By Rex Gowar BUENOS AIRES Aug 30 (Reuters) - Argentina's Pumas, fresh from their best result against South Africa, want to become a team that no longer surprise people with their achievements. Having lost 27-6 to South Africa on their debut in Cape Town on Aug. 18, the Pumas came within a whisker of upsetting the Springboks in a 16-16 draw in Mendoza in the Rugby … [Read more...] about Rugby-Pumas don’t want to be a surprise packages any more
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UPDATE 3-S.Africa prosecutors charge miners with murder
* Experts say measure not used since apartheid times * Say charges inflame already tense situation * Talks resume to get workers back next week * Mines minister says unrest could hit investment By Ed Stoddard and Jon Herskovitz JOHANNESBURG, Aug 30 (Reuters) - South African prosecutors on Thursday charged 270 striking miners with murder of 34 co-workers … [Read more...] about UPDATE 3-S.Africa prosecutors charge miners with murder
World Bank chief heads to Africa in first overseas visit
* New World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim heads to Africa * First trip to Ivory Coast and South Africa * Focus on growth, jobs, business and regional development By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - New World Bank President Jim Yong Kim heads to the Ivory Coast and South Africa next week on his first trip to Africa since taking the reins of the … [Read more...] about World Bank chief heads to Africa in first overseas visit
Lonmin: less than 7 pct of workers reports for duty
JOHANNESBURG Aug 30 (Reuters) - Platinum producer Lonmin said on Thursday less than 7 percent of its 28,000-strong South African workforce had reported for duty on Thursday as talks were slated to have warring unions cool it and bring people back to work. The world's third largest producer of the precious metal has had its mining operations shut for almost 3 weeks … [Read more...] about Lonmin: less than 7 pct of workers reports for duty
S.Africa’s PPI slows to 5.4 percent y/y in July
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 30 (Reuters) - South African producer inflation, which represents domestic output, was slower at 5.4 percent year-on-year in July compared with 6.6 percent in June, Statistics South Africa said on Thursday. On a month-on-month basis, prices at the factory gate rose by 1.6 percent in July after a 4.4 percent increase in June. The median consensus … [Read more...] about S.Africa’s PPI slows to 5.4 percent y/y in July
