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03/12/2010 • Cost of Stadium Reveals Tensions in South Africa (New York Times) Even as a $137 million stadium to be used for four World Cup games this summer is rising, poverty remains prevalent in South Africa. Read article

03/12/2010 • Africa's local players eye international glory (AFP via Yahoo! News) The race for places in the second edition of the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) begins this weekend with some interesting match-ups in north Africa, where Tunisia battle Morocco and Algeria tackle Libya. Read article

03/12/2010 • Cost of Stadium Reveals Tensions in South Africa (International Herald Tribune) Even as a $137 million stadium to be used for four World Cup games is rising, poverty remains prevalent in South Africa. Read article

03/12/2010 • Molefe Quits as CEO of Africa’s Biggest Fund Manager (Update2) (Bloomberg) March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Brian Molefe has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of South Africa’s Public Investment Corp., the continent’s biggest pension fund manager, the company said. Read article

03/12/2010 • S. Africa’s Molefe Resigns as PIC’s CEO After 7 Years (Update1) (Bloomberg) March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Brian Molefe has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Public Investment Corp., South Africa’s biggest pension fund manager, the company said. Read article

03/12/2010 • South Africa 2009 Gold Production Falls 5.8% On Year-Industry (Fox News) South Africa 2009 Gold Production Falls 5.8% On Year-Industry Read article

03/11/2010 • Drogba named Africa footballer of the year again (Sports Illustrated) ACCRA, Ghana (AP) -- Didier Drogba was named Africa's footballer of the year for the second time on Thursday, his 32nd birthday. Read article

03/12/2010 • South Africa’s Central Bank Sees ‘Subdued’ Recovery (Update1) (Bloomberg) March 12 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s the economy will probably make a “relatively subdued” recovery following the first recession in 17 years, said the central bank’s chief economist, Monde Mnyande. Read article

03/12/2010 • FNDS3000 Executive Is Keynote Speaker at 'Prepaid Cards - Africa 2010' (redOrbit) JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FNDS3000 Corp (OTC Bulletin Board: FDTC) (Frankfurt: "FT4," A0MWLG), a financial transaction processing services company, currently introducing prepaid card programs to the South African market, today announced that Victoria Vaksman, Executive Vice President of the Company is scheduled to be a keynote speaker at the "Prepaid Cards - Africa ... Read article

03/12/2010 • South Africa’s Ruling Alliance Can Find ‘Balance,’ Zuma Says (Bloomberg) March 12 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s ruling alliance, which includes the African National Congress and the Congress of South African Trade Unions, “is able to balance” the interests of labor unions and other members of the group, South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma said in an interview with the Johannesburg-based Mail & Guardian newspaper. Read article

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