PetroSA’s proposed mega-refinery is at the heart of
the country’s debate over energy security.
At the tail-end of last year the <i>M&G</i> wrote an article asking the question: is former Vodacom chief executive Alan Knott-Craig a hypocrite?
Lloyd Gedye reports that guarantees to parastatals are going through the roof.
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/ 19 February 2010
World Cup stadium liquor vendors are crying foul over the Department of Trade and Industry’s draft liquor policy for the football showpiece.
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/ 12 February 2010
The beleaguered parastatal is expected to post a loss for the 2009/10 financial year of between R123-million and R214-million.
JSE-listed company Pioneer Foods has been found guilty
of participating in a bread cartel.
A senior energy department official suspended for alleged graft has been reinstated by a manager who is accused of having conflicting interests.
Jacob Israel’s new album is his most mature work to date, a classical-influenced recording of sublime electronica, writes Lloyd Gedye.
Beginning with an Afrobeat stomp, Tidal Waves’ fifth album, <em>Manifesto</em>, is a powerhouse album from South Africa’s finest reggae band.
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/ 29 January 2010
Successful bidders will have three months to get Fifa fan parks ready. Lloyd Gedye reports.
SABMiller’s empowerment deal was passed this week despite heavy criticism in the run-up to the vote, writes Lloyd Gedye.
An SABC contract dispute is threatening to black out South African television coverage of the Africa Cup of Nations, due to kick off on Sunday.
SABC board members have scorned reports suggesting there is a rift between the new board and the broadcaster’s new chief executive, Solly Mokoetle.
With just three days to go to the kick-off of the African Cup of Nations, it is unclear whether South Africans will be able to watch it on television.
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/ 18 December 2009
South Africans hoping for greater choice in the pay-television market are in for a disappointment.
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/ 18 December 2009
The Transmusicales music festival has a reputation for delivering the finest up-and-coming talent.
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/ 18 December 2009
Lloyd Gedye reports on some lost South African classics from the 1980s that are getting new digital releases through the Rhythm Music Store.
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/ 4 December 2009
A violence expert examines the ambiguity surrounding the instructions for when police officers may use lethal office.
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/ 27 November 2009
Eskom’s tariff increases will harm the economy so an alternative is needed, writes Lloyd Gedye.
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/ 20 November 2009
A group of children in Lavender Hill, Cape Town, are engaging with legislation and community activism to improve their lives.
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/ 20 November 2009
Siphiwe Nyanda may have won the first interconnection battle, but the war is still on, writes Lloyd Gedye.
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/ 13 November 2009
Durban’s La Mercy Airport is at the heart of a
disputed 133% increase in airport taxes, reports
Lloyd Gedye.
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/ 12 November 2009
Lloyd Gedye takes a listen to the Akron/Family and The Decemberists who are blending crunching riffs with delicate folk music.
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/ 6 November 2009
Eskom chairperson Bobby Godsell recently expressed a lack of faith in the parastatal’s senior management.
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/ 23 October 2009
Chemicals giant could face billion-rand damages
claims, writes Lloyd Gedye.
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/ 11 October 2009
The Seacom cable has not resulted in a price war, and broadband remains out of reach to most South Africans.
South Africa’s alleged wire cartel has been accused of using anti-competitive practices to scupper a wire importer from entering the market.
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/ 30 September 2009
Although a solution to high interconnection rates must be welcomed, the real question is: why now? asks Lloyd Gedye
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/ 29 September 2009
An ambitious project aims to unite musicians from around the world. Lloyd Gedye reports
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/ 21 September 2009
Niger’s desert blues band Etran Finatawa are touring Southern Africa for the first time. Lloyd Gedye reports.
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/ 14 September 2009
Lloyd Gedye realises that in order to tweet with the best, he needs to upgrade his cellphone
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/ 12 September 2009
Beer giants exploit Africa’s competition loopholes, writes Lloyd Gedye.