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South Africa: Black Entrepreneurs Eye Corporate Sector Jobs

Johannesburg DIMINISHED access to funding for the empowerment investment sector is enticing black entrepreneurs back into the job market, Debbie Goodman-Bhyat, MD of Jack Hammer Executive Headhunters, said this week. Ms Goodman-Bhyat said the agency had

SOUTH AFRICAN INVESTOR MAY BUILD PACKAGING FACTORY IN MOZAMBIQUE

(2010-09-10) A new plastic and glass packaging factory may be built in Mozambique is negotiations underway are successful, Madina Ismail of the Institute for Promotion of Small and Medium-sized Companies (Ipeme) said in Maputo. According to Mozambican

New GP number plates in Dec

Johannesburg: The elusive metropolis is a pioneering effort to insert South Africa's largest city... Was R240.00 Now R204.00 Johannesburg - The Gauteng government plans to introduce its new number plate system in December, the month it expects to run out

Hawks 'have arms deal bribe'

Johannesburg - The Hawks say they are in possession of a signed agreement in which a German arms dealer agreed to pay a bribe to a group represented by Shamim "Chippy" Shaik, the Sowetan reported on Friday.Shaik, the brother of convicted fraudster

TVS Infotech soon to finalise South African foray

Chennai (IANS)- TVS Infotech Ltd, a software solutions company, expects to finalise its South African foray strategy by the end of this year, a company official said here. "By December, we will decide whether to have a joint venture with a local partner

South Africa: Insurer Downbeat on Pace of Recovery

Johannesburg SANLAM, the largest South African-based life insurer, added its weight yesterday to concern about the health of the economy, warning conditions will remain tough for the rest of the year. Group CEO Johan van Zyl said the much-touted "green

South Africa: MTN Share Scheme Well Received by Investors

Johannesburg MTN's empowerment scheme has received a big response from investors since it opened to the public last week, with the bulk of applications coming from KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the company said yesterday. MTN will sell 80,9-million shares

South Africa: Foskor to Finish Pyroxenite Project This Year

Johannesburg FOSKOR, SA's top producer of phosphates and phosphoric acid, wants to complete its pyroxenite expansion project in this financial year, it said in its latest annual report. The project, in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, involves extending existing

South Africa: Sanlam Looks at Buying Assets in Africa, UK, India

Johannesburg WITH nearly R3bn in the kitty, Sanlam CEO Johan van Zyl says he is prepared to write the cheque if an attractive acquisition opportunity presents itself. Speaking at the insurer's half-year results presentation yesterday, Mr van Zyl tempered

South African Reserve Bank cuts interest rates to 30-year low

Statement from S A Reserve Bank1. IntroductionSince the July meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee, domestic inflation has moderated to lower-than-expected levels, and it is anticipated that it will remain within the target range for the rest of the

South Africa: Mining Company Gets 'Hijacked'

Johannesburg THE chairwoman of unlisted Kalahari Resources, Daphne Mashile-Nkosi, said yesterday she had been illegally removed as a director of the company, which has a stake in a multibillion-rand manganese project, and had started urgent legal action

Nuclear plant an option for Durban airport site

It has been reported that a new nuclear power station has been added to a list of options for the abandoned international airport site in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, according to economic development MEC Mike Mabuyakhulu.Any plans to build a nuclear power

South African athletics officials block disciplinary move

Suspended Athletics South Africa (ASA) officials took the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) to court on Thursday, to stop their disciplinary hearing from going ahead. According to Talk Radio 702 in Johannesburg SASCOC was

Battle lines drawn for Soweto derby

Orlando Pirates coach Ruud Krol and his Kaizer Chiefs counterpart Vladimir Vermezovic were playing their cards close to their chests as regards their game plans for Saturday night's mouth watering MTN8 semi-final first leg showdown at the FNB Stadium.

Naspers awarded S.Africa mobile TV licence

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South Africa Discovers 18 New Invertebrate Species

New Invertebrate Species plans for infrastructure and mining developments could upset the ecology of the Wild Coast and deny scientists any further chance of finding more new species SPECIAL REPORT BY XINHUA CORRESPONDENT BRUCE MONTIEA AND LI JIANMIN

Naspers awarded S.Africa mobile TV licence

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Naspers' Multichoice pay-TV unit has been awarded the country's second mobile TV licence by the communications regulator. Naspers, which operates mobile TV in Namibia, Kenya and Nigeria, has been given 12 months by

UPDATE 1-Naspers awarded S.Africa mobile TV licence

* Naspers given 12 months to launch services * First mobile TV awarded to e.tv (Adds details) JOHANNESBURG, Sept 10 (Reuters) - South Africa's Naspers' (NPNJn.J: Quote) Multichoice pay-TV unit has been awarded the country's second mobile TV licence by

TVS Infotech to finalise South African foray

CHENNAI: TVS Infotech Ltd, a software solutions company, expects to finalise its South African foray strategy by the end of this year, a company official said here. "By December, we will decide whether to have a joint venture with a local partner or

UPDATE 1-Naspers awarded S.Africa mobile TV licence

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 10 (Reuters) - South Africa's Naspers' Multichoice pay-TV unit has been awarded the country's second mobile TV licence by the communications regulator. Naspers, which operates mobile TV in Namibia, Kenya and Nigeria, has been given 12

Gay in South Africa

Alan Edwards is around 60 years old, gay and living in South Africa. He shares his story about coming out while being married to a woman in an interview with our Top Partner station Radio Today in Johannesburg, South Africa. by Frank Malaba,

UPDATE 1-Naspers awarded S.Africa mobile TV licence

* Naspers given 12 months to launch services * First mobile TV awarded to e.tv JOHANNESBURG, Sept 10 (Reuters) - South Africa's Naspers' (NPNJn.J Naspers, which operates mobile TV in Namibia, Kenya and Nigeria, has been given 12 months by the regulator

South Africa: Economists Welcome 'Expected' Rate Cut

Johannesburg Economists welcomed the South African Reserve Bank's (SARB) decision to drop the Repo Rate by 50 basis points to 6% on Thursday. SARB governor Gill Marcus made the announcement in Pretoria, saying the bank had decided on the Repo Rate

Mobile TV broadcasters in South Africa announced

ICASA awarded the remaining capacity for DVB-H spectrum today Mobile TV broadcasting has been on the cards since 2005, with predictions that it would be "all over the place" by 2008. This however did not transpire. The process was started by the

BRIEF-Naspers get SAfrica's mobile TV licence

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Naspers Ltd: * Awarded a Mobile tv licence by safrica's communications regulator (Johannesburg newsroom, +27 11

BRIEF-SAfrica's Cell C offers to buy back 400 mln euro in notes

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 10 (Reuters) - MTN Group Ltd: * Safrica's cell c announces tender offer to buy its EUR 400 million first priority senior secured notes due in 2012

Decline in South Africa's murder rate reported

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TVS Infotech soon to finalise South African foray

Chennai, Sep 10 : TVS Infotech Ltd, a software solutions company, expects to finalise its South African foray strategy by the end of this year, a company official said here. 'By December, we will decide whether to have a joint venture with a local

South African is July Winner of Changi's Millionaire Draw

The second monthly winner of the 'Be a Changi Millionaire' Draw hails from South Africa. Mr Jacobus de Vries, 51, the winner for July, now stands a one-in-six chance of winning Sin$1 million cash after purchasing a PlayStation Portable (PSP) game console

South Africa: Gay Couple in Iconic Photo Separated by Tragedy

Two young men electrified a conservative South African town when a picture of them kissing prompted anger--mostly from area males--but also spoke to gays of passion, commitment... and normalcy. The photo, capturing a moment in time, is immortal--but a