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12. May 2009
Economic crisis to halve African GDP
The current economic crisis will have severe consequences for the African continent, cutting its expected GDP growth in half and ballooning its regional budget deficit, according to the 2009 African...
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12. May 2009
Cape Town names new mayor
Cape Town - The Democratic Alliance on Monday night named councillor Dan Plato as the new mayor of Cape Town. Ian Nielsen will be his deputy. Plato will move into the mayor's office on Tuesday, when...
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12. May 2009
SA bodies unite to present single Soccer World Cup message
THE International Marketing Council (IMC), the custodian of Brand SA, launched its 2010 Soccer World Cup campaign at the Tourism Indaba in Durban yesterday, focusing on both the domestic and African...
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12. May 2009
Game parks will benefit from 2010
ABOUT 15000 additional visitors to national parks during next year’s Soccer World Cup should generate more than R50m in revenue, South African National Parks (SANParks) tourism and marketing managing...
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12. May 2009
US will not reopen Sacu trade deal talks
THE US government said yesterday it would not revive talks on a free trade agreement with southern African countries. Free trade negotiations with Southern African Custom Union (Sacu) members SA,...
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12. May 2009
Rating agencies give Zuma benefit of doubt on policy
INTERNATIONAL rating agencies say it is too early to gauge whether SA’s new Cabinet will usher in significant shifts in economic policy, but for now they assume the new leaders will remain...
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11. May 2009
Mauritius joins the 2010 World Cup accommodation line-up
MAURITIUS has joined the 2010 World Cup Tour Operator Programme as a provider of top-line accommodation for visiting fans. The island nation is the latest country in the region to provide...
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