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30. January 2009
VW-SA to shed 400 jobs
Volkswagen SA will shed up to 400 jobs, the car manufacturer said on Friday. "Employees have been invited by the company to apply for the voluntary separation package," spokesperson Bill Stephens...
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30. January 2009
SA will survive global finance crisis, says Motlanthe
South Africans have survived situations far worse than the current global economic crisis, President Kgalema Mothlante said at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday evening. "It will not be...
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29. January 2009
Government Ahead of ARV Targets
Health Minister Barbara Hogan said the government was ahead of its target of providing antiretroviral treatment to people with HIV and Aids, SABC radio news reported on Wednesday. Hogan said over the...
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29. January 2009
Obama presses South Africa on Zimbabwe
US President Barack Obama spoke by phone with South African President Kgalema Motlanthe and said Pretoria had an important role to play in helping resolve Zimbabwe's political crisis, the White House...
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29. January 2009
SANParks signs over rooms to World Cup fans
SOUTH African National Parks (SANParks) is to play a key role in accommodating 2010 Soccer World Cup fans, having signed 30% of its room inventory over to Match, the Fifa-appointed company that...
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29. January 2009
Manuel remains positive about SA economic growth
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel, who is attending the annual World Economic Forum in the Swiss mountain resort, has maintained that South Africa's economic growth will be constrained but will be...
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29. January 2009
Big rate cut expected as inflation plummets
SA’s main inflation rates dived more steeply than expected last month, driven by a sharp fall in fuel prices and backing the case for a full percentage point cut in interest rates next week. The...
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