Iraj Abedian
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Run to the ground, Post Office and SABC fight for relevance
Having struggled to keep up with changing markets, the two entities under the department of communications are in states of financial disrepair
It’s clear that state-owned entities can’t be turned around by politics
With Eskom and most other entities in states of disrepair, the relevance of the department of public enterprises is questioned
What is hamstringing SA’s industrial growth?
Implementing the country’s many masterplans demands capacity and focus from a department that has been pulled in different directions
China gifts SA with R370bn
Not everyone believes a stimulus package will get the country out of its economic crisis
McKinsey’s apology is a laugh
Like that of KPMG, it does not answer the tough questions, probably because it is aware of the possible legal ramifications
Collars and ties mask the real white monopoly capitalism
Only mass civil action will hound this rogues’ gallery of corporate crooks out of town
Entrepreneurs ‘ageing and dying’
New research paints a picture of the dwindling number of buyers willing to take on the difficult life of a factory owner.
An investment first for South Africa
South Africa’s first independent exchange-traded funds (ETF) investment platform for financial advisers is set to launch in Gauteng this month.
Economy
Talking about the economy
Hearing about the state of the economy is no fun. Especially when you get experts and politicians in the same room. Tanya Pampalone reports.
The world wants it — we’ve got it
South Africa has 85% of the world’s supply of a metal that is in ever-increasing demand
Economist: Govts should not take on private debt
If governments take on private-sector debt created during the subprime crisis, the poor will be hardest hit, economist Iraj Abedian said in Cape Town on Tuesday. ”Heaven help us…
SA energy crisis sends rand tumbling
South Africa is sitting on gold, platinum and other minerals that are selling at record prices on world markets, yet its economy is, quite literally, underpowered. The rand, the…
Soweto retailers report bustling festive season
The hallways were teeming with shoppers — and perhaps those just wanting to be seen — in Soweto’s spanking new Maponya Mall during December. According to mall management,…
The 6% solution
From a macroeconomic perspective, the massive disparities in South Africa, coupled with considerable expectations of economic empowerment, require sustainable growth of more than…