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Central bank says policy should stabilise output  Comment
2010-09-02 12:16:01
South Africa's monetary policy has to continue its role of stabilising output at high but non-inflationary levels.
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Motor industry strike continues  Comment
2010-09-02 10:49:01
The strike in the motor industry will continue until workers' demands have been met.
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Govt considering submissions on Info Bill  Comment
2010-09-02 12:15:01
Government has noted the ongoing public debate on the Protection of Information Bill, which is currently being considered by an Adhoc Committee in Parliament.
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Tourism figures promising - minister  Comment
2010-09-02 11:15:01
Foreign arrivals in South Africa in the first four months of this year were more than 350 000 up on the same period in 2009.
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Special deal for Zim citizens to end  Comment
2010-09-02 11:15:01
Cabinet has approved a proposal to end the special dispensation for Zimbabwean nationals introduced in April 2009.
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Doctors call for resolution to public sector strike  Comment
2010-09-02 19:29:01
The Doctors' Forum has called on the government and public service unions to end their strike.
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 Major state union says rejected new offer
 Cabinet urges strike settlement soonest
 Parents call strike a tragedy
 Strike cancels out World Cup benefits - SACCI
DA calls for Ithala CEO's arrest  Comment
2010-09-02 16:35:01
Suspended Ithala Development Finance Corporation chief executive Sipho Shabalala must be arrested.
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 Ithala boss given written warning
 SACP, Cosatu smell corruption cover up at Ithala
 ANC backs MEC's drive to fix Ithala
 YCL raises concerns about Ithala
Second quarter gold production increases  Comment
2010-09-02 16:36:01
In the second quarter of 2010, South Africa's gold production increased by 12.6 percent to 49 444.5 kilogrammes, from 43 927.8kg produced in the first quarter.
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New Age 'soft' launches  Comment
2010-09-02 16:36:01
New publication The New Age's online portal was up and running in what it described as a "soft launch" to test systems.
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Govt will intervene on steel price - Davies  Comment
2010-09-02 16:37:01
Government is intent on using policy tools to achieve competitive steel pricing to benefit downstream industries.
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Steel industry will be forced to comply - Davies  Comment
2010-09-02 16:04:01
Government is intent on using policy tools to achieve competitive steel pricing to benefit downstream industries.
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 Ministerial task team to study steel industry
 Cosatu condemns 'elitist' BEE deals in steel industry
 Labour sees red over steel deal
 SA steel task team to report back soon
NPA denies SAA claim over forensic reports  Comment
2010-09-02 16:03:01
The National Prosecuting Authority said it noted with concern claims that it had received forensic reports of financial wrongdoing at SAA under its former chief executive.
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 SAA, BA and others in dock for fixing cargo freight rates
 SAA fleet replacement needed, MPs told
 SAA probe widens as claims against Ngqula grow
 SAA will widen net of financial prosecutions
Vuvuzela can't be patented - lawyer  Comment
2010-09-02 16:04:01
It would not be legally possible to patent the vuvuzela.
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 World goes Google for Vuvuzela, Zakumi
 'Vuvuzela' voted word of the World Cup
 Vuvuzelas find few friends in South African rugby venues
 Zimbabwe man jailed a year for vuvuzela assault - report
Strike cancels out World Cup benefits - SACCI  Comment
2010-09-02 15:58:01
The public service strike is diminishing the gains made by South Africa in hosting a successful World Cup.
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 Cosatu puts solidarity strike on hold
 Major state union says rejected new offer
 Cabinet urges strike settlement soonest
 Parents call strike a tragedy
Price hikes in Mozambique 'irreversible' - government  Comment
2010-09-02 14:52:01
The Mozambican government's top spokesman said that price hikes in the country are "irreversible" despite violent protests that left seven dead and 288 wounded.
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Little change on JSE  
2010-09-02 14:00:00
Sixteen years since the end of apartheid, black South Africans have managed to acquire only 8 percent (R460 billion) direct ownership of the JSE's Top 100 companies, a study by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange showed yesterday.
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Labour members seek distance to Blair-Brown feud  Comment
2010-09-02 11:15:01
Leading Labour politicians moved to distance themselves from their former leaders Tony Blair and Gordon Brown after Blair's newly published memoirs reopened old rifts between the two from their time in government.
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Numsa leader out on bail  Comment
2010-09-02 12:16:01
KwaZulu-Natal regional chairman of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), Basil Cele, was granted bail in the Pinetown Magistrate's Court.
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Electricity consumption increases in July  Comment
2010-09-02 13:46:01
The actual estimated volume of electricity consumed in July 2010 increased by 0.8 percent compared with July 2009.
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Business unprepared for consumer act: lawyer  Comment
2010-09-02 12:16:01
Businesses need more time to prepare for the soon-to-be-implemented Consumer Protection Act (CPA).
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 Consumer Protection Act to expose retailers to liability
 New Protection Act might be a 'damp squib'
 Consumer Protection Act has worldwide implications