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Anglo American Lends its Expertise to Business Leadership Council for a …
LONDON, January 27, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – Anglo American’s Chief Executive joined world business leaders in Davos today to launch the Business Leadership Council Generation Born HIV Free. The private sector-led initiative aims to end the transmission of HIV from mothers to children by the end of 2015 but calls on the collaboration and [...]
South African Stocks: Absa, Anglo American, Investec, JD Group
January 27, 2012, 11:02 AM EST By Stephen Gunnion and Robert Brand Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) — The FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index declined 0.5 percent to 33,895.02 by the 5 p.m. close in Johannesburg, paring its fourth consecutive weekly gain to 0.6 percent. The following were among the most active equities in the South African [...]
Honorary Consul for South Africa Pays Tribute to Basil D’Oliveira
BIRMINGHAM, England, Jan. 27, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Avi Lasarow, recently appointed Honorary Consul for the Republic of South Africa to the Midlands, today paid tribute to the life and work of the South African-born cricketer Basil D’Oliveira at the memorial service held at Worcester Cathedral. In 1968 Basil D’Oliveria was selected to tour South [...]
Research: South Africans most active tweeters
Print E-mail By MICHELLE FAUL The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — Young people tweeting from Blackberries and iPhones are driving the growth of Twitter in Africa, with South Africans by far the most vociferous, according to new research published Thursday. Kenya-based Portland Communications and Tweetminster published findings indicating Twitter in Africa is widely used for social [...]
China, Ukraine Face Renewed EU Cable Duties; South Africa Spared
January 27, 2012, 9:06 AM EST By Jonathan Stearns Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) — The European Union renewed 13-year- old tariffs on steel ropes and cables from China and Ukraine to curb competition for EU manufacturers including ArcelorMittal while letting a levy against South Africa lapse. The EU re-imposed the import duties for another five years [...]
South African Stocks: Absa, Anglo, Investec, JD Group, Lewis
January 27, 2012, 7:24 AM EST By Stephen Gunnion Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) — The FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index declined 0.1 percent to 34,018.79 by 12:29 p.m. in Johannesburg, paring this week’s gain to 0.9 percent. The index advanced 1.3 percent to close at a record yesterday. The following are among the most active equities [...]
South Africa: Over-Regulation Limits Business Expansion – Survey
Biz-Community (Cape Town) 25 January 2012 Grant Thornton’s latest quarterly survey on privately held business owner’s perceptions highlights that 37% of South African executives rate over-regulation and red tape as the biggest constraint to business expansion. Deepak Nagar, managing partner at Grant Thornton Durban and the new national chairman for Grant Thornton South Africa effective 1 [...]
South African Stocks: Anglo, AngloGold, Kap, Steinhof, Lonmin
January 26, 2012, 11:16 AM EST By Stephen Gunnion and Robert Brand Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) — The FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index advanced to a record, gaining 1.3 percent to 34,065.49 by the close in Johannesburg, its first rise in three days. The following were among the most active equities in the South African market [...]
Research: South Africans most active tweeters
JOHANNESBURG — Young people tweeting from BlackBerrys and iPhones are driving the growth of Twitter in Africa, with South Africans by far the most vociferous, according to new research published Thursday. Kenya-based Portland Communications and Tweetminster published findings indicating Twitter in Africa is widely used for social conversation and is fast becoming an important source [...]
Anglo American Iron-Ore Output Rises; Platinum Misses Target
January 26, 2012, 6:20 AM EST By Carli Lourens (Updates with platinum production from first paragraph.) Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) — Anglo American Plc, a mining company with operations from Australia to Brazil, said fourth-quarter iron-ore output climbed 5 percent, while platinum volumes missed annual targets as South Africa ordered more safety stoppages. Iron-ore production rose [...]
