Topic: PostNuke

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Climate 'warmest for millennium'

Posted by admin on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 09:04 AM

	In the late 20th Century, the northern hemisphere experienced its most widespread warmth for 1,200 years, according to the journal Science. Read full article: 'Climate 'warmest for millennium''

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Articles: Takeover talk drives up Telkom, Didata shares

Posted by admin on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 09:01 AM

	PHONE monopoly Telkom hinted yesterday it may be in the market for tech company Didata, driving up the share prices of both companies despite Didata dismissing any takeover bid as both unexpected and unwelcome. Read full article: 'Takeover talk drives up Telkom, Didata shares'

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Articles: Mbeki backs Phumzile on Dubai holiday flight

Posted by admin on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 08:59 AM

	CAPE TOWN — President Thabo Mbeki yesterday broke his silence on the charges that Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka abused state resources on her holiday to Dubai, insisting that the security and transport supplied by the state were legitimate. Read full article: 'Mbeki backs Phumzile on Dubai holiday flight'

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Articles: Lesotho scraps tax to boost rag trade

Posted by admin on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 08:53 AM

	LESOTHO Finance Minister Timothy Thahane yesterday announced a zero tax rate on certain of its clothing exporters in a move intended to diversify the country’s export range. Read full article: 'Lesotho scraps tax to boost rag trade'

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Articles: German Soldiers in Afghanistan Deal With Muslim Rage

Posted by admin on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 08:52 AM

	NATO soldiers stationed in Afghanistan are among those taking the heat of Muslim anger about the Mohammed caricatures which appeared in various European newspapers. How worried should they be? Read full article: 'German Soldiers in Afghanistan Deal With Muslim Rage'

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Articles: New audit landscape, new roles

Posted by admin on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 08:48 AM

	THE accounting landscape has changed post-Enron and is changing the roles of directors, auditors, audit committees and investors, says Jim Turley, global chairman and CEO of Ernst & Young. Read full article: 'New audit landscape, new roles'

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Articles: Trade slump less than usual for January

Posted by admin on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 08:46 AM

	TRADE conditions deteriorated last month — but the downturn was less pronounced than is usual for January, says the latest trade activity index, released by the South African Chamber of Business (Sacob) yesterday. Read full article: 'Trade slump less than usual for January'

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Articles: Strong rand may upstage revival in manufacturing

Posted by admin on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 08:44 AM

	MANUFACTURING production in December rose to its highest level in eight months, fuelled by strong consumer spending in the domestic economy, according to figures released yesterday by Statistics SA. Read full article: 'Strong rand may upstage revival in manufacturing'

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Articles: SA to reopen Machel crash probe

Posted by admin on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 08:42 AM

	South Africa is to reopen an investigation into a plane crash 20 years ago that killed the then President of Mozambique, Samora Machel. Read full article: 'SA to reopen Machel crash probe'

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Articles: Uganda 'draining Lake Victoria'

Posted by admin on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 08:41 AM

	Uganda has been taking more water than agreed from Lake Victoria to generate power, accounting for half of the drop in the lake's levels, a report says. Read full article: 'Uganda 'draining Lake Victoria''

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