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/ 17 January 2012
The all-share index has hit an all-time high as commodity firms ticked higher, tracking gains in global equities after positive China growth data.
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/ 17 January 2012
A $5-billion industry is outraged over a <i>New York Times</i> article saying that yoga is bad for your body.
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/ 17 January 2012
Facebook is reportedly planning the world’s biggest technology float by offering a 10% stake and valuing the company at $100-billion.
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/ 17 January 2012
Cape Medical Response has been told its ambulances will not be exempt from paying Chapman’s Peak tolls, irrespective of it being an emergency or not.
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/ 17 January 2012
British author Salman Rushdie’s planned appearance at the literary festival has been thrown into doubt after protests from influential Muslim clerics.
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/ 17 January 2012
African Union chairperson Jean Ping has announced Africa’s economic growth for 2011 has positive, with an average growth of between 5.5% and 6%.
Hillary Clinton has arrived in Côte d’Ivoire for the first time since 1986 to show US "commitment to strengthening democratic institutions".
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/ 17 January 2012
As Stats SA is due to release December’s consumer price index this week, economists suggest consumer inflation is likely to have risen to 6.2%.
Correctional Services Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says an appeal to have former top cop Jackie Selebi released on medical parole is non-existent.
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/ 16 January 2012
Egypt has asked the IMF for $3.2-billion in support as its interim Cabinet seeks to fill a budget gap widened by political and economic turmoil.
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/ 16 January 2012
Human Rights Watch has urged Egypt’s new Parliament to scrap laws dating from the Hosni Mubarak regime that curb freedoms and "shield" official abuse.
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/ 16 January 2012
Zimbabwe has opened an inquest into the death of former army chief Solomon Mujuru in a case that has roiled President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF.
President Jacob Zuma has appointed government spokesperson Jimmy Manyi to the Media Development and Diversity Agency board.
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/ 16 January 2012
Government officials have met to discuss the re-erection of a 150km border fence between Mozambique and South Africa.
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/ 16 January 2012
Barrister Sadakat Kadri has called for the UK to be more Sharia-literate, while arguing Islamic law can be compatible with human rights legislation.
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/ 16 January 2012
Cape Verde has decided to re-name its Praia International Airport after South African freedom icon and former president Nelson Mandela.
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/ 16 January 2012
Cricket SA’s finance committee chairperson John Bester says CEO Gerald Majola’s bonuses should have been fully cleared by the board.
BMW South Africa says about 3 350 customers in South Africa will be affected by a worldwide Mini Cooper S and Mini John Cooper Works models recall.
Iraq has summoned Turkey’s ambassador to complain over comments from officials about a political crisis in Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s government.
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/ 16 January 2012
The Proteas could regain a top spot in the world Test rankings and pocket about R1.4-million if it secures a whitewash over New Zealand in March.
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/ 16 January 2012
South Africa’s mining and quarrying sector has seen the largest foreign direct investment for 2009, followed by manufacturing and finance.
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/ 16 January 2012
The rand is expected to have a tough week after rating agency Fitch announced its downgrade of South Africa’s outlook rating.
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/ 16 January 2012
Electoral observers have slated the DRC’s election process and questioned the legitimacy of the results, saying it was marred by irregularities.
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/ 16 January 2012
Gary Oldman, Adrien Brody and Willem Defoe are among the Hollywood talent enlisted to wear Prada’s suits and coats in pictures.
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/ 16 January 2012
This year’s Golden Globes ceremony honoured a diverse selection of shows and films, including silent film <i>The Artist</i>.
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/ 16 January 2012
India batsman VVS Laxman’s future has been questioned after another unimpressive showing at the crease in India’s innings defeat to Australia.
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/ 16 January 2012
An African Development Bank report has shown due to 20 years of solid economic growth, Africa’s middle class has tripled and poverty is on the wane.
Deputy Minister of Economic Development Enoch Godongwana has resigned from his position in order to pursue ‘personal interests’.
The Highveld Lions put themselves back into the SuperSport Series title race when they beat the Warriors by 94 runs at St George’s Park.
Egyptian and Swiss archaeologists have unearthed what is estimated to be the 1 100-year-old tomb of a female singer in the Valley of the Kings.
France’s Stephane Peterhansel won an unprecedented 10th Dakar Rally title after the 14th and final stage, won by American Robby Gordon.
Two Chinese pandas have landed in Paris for a new zoo life, in a loan sealed after years of top-level negotiations between China and France.