Anti-fracking lobby group gets celebrity to be the face of its campaign.
Looking back to Mandela’s childhood, it is clear how far the continent has come.
It’s about to get easier to buy into the booming markets of the continent, writes <b>Kevin Davie</b>.
The ANC is pondering a windfall tax as a less risky way to maximise benefits from minerals, writes <b>Kevin Davie</b>.
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/ 25 November 2011
This has not been a great week to be South African as a once-proud liberation movement rushed into law a Secrecy Bill.
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/ 18 November 2011
The minister has created quite a buzz using YouTube and a ‘jam’ session to launch his report.
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/ 18 November 2011
Swaziland’s economic woes are intensifying as it struggles to meet its civil servant payroll, forcing it to borrow money from its central bank.
Headlines proclaim gloom for households but finance industry figures say otherwise.
The new symbol of protest is the tent. It is cheap but does its job and can be erected almost anywhere.
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/ 21 October 2011
The Global Wealth Report predicts that South Africa will produce more millionaires than 20 other emerging economies by 2016.
Think-tank debating Africa and its future was surprisingly concordant, writes <b>Kevin Davie</b>.
You know as a country these days that you are in some kind of financial crisis when Michael Lewis shows up.
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/ 27 September 2011
King Mswati III is unhappy that Greece is being bailed out by the IMF, not Swaziland.
The cost of insuring against default on sovereign Greek bonds has continued to rise and calculations now predict a 98% chance of default.
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/ 2 September 2011
While Australia is pondering new taxes to boost manufacturing, the ANC is studying similar measures, writes <b>Kevin Davie</b>.
The number of people who access credit is much higher than the job statistics warrant. Why?
<b>Kevin Davie</b> takes a hard look at the country’s household debt figures and finds that the doom and gloom are misplaced.
The N-word is seriously back in contention after the M-politician used the ANCYL’s conference to push the nationalisation of mining policy.
For decades, academics have predicted their imminent demise, but <b>Kevin Davie</b> meets living members of an ancient San community.
Bank lending increases although consumers are still saddled with a R1-trillion bill.
As Glencore heads for a public listing it has had to declare its interests — but few believe that it will ever fully transcend its secretive nature.
<b>Kevin Davie</b> reflects on his solo 3 500km bike ride — following the mountains through five provinces over 30 days from Beitbridge to Cape Point
This Friday, April Fools’ Day, my bicycle and I will be at the Shell Ultra City at the Beitbridge border post with Zimbabwe.
It was Kevin Rudd’s downfall in Australia, now the ANC takes a hard look.
The retailer is famous for reducing inflation by 1% through efficiencies in the markets. Why isn’t government rolling out the red carpet?
What do you fear most — nationalisation or acid mine drainage? Chances are, if you live in Gauteng, you’re more worried about the latter.
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/ 25 February 2011
A youth subsidy that would get people working at a fraction of the IDC’s costs will only start next year.
History of TV manufacturing companies holds lesson for South Africa.
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/ 21 January 2011
The ANC kicked off 2011 in confident mode, its president Jacob Zuma declaring to a packed stadium that this year would be the one when job creation would be tackled in earnest.
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/ 17 December 2010
Markets have staged a $26-trillion recovery even while debt worries loom large.
Confused about the new direction for the economy? Blame the messenger.
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/ 26 November 2010
The president will handle contrary plans in his inimitable way.