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/ 5 December 2003
Belinda Silbert, the TV psychic, fits in somewhere between a psychotherapist and a faded hippie. But should it all go south for her, there will always be a need for her talents in South African sport. It’s nice work if you can get it, being a sport psychic. Two months ago Rian Oberholzer’s reading would have been a real eye-opener.
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/ 5 December 2003
A few weeks back, and with a sense of deep satisfaction, I watched television coverage of one Hoosain Mohamed being sent to prison. He was the attorney from hell who ripped off several millions from road accident funds meant for penniless victims. Mohamed’s prey were the naive people of shackland.
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/ 5 December 2003
"Personally I’m curious as the rand slides down and back towards equality with the dollar, as to why local prices haven’t dropped accordingly. Oil is now cheaper to buy, yet I don’t see fuel prices dropping for the public, and ditto basic foodstuffs." Ian Fraser investigates this and other pressing matters … like Scientology’s prison camps and the price of MP3 players.
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/ 5 December 2003
The share price of Old Mutual (OM) in London and Johannesburg dropped 2,5% over five days this week, following the announcement that its United States subsidiary, mutual fund managers Pilgrim Baxter, has been charged with improper trading conduct.
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/ 5 December 2003
South Africa’s metal and engineering industries account for about a third of all manufacturing in South Africa in terms of turnover and employment. The majority of the more than 8 000 companies in the sector are small — less than 20 employees. A new survey shows growth of ‘atypical’ employment in this key sector.
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/ 5 December 2003
President Thabo Mbeki’s is a presidency given to deep philosophical reflection, so it’s surprising that a watershed debate he started on African democracy has been so under-reported.
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/ 5 December 2003
Faced with extinction, a small KwaZulu-Natal town has transformed itself into a wildlife reserve. The tourist industry is growing and the local population has embraced the promise of a long-term economic future. More visitors and investors already live and walk among the wildebeest and other game.
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/ 5 December 2003
In 1987 about 10 000 children fled fierce fighting in southern Sudan. More than 10 years later hundreds are still in refugee camps.
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/ 5 December 2003
A cursory glance at international market indices leaves one with a feeling that the world is an unfair place. While South Africa is repeatedly told that our economy has withstood world market upheavals better than any other — including the economies of the United States and Europe — our markets are faring badly compared to theirs.
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/ 5 December 2003
Business believes the economy will soon be ready for a relaxation of monetary policy and a cut in interest rates, according to its proposals for the Growth and Development Summit released this week.