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Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- South African manufacturing fell 9.3 percent in October from a year ago, the smallest drop in 10 months, as the global recession eased, adding to signs the economy is recovering.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- South African inflation expectations eased in the fourth quarter, a survey by the University of Stellenbosch’s Bureau for Economic Research showed.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- South African retail sales fell at a faster pace in October than the previous month, dropping an annual 6.5 percent as job losses curbed consumer spending.
South Africans say a new Hollywood film about sport, race and Nelson Mandela will tell the world about the country's history of struggle and triumph despite some criticism that the lead roles are played by American actors.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- South African manufacturing contracted at a slower pace in October than the previous month as the global recession eased, adding to signs the economy is recovering.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s rand was little changed after a government report showed a slowdown in manufacturing eased in October. The currency traded at 7.5415 per dollar as of 1:06 p.m. in Johannesburg from a close of 7.5461 yesterday.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index fell for a third day, retreating 188.84, or 0.7 percent, to 26,802.08 at 11:03 a.m. in Johannesburg.
A French priest who spent 40 years as a missionary in Africa was shot dead during a burglary at his residence in a shantytown outside Johannesburg, police and church officials said on Tuesday.
Dec. 9 (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.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- South African companies plan to invest $600 million in Zambia over the next two years, Zambian Trade and Industry Minister Felix Mutati said.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- South African retail sales fell 6.5 percent in October from a year ago as the economy shed thousands of jobs, curbing consumer spending.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The rand fell after a report showed South African retail sales contracted for a ninth straight month and as Greece’s rating downgrade increased concern that fallout Dubai’s debt rescheduling may spread to other emerging markets.
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index fell 245.82, or 0.9 percent, to 27,144.49 in Johannesburg. The following were among the most active stocks in the South African market today.
Oscar-winning star Morgan Freeman said Tuesday he felt he did "a good job" portraying Nelson Mandela in a film about the former South African president's appearance at the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
Three South African police officers were arrested after a woman complained that they had stolen her marijuana, SAPA news agency reported on Monday.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The rand strengthened versus the dollar, reversing an earlier 0.5 percent decline. South Africa’s currency traded 0.2 percent stronger at 7.5275 by 12:48 p.m. in Johannesburg, from a close of 7.5461 yesterday. Earlier it traded as weak as 7.5862, the worst level since Nov. 27.
(RTTNews) - After a slight slip in early European session, the US currency surged up against the South African rand in New York deals on Tuesday.
South Africans say a new Hollywood film about sport and togetherness in racially divided South Africa provides a timely lesson as the country prepares to host next year's World Cup.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- SABMiller Plc said the value of a stake that will be sold to black investors increased by 22 percent after its share price rose and the number of participants climbed.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. fell the most in almost seven weeks as the company faces a Dec. 11 strike by members of the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers’ Union.
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index fell 505.33, or 1.8 percent, to 26,901.54 by 10:48 a.m. in Johannesburg. The following are among the most active stocks in the South African market today.
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