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The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber says its deeply concerned at the impact of today's planned protest on the country's fragile economy. CEO, Kevin Hustler, says the Chamber is also disappointed that the issues behind the strike could not be

The Pampas XV from Argentina, the defending champions, will get the 2012 Vodacom Cup season, the 15th since its inception in 1998, underway on Friday when they host the EP Kings in Stellenbosch. The Argentineans were unbeaten last year as they

 The mohair market was down slightly after the second sale of the summer season yesterday. Mohair SA says its market indicator closed 1.8% down at R90.60. However, prices in most categories were up by between 4.7% and 5.6%. Mohair SA

Internet users in South Africa and elsewhere in the world have been experiencing hiccups in accessing the popular social networking site, Facebook, over the past few hours. Twitter was abuzz over the problems this morning, with especially

New Zealand staged an outstanding fightback in the post-tea session to reduce South Africa to 191 for seven at stumps on the first day of the first test at the University Oval in Dunedin. Four hours of play were lost at the beginning of the day

The European Commission says it has given global miner Anglo American the green light to take control of De Beers, the world's biggest diamond company. The Commission says it has given Anglo American authorisation to proceed with a deal initially

 Cosatu in the Eastern Cape is expecting a massive turn-out for its one-day strike against e-tolling and labour brokers. Marches will be held in Port Elizabeth, East London, Queenstown, Mthatha, Lusikisiki and Kokstad this morning. Cosatu

AC Milan advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League last night after Arsenal fell agonisingly short of a remarkable comeback despite an emphatic 3-0 victory over the Italian champions at the Emirates. Arsenal had been left needing to

Chelsea reached the FA Cup quarterfinals last night, winning a replay 2-0 at Birmingham in its first match since firing coach Andre Villas-Boas. Under interim coach Roberto Di Matteo, Juan Mata and Raul Mierles scored second-half goals to take