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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:16:44 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The race is on for Zim's economy]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/the-race-is-on-for-zims-economy/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/the-race-is-on-for-zims-economy/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:16:44 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As forced equity sell-offs to black citizens loom, deals collapse and mass confusion reigns.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Banking on stimulus]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/banking-on-stimulus/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/banking-on-stimulus/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:17:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The lowering of interest rates is designed to spur economic activity by making money cheaper and boosting consumer spending.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mobile TV licences awarded to e.tv, MultiChoice]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/mobile-tv-licences-awarded-to-e-tv-multichoice/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/mobile-tv-licences-awarded-to-e-tv-multichoice/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:16:34 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[E.tv and MultiChoice have been awarded licences to provide mobile TV, the Independent Communications Authority of South African said on Friday.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The real reasons why the public-service strike stopped]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/the-real-reasons-why-the-public-service-strike-stopped/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/the-real-reasons-why-the-public-service-strike-stopped/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:16:20 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The public-service strike was suspended for 21 days this week because it was losing public support and members could not afford to forfeit  more pay.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How the interest rate cut will affect you]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/how-the-interest-rate-cut-will-affect-you/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/how-the-interest-rate-cut-will-affect-you/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:16:21 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[The latest rate cut makes property more affordable and goes some way to offsetting the carbon emissions tax on new cars.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Who are the essential service workers?]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/who-are-the-essential-service-workers/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/who-are-the-essential-service-workers/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:16:20 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
<category>Market and Business News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Neither the government nor the unions made use of a mediation mechanism that could have avoided the recent month-long strike.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reserve Bank cuts repo rate to 6%]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/reserve-bank-cuts-repo-rate-to-6-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/reserve-bank-cuts-repo-rate-to-6-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:16:19 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank cut its repo rate by 50 basis points to 6% as expected on Thursday to give further boost to a stuttering economic recovery.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe airline workers strike, flights grounded]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/zimbabwe-airline-workers-strike-flights-grounded/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/zimbabwe-airline-workers-strike-flights-grounded/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:16:32 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
<category>Market and Business News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Workers at Zimbabwe's state-owned airline have gone on strike over pay, causing flight cancellations and leaving scores of passengers stranded.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wage demands help drive rand strength]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/wage-demands-help-drive-rand-strength/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/wage-demands-help-drive-rand-strength/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:16:34 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Government borrowing to pay for public sector pay rises works against the very sector fuelling it, as theresulting strong rand undermines jobs.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SA July manufacturing output up]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/sa-july-manufacturing-output-up/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/sa-july-manufacturing-output-up/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:16:19 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[South Africa's manufacturing output grew by 7,5% year-on-year in volume terms in July compared with an upwardly revised 9,3% expansion in June.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Campaign launched to assist debt-ridden South Africans]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/campaign-launched-to-assist-debt-ridden-south-africans/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/campaign-launched-to-assist-debt-ridden-south-africans/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:16:18 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Nearly half of credit-active South Africans are in financial trouble. They can now call a single number to get advice on how to manage their debt.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Aveng full-year profit falls]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/aveng-full-year-profit-falls/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/aveng-full-year-profit-falls/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:16:38 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
<category>Market and Business News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Aveng, Africa's largest builder by market value, posted an 8% drop in full-year profit, hit by lower demand for construction projects.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Malema presses nationalisation message]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/malema-presses-nationalisation-message/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/malema-presses-nationalisation-message/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:16:46 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
<category>Market and Business News</category>
<guid>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/malema-presses-nationalisation-message/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The land revolution is a necessary one, but SA is not going to go the way of Zimbabwe, ANC Youth League president Julius Malema said on Tuesday.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Biofuel targets could leave Africa hungry]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/biofuel-targets-could-leave-africa-hungry/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/biofuel-targets-could-leave-africa-hungry/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:16:26 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[NGOs claim the EU's biofuel target has led to agrab of fertile land and the felling of virgin forest.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Black ownership defies calculation]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/black-ownership-defies-calculation/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/black-ownership-defies-calculation/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:16:21 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[The JSE is not swearing by its fi gure of 8% of thetop 100, but it says it is the most accurate yet.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SA business confidence up, but correction seen]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/sa-business-confidence-up-but-correction-seen/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/sa-business-confidence-up-but-correction-seen/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:16:19 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[South Africa's business confidence index jumped to its highest level in two years in August.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Commission probe uncovers tyre cartel]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/commission-probe-uncovers-tyre-cartel/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/commission-probe-uncovers-tyre-cartel/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:16:15 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
<category>Market and Business News</category>
<guid>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/commission-probe-uncovers-tyre-cartel/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Competition Commission has referred a complaint of collusive tendering and price-fixing in the tyre market to the Competition Tribunal.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Union leaders meet as strike impasse continues]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/union-leaders-meet-as-strike-impasse-continues/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/union-leaders-meet-as-strike-impasse-continues/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:16:16 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
<category>Market and Business News</category>
<guid>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/union-leaders-meet-as-strike-impasse-continues/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Striking public-service unions held a second day of meetings on Friday as an impasse between government and workers dragged on.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Worker anger sinks offer]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/worker-anger-sinks-offer/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/worker-anger-sinks-offer/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:16:19 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
<category>Market and Business News</category>
<guid>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/worker-anger-sinks-offer/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The 1,3-million workers who rejected the  government's wage offer appear to have sent a loud &quot;no!&quot; not just to the state but to trade union leaders.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Unions go back to members with pay offer]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/unions-go-back-to-members-with-pay-offer/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/unions-go-back-to-members-with-pay-offer/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:16:34 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The strike continued on Thursday with the Cosatu and Independent Labour Caucus declaring a &quot;preliminary&quot; rejection of the government's pay offer.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cabinet urges negotiators to end strike]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/cabinet-urges-negotiators-to-end-strike/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/cabinet-urges-negotiators-to-end-strike/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:16:30 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/cabinet-urges-negotiators-to-end-strike/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Cabinet has urged public-service wage negotiators to urgently find an amicable and win-win solution to the strike.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Unions reject govt's revised wage offer]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/unions-reject-govts-revised-wage-offer/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/unions-reject-govts-revised-wage-offer/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:17:35 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/unions-reject-govts-revised-wage-offer/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The public-sector strike is set to continue after unions late on Wednesday rejected a revised government wage offer.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[VW closes Uitenhage plant as Numsa strike starts]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/vw-closes-uitenhage-plant-as-numsa-strike-starts/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/vw-closes-uitenhage-plant-as-numsa-strike-starts/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:16:22 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[VW South Africa shut down its Uitenhage plant on Wednesday because of a strike by the Numsa in the components industry.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Strike season in full swing]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/strike-season-in-full-swing/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/strike-season-in-full-swing/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:16:19 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
<category>Market and Business News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Paralysing public-sector strikes are entering their third week, but things are no better in the private sector.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New study assesses black ownership on JSE]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/new-study-assesses-black-ownership-on-jse/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/new-study-assesses-black-ownership-on-jse/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:17:22 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/new-study-assesses-black-ownership-on-jse/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Black SA investors currently own 18% of the available share capital in the top 100 companies listed on the JSE, according to a study.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cosatu puts solidarity strike on hold]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/cosatu-puts-solidarity-strike-on-hold/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/cosatu-puts-solidarity-strike-on-hold/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:17:11 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Cosatu has suspended its planned solidarity strike to give unions time to consult members on the government's latest pay offer, it said on Wednesday.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SA's PMI back in expansionary territory]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/sas-pmi-back-in-expansionary-territory/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/sas-pmi-back-in-expansionary-territory/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:16:22 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[SA's purchasing managers' index (PMI) has moved into expansionary territory in August after two consecutive months below the key 50 line.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Motor industry strike starts]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/motor-industry-strike-starts/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/motor-industry-strike-starts/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:16:19 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Members of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) working at petrol stations, workshops and motor dealerships downed tools on Wednesday<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zim firm builds diamond cutting, polishing centre]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/zim-firm-builds-diamond-cutting-polishing-centre/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/zim-firm-builds-diamond-cutting-polishing-centre/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:16:16 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A diamond firm operating from Zimbabwe's Marange diamond fields has begun constructing a multimillion-dollar cutting and polishing centre.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Unions mull new offer as strike drags on]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/unions-mull-new-offer-as-strike-drags-on/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/unions-mull-new-offer-as-strike-drags-on/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:16:18 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Public-service trade unions were expected to announce their decision on the government's latest wage offer on Wednesday.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Vodacom, Nedbank launch mobile cash service]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/vodacom-nedbank-launch-mobile-cash-service/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/vodacom-nedbank-launch-mobile-cash-service/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:16:33 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boing</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Vodacom is teaming up with Nedbank to deliver a phone-based cash transfer service, similar to a successful service operating in Kenya.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zim economy gets $50-million boost]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:16:43 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe has secured a $50-million loan facility from the Africa Export Import Bank to revive its agriculture and manufacturing industries.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Labour minister offers CCMA services]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/labour-minister-offers-ccma-services/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:16:28 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Membathisi Mdladlana offered the services of &quot;the most senior commissioners of the CCMA on Monday to help out in the public sector wage dispute.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bidvest full-year profit rises, upbeat on outlook]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/bidvest-full-year-profit-rises-upbeat-on-outlook/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:16:22 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Bidvest posted a 15% rise in full-year profit on Monday as stronger demand for cars and food services offset unfavourable swings in currencies.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zuma orders ministers back to negotiating table]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/zuma-orders-ministers-back-to-negotiating-table/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:17:51 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[President Jacob Zuma has instructed all the ministers in the public-service sector to return to the negotiating table in an attempt to end the strike<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cosatu: No talks between govt and unions]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/cosatu-no-talks-between-govt-and-unions/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:16:18 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[There have been no new wage talks between public-service unions and the government, the Congress of South African Trade Unions said on Friday.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Good news for motorists as petrol price drops]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/good-news-for-motorists-as-petrol-price-drops/</link>
<comments>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/good-news-for-motorists-as-petrol-price-drops/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:16:21 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The price of all grades of petrol will drop by 10 cents a litre on Wednesday, the energy department said on Friday.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[State weighed down by wage pressure]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/state-weighed-down-by-wage-pressure/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:16:23 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Concern is mounting from the government and economists over the pressure the public-sector wage bill is placing on the state.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Not enough data to dock pay]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/not-enough-data-to-dock-pay/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:16:22 CDT</pubDate>
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<category>Market and Business News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[As government prepares to dock the salaries of striking teachers, an M&amp;G investigation suggests the data necessary to do so could be flawed.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Caxton, Naspers go another round]]></title>
<link>http://www.boing.co.za/Market-and-Business-News/caxton-naspers-go-another-round/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:17:24 CDT</pubDate>
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<category>Market and Business News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[South Africa's two largest listed media companies take each other on before Icasa.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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