SOUTH AFRICA: World Bank highlights investment challenges, 14/Dec/05 JOHANNESBURG, 14 December (IRIN) - An assessment of South Africa's investment climate, jointly conducted by the World Bank and department of trade and industry, has revealed that the business environment is favourable in many ways, yet some challenges remain.
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SOUTH AFRICA: UNHCR sees improvements in immigrant detention centre, 7/Dec/05 JOHANNESBURG, 7 December (IRIN) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday that it welcomed improvements to facilities at South Africa's controversial Lindela Repatriation Centre, where undocumented and illegal foreigners are held before being repatriated.
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CONGO-SOUTH AFRICA: Mbeki promises to help nation fight poverty, 2/Dec/05 BRAZZAVILLE, 2 December (IRIN) - South African President Thabo Mbeki has said his country would help the Republic of Congo to fight poverty, which the UN Development Programme estimates to be afflicting up to 70 percent of the country's 3.1-million people.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Slow service delivery exasperates poor communities, 28/Nov/05 JOHANNESBURG, 28 November (IRIN) - Just over 50 years ago the historic Freedom Charter of the African National Congress (ANC) was adopted in Kliptown, Soweto. The irony of living in extreme poverty in modern-day South Africa, next to the spot where the charter was adopted, is not lost... Full Report... Email Report
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