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Is President Thabo Mbeki seriously negotiating a settlement in Zimbabwe, or is he simply concocting a nice little deal for his friend, Robert Mugabe? Right now, discussions seem to centre on the fate – or future – of the man, not the country or its people. More: continued here

Research highlights the growing popularity of customer magazinesBusiness Strata – Business News, UK –4 hours agoRoyal Mail and the Association of Publishing Agencies (APA) have claimed that of the customer titles which feature in the ABC's top 100 magazines, …Customer mags flourish in latest ABCsPrecisionMarketingall 2 news articles More: continued here

Cumberland News 155000 letterboxes, 460 staff and 1.2million items each weekCumberland News, UK –5 hours agoSince its launch, millions have been invested there and that figure is set to rise as the Royal Mail tackles its rivals in a highly competitive market. … More: continued here

Where would we be without our mobile phone to call on?Scotsman, United Kingdom –3 hours agoBut a Royal Mail spokeswoman said they still delivered a large volume of personal mail among the eight million items they handle in Scotland each day. … More: continued here

THEATRE Royal Winchester has expanded its marketing team with the appointment of Emma Stafford as marketing assistant. Ms Stafford will work alongside communications manager Kate Raines to help devise and implement marketing communications activity for the theatre. More: continued here

Parents of elementary school children can pick up free school supplies Saturday at three Birmingham locations. For the third year, Birmingham City Councilman Roderick Royal will hold the “District 9 Back 2 School – Equipped 2 Learn Supply Giveaway.” More: continued here

MPs hold Copperas Hill crisis talksLiverpool Daily Post, UK –Aug 13, 2008CITY leaders today met with senior Royal Mail management in an attempt to save hundreds of jobs at the Copperas Hill sorting office. The summit at Royal… More: continued here

Fears fester over rural post serviceNorthallerton Times, UK –2 hours agoTHE Government is being urged to ensure that Royal Mail is not trying to use health and safety concerns as a smokescreen to abandon costly post deliveries … More: continued here

Mail plans delayed until meetingGazetteLive, UK –2 hours agoAt the end of July, more than 20 residents in Skelton and Loftus were issued with notices from Royal Mail advising postal deliveries to their doors would be … More: continued here

Part-time post offices rubber stamped as more branches goScotsman, United Kingdom –3 hours agoIt emerged today that the Royal Mail will announce the closure of seven branches in East Lothian on Tuesday, in addition to 13 in Edinburgh and two in …13 post offices on hit listScotsmanall 9 news articles More: continued …