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				<title><![CDATA[Mining super tax will make foreign investors jittery]]></title>
				<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-09-mining-super-tax-will-make-investors-jittery/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Nationalisation may be off the table but analysts warn that any changes to the tax regime in the mining sector will also scare away investors.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Greek prime minister optimistic of eurozone compromise]]></title>
				<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-09-greek-prime-minister-optimistic-of-eurozone-compromise/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Greek coalition leaders failed to reach a deal on austerity cuts after marathon talks but Prime Minister Lucas Papademos is hopeful of an agreement.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Namibian miners in super-tax talks with government]]></title>
				<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-09-namibian-miners-in-supertax-talks-with-government/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Namibia's Chamber of Mines is in negotiations with the government over a proposed super tax on the mining industry likely to be implemented in 2012.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Advocacy group fights Google's privacy changes]]></title>
				<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-09-advocacy-group-fights-googles-privacy-changes/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[An advocacy group has filed a lawsuit hoping to derail Google's plan to merge user data from YouTube, Gmail and Google Plus in individual profiles.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Zuma unleashes SIU on fraud, corruption at Eskom]]></title>
				<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-09-zuma-unleashes-siu-on-fraud-corruption-at-eskom/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[President Zuma has given the Special Investigating Unit the go ahead to investigate Eskom for evidence of corruption, fraud and maladministration.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pick n Pay's chief executive resigns]]></title>
				<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-08-pick-n-pays-chief-executive-resigns/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Pick n Pay has announced its CEO Nick Badminton would be leaving the company at the end of February, as it faces an up-hill from US retailer Walmart.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Anti-Joseph Kabila protesters urge DRC boycott at Indaba]]></title>
				<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-08-antikabila-protesters-urge-drc-boycott-at-mining-indaba/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Protesters opposed to the DRC's Joseph Kabila are picketing outside the Mining Indaba, calling on investors to eschew the country's mineral resources.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[ANC minimises impact of mining report]]></title>
				<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-08-anc-minimises-impact-of-mining-report/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The ANC says a highly-anticipated report on possible reform in the mining sector is merely a discussion document and not cause for concern.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Africa missing out on billions in trade]]></title>
				<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-08-africa-missing-out-on-billions-in-trade/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The World Bank says Africa is losing out on billions of dollars in potential earnings every year because of high trade barriers on the continent.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[SA's business confidence drops]]></title>
				<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-08-sas-business-confidence-drops/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry says business confidence in the country dropped in January to its lowest level since May 2010.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Cosatu calls for national strike over brokers, tolls]]></title>
				<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-07-cosatu-calls-for-national-strike-over-brokers-tolls/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Cosatu has called on teachers to lead a strike its members will hold in a month's time against labour brokers and proposed toll roads in Gauteng.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students tear holes in Facebook's privacy policies]]></title>
				<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-07-students-lobby-against-facebooks-complex-privacy-policies/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[An Austrian group lobbying Facebook for better privacy controls is taking the site to task for letting users' data be published without permission.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[ArcelorMittal reports year's headline loss]]></title>
				<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-07-arcelormittal-reports-years-headline-loss/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ArcelorMittal SA Limited has reported a full year headline loss, hit by higher raw material costs and weaker sales but expects a better first quarter.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Going for broke: Is Cosatu missing the point?]]></title>
				<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-07-going-for-broke-is-cosatu-missing-the-point/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Cosatu's call for a labour broker ban has been cast in a new light by research showing a quarter of jobs created since 1994 were filled by brokerages.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Glencore, Xstrata agree to all-share merger]]></title>
				<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-07-glencore-xstrata-agree-to-allshare-merger/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Commodities trader Glencore has reached agreement with Swiss mining group Xstrata on a merger that would create a global group worth $90-billion.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Shabangu hammers final nail in coffin of nationalisation]]></title>
				<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-07-shabangu-likely-to-smooth-ruffled-feathers-on-nationalisation/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Mining Minister Susan Shabangu has put paid to nationalisation at the Mining Indaba, while outlining plans for a tax-heavy resource nationalism.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pinnacle Point appeared solvent, inquiry hears]]></title>
				<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-07-pinnacle-point-appeared-solvent-inquiry-hears/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The director of Cape Point Vineyards has told the insolvency inquiry into Pinnacle Point in Cape Town that he believed the group was solvent.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-07-pinnacle-point-appeared-solvent-inquiry-hears/</guid>
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				<title><![CDATA[Nationalisation isn't the way for South Africa, says Manuel]]></title>
				<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-07-nationalisation-isnt-the-way-for-sa-says-manuel/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel says nationalisation is not an option for SA, as the mining sector is fundamentally important to transition.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[NUM, Implats make up without CCMA intervention]]></title>
				<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-06-num-implats-make-up-without-ccma-intervention/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[A wage dispute at Impala Platinum has been resolved between it and the National Union of Mineworkers, leaving no need for the CCMA, the parties say.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<guid>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-06-num-implats-make-up-without-ccma-intervention/</guid>
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				<title><![CDATA[China's appetite boosts global commodity outlook]]></title>
				<link>http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-06-chinas-appetite-boosts-global-commodity-outlook/</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The year ahead may yet prove a tough time for commodities, but the outlook from the 2012 Mining Indaba is cautiously optimistic, thanks to China.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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