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AllAfrica News: Southern Africa
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Africa: Analysts Raise Doubts on Telecoms Cables
AT LEAST four out of 10 undersea telecoms cables supposed to be heading for Africa will probably never materialise, according to analysts from AfricaNext Investment Research.
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South Africa: Factories Head for Recession
MANUFACTURING output dived 4,4% in November, the biggest annual fall in more than nine years, adding to evidence that the economy's second-biggest sector is in recession.
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South Africa: ANC Lists Final 'Nail in Coffin' for Mbeki Supporters
THE pecking order in the African National Congress (ANC) will be decided over the next few days, as the ruling party's provincial structures meet to decide on its candidates ahead of the party's national list conference next weekend.
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Zimbabwe: South African NGOs Lobby on Crisis
CIVIL society organisations in SA are to press the government and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to hasten resolution of the crisis in Zimbabwe.
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Zimbabwe: Number of Cholera Cases Climbs to Nearly 36,000 - UN
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) says the number of suspected cases of cholera in Zimbabwe has now reached almost 36,000 while nearly 1,780 people have died from the infection since the outbreak began over five months ago.
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Southern Africa: More Flooding On the Way
More rains are forecast for Southern Africa into next week, threatening countries already grappling with the impact of recent flooding.
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Zimbabwe: MDC Engaged in 'Intense Debate'
The top leadership of the MDC met for the second day in Johannesburg on Thursday, amid reports the indaba has been characterized by 'intense debate' since the three-day meeting started on Wednesday.
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Southern Africa: Region Takes Giant Step Toward African Economic Community
Three regional economic blocs have made a giant step towards the long-conceived goal of an African Economic Community, approving the expeditious establishment of an enlarged Free Trade Area (FTA) encompassing 26 Member States in three sub-regions.
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South Africa: 'Cheaper, Safer' Rabies Drug Wins Prize
Scientists in South Africa have won an award for work that could lead to a safer, cheaper treatment for people bitten or scratched by rabid animals.
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South Africa: Gold, Dollar Boost Forex Reserves
SA's gold and foreign exchange reserves rose 2,7% last month, boosted mainly by the effect of higher gold prices and weakness in the dollar, official data showed yesterday.
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South Africa: Health Department to Fight Doctors
The health department would oppose the bid by dispensing doctors to have the courts scrap the laws controlling the fees they may charge for medicines they provide to their patients, health department spokesman Fidel Hadebe said yesterday.
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South Africa: Altech Reviled for Antimerger Tactics
ALTECH was vilified yesterday for conducting a highly disruptive but ultimately aborted campaign to derail a merger of two other companies in a move wasting it millions of rands and likely to cost it millions more.
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South Africa: SABC Promises Most Extensive Election Coverage
THE SABC yesterday promised to deliver the most extensive election coverage yet, and has committed itself to reporting this period in a fair, balanced and accurate way.
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South Africa: Resilient Consumers Amaze Retailers
RETAILERS Pick n Pay and Massmart yesterday issued separate upbeat trading updates, with Pick n Pay saying it had been amazed at the resilience of cash-strapped customers who splurged on quality electronic gifts and food.
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South Africa: ANC Targets Labour Brokers
THE African National Congress (ANC) aims to get tough on the "problem of labour broking".
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