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S.Africa Retail Sales Decline In November (INO News)
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:59:33 GMT
(RTTNews) - Wednesday, the Statistics South Africa announced that retail sales at constant prices declined 4% year-over-year in November, after falling 2.3% in October. Economists had predicted a decline of 4.1%.
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South Africa: Countries to Advance North-South Relations (AllAfrica.com)
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:27:03 GMT
Pretoria — South Africa and Denmark are to advance North-South relations by consolidating bilateral political, economic and trade relations.
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BHP, Aquarius, DRD Shares May Move: South Africa Equity Preview (Bloomberg)
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:36:52 GMT
Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in South Africa. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names and prices are from the last close.
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Middle East and North Africa region ideal for solar energy development (Zawya)
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:37:22 GMT
21 January 2009 MUSCAT -- Despite the current financial crisis, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is growing. The continued regional growth of the population and economy creates a rise in regional energy demands.
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Ban calls for collaboration in West Africa (UPI)
Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:31:39 GMT
DAKAR, Senegal, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- The 15 countries of West Africa need to strengthen cooperation to avoid instability during the global financial downturn, a United Nations report says.
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Zimbabwe: British Churches to Join in Prayers for Nation (Catholic Information Service for Africa) (AllAfrica.com)
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:30:31 GMT
The Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church in the UK are leading the way in responding to an Africa Day of Prayer in which the suffering people of Zimbabwe will be held in the thoughts and intentions of participants.
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Ghana: Zain Initiates Africa Challenge (AllAfrica.com)
Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:15:24 GMT
Zain Ghana, an emerging player in the telecommunication industry in the country has launched the Zain Africa Challenge 2009 (ZAC), which is an academic quiz involving Tertiary Institutions in eight African countries.
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JSE Abandons Pan-Africa Tie-Up, Seeks Direct Stock Listings (Bloomberg)
Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:52:21 GMT
Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Johannesburg’s stock exchange has abandoned its decade-old campaign to get the continent’s bourses to combine, in favor of appealing directly to companies to list in South Africa, Chief Executive Officer Russell Loubser said.
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AngloGold, Metorex, Pamodzi, Sasol: South Africa Equity Preview (Bloomberg)
Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:23:47 GMT
Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in South Africa. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names and prices are from the last close.
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European Tour Notebook: Africa Open set to sign onto European Tour (PGA)
Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:44:47 GMT
The Africa Open has joined the European Tour and will make its official debut on the circuit as part of the official 2010 schedule, European Tour officials have announced.