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/ 8 September 2009
The Republic of the Congo has offered Agri SA 10-million hectares for South African farmers to produce maize and soya beans.
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/ 5 September 2009
Lynley Donnelly speaks to chief executive Jacob Maroga about the state of our energy.
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/ 2 September 2009
The sugar price is the highest it’s been for 28 years and it could continue to rise, writes Lynley Donnelly
South Africa needs to conserve significantly more
energy, writes Lynley Donnelly
Eskom took a big bet on the aluminium price and lost. The parastatal announced results on Thursday that showed it falling deep into the red.
But consumers are running scared, writes Lynley Donnelly.
Lynley Donnelly asks if Xstrata’s links with Glencore could harm its hopes of a merger with Anglo American.
Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni dropped the repo rate by 50 basis points on Thursday, bringing it to 7%, while prime is 10,5%.
Food production is up but South Africa’s population is growing at an even faster rate. Lynley Donnelly reports.
The proposed national health insurance is urgent and necessary, but there are serious obstacles, not least the real cost.