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JOHANNESBURG, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Foschini Group Ltd : * Says five-month total sales up 13,2% over the previous period with same stores sales growth of 7,5%. * Says confident that it can again deliver a satisfactory result for this year * Says anticipate increasing trading space by approximately 7% in the current year. © Thomson … [Read more...] about BRIEF-S.Africa’s Foschini 5-month sales up 13.2 pct

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Assore Ltd : * Says FY headline earnings up 15,2% to a record R3,7 billion * Says final dividend increased to R3,00 per share © Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved … [Read more...] about BRIEF-Assore says FY headline earnings up 15.2 pct

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Northam Platinum Ltd : * Says issues R1.25 billion of domestic medium term notes * Says notes will attract a coupon of 350 basis points above three month jibar © Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved … [Read more...] about BRIEF-Northam issues R1.25 bln domestic medium term notes

Sept 2 (Reuters) - A seventh-wicket partnership of 40 runs between Robin Petersen and Dean Elgar helped South Africa salvage a score of 220-8 and leave the fourth one-day international finely balanced on Sunday. Petersen came to the crease with the visitors on 174-6 and little over six overs remaining but the 33-year-old hit a quickfire 31 off 20 to leave South Africa with … [Read more...] about Cricket-South Africa recover to frustrate England

* Charges sparked public outrage * Miners could face charges again when probes complete * Killing of 34 miners by police evokes apartheid era * Lonmin's mines been idle for three weeks By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG, Sept 2 (Reuters) - South African prosecutors provisionally withdrew murder charges on Sunday against 270 miners who had been accused of … [Read more...] about UPDATE 2-S.Africa withdraws miners’ murder charges for now