LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Women's canoe sprint kayak single 500m semi-finals results. The top qualifiers were Hungary's Danuta Kozak with 1:50.469, South Africa's Bridgitte Hartley with 1:51.286 and Italy's Josefa Idem with 1:52.232. Results Table Semifinal 3 1. Josefa Idem (Italy) 1 minute 52.232 seconds Q 2. Rachel Cawthorn (Britain) … [Read more...] about Olympics-Women’s canoe sprint K1 500m semi-final results
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REFILE-UPDATE 1-Massmart’s FY profit to miss expectations
* Sees headline EPS 549.4 cents to 579.7 cents * Shares fall more than 5 percent JOHANNESBURG, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Massmart Holdings, the South African unit of Wal-Mart, said on Tuesday full-year profit likely rose as much as 34 percent, falling far short of market expectations and sending its shares down more than 5 percent. South Africa's third-largest reatiler … [Read more...] about REFILE-UPDATE 1-Massmart’s FY profit to miss expectations
CoAL appoints former Implats boss Brown as chairman
JOHANNESBURG Aug 7 (Reuters) - South African miner Coal of Africa (CoAL) appointed former Impala Platinum chief executive David Brown as chairman and raised $44.8 million in a share placement in a move to advance some of its projects, the company said on Tuesday. CoAL, which is also listed in London and Australia , said proceeds of the placement would be used to finance … [Read more...] about CoAL appoints former Implats boss Brown as chairman
Olympics-Women’s athletics javelin qualifying round results
LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Women's athletics javelin qualifying round results. The top qualifiers were Czech Republic's Barbora Spotakova with 66.19 metres(72.39 yards), Germany's Christina Obergfoell with 66.14 metres(72.33 yards) and South Africa's Sunette Viljoen with 65.92 metres(72.09 yards). Results Table Group B 1. Sunette Viljoen (South Africa) 65.92 Q … [Read more...] about Olympics-Women’s athletics javelin qualifying round results
Cricket-England v South Africa second test scoreboard
Will 2012 see more strong men of Africa leave office?There are many reasons for being angry with Africa ’s strong men, whose autocratic ways have thrust some African countries back into the eye of the storm and threatened to undo the democratic gains in other parts of the continent of the past decades. Blog Operation Somalia: The U.S., Ethiopia and now KenyaEthiopia did it … [Read more...] about Cricket-England v South Africa second test scoreboard
