Ostrich ban brings SA farmers to their knees
- 03 May 2012 12:24 - Staff Reporter
- Thousands of jobs and the future of SA's ostrich industry hinge on the lifting on a ban on exported meat, with time and money running out for farmers.
Sarkozy's rival alarms Germany
- 30 Mar 2012 14:22 - Ian Traynor
- The frontrunner in the French presidential election François Hollande wants to push the European Union to spend big money on growth and jobs.
OECD predicts tough times ahead for eurozone
- 27 Mar 2012 12:25 - Robin Emmott
- The Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development has warned that the eurozone's debt crisis is not over and banks in the bloc remain weak.
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SA idles in neutral as Iran oil fuels diplomatic tension
- 18 Mar 2012 16:36 - Nickolaus Bauer
- South Africa is walking a fine line, balancing conflicting East-West attitudes to Iran while protecting oil imports and warding off fuel price hikes.
US, EU, Japan take on China over rare earths
- 14 Mar 2012 09:40 - Staff Reporter
- In a formal complaint to the WTO, the US, EU and Japan have accused Beijing of trying to hold down prices for its domestic manufacturers.
Syria starts withdrawing its ambassadors
- 10 Mar 2012 16:12 - Staff Reporter
- Syria has begun pre-emptively withdrawing ambassadors from Europe because it fears EU members will expel them.
Carbon tax hits turbulence
- 27 Feb 2012 11:22 - Fiona Macleod
- The EU scheme has been criticised for focusing on money and not reducing emissions.
Eurozone needs 'mother of firewalls' to halt crisis
- 25 Feb 2012 18:44 - Staff Reporter
- The head of the OECD has said that the eurozone needs to build "the mother of all firewalls" to prevent the crisis from spreading throughout the bloc.
A chair will not bolster SA's position
- 24 Feb 2012 17:21 - Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
- South Africa is regarded as a leader in Africa but has yet to clarify its vision for the continent.
EU ponders debt relief as a 'signal of change' for Arab states
- 23 Feb 2012 16:20 - Roddy Thomson
- European governments have planned a radical offer of "debt relief" to its Arab North African and Middle Eastern neighbours.
Israel warns Iran may enter nuclear 'immunity zone'
- 18 Feb 2012 17:54 - Staff Reporter
- Israel's Defence Minister has called on world leaders to tighten sanctions on Iran before it enters a zone of immunity against its nuclear programme.
Beijing says that China and EU must join forces
- 14 Feb 2012 12:47 - Joe McDonald
- China concedes that it needs to work together with the EU to solve Europe's debt crisis.
Sahel braces for potentially deadly hungry season
- 11 Feb 2012 11:28 - Fran Blandy
- Sahel states are bracing for a long hungry season, many weakened by the return of people from Libya who are creating fresh strife.
Asian trade flourishes for sanctions-hit Iran
- 05 Feb 2012 11:17 - Siavosh Ghazi
- China has become Iran's top trading partner as the sanctions against the Islamic republic have become progressively tougher.
