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/ 17 January 2009
Dispensing with the habitual euphemisms and studied politeness, the Supreme Court of Appeal has put Judge Nicholson firmly in his place.
Abby Cohen knew she was talking to a group of senior business leaders from around the world, and was trying to bludgeon some confidence into the room.
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/ 12 October 2008
A simple ”yes” or ”no” from Mosiuoa Lekota would have sufficed, or ”something of that nature”, writes Richard Calland.
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/ 26 September 2008
Meltdown Monday and the astonishing four days that followed saved British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, but were of no help to Thabo Mbeki.
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/ 12 September 2008
The lobbying in favour of the ”political deal” is intense; it is happening on all fronts.
Consensus in the ruling tripartite alliance, the private sector and parts of the intelligentsia are building towards the need for a deal of some sort.
Sotyu proclaimed that the Scorpions would be dissolved because the ANC had decided to do so, despite public hearings into the issue.
The proceedings of the Hlophe hearing must not be distorted by TV cameras and lights.
A danger of the upcoming recession/depression is that it will nip in the bud the new thirst for innovation and radical thinking from business leaders.
A blend of the two camps in the ANC might avert its sinking into the lowest form of rule.