South Africa had kept Covid-19 from entering the country for a long time. But in recent days, the number of confirmed cases has increased
The Business Day newspaper is reporting that the finance minister has approached the Presidency to be relieved of his duties
​The Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services wants to set the record straight on Minister Michael Masutha’s quoted words in a Bloomberg article
​A Roman temple has been restored to its original site seven metres below London, using sound, lights and misty haze to bring the ruin back to life.
The Nigerian-based Dangote Group will embark on a $16-billion expansion drive in over 18 countries over the next four years.
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Pravin Gordhan says South African authorities don’t have the resources to influence the rand, which has slid 16% since the beginning of the year.
Financial services news group Bloomberg has been facing questions about the use of confidential client data by its journalists.
Amid weaker than expected data in the US and China, and a flare-up in Europe’s debt crisis, markets will be paying close attention to key statistics.
World news agencies have voiced concerns to President Jacob Zuma that controversial regulations for tighter media controls may hurt press freedoms.
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/ 9 September 2009
Bharti Airtel and MTN have reached a preliminary agreement for their planned -billion share and cash swap, it was reported on Wednesday.
Merrill Lynch has agreed to sell its 20% stake in Bloomberg for ,5bn — a deal which provided a glimpse of the fortune amassed by Michael Bloomberg.
China and India and are moving toward becoming the biggest economies in the world: with 2,4-billion people, or 40% of the world’s population and annual GDP growth rates of between 8% and 10%, experts say that they could one day overtake the United States.
Thomson Reuters launched on the London stock market on Thursday, creating the world’s biggest provider of financial data to trading floors, overtaking United States rival Bloomberg. Thomson Reuters was formed after Canada’s Thomson Corporation bought British-based media and information group Reuters for £8,7-billion in a deal completed on Thursday.
Shareholders of British media group Reuters voted in favour of a takeover by Canadian peer Thomson Corporation, the London-based company said in a statement on Wednesday. "Reuters shareholders vote in favour of acquisition by the Thomson Corporation," the company said in a brief statement to the London Stock Exchange.
More than 20 000 people are forecast to lose their jobs on Wall Street as the credit crunch bites into business at financial institutions over the next two years. New York’s Independent Budget Office, a non-partisan agency which scrutinises the city’s finances, estimates that profits on Wall Street fell by 80% during 2007 to ,2-billion — the lowest level since 1994.
Britain’s FTSE 100 index dipped by mid-session on Monday as concerns of a looming United States recession offset gains in oil shares, HSBC and potential bid target Friend Provident. By 1201pm GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 6,6 points at 5 693,3, well off its day’s high of 5 718,8.
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/ 15 February 2008
The world’s fifth largest gold miner, Harmony Gold, said on Friday that its production for the March 2008 quarter would decrease. ”In the light of Eskom’s electricity-supply disruptions and with mines operating only at 90% of Harmony’s previous power supply, the company’s production for the March 2008 quarter will decrease,” it said in a statement.
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/ 28 December 2007
Barack Obama rejected rival Hillary Clinton’s vow to forge change on Thursday, as polls showed a tight Democratic White House race in Iowa, a week before the state’s lead-off nominating clash. In a soaring new speech, the Democratic senator sharpened his attacks on the former first lady.
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/ 25 December 2007
He doesn’t speak Spanish and has no idea what America should do about illegal immigration, but Reverend Larry Kreps knows he’s now on a list somewhere of people willing to help illegal immigrants in a time of crisis. Months ago, a member of Kreps’ suburban Ohio congregation was looking for a place where local Hispanics could meet.