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Giant Telescope Project Goes to South Africa, Australia - WSJ.com
online.wsj.com | May 25, 2012
A consortium of countries chose South Africa and Australia to share a $1.87 billion radio telescope known as the Square Kilometer Array, or SKA, that will be the biggest and most sensitive instrument of its kind.

STR Global announces Middle East/Africa hotel results for April 2012 | STR Global | AMEinfo.com
www.ameinfo.com | May 23, 2012
The Middle East/Africa region reported mostly positive performance results in April 2012 when reported in U.S. dollars, according to data compiled by STR Global.

Prince Harry dies: Pygmy hippo named after royalty passes away during umbilical hernia surgery -
www.mirror.co.uk | May 10, 2012
South Africa ranch vow to continue to fly the flag of awareness in

South African gold town struggles to find a future - The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com | May 9, 2012
As once-mighty mining sector continues its sharp decline, joblessness and poverty afflict Welkom

Platinum overtakes gold for first time in six months - FT.com
www.ft.com | Mar 15, 2012
The price of platinum has risen above that of gold for the first time in six months on the back of divergent investor sentiment towards the two precious metals. Investors are turning towards equities and other riskier assets amid stronger economic

Bottom Line - Greg Smith had 'high principles', ex-teacher says
bottomline.msnbc.msn.com | Mar 15, 2012
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Greg Smith was a principled and competitive student, the kind of person whose strong sense of right and wrong probably pushed him to resign from Goldman Sachs in a scathing letter to an international newspaper, his former teacher and coach said. A q …

Barclays' Africa profits now close to £1bn | Business | The Guardian
www.guardian.co.uk | Feb 10, 2012
Barclays boss Bob Diamond was on Friday able to claim that the bank was making 20% of its £5.9bn profits on the African continent

Talk2Us expands exclusive SnapComms Reseller Agreement to rest of Africa | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Feb 7, 2012
Talk2Us expands exclusive SnapComms Reseller Agreement to rest of Africa. Talk2Us has expanded its exclusive reseller agreement for SnapComms to cover the whole of Africa. Digital brand management tools are in high demand across the continent, and Talk2Us is now able to offer them to all African

Durable Refit Materials Can Reduce Buildings’ Carbon Footprint · Environmental Management & Energy
www.environmentalleader.com | Feb 6, 2012
Using durable construction materials in maintenance and renovation projects can lessen a building's the long-term carbon footprint, according to Texas A&M University research. The research, by architecture Ph.

Highschoolers are buzzing to be Australia's 'Brainiest' student - UQ News Online - The University
www.uq.edu.au | Jan 25, 2012
Australia's 'brainiest' student will be unearthed when the country's brightest young minds compete in the finals of the Australian Brain Bee Challenge (ABCC), supported by The University of Queensland's Queensland Brain Institute.