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/ 27 February 2006

Put me with the coolie and the squatters

”In reading Professor Malegapuru Makgoba’s rendition of why he has excluded me from applying for a post at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, I have felt a peculiar mixture of outrage and boredom. The outrage is easy to understand. Makgoba uses the truth like my diabetic Aunty Ivy used sugar in her last days: sparingly,” writes Ashwin Desai.

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/ 27 February 2006

Bidvest reports ‘pleasing’ results

South African industrial services group Bidvest on Monday reported diluted headline earnings per share of 350 cents for the six months ended December 2005, from 293,4 cents a year ago. Headline earnings per share were up 21,8% to 368,8 cents. The distribution per share was 21,1% higher at 162 cents.

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/ 27 February 2006

Old Mutual says Nedbank is on the mend

London-listed financial services and insurance giant Old Mutual says it is confident that its subsidiary Nedbank is well on the road to recovery. "It’s still lagging its competitors in some regards, but we are confident of their [Nedbank’s] return," said the group’s financial director, Julian Roberts.

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/ 27 February 2006

Amla steers Dolphins to victory

Batsman Hashim Amla became the man of the hour on Sunday in piloting the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins to a sensational six-wicket Supersport Series win over the Cape Cobras at Kingsmead on Sunday. The Dolphins scored 214 and 280 for four against the 216 and 276 for nine declared by the Western Province men.