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South Africa, Malaysia Look to Do More Business

While trade and investment between South Africa and Malaysia has grown considerably in recent years, there is still huge potential for growth, President Jacob Zuma told the South Africa-Malaysia Business Forum in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.

Zuma, who is on an official visit

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Healthcare next frontier for Indian companies in Africa

The healthcare sector could be the next frontier for Indian companies keen on investing in Africa after manufacturing and telecom, if a recent trend is anything to by.

Two Indian medicare companies - Mumbai-based Metropolis Health Care (MHC) and Hyderabad-based

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BBC opens new pan-Africa Business Unit in Johannesburg

The BBC is opening a new pan-Africa Business Unit in Johannesburg this month, director of BBC Global News, Peter Horrocks, announced yesterday, Sunday, 1 September.

Speaking at the Highway Africa Conference in Grahamstown, South Africa, Horrocks said this new move

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Private Sector Urged to Support Health Workers' Training

The government on Tuesday called for help from the private sector as they try to solve the problem of shortage of trained health workers. Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi said this problem is caused by varied financial constraints facing students willing to pursue medical

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