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Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index rose 207.09, or 0.8 percent, to 27,584.63 by 9:44 a.m. in Johannesburg. The following are among the most active stocks in the South African market today.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The Congress of South African Trade Unions, the country’s biggest labor federation, wants the rand to be pegged, General-Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi told reporters in Johannesburg today.
Stuart Broad has recovered from a shoulder injury and could play in England's third one-day international against South Africa on Friday. The allrounder was hurt when he fell in England's opening warmup match on Nov. 6 and has not played since. He practiced with the rest of the team Wednesday and could replace pace bowler Sajid Mahmood, who has taken eight wickets in seven matches.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Pretoria Portland Cement Co. said it appointed Salim Abdul Kader as managing director of its South African cement operations and Sello Helepi as executive director responsible for organizational performance and transformation.
Visitors to South Africa's premier holiday destination who are worried about becoming victims of the country's high crime rate could find themselves instead robbed by a more furry kind of felon: baboons.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The Congress of South African Trade Unions , the country’s biggest labor federation, called on the government to fix the exchange rate at about 10 rand to the dollar to boost the manufacturing industry and create more jobs.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- South African bonds rose before a report that may show inflation eased to within the central bank’s 3 to 6 percent target range for the first time in more than two years, boosting the appeal of fixed-payment securities.
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index fell 117.86, or 0.4 percent, to 27,305.61 by 10:55 a.m. in Johannesburg. The following are among the most active stocks in the South African market today.
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Sasol Ltd. said it will sign an agreement with Gassnova SF in Pretoria today as part of a visit by the Norwegian royal family to South Africa, the Johannesburg- based company said in an e-mailed statement today, without giving further details.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s inflation rate fell into the central bank’s 3 percent to 6 percent target band for the first time in more than two years, giving Governor Gill Marcus room to keep the key interest rate unchanged for longer.
Ireland hope Jonathan Sexton will be as impressive against South Africa this weekend as he was in his test rugby debut against Fiji. In surprisingly picking Sexton ahead of Ireland points record-holder Ronan O'Gara, coach Declan Kidney said on Tuesday he wanted a better trial of Sexton to know if he can be O'Gara's long-term successor at flyhalf, where Ireland doesn't enjoy much...
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd. shares fell as much as 3.7 percent in Johannesburg trading after the company said per-share earnings in the first half through December will be as much as 20 percent lower than a year earlier.
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s economy returned to growth in the third quarter, ending the first recession in 17 years, as manufacturing rebounded and the government invested in roads, railways and stadiums for next year’s soccer World Cup.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in South Africa . Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names and prices are from the last close.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- South African business confidence rose for the first time in more than a year this quarter as consumer spending started to recover and the economy emerged from its first recession in 17 years, Rand Merchant Bank said.
South Africa have called up fast bowler Morne Morkel for the rest of the one-day series with England, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Tuesday.
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The British government has warned that fans arriving in South Africa for next year's World Cup could be at risk of carjacking when they leave Johannesburg airport. The planned high-speed Gautrain rail link from the airport to Pretoria has already been curtailed and may now not be ready in time for the start of the monthlong tournament on June 11.
South Africa coach Mickey Arthur welcomed on Tuesday the decision to use an umpire referral system in next month's home series against England.
The battered South African economy, pulled along by the global rebound, staged a sharp recovery in the third quarter when economic momentum expanded 0.9 percent, official data showed on Tuesday.
South African inflation fell to 5.9 percent in October from 6.1 percent in September, the government reported on Wednesday.
