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Boland Vineyards International of Paarl and Boland Basadi Investments have reached a BEE agreement that will see the entry of high-powered business women into the South African wine industry, until now a ...

Zimbabwe's central bank head has dismissed as "scandalous" reports that Harare had used undeclared foreign exchange to pay back part of its debt to the International Monetary Fund and ward off possible ...

Several passengers survived the crash of an Indonesian Boeing 737-200 in the city of Medan on Monday, a spokesman for the airline said.

In a bid to improve service delivery to their ever-growing customers, the country's leading paint suppliers, Dulux Malawi Limited, says it will on 19 September open a new and spacious office in Lilongwe.

LUSAKA, Aug. 12 - The threat that the HIV/AIDS pandemic poses to the development of any country ... SACCORD, in partnership with PEACE Zambia recently organised a one-day workshop for members of Parliament (MPs) as legislators to see what role they could play in the fight against the scourge.2.7

First Lady Maureen Mwanawasa says problems affecting children are a challenge not only to ... She commended the visiting bishop and his entourage for visiting Zambia under their programme entitled 'Save Africa's Children' which she said would go a long way in changing lives of the vulnerable.2.7

The 55-million Top Gold fund in Switzerland has increased its South African gold exposure over the last few months to 35% of its total funds invested.2.7

In a move that will change South Africa's financial media landscape, Finance Week and Finansies & Tegniek are rebranding to form South Africa's single biggest weekly business magazine, branded FINWEEK, it was ...

Ministers from 23 countries in Africa and south-east Asia are meeting to discuss measures to save the world's great apes from extinction.2.9

Ahead of a Quartet meeting in New York on September 20 and a summit meeting with US President George W. Bush on September 14, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday that peace talks with Israel ...2.7

Egyptian woman literally veils smuggling activity. Authorities at Cairo International Airport, India thwarted the attempt by an Egyptian woman who was dressed in her hijab - or veil, to smuggle cell phones into ...1.3

If the polls are correct, Junichiro Koizumi, the Japanese prime minster, will get a mandate from voters to charge ahead with his long-cherished plan to privatise Japan Post, but he may not stay around long ...

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The port of Richards Bay was reopened to shipping on Sunday afternoon after being closed for 24 hours following the fatal crash of the marine pilot transfer helicopter at the entrance to the harbour on Saturday ...2.7

The Myer family is not interested in buying back the iconic department store business if it is put up for sale by Coles Myer, says a source close to the family.3.1

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NAWAB SHAH, September 05 : Gastroenteritis claimed two more lives of children and the death toll killed by the fatal disease has reached to 11 on Sunday as the disease is spreading rapidly unabated in the ...2.9

More than 700 Angolan refugees wanting to return home are stranded in Zambia after an unexplained delay by their country's authorities to clear the plane used in their repatriation, a United Nations official ...2.7

CAIRO - At 91, Ahmad Al Sabahi is the oldest candidate seeking the Egyptian presidency.2.7

A prosecution witness testifying before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has claimed that a soldier had boasted to him of killing former Rwandan prime minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana.

The name of Nigeria was conspicuously missing from the list of over 35 countries released by the United Nations as donors to the victims of famine in Niger Republic.2.7

Tens of thousands of diehard supporters of President Hosni Mubarak rallied last night at the close of a presidential campaign full of paradoxes, with Mubarak heralding a new chapter of political competition, ...2.7

Three South African women watched from their hotel window as bits and pieces of New Orleans floated by in swirling, muddy waters.2.7

The Economic and Finan-cial Crimes commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related offences Commission have challenged Governor Orji Uzor Kalu of Abia State for evidence over his allegations ...2.7

NORTH SMITHFIELD - It's a late July day in a remote village of Togo in West Africa and Helen Senecal is with her brother from California watching an event like she's been propelled into a National Geographic ...

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Diamond cutter Johannes Absolom poses with Karen Clark during her trip to South Africa five years ago.1.3

LAHORE, September 05 : President Pakistan Muslim League Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that PML has the potential to cope with emerging growing challenges.2.9

The Coalition of the Women's Manifesto, a group of non governmental organizations that promotes women's right and gender equality has pledged continuous advocacy and campaign for the specific demands contained ...

LIBERIAN football legend turned presidential candidate George Weah is enjoying soaring popularity among young people, but this wanes among students trying to get an education.2.7

Govt allocates Rs. 9135.8 for uplift projects in agro-sector More Related News > /td /tr tr td width=30% valign=top bgcolor=#E2E2E2> Pictorial , No of Pictures: 16 ISLAMABAD, September 05 : Pakistan will raise ...2.9

Algeria's opposition Socialist Forces Front has called for a boycott of a planned September 29 referendum on a draft national reconciliation charter, saying it would "consecrate impunity" for atrocities ...2.7

Light from the Lagoon Nebula had to cross about 3,800 light-years before it reached the virgin ... By comparison, the 8,000 miles separating the telescope from Pittsburgh is hardly worth mentioning.1.3

THE Western Cape is the second most popular destination amongst international visitors - who have injected R8,9-billion into the province in 2004.2.7

An Algerian mayor from the Boumerdes region east of Algiers has been assassinated by a group of armed men, while security forces killed six Islamist militants in the region and further east near Tizi Ouzou.2.7