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Money Web Zimbabwe raises mining fees by up to 5,000% Today at 04:46:19 - Registration of diamond mining licenses will rise to $5m from $1m. Social media helps Zuma connect with SA Today at 04:46:18 - To find out what is troubling South Africans ahead of his State of the Nation address. Govt fails to pay schools for poor pupils Today at 04:46:18 - Provinces are obliged to pay compensation to schools. ANC mining tax 'reckless': DA Today at 04:46:18 - It would kill jobs and investment. ANC proposes changes to mining sector Today at 04:46:17 - Platinum, a strategic mineral, would be nationalised via "targeted interventions" Demographic dividend or demographic time bomb? Today at 04:17:26 - What will Africa’s youth bulge be – a boon or a bust? Nationalisation drum beats at Indaba Today at 04:17:26 - Minister insists the discussion must continue. Listed companies stagnate on BEE Today at 01:46:53 - And next year will be even tougher. PPI can bring benefits to those corporates which comply Today at 01:46:53 - JOHANNESBURG, January 26, 2012 – Saturday, 28 January 2012 marks international Data Privacy Day. The day highlights the impact technology is having on our privacy rights and underlines the importance ...	Mail & Guardian Online Eurozone refuses Greek rescue without reforms 05/02/2012 at 19:18:29 - Eurozone ministers have told Greece they could not go ahead with an agreed deal to restructure privately held debt until it guaranteed reforms. Asian trade flourishes for sanctions-hit Iran 05/02/2012 at 11:46:33 - China has become Iran's top trading partner as the sanctions against the Islamic republic have become progressively tougher. Eurozone ministers to continue 'tough' Greece talks 04/02/2012 at 11:46:36 - Finance ministers are to confer by telephone after 12 hours of talks in Athens failed to produce a breakthrough on a Greek bailout deal. Share a pic of your naked mom 03/02/2012 at 10:48:16 - A financial start-up will require your banking login details to decode your spending habits. A public Facebook 03/02/2012 at 10:48:14 - The site is expected to sell a 10% stake for as much as $10-billion but there are doubts about its value. Jobs shock puts pressure on EU 03/02/2012 at 10:48:12 - Developments in Spain and Portugal demand urgent attention.	News 24 Wealthy follow the trail to London 05/02/2012 at 16:16:59 - For wealthy South Africans who want to expand their property portfolio offshore, all roads lead to London. Science takes bull scarcity by the horns 05/02/2012 at 15:17:47 - Emerging farmers have only around 32 000 bulls for their million cows. It would be a logistical nightmare to purchase the quantity required and would simply be too expensive. Fraud case opened against Lekota 05/02/2012 at 14:15:58 - A fraud case has been opened against Cope leader Mosiuoa Lekota, days after he suspended party treasurer Hilda Ndude, reports the Sunday Times. Ships slow down and save, improve service 05/02/2012 at 13:15:52 - The Safmarine shipping line is in an industry that often sees the first signs of a struggling economy in the form of less freight being transported. Govt fails to pay schools for poor pupils 05/02/2012 at 12:47:37 - Some provincial education departments have failed to compensate schools which offer fee exemptions for poor pupils, reports the Sunday Times.
SA Good News Building confidence increased in 4Q2011 04/02/2012 at 01:15:33 - The FNB/BER building confidence index increased from 23 in 3Q2011 to 29 in 4Q2011, providing more evidence that the building sector is slowly beginning to recover, says Cees Bruggemans, chief econom ... Household finances improving 04/02/2012 at 01:15:33 - The decline in the number of civil judgments for debt shows household balance sheets are on the mend in South Africa, an Investec economist said on Friday. However, a substantial slowing in economic ... SA economy grows 1.4% 03/02/2012 at 01:17:20 - South Africa's economy slightly expanded to a growth rate of 1.4% in the third quarter of 2011, Statistics SA said on Tuesday. This was up from 1.3% in the previous quarter, said Gerhardt Bouwer, ex ... JSE outperforms most markets in 2011 03/02/2012 at 01:17:19 - Comparing year-end values, South Africa's stock exchange showed little movement overall in 2011, but held firm - and in doing so was one of the better performers in a turbulent year for equities wor ... SA banking system stable 02/02/2012 at 01:18:25 - Ratings agency Moody's has kept the outlook for South Africa's banking system stable, citing the continuation of benign macroeconomic conditions and solid capital buffers.	Business Day Reshuffle injects new blood into DA caucus 02/02/2012 at 08:21:58 - YESTERDAY’s shadow cabinet reshuffle signalled Democratic Alliance (DA) parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko’s intention to inject fresh blood into the party’s parliamentary operations. Water affairs appoints new director-general 02/02/2012 at 08:21:56 - AFTER almost 30 months without a director-general, the Department of Water Affairs has a new one: the former CE of Amatola Water, Maxwell Sirenya. Work to start shortly on new Tshwane city headquarters 01/02/2012 at 08:45:17 - IN THE next 10 days the Tshwane municipality will move into a new building to make way for construction of its "landmark city headquarters, wholly funded by the private sector", Tshwane mayor Kgosient ... Rail agency CEO rejects call to quit 01/02/2012 at 08:45:17 - PASSENGER Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) CEO Lucky Montana has dismissed calls by the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) for his suspension, just weeks before the agency embarks on a ... Editors warn of danger of state control 01/02/2012 at 08:45:17 - HIGH-profile editors from SA’s biggest newspapers threw their weight behind self-regulation yesterday, saying any other form of regulation would open the door to state control over the media.	RTT News Reports: Vodafone, Largo Call Off Talks On Merging Greek Operations Today at 05:17:31 - British telecom giant Vodafone Group plc (VOD, VOD.L) has called off its talks with Largo Ltd. about merging their operations in Greece, according to media reports on Sunday. The talks are said to hav ... Romney Wins Nevada Republican Caucus 05/02/2012 at 06:13:08 - Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney Saturday claimed his second straight victory of the GOP presidential nominating contest, winning the Nevada caucuses in commanding fashion Saturday. Romney w ... Micron CEO Appleton Dies In Plane Crash 04/02/2012 at 03:13:36 - Memory chip maker Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) said Friday that its chairman and chief executive officer Steve Appleton died this morning in a small plane accident in Boise. He was 51. Upbeat Jobs Data Leads To Rally On Wall Street 04/02/2012 at 00:13:23 - After turning in a lackluster performance in the previous session, stocks showed a substantial upward move during trading on Friday, as traders reacted positively to a much better than expected report ... Obama Warns Congress Against Actions That Could Hamper Economic Recove... 03/02/2012 at 22:12:24 - President Barack Obama seemed pleased with the better than expected employment numbers released Friday but warned Congress about actions that could slow down the recovery. Speaking at a fire statio ...
CityWire Sunday Papers: Barclays’ profit set for £6bn 05/02/2012 at 08:13:37 - And Reckitt Benckiser is set to ditch quarterly reporting of profits amid fears that the long-term growth of the company is under threat. Saturday Papers: Nasdaq jumps to 11-year high on surge in US jobs 04/02/2012 at 07:13:14 - The report showed that 243,000 Americans found work in January, helping to drive the unemployment rate down to 8.3% from 8.5% in December. Silver needs 'a new group of investors' to keep surging higher 03/02/2012 at 19:13:50 - Silver sprinted ahead 17% higher in January, making it the best performer of all precious metals but the metal will need to attract new investors to keep up its performance US jobs boost triggers FTSE buying spree 03/02/2012 at 19:13:49 - (Update) Better than expected US non-farm payrolls data crown a strong week for markets. Sipp: how to pick a self-invested pension plan 03/02/2012 at 18:13:19 - Want more control over your pension investments? Then read our guide to self-invested pension plans (Sipps).