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Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration Number 2002/031365/06 JSE Code: WGR ISIN: ZAE000079703 TSX Code: WGR CUSIP Number: S98297104 ("Wits Gold") JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 15, 2012 /CNW/ - In compliance with Rules 3.63 - 3.74 of the JSE Listings Requirements, Wits Gold wishes to disclose the following information: Wits Gold Company Director: AR Fleming Date of transaction:...

CHESTER, England, November 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest revelation from Egypt's minister for tourism shows there is certainly plenty of optimism when it comes to the number of visitors expected to make the country their chosen holiday destination over the coming year. Hisham Zaazou has explained that while 8.8 million people have already visited Egypt within the first nine months of 2012, it has been estimated that this will rise to 12 million by the end of the...

PHOENIX, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Murder on Kilimanjaro is the seventh and final book in the Summit Murder Mystery series. In the midst of his re-election bid, the U.S. president sets out to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. He is joined by the African born son no one knew existed until now. Scott Devlon is summoned to help guide and accompany his entourage. The intrigue and mystery that has been an integral part of every Summit Murder Mystery reaches crescendo as true...

PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE: ARE) is pleased to announce its renowned panel of thought leaders at the prestigious annual Galien Forum being held today at the Alexandria Center for Life Science - New York City. In association with the Galien Foundation, an international organization that recognizes and rewards excellence in scientific innovation, Alexandria will bring together a highly distinguished panel to focus on the...

Ceiba Intercontinental Adds Malabo - Madrid Route MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Equatorial Guinea's national airline, Ceiba Intercontinental, made its historic first intercontinental flight on October 4 from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to Madrid. Ceiba will service the route with a newly acquired Boeing 777 aircraft. The Ministry of Civil Aviation of Equatorial Guinea purchased the aircraft as the first step in the government's efforts to meet the...

LONDON, Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - ODYE Limited ("ODYE" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Sierra Leone Government has awarded ODYE's subsidiary, ODYE (SL) Limited, a participating interest in two offshore deepwater exploration blocks, SL 8A-10 and SL 8B-10, along with its partners, Chevron and Noble Energy. ODYE's 100% owned subsidiary, ODYE (SL) Limited, has signed a petroleum license with Sierra Leone's Minister of Finance on 21 September 2012 which was...

PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE: ARE), the leading owner, operator, and developer of high-quality, sustainable real estate for the broad and diverse life science industry, is pleased to announce four recent lease transactions aggregating approximately 162,000 square feet at 400 Technology Square, which is in the final stages of a complete redevelopment from a dated office facility into a LEED(®) Gold Certified, highly...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- South Africa is currently the only country in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with significant local manufacturing of water and wastewater treatment chemicals used in the mining and oilfields markets. In contrast, Nigeria, Angola, Botswana and Namibia rely on import of these chemicals. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.chemicals.frost.com), Sub-Saharan Africa Mining and Oilfield Water Treatment Chemicals Market,...

Environmental scheme funded by the German REWE Group aims to create 'floating islands' of recycled plastic bottles, containing the plant used to make the first paper Plans are being implemented to create plastic floating islands containing papyrus plants to help protect the ecosystems of a renowned lake in the Rift Valley, Kenya. The German REWE Group is funding a papyrus restoration partnership between UK-owned tea producer and flower grower Finlays and Dr David Harper, a Senior...

NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The international humanitarian organization Concern Worldwide has launched a report (http://bit.ly/Oedmq3) on the profound health and human rights violations that Nairobi's sprawling 30-acre Dandora garbage dump is inflicting on some 200,000 of the city's poorest residents. Based on evidence collected in the surrounding neighborhoods, Concern found that the dumpsite has greatly impacted human health, directly causing increased rates...