31 Jul 2014 20h00 South Africa's rand fell by over half a percent against the dollar on Thursday, failing to gain momentum from a surprise narrowing of the country's trade deficit. Read more
13h20 Rising consumer inflation in South Africa poses a significant risk to the purchasing power of consumers and the cost of doing business in the country, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said on Friday.
09h43 Africa's biggest telecommunications operator MTN Group said on Thursday it had appointed Zunaid Bulbulia as its new group chief operating officer, adding that Ahmad Farroukh would replace him as head of the company's South African operations.
15h35 U.S. stocks edged lower at the
open, as a softer-than-expected July jobs report allayed
concerns that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates
sooner than many had expected.
15h24 Shares trimmed losses and the
dollar dipped on Friday after the U.S. reported job growth
slowed more than expected in July and the unemployment rate
unexpectedly rose, easing worries that interest rates will rise
soon.
15h02 South Africa's new vehicle sales fell 1.5 percent year-on-year to 57,670 units in July, data from the trade and industry department showed on Friday.
15h48 The board of Italian airline
Alitalia has approved a capital hike of up to 300 million euros
($402.6 million), raising the upper limit to help pave the way
for the sale of a stake to Etihad Airways, a person close to the
matter said on Friday.
15h29 Islamist militants shot dead a Somali lawmaker in the capital Mogadishu on Friday by blocking his car and spraying him with bullets, police and witnesses said, after the fifth killing of a legislator in less than four months.
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