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Watchdog mooted to push broader BEE  Comment
2010-02-10 04:00:01
In an effort to have black economic empowerment (BEE) deals that benefit many people, BEE consultants have called on the government to create a BEE commission.
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R5.6bn bid for bank bonds  Comment
2010-02-10 04:00:01
South Africa received bids worth almost six times the R1-billion of three-year bonds offered at an auction yesterday amid speculation the Reserve Bank might cut the interest rate.
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Ibhubesi gas to start in 2013  Comment
2010-02-10 04:00:01
Forest Exploration International aims to produce enough gas at its South African offshore project to add up to 1 500 megawatts to the country's strained power capacity.
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SADC region's attractive market catches Seacom's attention  Comment
2010-02-10 04:00:01
Undersea cable operator Seacom plans to expand into the rest of southern Africa and is preparing to sign up half a dozen new clients.
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Vodacom files amended agreements with Icasa  Comment
2010-02-09 17:43:01
Cellphone giant Vodacom has filed an amendment to the interconnection agreements with the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) for its consideration and review.
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Labour market recovery will take months: union  Comment
2010-02-09 17:20:01
A recovery in the labour sector will take months.
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Unofficial unemployment rate rise 'worrying': economist  Comment
2010-02-09 16:39:01
The unofficial unemployment rate has risen "worryingly", Investec Group economist Annabel Bishop said on Tuesday.
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Manufacturing seen up for first time since September 2008  Comment
2010-02-09 15:59:01
Median is for manufacturing production to have risen by 0.9 percent year-on-year in December versus a contraction of 4.7 percent in November.
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South African gas project seen producing up to 1 500 MW  Comment
2010-02-09 14:59:01
US gas explorer Forest Exploration International expects to produce as much as 1 500 MW of power from its gas project in South Africa.
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Zuma fails to create 500 000 new jobs: DA  Comment
2010-02-09 15:22:01
President Jacob Zuma has failed in his promise to create 500 000 new job opportunities by the end of 2009.
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Rail agency wants more money: DA  Comment
2010-02-09 14:58:01
Democratic Alliance deputy spokesman on transport Manny de Freitas has responded to an advert in Business Day replying to criticism of Metrorail.
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Spar Q1 turnover up 9.2 percent on volume growth  Comment
2010-02-09 15:16:01
Spar Group has boosted first-quarter turnover by 9.2 percent to R8.8 billion but said the quarter to end-December was challenging.
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Web: Local internet services revenue to R28 billion by 2014  Comment
2010-02-09 15:12:01
The internet services revenue is expected to rise by a compound annual growth rate of 11 percent by 2014 to R28 billion.
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Realignment debate a political ploy: ANC  Comment
2010-02-09 14:19:01
The DA’s claims that certain KwaZulu-Natal municipalities would be realigned before the upcoming local government elections was "a desperate attempt to gain political mileage".
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Web: 38 percent of BR readers expect rates to raise  Comment
2010-02-09 14:34:01
Thirty eight percent of the Business Report readers who voted in a website poll believe that interest rates will increase over the next year.
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No Prius recall yet: Toyota South Africa  Comment
2010-02-09 12:50:01
It was too early to say whether local units of the Prius would be included in the international recall of the vehicle.
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Transnet announces bond sale on London bourse  Comment
2010-02-09 11:25:01
Transnet has announced it will sell bonds worth $2 billion (R15.3 billion) on the London Stock Exchange using its Global Medium-Term Note (GMTN) programme.
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Two decades after Mandela's release, South Africa struggles  Comment
2010-02-09 11:26:01
Twenty years after Nelson Mandela was freed from prison, South Africa is a vibrant democracy but the millions still living in poverty are now looking for leadership that can tackle its economic problems.
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One third of World Cup tickets still available  Comment
2010-02-09 12:03:01
More tickets for the football World Cup in South Africa went on sale Tuesday - with a little over four months to go to kick-off on June 11.
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South Africa's jobless rate ended 2009 at 24.3 percent  Comment
2010-02-09 12:03:01
South Africa's official jobless rate slipped to 24.3 percent of the labour force in the fourth quarter of 2009, from 24.5 percent in the third quarter.
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