Topic: PostNuke

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Donors asked for bird flu funding

Posted by admin on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 10:43 AM

	Talks are under way at a key conference aiming to raise more than $1bn (£566m) to halt the spread of bird flu. Read full article: 'Donors asked for bird flu funding'

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Articles: EU Presses China Over Bird Flu Fight As Conference Starts

Posted by admin on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 10:41 AM

	The EU has urged China and other Asian states to coordinate better in fighting bird flu as it co-hosts a donor conference Tuesday in Beijing on the global health threat. Read full article: 'EU Presses China Over Bird Flu Fight As Conference Starts'

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Articles: Manufacturing rebounds but rand remains threat

Posted by admin on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 05:52 PM

	GROWTH in manufacturing activity recovered in December, but the sector remains under threat from strength in the rand, an independent survey showed today. Read full article: 'Manufacturing rebounds but rand remains threat'

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Articles: Ariel Sharon is given tracheotomy

Posted by admin on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 10:51 AM

	Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has undergone a tracheotomy to help to wean him off a respirator, his doctors say. Read full article: 'Ariel Sharon is given tracheotomy'

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Articles: NBC cuts TV programming

Posted by admin on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 10:38 AM

	AS of today, Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) television viewers will have to switch the channel come midnight, as the broadcaster sheds the fat off its scheduled programming. Read full article: 'NBC cuts TV programming'

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Articles: AirNam borrows N$86m

Posted by admin on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 10:34 AM

	AIR Namibia has secured loans of N$86 million from two commercial banks to carry its operations through to the end of this financial year. Government has agreed to act as guarantor for the loan. Read full article: 'AirNam borrows N$86m'

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Articles: No-frills carriers swoop on SAA’s bottom line as consumers benefit from price wa

Posted by admin on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 10:30 AM

	THE price war that played itself out between national carrier South African Airways (SAA) and the country’s low-cost carriers during the December holidays is likely to cut profits for the parastatal, if its previous performance is anything to go by. Read full article: 'No-frills carriers swoop on SAA’s bottom line as consumers benefit from price wa'

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Articles: Aviation body pushes safety audits for African fliers

Posted by admin on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 10:26 AM

	AFRICA’s poor air safety record has prompted the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao) to put pressure on the continent’s aviation regulators to increase safety oversight of their commercial and general aviation industries. Read full article: 'Aviation body pushes safety audits for African fliers'

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Articles: Axed finance boss vows more Travelgate shocks

Posted by admin on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 10:24 AM

	CAPE TOWN — More disclosures of fraud by MPs are expected to see the light of day when Parliament’s former chief financial officer, Harry Charlton — the whistle-blower in the R24m Travelgate scam — takes legal action to contest his summary dismissal from his job on Friday. Read full article: 'Axed finance boss vows more Travelgate shocks'

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Articles: Anglo to sell stake inAngloGold — report

Posted by admin on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 10:22 AM

	ANGLO American, the world’s second-largest mining company, said it was considering options for its paper division and how to cut its AngloGold Ashanti stake, and was in talks to sell off its Highveld Steel & Vanadium unit. Read full article: 'Anglo to sell stake inAngloGold — report'

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