With bullion prices edging ever closer to the 000 an ounce mark, the alluring gleam of gold is more intoxicating than ever.
Aside from boosting national pride, hosting the Fifa World Cup will, it is hoped, help develop South Africa’s economy.
The indebtedness of consumers is soaring as the local economic outlook continues to sour, but there may be hope on the horizon.
Seardel is 70% owned by HCI, and Sactwu owns about 40% of HCI. Towards the end of last year Seardel.
The advent of a new finance minister has Lynley Donnelly reaching for her financial dictionaries and hedging her bets.
Jacob Zuma’s new power brokers are signalling that a new trade regime is on the way.
The increase in joblessness shows that government’s ambitious infrastructural development programmes are not doing enough to keep people in work.
Mamphela Ramphele, a key member of the Dinokeng team, spoke to Lynley Donnelly about the importance of getting the diagnosis right.
Aspen, Africa’s largest drug manufacturer, has grown on its strength as a producer of generic drugs.
Lynley Donnelly considers what JZ has to do to cook up his own Cabinet.