The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and US-based chocolate producer TCHO have entered into a partnership to introduce innovations and quality improvements to cocoa grown in Ghana. As a part of the project, WCF and TCHO will set up a Flavor ...
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According to the preliminary data released by Statistics South Africa, in 2012 total mining production in South Africa was 3.1 percent lower compared with 2011. The fall in annual mining production followed a decrease of 0.9 percent in 2011 ...
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According to the preliminary data released by Statistics South Africa, in 2012 the country's manufacturing output rose by two percent compared to 2011, while the seasonally adjusted manufacturing production in the fourth quarter of the year ...
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According to the latest data released by Statistics South Africa, in December 2012 the country's producer price index (PPI) for domestic output in the manufacturing sector decreased slightly by 0.1 percent compared to the previous month and ...
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South African coal exploration and development firm Ikwezi Mining said Wednesday it had signed an off-take agreement with commodities trader Vitol for 3.96 million mt of steam coal over three years. Ikwezi, which is listed on the ...
According to the preliminary data released by Statistics South Africa, in November 2012 the country's mining production decreased by 4.5 percent year on year, while the seasonally adjusted mining production index in November increased by ...
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Baidu signs its first global operator agreement with Orange, on an exclusive basis, to co-develop an enhanced mobile browser designed for emerging markets. The new browser, available in Arabic, English, and a French version in ...
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The attacks on Islamist positions near the ancient desert trading town of Timbuktu and Gao, the largest city in the north, marked a decisive intensification on the third day of the French mission, striking at the heart of the vast area ...
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Mobile operator Orange and Chinese Internet giant Baidu have developed a co-branded mobile browser for Android-based smartphones in the Middle East and Africa. The browser is the result of an exclusive deal between the two companies that ...
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According to the preliminary data released by Statistics South Africa, in November 2012 the country's manufacturing output rose by 3.4 percent compared to the same month of 2011, while the seasonally adjusted manufacturing production is ...
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An oil field off the Nigerian coast with substantial reserves and potential risks has become the latest foreign prize scooped up as part of China Petrochemical Corp.'s African expansion campaign. The state owned oil gorilla better known ...
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According to a Reuters survey, Iran posted increases in its oil output in November. Iranian supply has risen by 40,000 barrels per day to 2.71 million barrels per day. Sources in the survey said that a resumption in sales to South Korea ...
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South African poultry group Astral Foods has booked a 23% drop in full-year earnings on higher grain prices and greater competition from European and South American poultry importers. Net income fell to ZAR392m (US$38m) in the year to end ...
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Reuters reported that OPEC crude oil output has declined in November to its lowest since January because of disruptions to Nigerian output and reduced supplies from Angola and Libya. A Reuters survey found that supply from the 12 member ...
Source Africa, the biggest textiles and apparel trade event in Africa, has been launched in Cape Town, South Africa. The trade fair, which will take place from 9 – 12 April 2013 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, will ...
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