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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) -- 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.
* South Africa to use cruise ships as floating hotels
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.
Ireland's Jonathan Sexton has been rewarded for a man of the match debut against Fiji last weekend by keeping regular flyhalf Ronan O'Gara out of the team for Saturday's game against South Africa at Croke Park.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd. , South Africa’s largest construction company, fell to its lowest in almost three months in Johannesburg trading after forecasting a drop of as much as 20 percent in fiscal first-half profit.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The Congress of South African Trade Unions expects the economy will shed 1 million jobs by the end of December, General-Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi told reporters in Johannesburg today.
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The rand gained for a second day against the dollar after a government report showed South Africa’s economy returned to growth in the third quarter, ending the country’s first recession in 17 years.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa will guarantee 1.47 billion rand ($198 million) in loans secured by South African Broadcasting Corp. to help plug a shortfall.
JOHANNESBURG -(Dow Jones)- Sasol Ltd. (SSL), together with Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK), has applied for the right to explore for onshore petroleum in South Africa, the petrochemicals company said Wednesday.
CHESTER TWP. – A fifth grade project at Bragg School has bridged the gap between local students and their South African counterparts, with the inspiration of teacher Meryl Ironson.
Ireland team to play South Africa at Croke Park, Dublin on Saturday (1430 GMT).
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called an emergency meeting of its executive committee ahead of the World Cup draw in South Africa. FIFA said Monday the meeting would take place Dec. 2, two days before the draw in Cape Town. The statement by the soccer world governing body did not reveal the topics, but its likely the committee will consider the match-fixing allegations in Europe, violence at...
U.S.-South Africa Nonproliferation Consultations Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC November 24, 2009 U.S. and South African officials recently discussed a broad array of nonproliferation-related issues, including nonproliferation challenges, nuclear security and smuggling, export controls, biosafety and biosecurity, and cooperation on nuclear energy, during meetings November 9-12 in ...
