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/ 3 May 2007

The all-new, singing, dancing Telkom

It’s triple play Telkom. South Africa’s telecoms operator may have become synonymous with excessive pricing for broadband and voice services, but the fixed-line mono­poly has plans to become a one-stop news, communication and entertainment shop. Soon you will be able to turn to Telkom for all your sporting, movie, music, news, communication and entertainment needs.

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/ 30 April 2007

SA export performance on the up

While South Africa’s trade deficit widened further in March, there are continuing signs of improved export performance, analysts said on Monday. According to the South African Revenue Service on Monday, South Africa’s trade deficit widened by a further R2,75-billion in March, similar to February’s deficit of R2,66-billion.

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/ 30 April 2007

France’s soul is still left wing

On Sunday France delivered confirmation, for most political pundits, of a popular shift to the right. Nicolas Sarkozy, the conservative candidate, emerged comfortably ahead of the Socialist Ségolène Royal, and the total vote of the right in the first round of the presidential election outweighed that of the left.

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/ 29 April 2007

A retreat from the historic ANC programme

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) intends to grasp the opportunity that the ANC’s policy and national conferences provide to campaign for a programme that will advance the cause of the workers and the poor. We will judge the ANC’s 13 draft policy documents by the degree to which they promise real improvements in the lives of the majority, writes Zwelinzima Vavi.