Topic: PostNuke

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Articles: SA GDP growth seen slowing due to rising net imports

Posted by admin on Monday, March 20, 2006 - 08:27 PM

	REAL gross domestic product growth will slow to 4,1% next year from a forecast 4,6% this year and an estimated 5,1% last year, Jacques Botha, a senior economist at the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) at the University of Stellenbosch told a media briefing at the Bond Exchange of SA. Read full article: 'SA GDP growth seen slowing due to rising net imports'

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Articles: Hearings afford rare insight into complex world of steel pricing

Posted by admin on Monday, March 20, 2006 - 08:24 PM

	AUTOMOTIVE industry executives and conveyor belt manufacturers will be among the steel users giving evidence at the Competition Tribunal this week as it enters a second week of hearings into a complaint of excessive pricing against Mittal Steel. Read full article: 'Hearings afford rare insight into complex world of steel pricing'

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Articles: Markets promise little action in holiday week

Posted by admin on Monday, March 20, 2006 - 08:23 PM

	THIS promises to be a quiet week on the local economic front, made shorter by tomorrow’s public holiday. Read full article: 'Markets promise little action in holiday week'

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Articles: Property charter has 5-year goal

Posted by admin on Monday, March 20, 2006 - 08:21 PM

	THE black economic empowerment charter for the commercial property sector, signed on Friday by government and property industry representatives, ties signatories to reaching the charter’s targets within five years. Read full article: 'Property charter has 5-year goal'

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Articles: SA cars cost too much — Brand Pretorius

Posted by admin on Monday, March 20, 2006 - 08:19 PM

	MCCARTHY CEO and motor industry stalwart Brand Pretorius has again highlighted affordability as the key to further growth in the domestic vehicle market. Read full article: 'SA cars cost too much — Brand Pretorius'

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Articles: State halts sale of Komatiland forests

Posted by admin on Monday, March 20, 2006 - 08:17 PM

	THE sale of government’s largest forestry asset, the Komatiland forests, has been halted, raising concern that the state is planning to backtrack completely on the privatisation of its forests in Mpumalanga and Limpopo. Read full article: 'State halts sale of Komatiland forests'

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Articles: Doctors take heart from wonder drug

Posted by admin on Monday, March 20, 2006 - 08:14 PM

CAPE TOWN — Research unveiled in Atlanta by the American College of Cardiology last week potentially offers doctors new avenues for treating South Africans with heart disease, including a drug that unblocks clogged arteries and another that helps suppress appetite, says the president of the South African Heart Association, Len Steingo.

Read full article: 'Doctors take heart from wonder drug'

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Articles: Finnish group may bid $8bn for Anglo’s Mondi

Posted by admin on Monday, March 20, 2006 - 08:13 PM

	FINNISH paper group Stora Enso is considering a $7,9bn takeover bid for Anglo American’s Mondi paper and packaging unit. Read full article: 'Finnish group may bid $8bn for Anglo’s Mondi'

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Articles: Bush upbeat on Iraq anniversary

Posted by admin on Monday, March 20, 2006 - 09:31 AM

	US President George W Bush has given an upbeat assessment of Iraq, marking three years since the US-led invasion. Read full article: 'Bush upbeat on Iraq anniversary'

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Articles: CIA renditions strain Europe goodwill

Posted by admin on Monday, March 20, 2006 - 09:29 AM

	It was just before midday on 17 February in 2003 when the quiet of a suburban street in Milan was momentarily disturbed. Read full article: 'CIA renditions strain Europe goodwill'

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