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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:11:49 GMT+00:00

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ASA Metals deal 'stinks'
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COSATU general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says claims that Julius Malema and other politically connected individuals could benefit from the sale of a state-owned mining stake were "damaging" and "a setback for the nationalisation debate". ...
R250m mine deal for JuliusCitizen
Malema linked to R250m mining dealFin24
Malema and millions in mining dealPrimedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:05:36 GMT+00:00

Taxis could be deregistered if left unchanged
Independent Online
More than 2 000 new taxis are unsafe for passengers and require modification, but no one seems prepared to pay for the changes. Taxi owners say they followed all the correct procedures in buying the vehicles "in ...

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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:52:24 GMT+00:00

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Asian Currencies Weaken as Wen Rebuffs Calls for Stronger Yuan
BusinessWeek
March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Asian currencies fell the most in a month after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao rebuffed calls for a stronger yuan, damping expectations that the region's central banks will allow further appreciation. ...
China PM defends assertive trade, foreign policyThe Associated Press
China's Wen Jiabao rebuffs US on letting yuan appreciate against dollarWashington Post
AT A GLANCE: CHINA NPC: Premier Defends Yuan ValuationWall Street Journal
MarketWatch -Telegraph.co.uk -Financial Times
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:05:47 GMT+00:00

Times LIVE

Koeberg to have scheduled shutdown
Fin24
Johannesburg - Electricity utility Eskom said on Saturday both units of nuclear power station Koeberg will be shut down for maintenance work. The power utility said Koeberg has identified a possible risk related to the system that takes in sea water to ...
Koeberg set for shutdownsTimes LIVE
S.Africa's Eskom to fix power plant before W.CupReuters South Africa
South African Nuclear Plant to Close for World Cup MaintenanceBusinessWeek
The South African Star -Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News -Times LIVE
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:03:54 GMT+00:00

MTN: Share price may climb 30% - Barron's
Business Report
MTN, Africa's largest cellular operator, might rise as much as 30 percent in the next 12 to 18 months as the wireless market expanded on the continent, Barron's reported on Saturday. MTN looked attractive after its shares fell due to a strong rand and ...
Savvis seen emerging from hard times -- Barron'sReuters
MTN Group shrs may jump sharply in next 18 mos -Barron'sInteractive Investor
La-Z-Boy shares could climb - Barron'sReuters
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:14:45 GMT+00:00

SA slips to number four in gold output
Business Report
By Wiseman Khuzwayo South Africa has slipped down to fourth position on the global ranking of gold production, with its production falling by 1.8 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, compared with the third quarter. This is according to figures ...

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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:09:25 GMT+00:00

$1bn oil windfall fund disbursed
Business Report
NIGERIA'S Acting President Goodluck Jonathan had approved the disbursal of a further $1 billion (R7.4bn) from the country's windfall oil savings fund on Friday, leaving about $4.1bn in the account, government officials said. "The acting president has ...
Nigerian state oil company will privatize: reportMarketWatch
Privatise the refineries nowThe Punch
Oil Reforms: NNPC Opens Talks with Foreign BanksTHISDAY
Telegraph.co.uk -The Punch -THISDAY
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:40:34 GMT+00:00

Reuters South Africa

Egypt's OCI says unit wins $1.3 bln joint venture
Reuters South Africa
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) said BESIX Group, in which it has a 50 percent stake, has won a $1.3 billion contract to build a medical centre in Abu Dhabi in a joint venture with South Korea's Samsung C&T. ...
Besix-Samsung JV in $1.29bn Abu Dhabi dealTrade Arabia

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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:15:41 GMT+00:00

A steel at the price
Mail & Guardian Online
Kumba Iron Ore appears to have dealt steel giant ArcelorMittal South Africa another body blow in the ongoing battle between the two companies. The Mail & Guardian understands that Kumba has applied for a 21% share in the mining rights to the Sishen ...
Letters: Eskom plan little more than a finger in the dykeTimes LIVE
Kumba talks on Sishen rights continueSteelGuru

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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:12:09 GMT+00:00

Proactive Investors Australia

Lots of bulls in China's shop
Mineweb
The latest economic figures from China have put pressure on the dollar and boosted a number of high-yielding currencies, including the Australian dollar and the South African rand. Commodities have reacted accordingly. Export growth in February was ...
China Converts Its Trillions USD Reserves to Gold?ChinaStakes.com
Use Gold to Protect Wealth and Store of Value.Before It's News
China may unlock its Dollar reserves to buy GoldCommodity Online
Seeking Alpha (blog)
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