Topic: Science and Technology

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Madagascar's legalised gold miners

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 09:51 AM

	Lauren Rakotondramara sits under the shade of a tree by the Ikopa river, chewing on a piece of sugar cane. Read full article: 'Madagascar's legalised gold miners'

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Articles: Cost of maize in Zimbabwe to rise

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 09:46 AM

	The cost of maize, a basic food staple, in Zimbabwe will rise seven-fold, the country's government has announced. Read full article: 'Cost of maize in Zimbabwe to rise'

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Articles: ‘Use it or lose it’ option looms for the holders of mine prospecting rights

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 09:43 AM

	THE minerals and energy department had started to investigate whether holders of prospecting rights were actively exploring their prospecting areas and, if they were not, would cancel those rights, director-general Sandile Nogxina said last week. Read full article: '‘Use it or lose it’ option looms for the holders of mine prospecting rights'

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Articles: Sovereign aims to double output as appetite for chicken grows

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 09:41 AM

	POULTRY producer Sovereign Food Investments aimed to grab a bigger slice of the local chicken industry as it moved into phase two of its expansion plan, it said. Read full article: ' Sovereign aims to double output as appetite for chicken grows'

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Articles: Food prices stoke inflation surge

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 09:38 AM

	ECONOMISTS do not expect the Reserve Bank to raise rates at its next monetary policy meeting, after the latest inflation figures showed price pressures at the factory gate are gaining momentum. Read full article: 'Food prices stoke inflation surge'

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Articles: Trade deficit ‘may have peaked’

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 09:30 AM

	SA’s trade deficit widened slightly to R2,7bn in March after narrowing to R2,67bn in February, says the South African Revenue Service (SARS). Read full article: 'Trade deficit ‘may have peaked’'

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Articles: Revised Alex Forbes bid rolls back the sceptics

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 09:27 AM

	ALEXANDER Forbes, SA’s largest retirement fund administrator, says 64% of shareholders now back an amended R8,8bn private equity buyout bid led by Actis Capital, inching support closer to the 75% required to seal the deal. Read full article: 'Revised Alex Forbes bid rolls back the sceptics'

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Articles: German Unemployment Mark Sinks Below Four Million

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 06:59 AM

	The number of unemployed people in Germany, the eurozone's biggest economy, dipped below the politically and psychologically key mark of 4 million in April, with a positive trend among the jobless under the age of 25. Read full article: 'German Unemployment Mark Sinks Below Four Million'

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Articles: Trade and industry document seeks right chemistry for SA

Posted by Admin on Monday, April 30, 2007 - 11:34 AM

	THE government is looking at boosting the chemicals sector to help secure for SA a bigger slice of the global chemicals cake, estimated to be worth $3-trillion. Read full article: 'Trade and industry document seeks right chemistry for SA'

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Articles: Bill has SA banks staring at new tasks

Posted by Admin on Monday, April 30, 2007 - 11:32 AM

	BANKS must brace themselves for another round of compliance exercises and redrafting, says Bridget Godbeer, an associate at law firm Deneys Reitz. Read full article: 'Bill has SA banks staring at new tasks'

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