Topic: Science and Technology

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Bank review to give rates clue

Posted by Admin on Monday, May 14, 2007 - 07:17 AM

	THE South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Review and retail sales figures this week will give domestic markets something to chew on as they wait for the bank’s interest rate decision next month. Read full article: 'Bank review to give rates clue'

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Articles: Carbon challenge for JSE’s top-40 firms

Posted by Admin on Monday, May 14, 2007 - 07:13 AM

	THE top-40 listed companies on the JSE will participate in a carbon disclosure project (CDP) over the next two weeks to determine the impact of business practices on the environment. Read full article: 'Carbon challenge for JSE’s top-40 firms'

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Articles: Foretaste of strike action from Cosatu

Posted by Admin on Monday, May 14, 2007 - 07:06 AM

	SOUTH Africans will feel the first effects of the impasse in salary negotiations between public service unions and the government today as some unions affiliated to the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) begin a work-to-rule campaign. Read full article: 'Foretaste of strike action from Cosatu'

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Articles: Joost reveals five new investors

Posted by Admin on Sunday, May 13, 2007 - 03:26 PM

	Joost, the on-demand video service from the founders of Skype, has raised $45m (£22.8m) from five investors including the broadcasters CBS and Viacom. Read full article: 'Joost reveals five new investors'

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Articles: Germany Reports Biggest Tax Surplus in Modern History

Posted by Admin on Sunday, May 13, 2007 - 09:12 AM

	Germany says it expects its biggest tax surplus for half a century as the economy once derided as the "sick man of Europe" reaps the benefits from buoyant growth and moderate reforms. Read full article: 'Germany Reports Biggest Tax Surplus in Modern History'

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Articles: Galileo firms miss key deadline

Posted by Admin on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 03:26 PM

	The private consortium asked to run Europe's satellite navigation system, Galileo, has missed a key EU deadline for moving the project forward. Read full article: 'Galileo firms miss key deadline'

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Articles: Yukos final assets fetch $3.9bn

Posted by Admin on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 03:05 PM

	The last assets of Russia's bankrupt oil company Yukos, including its HQ, have been sold to little-known firm Paran for 100bn roubles ($3.9bn; £2bn). Read full article: 'Yukos final assets fetch $3.9bn'

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Articles: Painting of first A380 for Singapore Airlines completed

Posted by Admin on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 12:16 PM

	With the distinctive blue and gold logo and the name "Singapore Airlines" across 33 metres of the aircraft fuselage, the world's first customer A380 aircraft rolled out of the paint hangar in Hamburg, Germany, on 2nd May 2007. Read full article: 'Painting of first A380 for Singapore Airlines completed'

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Articles: Comlux takes delivery of first outfitted Airbus A318 Elite

Posted by Admin on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 12:09 PM

	The first Airbus A318 Elite, complete with VIP cabin, has been handed over to Zurich-based VVIP charter company Comlux, marking the start of a new era in the evolution of the Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) Family. Read full article: 'Comlux takes delivery of first outfitted Airbus A318 Elite'

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Articles: Command Provident Fund in curatorship

Posted by Admin on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 11:02 AM

	JSE-listed security firm Command Holdings has been placed in the spotlight after the Pretoria High Court yesterday placed the Command Provident Fund under curatorship. Read full article: 'Command Provident Fund in curatorship'

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