Reuters: South Africa News

Cricket-Duminy scores maiden ton as S.Africa destroy Zimbabwe

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:57:34 +0000

CENTURION, South Africa, Nov 10 (Reuters) - JP Duminy struck his maiden one-day international century to lead South Africa to a crushing 212-run victory over Zimbabwe on Tuesday.

Cricket-South Africa v Zimbabwe second ODI scoreboard

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:55:56 +0000

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Scoreboard after the second and final one-day international between South Africa and Zimbabwe in Centurion on Tuesday.

RPT-UPDATE 2-Lewis H1 profit down, H2 sales remain low

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:46:04 +0000

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Muppet-mad Sesame Street celebrates 40 years

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:28:59 +0000

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UPDATE 2-Medi Clinic H1 profit up, optimistic about H2

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:10:12 +0000

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 10 (Reuters) - South Africa's privately owned hospital group Medi Clinic posted a rise in interim profits due to a rise in occupancy and income per bed-day and said it was optimistic for the next six months.

Reform Zimbabwe cbank to lure donors - Fin Min

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:39:31 +0000

HARARE, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's government has failed to attract funding from foreign donors for next year's budget because they feared the money could be misused if the central bank is not reformed, the finance minister said on Tuesday.

S.Africa's rand hits 3-week high, stocks edge higher

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:18:36 +0000

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 10 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand firmed to a three-week high against the dollar and euro on Tuesday, bolstered by strong commodity prices, while banking shares pulled Johannesburg's bourse up.

Maersk ship shakes off pirates near Seychelles

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:48:33 +0000

COPENHAGEN, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk's container ship Nele Maersk was attacked by pirates off the Somali coast on Tuesday but evaded them unharmed, a company official said.

S.Africa's rand debate doesn't mean changes- minister

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:53:12 +0000

CAPE TOWN, Nov 10 (Reuters) - South Africa will debate the the strength its rand currency but this does not necessarily mean policies will change, Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel said on Tuesday.

TABLE-Foreigners net buyers of S.African equities last week

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:52:24 +0000

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Foreign investors were net buyers of South African stocks in the week ending Nov. 6, purchasing 81.2 million rand ($10.91 million) worth of equities, according to data released by exchange operator JSE Ltd .