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Articles: Madagascar's legalised gold miners

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 09:51 AM

	Lauren Rakotondramara sits under the shade of a tree by the Ikopa river, chewing on a piece of sugar cane. Read full article: 'Madagascar's legalised gold miners'

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Articles: Cost of maize in Zimbabwe to rise

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 09:46 AM

	The cost of maize, a basic food staple, in Zimbabwe will rise seven-fold, the country's government has announced. Read full article: 'Cost of maize in Zimbabwe to rise'

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Articles: ‘Use it or lose it’ option looms for the holders of mine prospecting rights

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 09:43 AM

	THE minerals and energy department had started to investigate whether holders of prospecting rights were actively exploring their prospecting areas and, if they were not, would cancel those rights, director-general Sandile Nogxina said last week. Read full article: '‘Use it or lose it’ option looms for the holders of mine prospecting rights'

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Articles: Sovereign aims to double output as appetite for chicken grows

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 09:41 AM

	POULTRY producer Sovereign Food Investments aimed to grab a bigger slice of the local chicken industry as it moved into phase two of its expansion plan, it said. Read full article: ' Sovereign aims to double output as appetite for chicken grows'

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Articles: Food prices stoke inflation surge

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 09:38 AM

	ECONOMISTS do not expect the Reserve Bank to raise rates at its next monetary policy meeting, after the latest inflation figures showed price pressures at the factory gate are gaining momentum. Read full article: 'Food prices stoke inflation surge'

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Articles: Trade deficit ‘may have peaked’

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 09:30 AM

	SA’s trade deficit widened slightly to R2,7bn in March after narrowing to R2,67bn in February, says the South African Revenue Service (SARS). Read full article: 'Trade deficit ‘may have peaked’'

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Articles: Revised Alex Forbes bid rolls back the sceptics

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 09:27 AM

	ALEXANDER Forbes, SA’s largest retirement fund administrator, says 64% of shareholders now back an amended R8,8bn private equity buyout bid led by Actis Capital, inching support closer to the 75% required to seal the deal. Read full article: 'Revised Alex Forbes bid rolls back the sceptics'

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Articles: AU peacekeepers patrol Mogadishu

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 08:52 AM

	African Union peacekeepers are patrolling Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, for the first time since they arrived in March. Read full article: 'AU peacekeepers patrol Mogadishu'

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Articles: Morocco and Polisario agree talks

Posted by Admin on Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 11:31 AM

	Morocco and the independence movement for Western Sahara, the Polisario Front, have agreed to UN-sponsored talks on the disputed territory. Read full article: 'Morocco and Polisario agree talks'

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Articles: Nigerian governor's mum abducted

Posted by Admin on Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 11:28 AM

	Gunmen have kidnapped the mother of the newly elected governor of Nigeria's richest state in the south. Read full article: 'Nigerian governor's mum abducted'

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