In the paper this week: Disarray in local government; the arms deal that won’t go away; what happened to Puso Tladi; and the Jo’burg Art Fair. Get a sneak preview here.
In line with market expectations, Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus says the repo rate will stay at 5.5%, its lowest level in 30 years.
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/ 22 September 2011
Naspers has sold its 30% stake in the mobile instant messenger, MXit, to technology investment firm World of Avatar for an undisclosed amount.
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/ 22 September 2011
South Africans studying to be doctors in Havana, Cuba are planning to slaughter goats and a sheep to commemorate Heritage Day.
Rioters took to the streets of the two main towns in Zambia’s Copper Belt amid frustration at a delay in tallying the results of this week’s election.
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/ 22 September 2011
The ANC has been granted leave to appeal against a ruling that banned the singing of <i>Dubul’ ibhunu</i> (shoot the boer).
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/ 22 September 2011
The rand bounced from two-year lows against the dollar but remained vulnerable as investors dumped high risk assets.
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/ 22 September 2011
Suspended crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli has handed himself over to authorities and appeared in the Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria.
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/ 22 September 2011
REM, once dubbed "America’s Best Rock & Roll Band", said on Wednesday they had decided to "call it a day" after more than 30 years of hits.
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/ 22 September 2011
South Africa, a key UN Security Council member, "fully supports" the Palestinian bid for full membership of the United Nations.