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Credit wheels keep rolling in July

BUSINESS’ credit appetite stayed strong last month, while consumers remained cautious, causing the...

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French debate: First it was burqas, now burgers

FLEURY-MEROGIS, France – The bacon is gone from the bacon burgers, replaced by smoked turkey. At a...

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SA strike loggerhead persists

JOHANNESBURG – Striking South African state workers staged a protest march yesterday after...

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Industrialised world risks ‘lost decade’

PARIS – With momentum sputtering in many countries, economists fear the industrialised world is...

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High uranium price to fuel Rössing South’s Husab mine

A REBOUND in the uranium spot price next year and the emergence of the Rössing South uranium...

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Namcor’s ambitious downstream dreams

NAMCOR is negotiating with the Botswana government to supply fuel to the country as the state-owned...

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FAO cuts 2010 global grain forecast

MILAN – Global wheat output is forecast to fall to 646 million tonnes this year, down five per cent...

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Trade barriers to threaten food security

AFRICAN countries should eliminate trade barriers to achieve food security on the continent, the...

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South Africa must open up grain market

DURBAN – South African maize farmers are going to suffer as long as there are only limited markets...

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Africa Business Briefs

Eskom in PPA with IPSA JOHANNESBURG – The IPSA Group said that its subsidiary Newcastle...

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