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Fabulous fabric framing system

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:51:00 +0200

Display Mania has officially launched their every popular textile/fabric framing system.
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Aggressive, holistic education for Africa

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:50:00 +0200

The Inyathelo Our World Our Responsibility conference was held on Thursday, 5 November 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. According to Narciso Matos, a speaker at the event, Africa needs aggressive, holistic educational programmes and good governance to become a major global player in the next 25 to 50 years.
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Zuma appoints govt reps to 2010 FIFA WC board

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:48:00 +0200

PRETORIA: President Jacob Zuma has appointed new government representatives to the board of directors of the 2010 World Cup Organising Committee South Africa.
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New law threatens freedom of expression in Togo - IFJ

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:46:00 +0200

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) denounced yesterday, 5 November 2009, the vote on Friday, 30 October 2009 by the National Assembly of a legislation reinforcing the powers of the High Authority of Audio-visual and Communication (HAAC) which allegedly threatens press freedom and freedom of expression in Togo.
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Zim: Kimberley Process ignores its own advice

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:45:00 +0200

JOHANNESBURG: Zimbabwe's rough diamond trade has escaped a six-month suspension by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) - an international initiative to stem the flow of conflict diamonds - after its own investigating team recommended earlier in 2009 that the country be temporarily barred from importing and exporting the gems.
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Libya: AAT selects Alcatel-Lucent

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:43:00 +0200

TRIPOLI: Alcatel-Lucent has been appointed by Aljeel Aljadeed for Technology (AAT), subsidiary company of LPTIC the telecom holding company in Libya, to deploy its IP/MPLS (Multi- Protocol Label Switching) backbone across the eastern part of Libya.
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Senegal: Youth who refuse to farm

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:41:00 +0200

ZIGUINCHOR: Landmines and armed attacks in Senegal's Casamance region are preventing farmers from maximising production from the region's fertile soil, but there is another problem, too: not enough young people are taking up farming, residents and experts say.
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MTN speakers at AfricaCom 2009

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:38:00 +0200

MTN will be taking part in AfricaCom, the pan African telecoms conference, taking place in Cape Town, South Africa, between 11 - 12 November 2009 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). The theme of this year's conference is 'Sustaining growth in Africa's communication markets'.
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What can SishaFax do for your business?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:24:00 +0200

At SishaFax we are currently saving millions of rands for our clients. All of whom are making use of our Free Fax2Email service. If any lesson is to be learned from the recent economic downturn, it has to be that regardless of the current economic situation an organisation should always perform at optimal standards. The key to this is to cut down on wastage of any kind and to adopt a streamlined and cost-efficient operation.
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Nigerian bank reform

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:14:00 +0200

Nigeria's banking sector has been ordered to start reporting on suspicious cash transactions from people involved in politics. The new regulation requires banks to check the identity of anyone making a transaction above 250,000 naira (around US$1,600).
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