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2010-03-11 05:41	AllAfrica.com	Zimbabwe: Zuma Lobbies IMF to Resume Lending to Country South African President Jacob Zuma has told the International Monetary Fund to resume lending to Zimbabwe as he continues the battle to end the illegal economic sanctions against Zimbabwe....
2010-03-11 05:41	AllAfrica.com	South Africa: Pamodzi Sells 77 Percent Stake in Foodcorp PAMODZI Investment Holdings yesterday sold its 77% stake in Foodcorp, the maker of Ouma rusks, Glenryck pilchards and Blue Ribbon bread, for more than R500m....
2010-03-11 05:41	AllAfrica.com	South Africa: Strengthening Rand Threatens KWV Performance in Europe THE strengthening of the rand negatively affected wine and brandy producer KWV's performance in the six months to December, and the group is likely to face the same challenge in the second half of the financial year....
2010-03-11 05:01	AllAfrica.com	Uganda: Damaged Kabarole Bridges Blamed On Politics Political interference should be blamed for the destruction of bridges in Kabarole, the Chief Administrative Officer, Mr Juma Nyende, has said. The bridges that were washed away last week include Mahoma, Igasa, Karambi-Kiguma, Kitengya and Kyakijara all in Burahya and Bunyangabu counties making transport difficult....
2010-03-11 04:41	AllAfrica.com	South Africa: N1 South Highway Closed to Traffic The N1 south bound highway is likely to be closed for most of the day following last night's accident between two trucks and three other vehicles....
2010-03-11 04:41	AllAfrica.com	Uganda: UNRA Warns Contractors Companies that delay to start work after winning contracts will be blacklisted, the roads agency has warned. "Any firm awarded a contract must start and complete the project as stipulated....
2010-03-11 04:40	Business Report (IOL)	MTN 'struggling' with South African operations
2010-03-11 04:40	Business Report (IOL)	Tender prices row threatens 'buy SA' bid
2010-03-11 04:40	Business Report (IOL)	SA government to reject winelands mining bid-paper
2010-03-11 03:41	AllAfrica.com	Namibia: Tullow Oil Loses Control Over Kudu RUSSIAN gas giant Gazprom and Namcor have partnered up to muscle out Tullow Oil as the main shareholder in the Kudu gas field, securing 54 per cent of the interest in the multibillion-dollar offshore energy project....
2010-03-11 03:41	AllAfrica.com	Namibia: Air Namibia 'Bypasses' Pilot Licensing Rules PRESSURE by a senior manager of Air Namibia to falsify information for a South African to get a local flying licence led to the sudden resignation of a flight instructor at the national airline....
2010-03-11 03:41	AllAfrica.com	South Africa: Stoke Competition, Says IMF Chief LACK of competition was a much bigger challenge for SA's economy than the level of the rand, the MD of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss-Kahn, said yesterday....
2010-03-11 03:41	AllAfrica.com	Namibia: Sugar, Milk Freed From VAT SUGAR and fresh milk will be VAT zero-rated soon, according to an amendment to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act tabled in Parliament yesterday....
2010-03-11 03:41	AllAfrica.com	South Africa: Metropolitan Boosts its Final Dividend LIFE assurance group Metropolitan Holdings raised its final dividend after growing embedded value by about 6% to R17,09 per share in the year to December....
2010-03-11 03:41	AllAfrica.com	Southern Africa: SA Unit to be Regional Hub for Mercedes Bus Sales DAIMLER Buses Germany, a division of Daimler, has given the South African unit the green light to export buses and coaches to southern African markets, following a capital injection into the local plant that has led to the expansion of the bus line....
2010-03-11 03:41	AllAfrica.com	South Africa: Pinnacle Point Warns of Year-End Headline Loss PINNACLE Point Group, the property development group, has warned shareholders it is going to report a headline loss for the year to February 28....
2010-03-11 03:41	AllAfrica.com	Botswana: Chinese Take Major Stake in New Power Project In response to delays in the Mmamabula Energy Project (MEP), Chinese energy and mining titan Golden Concord Holdings Limited has snapped up a controlling equity in the 300-megawatt power station being developed by CIC Energy....
2010-03-11 03:41	AllAfrica.com	Botswana: Debswana Studies Plant's Feasibility A feasibility study into the proposed Orapa No. 3 plant is expected to be complete by year end, which could pave way for the development of a 12 million tonne per annum high-tech facility....
2010-03-11 03:41	AllAfrica.com	Zimbabwe: How New Empowerment Laws Will Affect Business Zimbabwe's new empowerment law that compels foreign-owned companies to give-up a 51% stake in their businesses to black Zimbabweans was greeted with shock by investors when first announced....
2010-03-11 03:41	AllAfrica.com	Africa: New Oil to Flow From Continent's Hotspots The power balance in Africa's crude oil production landscape is set to shift in the near future as a number of new oilfields come online....
2010-03-11 03:02	AllAfrica.com	South Africa: Zuma Finally Declares Financial Interests PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma yesterday finally declared his financial interests but it is still unclear what the interests are....
2010-03-11 03:02	AllAfrica.com	Botswana: Govt Opposes Kenya on Ivory Sales Moratorium Botswana's government is totally against Kenya's plans of a 20-year moratorium on ivory trading....
2010-03-11 02:41	AllAfrica.com	Zambia: Chinese Visit Pays Off for Country ZAMBIA has secured a concessional loan of US$ 1 billion from the government of China for investment in development projects in hydro power, housing, road infrastructure and other sectors....
2010-03-11 02:41	AllAfrica.com	Zambia: Market Country to European Investors, RB Urges Czech Republic PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has said the Czech Republic should help market Zambia to European investors, saying the country has huge investment potential....
2010-03-11 02:01	AllAfrica.com	South Africa: Zuma Declares Financial Interests After 245 Days in Office PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma yesterday finally declared his financial interests but it is still unclear what the interests are....
2010-03-11 01:41	AllAfrica.com	South Africa: State Tender Prices Row Threatens 'Buy SA' Bid A tussle between the Treasury and the Department of Trade and Industry about local companies getting preferential treatment over foreign rivals in state procurement could scupper one of the pillars of the department's new industrial policy action plan, if not resolved soon....
2010-03-11 01:00	Business Report (IOL)	Eskom's secret price deals cause a furore
2010-03-11 00:41	AllAfrica.com	Rwanda: Kagame Addresses Common Wealth Business Council President Kagame, attended a lunch held in his honour at the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC), in London yesterday, and addressed the business members of the Commonwealth for the first time since Rwanda joined the Commonwealth....
2010-03-11 00:41	AllAfrica.com	Zimbabwe: Zuma Lobbies IMF On Zim South African President Jacob Zuma has told the International Monetary Fund to resume lending to Zimbabwe as he continues the battle to end the illegal economic sanctions against Zimbabwe....
2010-03-10 22:00	Business Report (IOL)	SA's Freedom Charter to go under hammer
2010-03-10 21:40	Business Report (IOL)	Tackle structural issues, Strauss-Kahn urges SA
2010-03-10 21:40	Business Report (IOL)	For the record
2010-03-10 21:40	Business Report (IOL)	President finally declares interests
2010-03-10 21:40	Business Report (IOL)	Winelands minerals bid 'likely to fail'
2010-03-10 21:40	Business Report (IOL)	Taxi recap costs rocket
2010-03-10 21:40	Business Report (IOL)	SA Taxi Finance eyes van converts
2010-03-10 21:40	Business Report (IOL)	Metropolitan struggles to find traction and partner in Kenya
2010-03-10 21:40	Business Report (IOL)	SA's Fredom Charter to go under hammer
2010-03-10 19:40	AllAfrica.com	Kenya: How Money Meant for Land Was Shared Out The Sh283 million that was meant to buy land for a cemetery in Mavoko was transferred to various individuals and firms from a joint account operated by three law firms....
2010-03-10 19:01	AllAfrica.com	Kenya: Fight Graft, Not Tribe The Nairobi City Council and Ministry of Local Government cemetery land purchase scandal brings to focus once again, questions about the national commitment to the fight against corruption....
2010-03-10 17:42	AllAfrica.com	Kenya: Farmers to Access Crop Insurance Via Mobile Phones An insurance product that caters for farmers' inputs like fertilizers and certified seeds is being delivered through the use of mobile phone....
2010-03-10 17:01	AllAfrica.com	Zimbabwe: IMF Chief Says Aid for Country Not Possible Yet The head of the global financial lending body, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has said it is still not prepared to offer Zimbabwe any new loans, citing the ongoing political crisis in the country....
2010-03-10 15:41	AllAfrica.com	Botswana: Country Opposes Kenya on Ivory Sales Moratorium Botswana government it is totally against Kenya's plans of a 20-year moratorium on ivory trading....
2010-03-10 15:01	AllAfrica.com	Nigeria: Task Force on Niger-Delta Destroys Illegal Refineries, Arrests 6 Suspected Oil Thieves The Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger-Delta have destroyed fresh 500 illegal crude oil refineries and arrested six suspected oil thieves at Egbekebor and Gbelekumor communities in Delta State....
2010-03-10 14:41	AllAfrica.com	Africa: African Leaders Support Agribusiness Development Plan at UN-Backed Conference High-level representatives from 44 African countries wrapped up a United Nations-backed conference in Nigeria today with the approval of an ambitious plan to generate employment, income and food security across the continent through agribusiness....
2010-03-10 11:40	Business Report (IOL)	Wholesale inventories fall while sales increase
2010-03-10 11:40	Business Report (IOL)	Uasa welcomes ANC labour broker turnabout
2010-03-10 11:40	Business Report (IOL)	Inflation targeting is right for SA - IMF
2010-03-10 11:40	Business Report (IOL)	Strong rand bad news for SA wool prices
2010-03-10 10:42	AllAfrica.com	Kenya: PTA Bank Gets Sh3.8 Billion Funding PTA Bank has received a loan facility of $50 million (Sh3.8 billion) from a consortium of international financiers for on-lending to small and medium sized corporate clients....


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