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  • Electricity hike spikes inflation at 13 percent 30 Aug 2008 09:24 GMT
    ... ESKOM’s annual tariff increase caused a July inflation shocker at 13percent – and worse is ... risk to inflation in the months ahead. “South Africa is clearly not out of the woods yet.” ...

  • Zimbabwe power-sharing talks resume in S Africa 30 Aug 2008 09:14 GMT
    ... Zimbabwe power-sharing talks resume in S Africa Published: Saturday, 30 August, 2008, 01:25 AM ... rising by the day. The hardships – inflation of over 11mn per cent is the ...

  • Nana-Addo puts North top on Agenda 30 Aug 2008 06:56 GMT
    ... food production reflects a wider trend among African governments seeking ways to lure investments into agriculture, ... after two terms in power, but rising inflation-- which hit a four-year high of 18.4 ... bigger African producers, such as Nigeria and Angola. ...

  • Zimbabwe: Zimbabweans Hit By Famine 30 Aug 2008 06:37 GMT
    ... problems that have seen Zimbabwe's rate of inflation breaking world records, has threatened to form ... buy grain from regional countries such as Malawi, Zambia and South Africa as they intensify their efforts to topple his ...

  • Commodities: Bear Market or Bounce? 30 Aug 2008 06:35 GMT
    ... real terms (below the local rate of inflation) in the United States, the European Union ... production, plus some in South America and Africa, and copper and zinc add-ons. With a ... South African company with mining operations in South Africa, Ghana, Australia and Venezuela (of which they ...

  • Liberal democracy will still prevail 30 Aug 2008 06:35 GMT
    ... has been ruled dictatorially since 1999. In Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe refuses to give way despite ... forms of governance seen in much of Africa, Latin America or the Middle East. All ... than on good institutions. And rising global inflation suggests that we have already moved a ...

  • Zimbabwe: ZTA Aims to Host Biggest African Travel Expo 30 Aug 2008 06:32 GMT
    ... half-year ending June 30 2008 as the Zimbabwe Stock Excha-nge-listed concern concentrate on maintaining the high ... The economy has been plagued by high inflation, which surged to 11,2 million percent in ...

  • Govt confident of reaching 6% growth rate by 2010 30 Aug 2008 05:30 GMT
    ... between the first and second economies. Fortunately, South Africa is holding up in the face of a ... be calling for an open debate on inflation targeting and interest rates. The problem, however, ...

  • Zimbabwe Lifts Ban on Aid Groups, but Its Effects Linger 30 Aug 2008 04:36 GMT
    ... Unemployment stands at more than 80 percent. Inflation is running at more than 11 million ... in a country that used to be southern Africa's bread basket. “We're hearing these anecdotes widely ...

  • Zimbabwe Lifts Ban on Aid Groups But Its Effects Linger 30 Aug 2008 03:10 GMT
    ... Unemployment stands at more than 80 percent. Inflation is running at more than 11 million ... in a country that used to be southern Africa's bread basket. “We're hearing these anecdotes widely ...

  • Zimbabwe's Lifting of Aid Agency Restrictions 'Positive' Development 30 Aug 2008 02:57 GMT
    ... the delivery of humanitarian aid in the southern African nation. "This positive development will help ensure that ... already suffering from food shortages and rampant inflation, a situation made worse by the violence ...

  • Aid Ban Lifted in Zimbabwe 30 Aug 2008 02:26 GMT
    ... Unemployment stands at more than 80 percent. Inflation is running at more than 11 million ... in a country that used to be southern Africa's bread basket. “We're hearing these anecdotes widely ...

  • Mugabe gives Olympic champ $US100,000 30 Aug 2008 02:09 GMT
    ... Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, whose country faces runaway inflation, has given $US100,000 ($A116,000) to champion swimmer ... saw Zimbabwe finishing as the fourth highest African team on the medals table after Kenya, ...

  • Zimbabwean govt lifts ban on food aid 30 Aug 2008 02:02 GMT
    ... Home > Politicsweb > NEWS Zimbabwean govt lifts ban on food aid As talks resume in South Africa between MDC and Zanu-PF HARARE (Reuters) - ... rising by the day. The hardships -- inflation of over 11 million percent is the ...

  • Market watcher: David Shapiro: Sasfin 30 Aug 2008 01:51 GMT
    ... well, the precious metals that underpin South Africa's economy are in focus this evening. David ... booming profits, a volatile metal price and Zimbabwe. Tonight's market commentator, Sam Houlie of Investec, ... to do a deal urgently; producer price inflation quickens to 18.9%, way above expectations; Sun ...


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