South African GDP forecast cut by treasury

CAPE TOWN Oct 25 (Reuters) - South Africa's National Treasury on Tuesday cut its 2011 economic growth forecast to 3.1 percent, rising to 3.4 next year and said this depended on global prospects and was not enough to reduce unemployment and poverty in...

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Google Android Ice Cream Sandwich Introduced

When I said it would be a busy fall, I didn’t expect us to be covering two big announcements in one day, or three/four/five, depending on how you choose to count them. Samsung didn’t just show off new hardware, Google was there to show off the new...

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Blackberry Service Blackout Reasons

Engineers at its European headquarters in Slough, Berkshire, as well as its corporate base in Waterloo, Ontario, are still investigating what went so badly wrong. According to industry sources, however, a picture is beginning to emerge. While Slough...

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New plan for SA doctors in public sector

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi on Tuesday announced a healthy R1.24-billion would be spent to "revitalise nursing colleges" and improve infrastructure to train more nurses, as part of the department's new human resource policy.  Motsoaledi...

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Race for car of the year South Africa

A mixed bag of 10 French, Italian, German and Korean vehicles have made it through to the finals for the 2012 South African Car of the Year competition. The finalists were determined in a vote by the full members and a jury made up of 30 selected members...

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Gr8insurance salutes Steve Jobs (RIP)

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, a pioneering businessman in the microcomputer, animation, music, and mobile phone industries -- several products have made significant inroads recently in the legal industry -- died last night from an extended battle with...

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Can Euro Market Crisis be avoided

RISING hopes that European leaders were preparing to tackle the euro zone's problems with a massive injection of funds into the region's banks provided a much-needed shot in the arm for global markets. After a week of selling, the local market climbed...

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