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      <title>Strike fears as NUM seeks 60% pay hikes</title>
      <description>The intention of the National Union of Mineworkers to seek pay hikes of between 15% and 60%, has reignited fears of last year's deadly mine strikes.</description>
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      <title>Cell users mysteriously losing airtime</title>
      <description>Have you noticed suspicious “content charges” on your cellphone bills or has your prepaid airtime vanished without trace? You’re not alone.</description>
      <link>http://www.fin24.com/Companies/ICT/Cell-users-mysteriously-losing-airtime-20130519</link>
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      <title>Pressure builds on Sasol’s pricing</title>
      <description>The government is waiting in the wings to impose regulations if petrochemical giant Sasol doesn’t agree to revise plastic prices.</description>
      <link>http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Industrial/Pressure-builds-on-Sasols-pricing-20130519</link>
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      <title>NUM seeks wage hikes of up to 60%</title>
      <description>The National Union of Mineworkers says it will seek pay hikes of up to 60% from the country's gold and coal producers in upcoming wage talks.</description>
      <link>http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Mining/NUM-seeks-wage-hikes-of-up-to-60-20130519</link>
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      <title>Sanral: W Cape tolls won't hurt poor</title>
      <description>A proposed toll system in the Western Cape Winelands will not impact the poor as they will be able to go around them, says road agency Sanral.</description>
      <link>http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Sanral-W-Cape-tolls-wont-hurt-poor-20130519</link>
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      <title>More food price hikes loom</title>
      <description>The anticipated food price hikes will further burden the many already struggling to pay for expensive electricity and other living costs.</description>
      <link>http://www.fin24.com/Debt/News/More-food-price-hikes-loom-20130519</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 12:52:42 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Brown can bring it on, says FSB</title>
      <description>The Financial Services Board has reportedly said it looks forward to the possibility of facing convicted Fidentia fraudster J Arthur Brown in a civil case.</description>
      <link>http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Financial-Services/Brown-can-bring-it-on-says-FSB-20130519</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 11:17:12 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Chicken price hike battle hots up</title>
      <description>The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters has instituted court action to halt the possibility of consumers paying up to 50% more for chicken.</description>
      <link>http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Chicken-price-hike-battle-hots-up-20130517</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 22:15:40 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>SA Roadlink dismisses liquidation talk</title>
      <description>Bus company SA Roadlink says that it is solvent despite reports that it faced liquidation if it does not repay a multi-million rand bank loan.</description>
      <link>http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Industrial/SA-Roadlink-dismisses-liquidation-talk-20130518</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 12:00:20 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Vavi tells union to be more militant</title>
      <description>The National Union of Metalworkers of SA must be more militant and even risk death, but also foster unity, says Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi.</description>
      <link>http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Vavi-tells-union-to-be-more-militant-20130517</link>
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      <title>SA mines can't afford pay rises - Implats</title>
      <description>Impala Platinum is bracing for a fresh round on strikes and says South Africa's mining industry can not afford to offer pay rises during talks that are about to start.</description>
      <link>http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Mining/SA-mines-cant-afford-pay-rises-Implats-20130517</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:54:18 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Call to boycott Burger King – report</title>
      <description>It is just over a week since Burger King opened its first store in South Africa and now there are calls to boycott the US fast-food franchise.</description>
      <link>http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Retail/Call-to-boycott-Burger-King-report-20130517</link>
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      <title>Cape toll project flawed - City</title>
      <description>The procedure followed by Sanral for the winelands tolling project is unlawful due to the lack of a board decision, the Western Cape High Court has heard.</description>
      <link>http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Cape-toll-project-flawed-City-20130517</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:39:45 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Why execs go on sabbatical</title>
      <description>A sabbatical is a disciplined phase of self-discovery, renewal and enrichment, says an expert on news that Richemont’s Johann Rupert is taking a year off.</description>
      <link>http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Retail/Why-execs-go-on-sabbatical-20130517</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:38:29 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>FedGroup pledges R1m to Fidentia victims</title>
      <description>FedGroup Beneficiary Fund administrators will give R1m to the 500 ex-mineworkers and other beneficiaries who lost millions from Fidentia, CEO John Field says.</description>
      <link>http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Financial-Services/FedGroup-pledges-R1m-to-Fidentia-victims-20130517</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:51:44 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Tycoon: Mining firms treated as ATMs</title>
      <description>Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart has accused the government of using the mining industry as an ATM.</description>
      <link>http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Tycoon-Mining-firms-treated-as-ATMs-20130517</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:41:16 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Amcu threatens to bring SA to a halt</title>
      <description>The leader of platinum union Amcu has threatened to bring the economy "to a standstill" and demanded a meeting with President Jacob Zuma.</description>
      <link>http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Mine-union-threatens-to-bring-SA-to-a-halt-20130517</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 14:04:13 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Lifeline for over-indebtedness</title>
      <description>Money can’t buy happiness, but a lack of money can certainly cause unhealthy levels of stress.</description>
      <link>http://www.fin24.com/Debt/News/Lifeline-for-over-indebtedness-20130515</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:01:20 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Boko Haram threatens Shoprite</title>
      <description>A South African Shoprite store operating in Lagos is under severe threat from suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria.</description>
      <link>http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Retail/Boko-Haram-threatens-Shoprite-20130517-2</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:29:19 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>It’s possible to break the debt bond</title>
      <description>For Tlotlo the wake-up call came when his grandmother died and he couldn’t get his hands on R2 000.</description>
      <link>http://www.fin24.com/Debt/Get-out-of-Debt/Its-possible-to-break-the-debt-bond-20130516</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:29:37 +0200</pubDate>
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