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State intervention in the provinces was necessary but the timing is too convenient for Zuma as he prepares to fight for his political life.

Empowerment - BBBEE Bill for public comment

Back to fronting

Lindo Xulu

Unless you’re a big empowerment partner like Shanduka or Mvelaphanda and can afford legal and financial advisers ... the chances of the empowerment partner being exploited are very high, says Lerato Ratsoma, managing director of verification agency Empowerdex.

Uranium - Demand to exceed supply

Into the future

Charlotte Mathews

Last year’s disaster resulting from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power station jolted not only nuclear power producers around the world but the entire industry pipeline, including uranium miners.

Renewable energy - Getting it to work

Power in partnership

Lise Pretorius

Mainstream SA has formed a local consortium of partners that includes Siemens Energy Southern Africa (which will be providing the wind turbines for the Jeffrey s Bay project), Absa Capital, and Thebe Investment Corp .

Water & energy - Lagging behind

Cheap but thirsty

Lise Pretorius

SA’s integrated resource plan , the long-term plan to ensure the country’s energy supply, envisages the development of 55GW of additional energy by 2030.

Agriculture - Magwa tea estate crumbling

What future in tea leaves?

Shannon Sherry

The Magwa tea estate, which was meant to be a flagship job-creation project run by the Eastern Cape agriculture department, appears to have collapsed.

SADC Tribunal - Calls for reinstatement

Region in legal limbo

Prakash Naidoo

A host of legal organisations have started to ratchet up pressure on regional governments to restore the functioning of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) tribunal.

Foreign exchange controls - Still intact

Dog flap in the door

Stafford Thomas

Exchange control is also being used to compensate for gaps in other areas of legislation, one of which is the transfer of ownership of intellectual property

Personal finance - Purse tightening

Curb your spending

Larry Claasen

Christo Davel, the man who launched the revolutionary concept of standalone Internet bank 20Twenty in SA, is again trying to shake up the banking industry with his latest venture, 22seven.

Statutory ban on fronting planned

Curbing window dressing

Prakash Naidoo

The intention with the proposed changes to the broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) regulations is to form a new monitoring commission.

Further education - Remaining small and weak

Shaky foundations

Claire Bisseker

SA suffers from a huge shortage of artisanal and technical skills, yet the Further Education & Training (FET) system that SA relies on to provide vocational training remains small and weak

Coal logistics - Slow load

Slow train still coming

Charlotte Mathews

New investments in coal logistics have been announced in the past few weeks, raising hopes that the bottleneck in Southern Africa’s transport infrastructure which is strangling coal exports is beginning to ease.

Textile industry - Wool at record prices

Big jumper is wool

Shannon Sherry

SA’s textile industries are experiencing contrasting fortunes, with wool prices at record levels and cotton down substantially from its highs of 10 months ago.

Ratings - SA gets the sting too

Warning of slippery slope

Claire Bisseker

In a week in which ratings agencies slashed national credit ratings across several European countries, SA was stung too, suffering the ignominy of a credit outlook downgrade from Fitch .

MTN - Dimming growth prospects

After the reward, the risk

Larry Claasen

MTN Group’s storybook run is coming to an end. The mobile operator has had 10 years of growth but its prospects have dimmed over the past few weeks.

Oil - Politics at play

Greasing political wheels

Lise Pretorius

The problem with being reliant on crude oil imports is that oil-producing countries tend to be synonymous with political risk, leaving net importers in a precarious position.

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Gold versus oil
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FirstRand Group
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Cisco Cius
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FM calls GetMed call centre
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Business Intelligence
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The economics of rhino poaching
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Construction stocks
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Motorola Atrix review
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Imperial Holding
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Market Mayday
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SA transport crisis
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Going global -Where to invest offshore
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Anglo American
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Land reform
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Olympus XZ-1
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Gold- Pushing production
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The crumbling euro
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Listed property
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Protests ahead of Shell SA’s planned shale gas fracking in the Karoo
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Village Main Reef update since merger with Simmer & Jack
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Exchange traded funds and notes
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SA’s tax regime
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Rupert family investments
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Investing in commodities
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Property funds
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Gigaba and SOEs
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Garmin on SA’s navigation trends
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Old Mutual Retirement Monitor 2011
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Greenpeace dumps 5t of coal in front of Eskom’s offices
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SA’s top business schools
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Lights on for property listings boom
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Khaya Dlanga on creativity in SA
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Telkom CEO on annual results
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Mackay’s SAB
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An inexpensive JSE
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Glencore goes public
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Police deaths and brutality
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Investing in gold
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Inflation returns
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Consumer Protection
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SA’s evolving conversation – Justice Malala
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Trends in SA telecoms
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High costs in SA telecoms
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The rot
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Clothing industry
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Clothing industry
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Rally To Read 2011
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Food prices
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Black Economic Empowerment (BEE)
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Carbon market
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ArcelorMittal
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Jo’burg in crisis
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Property review
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Market risks
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Telecoms leadership
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Edna Molewa
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Brian Joffe
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Banking fees
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Martime industry
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State-owned mining corporation
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Budget 2011 - Jobs
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Collusion in construction
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Eskom’s plan
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State of the Nation
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Mobile Internet
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Mines before people?
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Soaring medical costs
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Mine Safety
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Banks fight for business
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Hot Stocks
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BRICS
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Zimbabweans in SA
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Rich Givings
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Mine closures
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Heritage
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Mercedes invests in East London
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Metropolitan, Momentum merger
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Clicks turnaround
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Decent jobs vs any jobs
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Insuring against child disability
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Investment for Fancourt
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Standard Bank: still moving forward?
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Cutting electricity costs
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The Little Black Book
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Mini-budget explored
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Gill Marcus on the rand:
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Blackberry Torch and new OS
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Gauteng to pay for road expansion
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KOI opens in Rosebank
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Will the government raise taxes?
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Review of 2010 Loeries awards
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Olympus Pen camera review
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ANC on nationalisation
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The rand debate
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Zwelinzima Vavi
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Economy and growth
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Tripartite Alliance
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The MBA issue
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House of Mandela Wines
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Pop-up stores
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SMEs and Blackberry
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Market fears examined
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Meet Amman Muhammad
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Zuma’s Chinese deals
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JSE closing report
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Public service strike
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Andrew McNulty writes on Jacob Zuma
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Public service strike
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Mike Brown Nedbank CEO
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Larry Claasen on
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Northam Platinum’s mine near Lydenberg
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Motor industry strike - David Furlonger
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Motor Industry Annual
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Graham Briggs CEO Harmony Gold
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SA’s mining juggernauts in FM 13 August: Charlotte Mathews
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Destruction of wheat in Russia’s devastating fires
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Exploring Kwa-Zulu Natal and the smallest desert
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