en-za-hotdailynews: 2015-09-25 South Africa Business

Damage limitation fuels VW public relations strategy
Irish Times
“We have totally screwed up,” said Michael Horn, head of Volkswagen's US division. But Volkswagen's screw-up isn't just any screw-up. It cheated at something it was supposed to be good at: environmental credentials. Slogans like “if only everything in ...
When Volkswagen Catches a Cold, German Town Wolfsburg Gets Pneumonia   NDTV
Insight - After year of stonewalling, Volkswagen stunned US regulators with ...   Reuters
Diesel fans fear Volkswagen emissions scandal may tarnish technology   Los Angeles Times
The Australian Financial Review
Irish Independent
New York Times
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Reserve Bank keeps interest rates steady
Mail & Guardian Online
Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago has announced that the repo rate will remain on hold at 6%, for now. Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago. (Bloomberg). In attempting to find the balance between keeping inflation under control but not unduly ...

DIARY-Top Economic Events to Oct 7   Reuters
RBI monetary policy: A close run thing   Livemint
India tipped to lift rates   The Australian
Business Standard
Arab News
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Motsoeneng's salary: ANC cautions SABC
Independent Online
Cape Town - The ANC has cautioned, in reaction to the latest salary increase awarded to SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng, that the economic climate should be considered when determining public servants' pay. “The African National ...

SOEs blighted by ineptitude   Times LIVE
Motsoeneng doing his job - SABC chairperson   News24
Hlaudi Motsoeneng gets R1-million pay jump   Mail & Guardian Online
Eyewitness News
TechCentral
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Poland drops rescue plan for miner Weglowa to avoid European probe
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly
The Polish government earlier this month approved a plan to transfer part of its stakes in gas group PGNiG, utility PGE and insurer PZU into an investment fund that would use those stakes as collateral to raise cash for KW. "The EC signalled there is ...
Poland Pledges to Save Coal Mines Despite Pulling Latest Rescue Plan   Wall Street Journal
Poland shelves plan to save coal miner Kompania Weglowa   Platts

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BDlive

Assurance On Mine Jobs Timely
AllAfrica.com
This week's pronouncement by President Edgar Lungu and the Government that mines jobs are safe could not have come at a better time. Glencore, Vedanta Resources, China's NFC Africa and CNMC Luanshya Copper Mine all recently threatened to shut ...

Glencore's Zambian unit plans job cuts   eNCA
The perfect storm: Resilient Zambia hangs on for dear life as economy hits ...   Mail & Guardian Africa
Glencore's Zambian unit plans to lay off workers   BDlive
Independent Online
GhanaWeb
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Time to Unleash African Economic Potentials
AllAfrica.com
Olusanya, Sheriff a social commentator, in this piece, examines the African economic strength and gives reasons why the continent must unleash its potentials for growth. The African continent is blessed with immense wealth. Indeed there are vast human, ...

Commodities' dive raises doubts over Africa's 'middle class'   Daily Times
Role of agribusiness and opportunities for young Africans   Africa Times
Sub-Saharan Africa makes progress against poverty but has long way to go   Pew Research Center
Worcester Telegram
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METALS-London copper eyes largest weekly drop in two months
Reuters Africa
MELBOURNE, Sept 25 (Reuters) - London copper edged up in extremely light turnover on Friday but was set to log its largest weekly fall in nearly two months as weakening demand from China failed to dent ample inventories the of metal. FUNDAMENTALS.
Rolling LME/SHFE price report 24/09: Prices mixed at close   Metalbulletin.com (subscription)

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