat Reader) The Africa Middle East Investment Forum is a timely event that aims to show case investment opportunities in Africa and Middle East as a practical and significant stride towards opening new markets that will encourage investment and trade between the two regions. The Event will be held in Dubai UAE on [...]

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Gastech Specialist Events Launches the East Africa Gas Forum

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Posted by admin 388 days ago (http://appablog.wordpress.com)

Gastech Specialist Events Launches the East Africa Gas Forum LONDON, April 26, 2012/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ — Recent discoveries and the potential for gas monetisation, as well as the high probability of investment in infrastructure to support LNG exports, have meant that East Africa is a game changer for the global [...]