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Costly ambition
23 May 2013
The motor industry's contribution to SA's widening trade deficit has turned the spotlight on the sector's role in the economy.
Heavy going for manufacturers
A difficult balancing act
New policy a hard sell
IN BUSINESS
Deal of the Week: Lonrho
Marc Hasenfuss - 23 May 2013
The longer-term potential of well diversified exposure to the African agri-business sector might explain why Pan...
No quick recovery
Spanish trawling
A giant on the mend
IN ECONOMY
Lean machine or heavy giant?
Sikonathi Mantshantsha - 23 May 2013
Billy Barlow would today notrecognise the corporate giant that the Barloworld group, which he founded with a loan...
Streamlined parcel
African minefield
Sound reasons to return
IN MARKETS
Money talks
Charlotte Mathews & Marc Hasenfuss - 23 May 2013
Most AGMs follow a subdued and orderly ritual. The chairman says a few introductory words, proposals are seconded...
Nerves of steel required
Equity funds a sideshow
Waiting to guide SAA
Barclays Africa not there yet
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Three Cape Town hotels receive top tourism accolades
Western Cape’s tourism sector receives another boost with news that three hotels have been ranked among Africa’s best in international travel survey
State’s mining, biodiversity guideline cautiously welcomed
Critics say new guideline is meaningless if action is not taken to enforce its principles
Celliers ‘will face tough world economy and regulations’
High prices hurt smaller plastic firms, tribunal is told
Bill will change the way empowerment is measured
Altech wins multimillion-rand ID smart card roll-out contract
Investec reveals strategy to maintain momentum
MEDIA & ADVERTISING
A quirky decision
Zweli Mokgata - 23 May 2013
Fran Luckin is leaving Ogilvy & Mather (O&M) Johannesburg to join the Quirk digital marketing agency. She will...
Plenty still to be done
Family values
Taking it indoors
IN SCIENCE AND TECH
Duly noted
Kate Ferreira - 23 May 2013
Samsung's calling its new Note 8.0 the "world's first 8-inch tablet", but with the iPad Mini offering a 7,9-inch...
Vault in the cloud
Smart move
Music to your ears
Pump up the volume
IN LIFESTYLE
On its own terms
Dilip Menon - 23 May 2013
India's Hindi film industry, known as Bollywood, celebrates its centenary this month. Dilip Menon, chair of the...
Hope out of despair
Spotlight on regeneration
Puzzling dichotomy
7 questions for Andrea Sullivan
OPINION
How to be at the top
I don't think it's amiss to suggest that Midbrook Lane, Riskowitz Capital Management and Protea Asset Management...
Market watch
Marc Hasenfuss
Don't drop that name
Let me get this straight. Justice minister Jeff Radebe says the influential Gupta family, friends and benefactors...
Food for thought
Justice Malala
Pull together
Scheduled to take a painfully early flight on Monday, I overslept. Fortunately, I live in Cape Town. I managed to...
Economic viewpoint
Nazmeera Moola
MULTIMEDIA
Anglo American Platinum to slash...
- 14 May 2013
Mining company slashes its planned 14 000 retrenchments to 6 000 after government and union backlash.
Malema's mansion sold for R5.9m
SAA partners with Etihad Airways
MULTIMEDIA
The outcomes of WEF on Africa
- 13 May 2013
Global think tank panelists believe African leaders need to bolster inter-continental trade.
DA wants Johannesburg cleaner
WEF on Africa kicks off in Cape Town
MULTIMEDIA
DA leads youth wage rally in Orange Farm
- 16 May 2013
DA leader Helen Zille led a youth wage subsidy rally in Orange Farm on Wednesday.
World Economic Forum meeting on Africa
Johannesburg mayor Parks Tau fights off...
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0.0936
0.94%
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