Cape Town News Links of 17 June 2008
South Africa: Province And City
AllAfrica.com, Washington - 3 hours ago
LAST week’s flurry of unnecessary legal action in the Cape Town High Court produced the type of compromise a primary school child might have come up with …
Skwatsha attacker in court News24
AllAfrica.com, Washington - 3 hours ago
LAST week’s flurry of unnecessary legal action in the Cape Town High Court produced the type of compromise a primary school child might have come up with …
Skwatsha attacker in court News24
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Vacancies at Iziko Museums of Cape Town
ArtslinkNews, South Africa - 13 minutes ago Iziko Museums of Cape Town are African museums of excellence that empower and inspire all people to celebrate and respect our diverse heritage. … |
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We’ve been shamed - Mbeki
News24, South Africa - 23 hours ago Cape Town - President Thabo Mbeki on Monday called on the youth of the country to stand up against perpetrators of xenophobic violence. … Mbeki admits xenophobic shame afrol News Attacks on foreigners shameful: Mbeki SABC News South African president urges youth to oppose xenophobia Xinhua People’s Daily Online - Business Day |
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SA wins International Publishers Association Congress bid
Bizcommunity.com, South Africa - 3 hours ago The announcement that Cape Town and the Western Cape won the bid was made on Friday, 13 June 2008, on the eve of this year’s Cape Town Book Fair at the Cape … Book Fair or Book Foul? The Times |
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Cop shoots girlfriend then kills himself
Independent Online, South Africa - 2 hours ago A police reserve sergeant in Kuils River shot and killed his girlfriend and then shot himself dead, Cape Town police said on Tuesday. … |
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South African Manufacturing Confidence Drops to 7 1/2-Year Low
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago … quarter from 46 in the previous three months, the bureau, based at the University of Stellenbosch near Cape Town, said in an e-mailed statement today. … |
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GeoAfrica 2009 to take place in Cape Town
Fibre2fashion.com, India - 22 hours ago Geoafrica 2009 will present a forum for consulting engineers, manufacturers, installers and academics to exchange information about current and potential … |
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Rocking ’n Rowland down in old SA
The Times, South Africa - 15 hours ago And she isn’t done — Rowland wants to visit Cape Town and have a real South African braai. The Destiny’s Child singer and successful solo artist arrived in … |
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Plettenberg Bay: South Africa’s playground
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 22 hours ago It’s Plettenberg Bay rather than Cape Town that attracts the jet set these days. Douglas Rogers reports from the region that has gone into status overdrive. … |
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Cape relief agencies ready to help the needy
Cape Times (subscription), South Africa - 4 hours ago The cold front that afflicted Cape Town last week shows no signs of weakening. Weather forecaster Keith Moir warned of strong winds and waning temperatures … |
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Schalk back in Bok training
News24, South Africa - 7 hours ago Cape Town - Springbok flank Schalk Burger showed no signs of discomfort when he joined the training session in Green Point on Monday afternoon. … Schalla’s back Keo.co.za |
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Mandela urges South Africans to put aside racial differences
AFP - 16 hours ago … class, religious community or gender among South Africans,” he said in the video aired in Cape Town as part of Youth Day activities. … |
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Growing the Cape’s Capacity
Cape Business News, South Africa - 15 hours ago “In the last few months we have seen an increase in the demand for our services in terms of air and power, that we supply to Cape Town’s marine and offshore … |
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Growth is on the horizon in Country Foods deal
Business Report, South Africa - 8 hours ago By Tom Robbins Cape Town - Country Foods expected its acquisition of ethnic food supplier The Mediterranean to deliver both cost savings and margin … |
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Free apartment for lucky purchasers
The South African, UK - 56 minutes ago Purchasers in several exciting property developments in Cape Town, South Africa stand the chance of winning their property purchase absolutely free… for … |
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50 Cent Proves His International Stardom On G-Unit’s Tour Of …
MTV.com - 15 hours ago We had seen dozens of fans in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa, often outside the hotels, earlier in the week. In Soweto, a group of about 40 or 50 … |
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No illusions for Mallett
iAfrica.com, South Africa - 5 hours ago Italy head coach Nick Mallett will look to identify some talent for the future when his charges take on the mighty Springboks in Cape Town this coming … Mallett: Boks pose huge hurdle News24 Mallett returns home with Italy The Times Mallett misses key players TVNZ Planet Rugby - News24 |
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PdV to make Burger call
sarugby.com, South Africa - 6 hours ago Peter de Villiers has sorted out the captaincy issue ahead of Saturday’s one-off Test against Italy in Cape Town, but the Bok coach is still weighing up … Briefs 2-Matfield to lead South Africa against Italy Reuters.uk Concern over Boks’ poor performance against Wales Sowetan Butch rested for Italy Test News24 New Zealand Herald - SABC News |
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Clickatell Helps Retail Industry Increase In-Store Promotion …
WebitPR (press release), UK - 3 hours ago Redwood City, CA; Cape Town, South Africa; June 17, 2008 – Clickatell, leading provider of global mobile messaging solutions, today announced it was chosen … |
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The inner circle
Tonight, South Africa - 8 hours ago Marco Gomes, the bassist, leads me to the dining room, where we discuss why the Witbank band are now in Cape Town. “Our contract with David Gresham ended. … |
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Husband and wife jailed for tax fraud
Legalbrief (subscription), South Africa - 7 hours ago A Cape Town husband and wife have been sentenced for a combined 14 years for multi-million rand tax fraud. Petronella and Stephanus Eksteen were prosecuted … |
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Demanding Dolosse
Cape Business News, South Africa - 15 hours ago The 956 dolosse have to be transported for about 100 kilometres from the Concrete Units plant in Airport Industria, near Cape Town International Airport, … |
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Images of confident young dancers a delight to behold
Tonight, South Africa - 7 hours ago A varied programme presented by Cape Junior Ballet with guest artist from Cape Town City Ballet. At the Baxter Theatre. At a time when many youngsters tend … |
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FX Unlimited takes first Tiger
L&Si Online (press release), UK - 3 hours ago South Africa - FX Unlimited is a busy lighting rental and production facility based in Cape Town, and also a prolific user of Avolites control. … |
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A jump start for reading
Dispatch Online, South Africa - 9 hours ago This project is the beneficiary of the opening banquet for the Cape Town Book Fair, which started last Wednesday and ends today. … |
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Fishing industry rallies around leukaemia patient
The Herald Eastern Cape, South Africa - 6 hours ago For the past few weeks, the Forlee couple have been in the forefront of raising funds for Swart, who is in hospital in Cape Town. … |
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A chef from South Africa introduces foodies to her country’s …
Lucknow Newsline, India - 12 hours ago A sizeable population of ethnic Indians and Malays in Cape Town has influenced the local cuisine. Mitchell informs of the large number of Indian restaurant … |
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‘I hope Sharks fans don’t turn on me’
Independent Online, South Africa - 8 hours ago “A decade ago I might have been given a warm welcome in the bottom of the rucks, but rugby has changed,” he said on Monday from Cape Town. … Willem returns to his roots sarugby.com |
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Proposed landfill site causes tension
Legalbrief (subscription), South Africa - 4 hours ago A battle is looming between Melkbosstrand and Atlantis residents and the City of Cape Town and the provincial government about the 500ha landfill site being … |
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18 teens rescued from mountain
News24.com, South Africa - 23 hours ago Cape Town - Eighteen Western Cape teenagers were rescued from Table Mountain on Monday morning, the Table Mountain National Park said. … |
 iAfrica.com |
Triumphant homecoming
iAfrica.com, South Africa - 2 hours ago … name-checking Barney Simon to playing alongside the childhood friend who taught him guitar, their Cape Town show is a wild celebration of their origins. … |
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Millions spent protecting trees
Legalbrief (subscription), South Africa - 4 hours ago … forest in the Tsitsikamma area where 14km of the N2 highway between Port Elizabeth and Cape Town is being upgradedm says a report in The Herald. … |
iAfrica.com |
Voight is ‘24′ baddie
iAfrica.com, South Africa - 5 hours ago It is believed that the prequel episode, to be shown in the US in November, is currently being filmed in Cape Town. “I am thrilled and excited about being … |
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NEWSPAPERS JOBS OFFERED
Bizcommunity.com, South Africa - 5 hours ago MyWeek, a fast paced Media24 lifestyle magazine, requires the services of a dynamic senior designer in their Cape Town office. The ideal candidate will have … |
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Kansas City students teachers prepare for South Africa trip
Hays Daily News, KS - 20 hours ago The Central Middle School students will leave Thursday morning with their former teachers for a six-day science conference in Cape Town, South Africa. … |
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Unemployment biggest challenge facing youth: DA
SABC News, South Africa - 20 hours ago Leader of the DA and mayor of Cape Town, Helen Zille, says unemployment remains the biggest challenge for the country’s young people, 70% of them are … |
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Kansas City students and former teachers preparing for trip to …
KWCH, KS - 18 hours ago (AP) - Seven south Kansas City eighth-graders are traveling to Cape Town, South Africa this week for a 6-day science conference. The Central Middle School … |
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Surgical technicians can ease the pressure
Business Report, South Africa - 5 hours ago By SLINDILE KHANYILE Cape Town - Private hospitals need to intensify their efforts to train surgical technicians to help alleviate skills shortages in the … Hospitals must turn to new government - Netcare boss Business Report |
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Mallet’s Italian job in the Cape
sarugby.com, South Africa - 50 minutes ago Nick Mallett returned to his old hunting-ground, Cape Town, on Monday under no illusions that his ‘homecoming’ could turn into more of a baptism of fire for … |
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The cold-blooded blue blood
guardian.co.uk, UK - 4 hours ago he then rented it out and moved to Cape Town. Already a father of three children from two previous marriages, Mann had another three with his new wife, … Who is Simon Mann? Times Online Profiles: Ely Calil, Mark Thatcher, Jeffrey Archer and Simon Mann Buzzle PREVIEW-British “dog of war” set for Eq. Guinea coup trial Reuters Tolerance.ca |
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More than 2200 Zimbabweans await repatriation from South Africa
Xinhua, China - 2 hours ago Presently, it is estimated that in Cape Town and Durban, there are at least 2200 people awaiting voluntary repatriation.” Bimha said the government was … |
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The man in the Eastern Cape: Why Jacques Kallis is the new King of …
Sportingo, Israel - 5 hours ago Kallis is a rare breed of professional cricketer swimming up-stream and his move from his Cape Town home in the Western Cape to the ‘frontiers’ of Nelson … |
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South Africa: Trial May Be Historic
AllAfrica.com, Washington - 3 hours ago Brown’s complaint was being investigated by the sexual offences division of the South African Police Service in Cape Town, said William Booth, … |
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EC doctor gets cash to finish his studies
Dispatch Online, South Africa - 9 hours ago A University of Cape Town graduate, Rapatsa received one of four Rural Fellowship Awards, given as part of a R375000 grant to specifically address … |
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Mbeki urges youth to rein in xenophobia
The Herald Eastern Cape, South Africa - 6 hours ago … live in our country from the cowardly attacks by criminals, which we have seen here in Cape Town and other parts of our country in the last few weeks. … |
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Addressing African challenges - the gasworld conference
Gasworld.com (subscription), UK - 4 hours ago In April, the company confirmed it had fully commissioned its third helium transfill facility in Cape Town, South Africa – adding to sister sites in Dubai … |
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Market watchers and listeners’ call-in: David Shapiro (Sasfin) and …
Moneyweb, South Africa - 17 hours ago SALLY: Hello, it’s Sally from Cape Town. Since last year February my money has been tied up with Ovation. I’d like to know the future - how much longer it’s … |
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Jacobs: Best yet to come
Keo.co.za, South Africa - 1 hour ago … the partnership at provincial level. He admitted coming back to Cape Town, the place of his birth, was a possibility in the future. By Grant Ball. |
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Land bill ‘is deterrent to farm investment’
Business Report, South Africa - 8 hours ago By Tom Robbins Cape Town - Uncertainty over government plans to introduce new land expropriation legislation was “the biggest deterrent to investment” in … |
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Mugabe threatens to arrest opposition leaders
CNN International - 1 hour ago Retired Cape Town Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan are among others who have signed the call. Friends don’t pander to China Daily Telegraph PIERS AKERMAN: Dump Mugabe, me old China Geelong Advertiser |
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Louisiana Business: Nuclear Medicine, New Orleans Nagin Back From …
Bayou Buzz, LA - 21 hours ago In Cape Town — the second leg of the trip — the delegation met with Tasneem Essop, the Minister of Environmental Planning and Economic Development; … |
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Deals: South Africa, Mexico and Carribbean
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 20 hours ago Destination cities include Dakar in Senegal and the South African cities of Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, East London and Port Elizabeth. … |
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Statement from the NFVF
South African Film News (press release), South Africa - 1 hour ago Lawrence Mitchell, CEO of the Cape Film Commission, said “…these attacks had no direct impact on our various locations within Cape Town and the Western Cape … |
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Presidential commission under fire
ITWeb, South Africa - 3 hours ago BY PAUL VECCHIATTO , ITWEB CAPE TOWN CORRESPONDENT [ Cape Town | ITWeb, 17 June 2008 ] - Members of Parliament questioned the role of the presidential think … |
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Uphill task for Bafana
The Times, South Africa - 6 hours ago The young Ajax Cape Town right back suffered a rush of blood to his head when he lost the ball and could not complain when referee Parre Lassina awarded a … Bafana ‘need to show more urgency’ Mail & Guardian Online |
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Luxury holiday homes in the world’s most exclusive addresses
Country Life, UK - 3 hours ago … The Bahamas, New York, Miami, St Lucia, and Cape Town and the idea is to have 67 properties to choose from by the time the club is actually full. … |
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Local company punts airline IT
ITWeb, South Africa - 3 hours ago The company recently implemented a multimillion-rand departure control system (DCS) for low-cost carrier 1time at OR Tambo and Cape Town international … |
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Acquisition Adds Web 2.0 to Relationship Strategies
Newswire Today (press release), UK - 4 hours ago NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Cape Town, South Africa, 06/17/2008 - Global Vision acquires 40% stake in Web 2.0 company to improve effectiveness of clients’ … |
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Fear makes us fat
Health24.com, South Africa - 4 hours ago Well, for many of us, fear stands in the way of achieving our weight-loss goals, says Cape Town psychologist Daphne Cooper, who spoke at a seminar on weight … |
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Corporate Publication Competition calls for entries
Bizcommunity.com, South Africa - 6 hours ago Contact, staff newspaper of the City of Cape Town, received top honours in 2007, while Shireen Sedres and Beatrice Moore-Nöthnagel, both from Santam, … |
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Mugabe threatens to arrest opponents
Toronto Star, Canada - 37 minutes ago Retired Cape Town Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former UN secretary general Kofi Annan were among others who have signed the call. … |
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Lions leaving nothing to chance
Independent Online, South Africa - 41 minutes ago The pair arrived in Cape Town 10 days ago and the purpose of the visit was to see exactly where they were likely to stay, play and train. … |
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Highgate victims join PAC
Dispatch Online, South Africa - 9 hours ago Skwatsha said 18 whites recently joined in George, more than 10 in Cape Town and surrounding areas and another 10 in Limpopo. Mphahlele said the party was … |
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Labouisse winner to study transnational migration in South Africa
Princeton University, NJ - 23 hours ago ÓFaoláin initially visited South Africa in her junior year, studying for a semester at the University of Cape Town as part of a Wilson School policy task … |
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Company Presentation
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 12 hours ago … SOUTH AFRICA 7 Roads Polokwane Smelter PPL Cape Town MOKOPANE 7 Security Lebowa Twickenham Marula 7 Communications Northam Messina Amandelbult … |
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Evan Dando front man of the Lemonheads extra dates confirmed
ArtslinkNews, South Africa - 2 hours ago On 2 July he heads to Cape Town to the Assembly and then heads back to Joburg on 3 July for his last show at The 88 Lounge in Norwood. … |
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Edith gives Johnny the green light
The Times, South Africa - 15 hours ago … at a traffic light on the William Nicol highway in Johannesburg — wore a simple, collared white shirt and a charcoal suit by Cape Town designer Jagadi. … |
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UNEP publishes Africa’s environmental Atlas
Afrique en ligne, France - 21 hours ago … from the disappearance of glaciers in Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains to the loss of Cape Town’s unique “fynbos” vegetation, is now in documentary form, … |
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South Africa: President Mbeki to Visit Sudan
AllAfrica.com, Washington - 21 hours ago The President will depart to Sudan after addressing youth at the Youth Day commemorations in Cape Town on Monday. According to the Department of Foreign … |
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Youth Urged Denounce Xenophobic Attacks, Fight HIV And Aids
AllAfrica.com, Washington - 21 hours ago Various events were planned around the country with the main event taking place in Cape Town, where President Thabo Mbeki addressed the youth. … |
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Mbeki urges youth to fight xenophobia
Dispatch Online, South Africa - 9 hours ago … live in our country from the cowardly attacks by criminals, which we have seen here in Cape Town and other parts of our country in the last few weeks. … |
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Day in pictures
   · UKBBC News, UK - 22 hours ago Youths attend a gathering in Cape Town to mark the 32nd anniversary of the first Soweto uprising against the then apartheid government of South Africa. … |
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Viability rules out raceway for Durban
Independent Online, South Africa - 23 hours ago … in a lot of money and is today not sustainable. Then you ask yourself why we haven’t got tracks being built in Johannesburg and Cape Town,” Sutcliffe said. |
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Hana Mining Adds Additional 800 Meters of Strike Length at Ghanzi …
Stockhouse, Canada - 22 minutes ago Samples are bagged, labeled, sealed and packed in sealed containers and shipped to Scientific Services Laboratory in Cape Town, South Africa. … |
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Sumptuous seafood
The South African, UK - 50 minutes ago The Cape Town Fish Market is guilty of this too. It’s part of a franchise, with this London branch having only been open for a few months. … |
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Wrapping up loo cubicles
Bizcommunity.com, South Africa - 2 hours ago The target was to reach upper LSM female consumers aged 25 - 49 in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria and Durban. Mindshare engaged TLC to be the first to … |
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One Show merit for AAA graduates
Bizcommunity.com, South Africa - 3 hours ago … and despite never having traveled to the USA, both students exceeded all expectations,” said Rian Swart, creative faculty head in Cape Town. … |
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Faritec Raises the Bar on Microsoft Offering
ITWeb, South Africa - 3 hours ago Its Microsoft customer base includes South African Revenue Services, the Barloworld Group, City of Johannesburg, City of Cape Town, Sasfin, MTN, … |
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• Pinnacle Micro
ITWeb, South Africa - 3 hours ago With its headquarters and main branch in Midrand, Gauteng, the company offices in Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Durban, East London, Nelspruit, Port Elizabeth, … |
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Visit to South African prison highlights struggle for freedom
Naperville Sun, IL - 4 hours ago … to The Sun Editor’s note: Students from Waubonsie Valley High School’s Warriors Reaching Out program will spend two weeks in Cape Town, South Africa. … |
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Kinnah gains hero status in Malawi
Kickoff, South Africa - 5 hours ago Substitute Chiukepo Msowoya replaced Ajax Cape Town’s Russel Mwafulirwa in the 75th minute to volley home the injury time winner and shock the Pharaohs. … |
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Folk-rock trio belt out meaningful
Tonight, South Africa - 5 hours ago The band will perform in Cape Town on July 3 at Roots in Observatory, along with with Bed On Bricks, and again at Zula Sound Bar in Long Street on July 5. … |
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News from the Far Side
Planet Rugby, UK - 5 hours ago “Hey Nick, this is a hulluva holiday you’ve been on, glad to see you’re finally back in Cape Town.” Mallet, however, in typically stylish style remained … |
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Lawyer turns to higher court to fight referral
Legalbrief (subscription), South Africa - 7 hours ago In February, Sutherland rejected an application to have the detention of Indian tycoon Manjar Ali Shail Yusuf Ulde, of Rondebosch, Cape Town, … |
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Harry Jurgensen
Liverpool Daily Post, UK - 7 hours ago Harry Jurgensen had been enjoying a drink at the Del Monica, in Cape Town, when news of Norway’s defeat was broadcast. They could go back to Norway and be … |
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Neutrog spreads the good stuff
Advertiser Adelaide, Australia - 8 hours ago Under the South African arrangement, Neutrog Africa’s factory in Cape Town will make more fertiliser than Neutrog Australia this year. … |
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Listed firms prepare to put their carbon footprints on record
Business Report, South Africa - 8 hours ago By Ingi Salgado Cape Town More than half of South Africa’s top 100 listed firms will disclose information about their carbon footprints and approach to … |
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Its do or die time
Men’s News Daily, CA - 9 hours ago Mbeki?s snide remarks in the House of Assembly in Cape Town this week of ?do you want us to throw stones at Mugabe?? fall into this category. … |
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Africa-IPS News
African Path, MN - 9 hours ago The World Bank conference, organised with South Africa’s treasury department, ran from June 9 to 11 in Cape Town, South Africa. … |
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Kochi getting ready to host stopover of Volvo race
Trading Markets (press release), CA - 9 hours ago Starting from Alicante in Spain, it would stopover at Cape Town, Cochin, Singapore, Qingdao (China), Rio de Janeiro, Boston, Galway (Ireland), Gotebord and … |
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OrbitalCom to Debut IPTV ‘Multimedia’ Compression Technology at …
Trading Markets (press release), CA - 10 hours ago … provider Orbital Multi Media announced that it wil unveil its Quiptel multimedia network at Internix Expo on July 17th in Cape Town, South Africa. … |
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LVO for Director of Cambridge Programme for Industry
Cambridge Network, UK - 14 hours ago … Director of the University’s Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business. She is an alumna of New Hall, Cambridge and the University of Cape Town. |
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Mallett fears for under-strength Italians
Scrum.com, UK - 15 hours ago By Enrico Borra Italy coach Nick Mallett fears his team risk being taught a severe lesson when they face World Champions South Africa in Cape Town this … |
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GFI Group to Present at William Blair Growth Stock Conference
istockAnalyst.com, OR - 17 hours ago … Sydney , Cape Town , Dubai , Tel Aviv , Calgary, Englewood (NJ)and Sugar Land (TX). GFI provides services and products to over 2200institutional clients … |
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GFI Group to Present at William Blair Growth Stock Conference
CNNMoney.com (press release) - 17 hours ago … Sydney, Cape Town, Dubai, Tel Aviv, Calgary, Englewood (NJ) and Sugar Land (TX). GFI provides services and products to over 2200 institutional clients, … |
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Winners of the 2007 AMD Open Architecture Challenge: Digital Inclusion
Canadian Architect, Canada - 17 hours ago … a global competition to develop technology facilities for communities in need, from the 50×15 Africa Partner Summit in Cape Town, South Africa. … |
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Nigeria: Our migrants’ nightmare (commentary)
Afika, Norway - 22 hours ago What happened in Johannesburg, Alexandra, Durban and Cape Town did not happen for the first time. In the 1960s Nigerians loved Ghana more than they loved … |
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Challenges remain for SA youth
News24, South Africa - 23 hours ago Zille was speaking at a Youth Day event in Mitchells Plain near Cape Town. She pointed out that two out of every five South Africans did not have a job and … |
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Mbeki tackles Youth Day
iAfrica.com, South Africa - 7 hours ago Speaking at Mitchells Plain near Cape Town, Zille pointed out that two out of every five South Africans did not have a job and up to 70 percent of young … |
Africa: Rising food prices will kill children, says panel
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - 23 hours ago
Cape Town - There will be a “sharp increase” in deaths among young children in Africa unless the international community finds a way of stopping the current …
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - 23 hours ago
Cape Town - There will be a “sharp increase” in deaths among young children in Africa unless the international community finds a way of stopping the current …
