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<title>SA-born Chinese and the colours of exclusion</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177718920</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 07:33 GMT</pubDate>
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...  has been fuelled by the misperception that South African Chinese were classed as honorary whites under  ...  is simply incorrect. Apartheid laws classified Chinese South Africans as coloureds, similar to people of Malaysian  ...  after 1870, with the opening of the gold mines. Thousands arrived as indentured mineworkers but most  ...
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<title>Lumwana transformer gutted, operations stall</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177716098</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 07:15 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
... MAJOR operations at the Lumwana Mining Company in Solwezi have been suspended after  ...  in Zambia from Australia, United Kingdom and South Africa in the next 48 hours. Mr Michael,  ...
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<title>Government jury out on Anglo transformation</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177714254</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 07:08 GMT</pubDate>
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...  of CE Lazarus Zim from the groups South African operations  many had thought he was  ...  it has spent R50bn empowering previously disadvantaged South Africans in the year to December, and that  ...  male stigma associated with many of SAs mining companies. Empowerment is, after all, a work  ...
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<title>JSE tumbles in tandem with world markets</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177708755</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 05:56 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
...  February this year. Resources fell 3,24%, gold miners were down 1,50% and platinum miners slipped  ...  (GFI) inched down 71c to R92,79. Platinum miner Angloplat (AMS) slumped R73, or 5,80%, to  ...  ended 1,43%, or 93c, lower at R64,07. South African near-dated futures plummeted yesterday in tandem with  ...
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<title>Anton Rupert, 89, South African Tycoon</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177707587</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 05:54 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
... Anton Rupert, a South African industrialist and philanthropist who opposed apartheid&apos;s inhumanities  ...  playing a leading role in the country&apos;s mining, tobacco, banking, media, beverage, food and health  ...  an organization to preserve historical buildings in South Africa and a foundation to establish Peace Parks  ...
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<title>SA-born Chinese and the colours of exclusion</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177704459</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 05:34 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
...  has been fuelled by the misperception that South African Chinese were classed as honorary whites under  ...  is simply incorrect. Apartheid laws classified Chinese South Africans as coloureds, similar to people of Malaysian  ...  after 1870, with the opening of the gold mines. Thousands arrived as indentured mineworkers but most  ...
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<title>State is dubious about Anglo&apos;s transformation </title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177704443</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 05:34 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
...  Anglo American SAs transformation efforts, accusing the mining giant yesterday of failing to appoint black  ...  criticism is a setback to the global miner, which under CEO Cynthia Carroll has tried  ...  the role of the CE of its South African operations, minerals and energy department spokesman Bheki  ...
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<title>Zambia: Zesco, El Sewedy Set Pattern in Electricity Infrastructure</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177697177</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 04:35 GMT</pubDate>
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...  projects because they added value to the mining industry where products such as meters and  ...  a regional giant, which would compete with South African based electricity meters manufacturing plants. Copperbelt Minister,  ...
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<title>Namibia: Economy Looks Good - Despite Hardships</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177692624</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 04:29 GMT</pubDate>
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...  well as healthy export receipts from the mining sector. However, food and transport inflation together  ...  during March, compared to 22,6 percent in South Africa. The report also notes that the special  ...
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<title>Gold slides as dollar firms, oil slips</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177691225</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 04:27 GMT</pubDate>
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...  metal, also used in jewellery, had rallied after a power crisis in main producer South Africa disrupted mining and sparked fears of a supply deficit. Spot palladium slipped to $446.50/454.50 an ounce  ...
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<title>Mozambique: GDP Growth Falters, According to Central Bank Statistics</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177690873</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 04:27 GMT</pubDate>
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...  transport and communication (16.4 per cent growth), mining (12.6 per cent) tourism (11.8 per cent),  ...  MOZAL&apos;s capacity, due to electricity shortages in South Africa. MOZAL is not on the Mozambican electricity  ...  grid, and derives its power from the South African electricity utility Eskom. Unable to supply all  ...
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<title>AIM Resource Stock Massacre Dissected</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177686739</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 03:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  its June 2007 IPO, while Kazakh diversified miner Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (LSE: ) has  ...  1080p* since a December 2007 IPO and South African ferrochrome producer International Ferro Metals (LSE: )  ...  GCM Resources - And it isn&amp;rsquo;t just miners. Falklands oil explorers Desire Petroleum ( )  ...
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<title>Stalled dreams</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177666666</link>
<pubDate>8 Jul 2008 23:55 GMT</pubDate>
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...  who do business directly or indirectly with mining companies, or with other companies that deal  ...  the growing retail sector is dominated by South African firms. They have been given generous tax-breaks,  ...
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<title>Eskom Neglects Regional Power Projects in Favour of Nuclear Expansion</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177656021</link>
<pubDate>8 Jul 2008 22:13 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
... South Africa&apos;s power utility Eskom is going slow on  ...  The power crisis has also meant that mining production in the first quarter declined 11.4%  ...  complained that &quot;Eskom&apos;s risk appetite is other South African entities had been involved in the development  ...
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<title>Boost in Uranium Mining May Lead to Nuclear Enrichment Centre</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177656018</link>
<pubDate>8 Jul 2008 22:13 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Russia in 2006, and it and France are contenders to be host centres, but South Africa is next on the list. South Africa would add not only extra capacity from  ...
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