Investec profit gains
Investec said full-year profit rose 28 percent as the company loaned customers more money and boosted fee and commission income.
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Tsogo Sun’s profit drops
Tsogo Sun Holdings said profit declined 5 percent as administrative costs rose.
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Rand sinks against the dollar
The South African rand fell more than 1.2 percent to a fresh four-year low against the dollar on Thursday.
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Bernanke touts benefits of bond buying
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says the US economy has benefited from the monetary stimulus.
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Henry slapped with misconduct charge
Former All Blacks coach Graham Henry has been slapped with a misconduct for calling a TV match officials blind.
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Is golf racist?
Golf is open to all but is overwhelmingly a game for the white middle and upper class. Or is it?
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Dortmund’s want-away weapon
Borussia Dortmund's biggest weapon in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich will be Robert Lewandowski.
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Nadal has chance to make history
Rafael Nadal could become the first person to win the same Grand Slam eight times if he triumphs at Roland Garros this year.
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Bombers strike in northern Niger
A military barracks and a plant run by the French nuclear group Areva have been targeted by suicide bombers in Niger.
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Official’s heavy-handed action condemned
The SA National Editors' Forum (Sanef) has condemned the actions of a Home Affairs official who hauled a Cape Argus photographer into a police station's courtyard and deleted pictures of a news event he was covering.
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Politicians responsible for Guptagate - Ramphele
Public servants shouldn’t be used as scapegoats for those responsible for the landing of a plane at Waterkloof, Mamphela Ramphele said.
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Scotland Yard probes ‘appalling murder’
British security officials are investigating whether the attack on a soldier in London was an act of terrorism.
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Police minister welcomes Victoria Phiyega
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has welcomed Mangwashi Victoria Phiyega as the new National Commissioner of Police. Die minister van polisie, Nathi Mthethwa, het die aanstelling van Victoria Phiyega as die nuwe kommissaris van polisie verwelkom.
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City Press gives in to Zuma picture request
City Press editor Ferial Haffajee says the publication will remove the picture of the controversial portrait by Brett Murray from its website, which depicts President Jacob Zuma in an offensive manner. Die redakteur van die City Press, Ferial Haffajee, sê die koerant gaan die foto van President Jacob Zuma van sy webtuiste verwyder “om uit die spervuur te bly”.
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Zuma lawyer in tears
After a heated argument with the defence, the advocate presenting the ANC’s case on why the “offensive” painting of Jacob Zuma in the Goodman Gallery should be removed broke down into tears and the case was postponed. Die advokaat wat die saak stel om die naakportret van Jacob Zuma uit die Goodman Galery te verwyder het vanmiddag in trane uitgebars en die hof het die saak uitgestel.
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Full bench hears Zuma painting case
A full bench of the South Gauteng High Court is already in session to hear an African National Congress (ANC) application regarding the portrait depicting President Jacob Zuma in an offensive manner. ‘n Vol bank van die Hooggeregshof in Gauteng hoor die saak aangaande die “naakportret” van President Jacob Zuma en honderde ANC ondersteuners wag buite die hof.
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