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Doctors strike over poor pay

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:30:00 +0200

MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE - Doctors in Mozambique went on strike on Monday (20 May) demanding higher pay and accusing the government of reneging on a January promise to double their wages, the medical association said.
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Lesotho Highlands scheme gets the nod

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:29:00 +0200

The R12bn phase two of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), which will secure a continued supply of water for SA and hydroelectric power for Lesotho, was approved in principle by the two countries this week.
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Leadership: it's the brass tacks that count

Fri, 03 May 2013 08:01:00 +0200

Carducci. Chanel. Prada. If only a positive leadership image stopped at good dress sense. The impression that employees hold of their leaders is as critical as the messages that they deliver.
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IMF forecasts 'solid growth' for Africa

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:47:00 +0200

Economies in sub-Saharan Africa will ride out the bumpy global recovery in the next few years to post growth rates not seen outside Asia, the IMF said in its latest economic forecasts Tuesday (16 April).
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Unified communications: Not profiling employees poses risk to investments

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:24:00 +0200

LONDON, UK / JOHANNESBURG, SA: Research reveals employees are often consulted, but their opinion rarely exerted influence.
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Van Zyl to head Toyota's Africa drive

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:56:00 +0200

A global management shakeup at Toyota Motor Corporation has hit African shores, with local Toyota chief Johan van Zyl called in to head the new position of chief executive of Toyota's operations across Africa
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Africa's growth driven by SA

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:37:00 +0200

Although Africa made huge strides in increasing human development in the past decade, gains could - with hundreds of millions of people being pushed into extreme poverty - easily be reversed should "significant progress" not be made in halting global warming.
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Asia-Pacific region drives Aspen's revenue growth

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:25:00 +0200

SA's biggest drug manufacturer Aspen Pharmacare expects its Asia-Pacific business to generate the biggest share of the company's revenue by the end of the year‚ its chief executive Stephen Saad said at the release of its interim results for the six months to December.
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SABMiller to build new brewery in Namibia

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:52:00 +0200

The world's second-largest brewer‚ SABMiller (SAB) will begin construction of its planned 260‚000 hectolitre brewery in Namibia next month‚ the company said on Wednesday (6 March).
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US$950m to keep troops in Mali

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:10:00 +0200

ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE: West African nations will need aid worth US$950m to sustain and reinforce a military mission to help fight Islamists in Mali, Ivory Coast's Foreign Minister Charles Koffi Diby said Monday (25 February).
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