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Global accountancy bodies launch new designation

The Chartered Global Management Accountant comes to life

In a joint venture, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (Cima) on Tuesday launched a new global designation for management accounting, the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).

Naamsa reports a “subdued” growth in new vehicle sales

“Subdued” growth as MBSA remain out of the tally

Matiba Mutheiwana

Naamsa on Thursday reported the highest growth since 2007 for new vehicle sales in January 2012.

Dorbyl /Remgro - A call for “immediate investigation & analysis”

Called to account

Marc Hasenfuss

“As you know I made certain comments and criticisms at the AGM in a friendly co-operative manner, and wish to continue to do so.”

Mashuda Cassim Cachalia shares research with Capricorn

Entrepreneur - Mashuda Cassim

See you on the pool deck

Stephen Cranston

Like many fund managers of her age, Cassim was ready to leave the corporate environment of a large fund manager and go into a freer and more entrepreneurial place.

Deal of the week - Ethos Capital buys Kevro

The world in uniforms

Stephen Cranston

Sasfin takes on advisory role

A designated adviser AltX listings

Larry Claasen

Sasfin Capital, a division of Sasfin Bank, has announced it has signed up to be the designated adviser to several AltX listings.

Q & A - Busa former Acting Director for Economic Policy

Strategic circle

Lindo Xulu

Former Business Unity SA former Acting Director for Economic Policy Coenraad Bezuidenhout speaks to Lindo Xulu about his new role at the Manufacturing Circle

Technology trends - The year ahead

Upwardly mobile

The report, which looks at technology trends in 10 countries for the year ahead, says high-end mobile handsets are even starting to replace other forms media.

Technology review - Philips Fidelio Primo DS9000 docking speaker

Big and portable sound

Matiba Mutheiwana

The oval-shaped DS9000 has a minimalist design, with the speaker forming most of its face.

FNB Wealth - Low earnings not to be repeated

Thinking positive

Maarten Mittner

FNB Wealth was the worst performer in the First National Bank (FNB) stable for the full year in 2011.

Where are they now? - Shauket Fakie

Still held accountable

Maarten Mittner

Today he is still involved with audit matters, as head of group business risk management at telecom giant MTN.

Profile - Yvette Singh

Time for a change

Maarten Mittner

The appointment of Yvette Singh as public policy and regulatory affairs executive at FirstRand is widely seen as a coup for the banking group.

Where are they now?

Hard act to follow

Larry Claasen

Former Ellerines MD Peter Squires admits he misses the excitement of running a large company.

Another Week - 3 February 2012

News from home and abroad

FM staff

Lifeline - Mario Monti, Italy’s prime minister, speaks during a news conference at the European Council headquarters in Brussels on Monday. EU chiefs met in Brussels to put the finishing touches on a German-led deficit-control treaty and endorse the statutes of a € 500bn rescue fund to be set up this year.

Liberty Medical Scheme must recover irregular payment: CMS

A trustee’s worth

Xolile Bhengu

The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) wants Liberty Medical Scheme (LMS) to recover a R1,6m golden handshake paid to former LMS trustee Boyce Mkhize.

Reinet - Holding on to BAT

A prospectus amendment

Marc Hasenfuss

The intention to hang on to the BAT stake and reference to borrowings almost certainly rules out the chances of Reinet shareholders receiving a dividend anytime soon.

JSE trading in numbers

JSE trading

Roxana Gorecki

R17,2bn was the net value of local equities sold by foreigners on the JSE by the end of 2011.

Deal of the week - Blackstar

Taking a shine to Avusa

Marc Hasenfuss

It’s probably reasonable to expect recently listed investment company Blackstar’s next move to be a tilt at a direct stake in media conglomerate Avusa.

Welfare - Social grants

Net spreads

Prakash Naidoo

The number of children receiving state support grants has risen by 1200% in a decade — from 800476 in 2001 to 10,4m in 2011.

Profile - Grant Pascoe

Cape of challenges

Larry Claasen

Grant Pascoe, the Mitchells Plain DA councillor responsible for tourism, events & marketing for the City of Cape Town, knows very well that the city still has a long way to go in overcoming its apartheid past.

Accounting standards

New revenue rules

Stafford Thomas

Companies worldwide will soon be confronted by changes to revenue recognition accounting standards.

Storm warning - Be warned

Keeping tabs on solar activity

Stafford Thomas

A storm so severe that it causes US$1trillion or more in damage may seem the stuff of Hollywood fiction.

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Retailers
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Philips DS9000
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Investing offshore
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SA’s agricultural industry
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Marc Hasenfuss on Oceana
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Calgro M3 and new projects
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Onelogix
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Hot stocks on the JSE
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Unison Omicron
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Moeletsi Mbeki on Capitalism
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Gold mining
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Gwede Mantashe, ANC’s Secretary Gen
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Simphiwe Dana on recording labels and piracy
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Gallo on CD, DVD sales and piracy
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Consolidation in the fishing sector
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Recession-proof stocks
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Capital Investments
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Brazil and South Africa and Cop-17
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Mxit’s X factor
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Mobile trends
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Dialogues on carbon economies
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FM Editor Barney Mthombothi on the POIB
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Google Earth
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The Oppenheimers
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Cement
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Coal
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Smaller retailers & dividends
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How SA consumers got swamped by debt
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Financing SA sports
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Gold versus oil
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FirstRand Group
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Protecting democracy
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BlackBerry blackout
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Best suburbs in SA
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Cash holdings
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Samsung solar powered netbook
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Census 2011
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Investing in Africa
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Cisco Cius
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FM calls GetMed call centre
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Motorists react to 37c fuel hike
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Ranking the MBAs
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Banks & consumer stocks
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Kodak inkjet printers
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Rhino horn consumer markets
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Dehorning Rhinos
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Toshiba AT100 review
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Manufacturing - Grinding to a halt
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Business Intelligence
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The Oppenheimers - A lasting legacy
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BlackBerry Bold 9900
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Affordable housing - Tokyo Sexwale
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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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Getting SA to work
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Imperial Holding
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Pick n Pay
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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Market Mayday
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Living Annuities
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Tolling - Highway robbery or justified?
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SA transport crisis
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New listings
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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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Brimstone - BEE burns brightly
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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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Sustainability
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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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Venture capital and tech start-ups
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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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The implications of Tobin tax
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Listen to a podcast on banking in SA and interest shown
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Razina Munshi on Tourvest’s lucrative new business
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Net#work story -
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Ralph Boettger on Sappi results
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Carol Paton speaks on climate change

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