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/ 20 November 2006
Nedbank officially opened its banking kiosk at the Pick ‘n Pay Hypermarket in Northgate this weekend. "Banking within a hypermarket is an innovative way for Nedbank to deliver on its commitment to become more accessible and reach more people," said Alfred Ramosedi, Nedbank retail divisional director.
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/ 20 November 2006
Market intelligence and consulting company BMI-T has upwardly revised its previous forecasts for the broadband market. Releasing its latest wireless access and broadband report on Monday, BMI-T said much of the new growth in terms of subscriber numbers is expected to come from wireless connectivity.
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/ 20 November 2006
Derek Muller, director in the chief executive’s office of banking group Nedbank and a member of the group executive committee, will be retiring during 2007, the bank announced on Monday. In a banking career spanning 31 years, Muller (54) has been with Nedbank for 21 years.
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/ 20 November 2006
Peter Moyo, CEO of financial and risk services provider Alexander Forbes, says the group is now firmly focused on extracting growth and shareholder value from its businesses in South Africa and internationally. This follows the conclusion of an independent review of historical business practices across its South African operations.
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/ 20 November 2006
African aviation will have to invest billions in order to reach international security standards, Transport Minister Jeff Radebe said on Monday. Speaking at the 17th International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Association, Radebe said: ”African aviation forms a small percentage of overall international activities, yet represents a high level of accidents at international level.”
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/ 20 November 2006
Identity theft is on the increase in South Africa, Alexander Forbes risk and insurance services said on Monday. ”In South Africa, identity fraud and theft is becoming increasingly sophisticated, with hackers accessing personal details of their victims over the internet,” said spokesperson Peter Olyott.
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/ 20 November 2006
A group of thieves with an eye for fashion pillaged through a clothing warehouse in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, over the weekend, robbing Sneakers International of more than R1-million worth of clothing and shoes. The thieves disabled the alarm system on the roof and entered the warehouse on Saturday night at about 10.30pm.
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/ 20 November 2006
A task team will be set up to investigate the management at Pretoria’s C-Max prison, Correctional Services Minister Ngconde Balfour said on Monday. Balfour spoke to the South African Broadcasting Corporation after a Mozambican national, Annanias Mathe (29), escaped from the country’s most secure prison on Saturday night.
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/ 20 November 2006
Somalia has replaced Sudan as the ”epicentre of jihadism” in East Africa since the rise of a powerful Islamist movement, according to an author who has just finished a book on the Horn of Africa nation. ”The most potent expression of jihadism in the region has occurred in stateless Somalia,” says Gregory Alonso Pirio.
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/ 20 November 2006
Zimbabwe submitted its first human rights report in eight years to the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights, ZimOnline reported on Monday. It said the document apparently entailed a vehement denial of human rights violations. Zimbabwe had, since 1998, failed to comply with a charter requiring members to submit yearly human rights reports.