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Tens of thousands of South Africans staged a one-day national strike on Wednesday, hitting mining production, as the biggest labour group in the continent's largest economy flexed its muscles to remind the ruling ANC of its political clout. (Mar 07)
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AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, GOLD, UNEMPLOYMENT, JACOB ZUMA, SOUTH AFRICA, SILVER
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A struggling South African textile union may be changing the way labour is priced in Africa's largest economy by offering massive wage reductions to unskilled workers to create jobs and save a dying industry. (Oct 11)
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CHINA, UNEMPLOYMENT, JACOB ZUMA, SOUTH AFRICA, EMERGING MARKETS
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Wal-Mart and Massmart should increase their planned fund to support South African suppliers to at least 500 million rand from 100 million rand, the country's largest service industry union said on Monday. (Oct 11)
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WAL-MART, SOUTH AFRICA
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Wal-Mart and Massmart should increase their planned fund to support South African suppliers to at least 500 million rand from 100 million rand, the country's largest service industry union said on Monday. (Oct 10)
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WAL-MART, SOUTH AFRICA
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South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) delayed presenting to parliament a widely criticised state-secrecy bill that makes the jailing of whistleblowers legal, lawmakers said on Monday. (Sep 19)
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AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, JACOB ZUMA, SOUTH AFRICA
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South African President Jacob Zuma will appoint a commission to investigate a multi-billion dollar arms deal, his office said on Thursday, in a new probe into corruption allegations against several companies and top officials including Zuma himself. (Sep 15)
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AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, JACOB ZUMA, SOUTH AFRICA, CANCER
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South Africa has agreed to a 2.5 billion rand bailout for Swaziland to help it through a budget crunch that had prompted unprecedented protests against Africa's last absolute monarch, officials said on Wednesday. (Aug 03)
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IMF, GDP, JACOB ZUMA, SOUTH AFRICA, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
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South Africa's most prominent corruption buster accused the police and bureaucrats on Thursday of improper behaviour in $265 million lease deals that have embarrassed President Jacob Zuma's government. (Jul 14)
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AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, HUMAN RIGHTS, LAWYER