Topic: PostNuke

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Articles: New bid for trade breakthrough as Blair warns of ‘critical stage’

Posted by admin on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 03:43 PM

	HAMMANSKRAAL — Faced with a possible collapse of world trade talks, world leaders meeting at a game lodge outside Pretoria at the weekend said a summit of select leaders could soon be convened to overcome logjams. Read full article: 'New bid for trade breakthrough as Blair warns of ‘critical stage’'

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Articles: Zuma rallies support ahead of rape trial

Posted by admin on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 03:37 PM

	CAPE TOWN — Former deputy president Jacob Zuma put on a brave face yesterday, turning a funeral in Mpumalanga and a Congress of South African Trade Unions rally in Rustenburg, North West, into a charm offensive a day before he appears in court on rape charges. Read full article: 'Zuma rallies support ahead of rape trial'

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Articles: SA to ease entry for foreign specialists

Posted by admin on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 03:35 PM

	CAPE TOWN — In the first major development since President Thabo Mbeki’s state of the nation undertaking to attract scarce skills to the country, government has published a comprehensive list of skilled professionals who can apply for work permits. Read full article: 'SA to ease entry for foreign specialists'

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Articles: SA wants growth-friendly budget this week

Posted by admin on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 03:33 PM

	ALL attention will be on Finance Minister Trevor Manuel this week, when he delivers his 10th budget speech on Wednesday. Although the budget has been a little predictable in recent years, the minister is expected to throw in enough to keep SA on its toes. Read full article: 'SA wants growth-friendly budget this week'

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Articles: ‘Billboard wars’ flare up among Jo’burg ad firms

Posted by admin on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 03:31 PM

	MORE than 112 of the City of Johannesburg’s billboards have been identified as not having council approval. Read full article: '‘Billboard wars’ flare up among Jo’burg ad firms'

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Articles: EU to put Service Sector Reform to the Test

Posted by admin on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 03:29 PM

	Plans to throw open Europe's vast services sector to tougher competition faces a crunch week as the European Parliament prepares to vote on hotly contested new legislation. Read full article: 'EU to put Service Sector Reform to the Test'

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Articles: New Campaign Seeks to Calm Germans' Anglomania

Posted by admin on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 03:18 PM

	The use of foreign words in German is nothing new, but more and more Anglicisms are creeping in, upsetting some language mavens. The new "Living German" campaign advocates finding German equivalents of English words. Read full article: 'New Campaign Seeks to Calm Germans' Anglomania'

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Articles: Politicians Want Migrants to be Put to the Test

Posted by admin on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 03:14 PM

	The German government will again debate the possibility of nationwide citizenship tests for migrants in a special Bundestag session Monday. Read full article: 'Politicians Want Migrants to be Put to the Test'

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Articles: German public sector strikes spread

Posted by admin on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 03:11 PM

	A series of public sector strikes that began one week ago has been extended to 10 of Germany's 16 states. Read full article: 'German public sector strikes spread'

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Articles: More Diesels Needed in Land of Goethe and Schiller

Posted by admin on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 03:10 PM

	Germany is suffering from a lack of 15,000 engineers. Making the profession more appealing could be a boon for German companies and help boost the economy, according to one of the country's engineering groups. Read full article: 'More Diesels Needed in Land of Goethe and Schiller'

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