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 Wool prices softened at this week's sale as orders from China and Europe tapered off. Cape Wools' says its Merino indicator shed one percent compared with the previous sale a fortnight ago to close at R98.11 p/kg for clean wool

Cape Town, May 8 (I-Net Bridge) - Between R60 to R89 billion would need to be invested to build a telecommunications broadband network throughout the country and to reduce connectivity costs, says Communications Minister Dina Pule. Speaking at a

The Knysna Business Connection will be showcasing the town's - One of a Kind -concept to the hospitality industry at HOSTEX Cape 2012. Hostex is said to be Africa's biggest and best international hospitality and catering exhibition and takes

The FNB House Price Index has shown a further acceleration in April, up from a revised March growth rate of 8.1% to 8.6%, year-on-year. This is the highest year-on-year growth since June 2010. In real terms, too, as at March the index showed

The wool market was relatively unchanged at this week's auction. Cape Wools says its merino indicator closed at R99.06/kg for clean wool, down marginally on last week. Spokesperson, Ona Viljoen, says long well prepared fleece wools were in

Cape Town - The South African electric car has been put on hold while the developer works to find international partnerships to produce the vehicle. The Joule is touted as an answer to city pollution, but the Industrial Development Corporation

Johannesburg, Apr 19 (I-Net Bridge) - The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has called on G20 finance ministers to drive investment of at least 2% of GDP in the green economy. This follows an independent economic analysis by

South African wool prices moved sideways amid market uncertainty during this week's national sale. Spokesperson Ona Viljoen says Cape Wools' Merino indicator closed at R99.11p/kg for clean wool which was down 0.3% compared with the previous sale

Google has been fined $25 000 for impeding a US investigation into its collection of wireless network data for its Street View project, which allows users to see street level images when they map a location. The Federal Communications Commission