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The defense stood tall and recorded two second half turnovers. Wenn sich Raureif auf bl hende Rosen legt, wirken diese selbst an tristen Novembertagen wie kleine Kunstwerke. The Indians program will travel to Cedarburg for the WIAA Division sectional, beginning with swimming events at p. They've got a good quarterback who reads the option game and is a good passer. Your browser either has JavaScript...

Changes at Transnet 'Unlikely' to Affect Financing

All Africa (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008

LEADERSHIP change and lack of market liquidity appear unlikely to hobble Transnet's ability to raise funds for its R80bn investment plan, say analysts.

Alleged robbers arrested after shoot-out

IOL (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008

Johannesburg police arrested five suspected robbers after a shoot-out in City Deep on Monday morning when they allegedly tried to steal a container of cigarettes worth R4-million, a spokesperson said.Captain Cheryl Engelbrecht said 10 robbers entered the Transnet container depot around 6am and tied up four security guards.The gang tried to speed off with a truck carrying a container of cigarettes...

Coal Transport By Rail Now More Efficient

All Africa (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008

THE time it takes to load a train with coal at BHP Billiton's Douglas Mine improved significantly when outgoing Transnet CEO Maria Ramos took over the reins.

Cable theft puts workers in the line of fire

IOL (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008

... copper-cable theft. Reported cases of cable theft involving municipalities, Telkom, Eskom and Transnet have escalated more than 70% since 2005. Business Against Crime estimates the cost to be over a billion rand a year.

South Africa: Ramos No Conflict of Interest - Manuel

All Africa (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008

... at Absa presented a real conflict of interest.Ramos, who has been the CE of transport parastatal Transnet for five years, resigned on Friday to become the CE of Absa in March next year.South African banks are regulated by registrar of banks Errol Kruger and governed by the Banks Act, although the treasury does set policy, which affects the banks.Ramos, as head of Transnet, pointed...

Finnish Piano Virtuoso to Give Performance at Ennajma Ezzahra in Sidi Bou Said

All Africa (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008

... of the public at the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Competition as well as first Prize at the Unisa Transnet Competition in Pretoria, South Africa, will give a unique performance on Wednesday evening at Ennajma Ezzahra.Laura Mikkola has also played as a soloist in prestigious orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the Symphonic Orchestra of Radio Helsinki, and the Marinsky...

Tunisia: Finnish Piano Virtuoso to Give Performance at Ennajma Ezzahra in Sidi Bou Said

All Africa (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008

... of the public at the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Competition as well as first Prize at the Unisa Transnet Competition in Pretoria, South Africa, will give a unique performance on Wednesday evening at Ennajma Ezzahra.Laura Mikkola has also played as a soloist in prestigious orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the Symphonic Orchestra of Radio Helsinki, and the Marinsky...

South Africa: Who's the Boss?

All Africa (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008

... a combination that makes it almost inevitable that conflicts of interest will arise.The row over Transnet CEO and former treasury director-general Maria Ramos's appointment as Absa CEO must be seen in this light. Ramos's CV is impressive and her competence proven, so the Absa board's desire to bring her on board is understandable. But it is right that questions are being asked about the...

Economic growth slows to 0.2%

SouthAfrica.info RSS feed (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008

... from fixed investment in preparation for the 2010 Fifa World Cup, as well as from Eskom and Transnet's massive capital expenditure programmes.Increase in agricultureThe quarterly value added by industry, agriculture, forestry and fishing increased at an annualised rate of 16.1%, as compared with the second quarter of 2008. "The 16.1% increase can be attributed to positive contributions by...

• GDP Slows to 0.2 Percent - All Africa