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		<title>Books For Africa 3rd annual South African-style braai (barbecue): September 11, 2010</title>
		<link>http://sabusinesscouncil.org/economy/books-for-africa-3rd-annual-south-african-style-braai-barbecue-september-11-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willem Ellis</dc:creator>
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		<title>UNCTAD report shows China emerging as key African trade partner</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willem Ellis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Engineering News reports: Africa&#8217;s total merchandise trade with non-African developing countries surged from $34-billion in 1995 to a material $283-billion in 2008, making this category of trading partner the continent&#8217;s fastest growing, a new United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) study shows. It also shows that China&#8217;s role as a trade and investment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO THE NATION BY PRESIDENT JG ZUMA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willem Ellis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fellow South Africans! New Year&#8217;s Day, the 1st of January 2010, marks the beginning of the most important year in our country since 1994. Together as a nation we set the tone and made history in April 1994. We embarked on a phase of reconciliation and forgiveness, and worked hard to build one nation, united [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supply and maintenance of toll tags for the Gauteng Open Road Tolling system</title>
		<link>http://sabusinesscouncil.org/economy/supply-and-maintenance-of-toll-tags-for-the-gauteng-open-road-tolling-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willem Ellis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Pre-qualification Notice for the supply and maintenance of toll tags for the Gauteng Open Road Tolling system and all other toll roads in South Africa. Successful Applicants will be allowed to tender to supply and maintain approximately 1 million toll tags. The South African National Road Agency (an Agency of the National Department of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investment In Africa &#8211; Event Review</title>
		<link>http://sabusinesscouncil.org/investing/investment-in-africa-event-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willem Ellis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What: This symposium explored foreign investment opportunities in Africa in the wake of the global economic downturn. Featured were representatives from financial institutions and multinational corporations active in the Sub-Saharan region that highlighted the following topics: South Africa and Intra-Regional Investment U.S. Investment in Africa African Investments by the BRIC Countries Sub-Saharan Africa is widely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Symposium on &#8220;Foreign Investment in Africa&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://sabusinesscouncil.org/investing/what-symposium-on-foreign-investment-in-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://sabusinesscouncil.org/investing/what-symposium-on-foreign-investment-in-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willem Ellis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WHEN Wednesday, April 1, 3:00-5:00PM WHERE Founder&#8217;s Hall Room L-122 Metropolitan State University 700 East Seventh Street St. Paul, Minnesota The College of Management and First College at Metropolitan State University, Standard Bank of South Africa, the International Marketing Council, and the South Africa Minnesota Business Council are cosponsoring a symposium on &#8220;Foreign Investment in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US wine sales support entrepreneurial development in South Africa</title>
		<link>http://sabusinesscouncil.org/economy/us-wine-sales-support-entrepreneurial-development-in-south-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://sabusinesscouncil.org/economy/us-wine-sales-support-entrepreneurial-development-in-south-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willem Ellis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The SA Business Council co-sponsored a fund raising initiative by one of its members MT Global Wines in the summer of 2008.  It was announced that MT Global Wines, a Minnesota based importer of premium South African wines, was donating 40c for every bottle of Ukuzala sold at Costco to ship school books from Books [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open Letter to Business and Economic Development Leaders in South Africa</title>
		<link>http://sabusinesscouncil.org/engineering/open-letter-to-business-and-economic-development-leaders-in-south-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://sabusinesscouncil.org/engineering/open-letter-to-business-and-economic-development-leaders-in-south-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willem Ellis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The South Africa Business Council in Minnesota has been working diligently to educate businesses in our region of the USA about business opportunities in an emerging South Africa since 2006. The Council is a private initiative started by Minnesota business people with an affinity for doing business with South Africa.  We emphasize the importance of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Education That Pays For Itself 2008&#8242;, the 2nd international conference on sustainable education: Knysna South Africa from the 18th to 20th November 2008</title>
		<link>http://sabusinesscouncil.org/events/%e2%80%98education-that-pays-for-itself-2008-the-2nd-international-conference-on-sustainable-education-knysna-south-africa-from-the-18th-to-20th-november-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willem Ellis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want to write and personally invite you to ‘Education That Pays For Itself 2008&#8242;, the 2nd international conference on sustainable education which will be taking place this year in South Africa from the 18th to 20th November 2008. With your organization&#8217;s experience in youth and education work, this is an exciting opportunity to meet, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Invitation to the 2nd Annual South African International Trade &amp; Investment Conference and Exhibition,  30 – 31 October 2008, Cape Town</title>
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		<comments>http://sabusinesscouncil.org/technology/invitation-to-the-2nd-annual-south-african-international-trade-investment-conference-and-exhibition-30-%e2%80%93-31-october-2008-cape-town/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willem Ellis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  On behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry we would like to invite you to participate in the 2nd Annual South African International Trade &#38; Investment Conference and Exhibition. This conference will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, 30-31 October 2008.South Africa is entering a new stage in its economic development. We [...]]]></description>
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