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  • Power Station Woes Hit Eskom 25 Jul 2008 13:47 GMT
    ... WITH one of its Koeberg units down, Eskom experienced technical problems ... technical problems at two of its other power stations this week, with one of these ... is due to the underlying problem facing South African electricity supply, namely the inadequate reserve margin ...

  • Assertive Zuma Assures Poor White Afrikaners 25 Jul 2008 13:47 GMT
    ... AFRICAN National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma yesterday showed ... This confirmed many political commentators' assessment that power had shifted from the Union Buildings to ... discriminated against in accessing state services. "Every South African has a right to the services of ...

  • Coal-price cap to keep power on 25 Jul 2008 13:24 GMT
    ... on prices of the fuel to help power producers cope with costs as the country ... railroad and port bottlenecks in Australia and South Africa curb supplies. Prices at Qinhuangdao reached a ... biggest gain in two weeks. China Shenhua Energy Co, the nation's biggest coal supplier, fell 4.9 ...

  • Rising energy, food prices major threats to wetlands 25 Jul 2008 09:33 GMT
    ... Critical food shortages and growing demand for bio-fuels and ... developers look for new areas for agriculture, energy crop plantations and hydro dams. However, resisting ... rely on wetlands for subsistence. According to South African research, an estimated 1 to 2 million ...

  • Giving athletes a sporting chance 25 Jul 2008 07:31 GMT
    ... the people stand out. “Like Mandela, (former South African president) FW de Klerk (Inkatha Freedom Party ... the ANC to take over. He loved South Africa and wanted the best for the country, ... Brumbies; Queensland Reds; AFL teams: Geelong, Port Power, Essendon; Rugby League teams: Broncos, Wests Tigers, ...

  • The healing hands working miracles on your back on the Sunshine Coast may well have worked on some of our most famous athletes 25 Jul 2008 07:31 GMT
    ... the people stand out. “Like Mandela, (former South African president) FW de Klerk (Inkatha Freedom Party ... the ANC to take over. He loved South Africa and wanted the best for the country, ... Brumbies; Queensland Reds; AFL teams: Geelong, Port Power, Essendon; Rugby League teams: Broncos, Wests Tigers, ...

  • Power station woes hit Eskom  25 Jul 2008 05:50 GMT
    ... WITH one of its Koeberg units down, Eskom experienced technical problems ... technical problems at two of its other power stations this week, with one of these ... is due to the underlying problem facing South African electricity supply, namely the inadequate reserve margin ...

  • Assertive Zuma assures poor white Afrikaners  25 Jul 2008 05:50 GMT
    ... AFRICAN National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma yesterday showed ... This confirmed many political commentators’ assessment that power had shifted from the Union Buildings to ... discriminated against in accessing state services. “Every South African has a right to the services of ...

  • Rising energy, food prices major threats to wetlands as farmers eye new areas for crops 25 Jul 2008 05:10 GMT
    ... Rising energy, food prices major threats to wetlands as ... rely on wetlands for subsistence. According to South African research, an estimated 1 to 2 million ...

  • Zimbabwe: Talks Pave Way for Economic Growth [editorial] 25 Jul 2008 05:00 GMT
    ... to serious business of the talks in South Africa, it is time for the economy to ... only in infrastructure such as roads and electricity, but also in water, energy, manufacturing, mining, tourism and agricultural sectors. The ...

  • The Carbon Dioxide Conundrum 25 Jul 2008 04:47 GMT
    ... in a fairly simple form -- an energy source for human beings. Lactic acid (C3H6O3) is ... Korea is ninth in the world, and South Africa 12th, with very high levels for countries ... to address ordinary motoring habits and national power production (particularly by coal) immediately. Countries might ...

  • The Prospects for the 21st Century 25 Jul 2008 04:47 GMT
    ... economic bloc. The foundation of American economic power is its physical land. There are two ... field. Deposits of diamonds larger than in South Africa have been discovered in the Northwest Territories. ... is currently defined by the control of energy. In the middle-term future, it will be defined ...

  • EThekwini protects towers after cable theft 25 Jul 2008 04:46 GMT
    ... taking steps to protect the towers supporting electricity cables from theft. This comes after the power supply to the entire Isipingo Industrial area was ... industries at Isipingo - among them Toyota South Africa - had to shut down their operations ...

  • Into Africa 25 Jul 2008 04:46 GMT
    ... the past three years, Beijing has signed energy deals with Algeria, Nigeria, Angola, Gabon, and ... and management in Sudan, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and South Africa. Scholarships are offered for university study in ... even the old-comrade ties that have made South African president Thabo Mbeki reluctant to criticize Mugabe. ...

  • Namibia: Economic Reprieve on the Cards? 25 Jul 2008 04:45 GMT
    ... home the intertwined economies of Namibia and South Africa are expected to start "bouncing back" as ... some bad numbers, more so in the South African economy than the Namibian economy. Desai expects ... a stagnation last seen in 1990. The power crisis experienced by Eskom did not help ...


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