Athletics SA sets best performance in IAAF: Athletics South Africa have written a new chapter at this year’s edition of the Olympic Games by finishing fifth (5th) overall on the Medal Table of the IAAF’s Rio 2016 Athletics standings out of 207 participating countries. South Africa’s two golds …
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LAFC determined to be patient in search for coach, first stars: Perfect for both sides? The German-born Schmid is from Torrance, in Los Angeles’ South Bay region. Thorrington, 36, was born in South Africa and grew up on the neighboring Palos Verdes Peninsula. Schmid is MLS’ winningest coach, with 228 regular-season …
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De-risking in Africa on the rise, according to latest SWIFT data: The report shows that de-risking is on the rise in several African countries. South Africa lost more than 10% of its foreign counterparties between 2013 and 2015. In Angola the decline was even steeper, with the number of foreign counterparties dropping by …
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BBA Loans hit an 18-month low: USD/ZAR pair saw ZAR currency (Rand) softer by over 1% to trade above 14.13 following reports that South Africa police unit summoned the Finance Minister Gordhan – Bund futures trade at 167.65 down 2 ticks consolidating at the the top of the range as …
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These are South Africa’s favourite brands in 2016: The Sunday Times has released the list of winners in its annual Top Brands awards, recognising brands that have earned “top consumer sentiment” in South Africa over the past twelve months. According to Times Media, current trends among SA’s top …
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Turkey targets Gulen-inspired projects around the world: JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In past years, big names in South Africa picked up the annual Gulen Peace Award, a local accolade inspired by a Turkish preacher who has been blamed by Turkey for an attempted coup last month. Both Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu and Graca …
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