<b>Lloyd Gedye</b> asks whether the spin-offs justify the huge investment.
The government has some tough calls to make on the long-term security of supplies.
Teachers have a vital role to play in providing information and guidance for learners — and their job has been made easier with a new helpline.
They are underfunded, but low pass rates, poor planning and financial mismanagement don’t help to win them any friends.
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/ 2 September 2010
The strike continued on Thursday with the Cosatu and Independent Labour Caucus declaring a "preliminary" rejection of the government’s pay offer.
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/ 2 September 2010
New publication the <em>New Age</em>’s website was up and running on Thursday in what it described as a "soft launch" to test systems.
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/ 2 September 2010
SA’s foreign minister said on Thursday the grouping of fast-growing emerging economies known as BRIC, should add South Africa to become BRICSA.
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/ 2 September 2010
The DA has questioned the department of basic education’s ability to ensure that the no-work, no-pay rule for striking teachers is enforced.
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/ 2 September 2010
Freedom of the word will rule at the <i>Mail & Guardian</i> Literary Festival that begins at 7 pm on September 3.
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/ 2 September 2010
Road travel has proved a rewarding experience for some MPs, according to a list of travel expense claims tabled on Thursday by Patricia De Lille.
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/ 2 September 2010
The Constitutional Court has reserved judgement in the case of businessman Hugh Glenister, who was challenging the disbanding of the Scorpions.
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/ 2 September 2010
Cabinet’s decision to resume deportations of Zimbabweans was tantamount to a death sentence, a refugee rights organisation said on Thursday.
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/ 2 September 2010
SA is to stop a special deal granted to thousands of Zimbabweans, who were allowed to enter the country without documents.
The Cabinet has urged public-service wage negotiators to urgently find an amicable and win-win solution to the strike.
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/ 2 September 2010
New vehicle sales rose 36,9% to 46 377 year-on-year in August from 33 875 in the corresponding period in 2009.
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/ 2 September 2010
The National Association of Parents in School Governance (NAPSG) called the protracted public servants’ strike at schools "a tragedy" on Thursday.
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/ 2 September 2010
The Western Force have released coach John Mitchell from the final year of his contract and he will join the Lions on a three-year contract.
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/ 2 September 2010
Discovery reported a 24% rise in full-year profit on Thursday, and said it was positioned for further growth.
The "concept framework" for a Johannesburg-Durban speed rail link should be completed by March next year, the transport department said on Wednesday.
The public-sector strike is set to continue after unions late on Wednesday rejected a revised government wage offer.
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/ 1 September 2010
VW South Africa shut down its Uitenhage plant on Wednesday because of a strike by the Numsa in the components industry.
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/ 1 September 2010
The public sector strike turned ugly because President Jacob Zuma was surrounded by people who failed to advise him correctly, the SACP says.
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/ 1 September 2010
The Communications Workers Union has expressed its support for the SABC board’s decision to suspend General Chief Executive Officer Solly Mokoetle.
Paralysing public-sector strikes are entering their third week, but things are no better in the private sector.
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/ 1 September 2010
Black SA investors currently own 18% of the available share capital in the top 100 companies listed on the JSE, according to a study.
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/ 1 September 2010
SA’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) has moved into expansionary territory in August after two consecutive months below the key 50 line.
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/ 1 September 2010
Credit’s reputation has taken a knock, following the sub-prime mortgage crisis in the United States and rising levels of indebtedness in South Africa.
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/ 1 September 2010
UWC has stepped in to assist students affected by an apparent shortfall in funds from the National Students Financial Aid Scheme.
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/ 1 September 2010
Satire website Hayibo.com will post its last article on Friday after advertisers shied away from it, one of the site’s writers said on Wednesday.
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/ 1 September 2010
Members of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) working at petrol stations, workshops and motor dealerships downed tools on Wednesday
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/ 1 September 2010
In a tit-for-tat agreement, the SA government has secured the support of Serbia in SA’s bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
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/ 1 September 2010
In an assertion of parliamentary power, the portfolio committee on defence and military veterans shelved deliberations on the defence amendment Bill.