Fuelled by aspirations of easy wealth, most South
Africans lack the entrepreneurial spirit and tenacity
to succeed, writes Yazeed Kamaldien.
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/ 18 February 2010
Andries Botha’s series of elephant sculptures around the world has brought awareness to issues of conservation — and upset the ANC in Durban.
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/ 18 February 2010
SA’s new industrial policy action plan is expected to create almost 2,5m jobs over the next decade by boosting, and protecting, local factories.
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/ 18 February 2010
South African nuclear technology company PBMR said on Thursday it will cut up to 600 jobs in an effort to lower costs
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/ 18 February 2010
The DA’s objections to Mokotedi Mpshe’s appointment as acting judge stand, despite his resignation as deputy NDPP, the DA said on Thursday.
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/ 18 February 2010
A walk in downtown Johannesburg can be a stinky affair. Commuters hold their breath while street vendors sell plates of fruit near overflowing bins.
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/ 18 February 2010
The skies west of Bloemfontein were a hive of military activity on Thursday when the SA army’s airborne forces demonstrated their combat readiness.
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/ 18 February 2010
South Africa is the biggest welfare state in the world, economist Mike Schussler said on Thursday.
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe on Thursday vigorously defended his appointment of Mokotedi Mpshe as an acting judge in the North West High Court.
A public artwork planned for Durban at a reported cost of R1,5-million has been scuppered, allegedly because the trio of elephants are an IFP symbol.
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/ 18 February 2010
The Blue Bulls have released lock Wilhelm Steenkamp on loan to the Sharks for the remainder of the Super 14 .
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/ 18 February 2010
South African’s rising public wage bill may have serious implications for the country’s ability to service its debt.
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/ 18 February 2010
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Thursday renewed its demand for inflation targets to be scrapped.
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/ 18 February 2010
Gold Reef Resorts and Tsogo Sun Holdings have entered into an agreement to merge their respective gaming and hotel businesses.
South Africa’s captain, Graeme Smith, will miss the one-day series against India due to a finger injury, an official said on Thursday.
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Kumba Iron Ore on Thursday reported a dip in full-year headline earnings, but said production and export sales were up, and output would rise further.
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/ 18 February 2010
Impala Platinum (Implats), the world’s number two platinum miner, on Thursday posted a 76% fall in first-half earnings.
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/ 18 February 2010
Standard Bank expects to report about a 20% decline in full-year normalised headline earnings per share, it said on Thursday.
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/ 18 February 2010
Woolworths posted a 40% rise in first-half profit, bolstered partly by foreign-exchange gains as consumers battling rein in spending.
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SuperSport United beat Platinum Stars 1-0 on Wednesday to move closer to a third successive Premiership title as their closest rival faltered.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday there was no need to change the South African Reserve Bank’s existing inflation target band.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has become the latest prominent figure to have his full genome deciphered, scientists revealed on Wednesday.
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/ 17 February 2010
Johannesburg’s informal traders stand to score big during the 2010 Fifa World Cup if they adhere to the international soccer body’s by-laws.
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/ 17 February 2010
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela and Cooperative Governance Minister Sicelo Shiceka will on Thursday visit Siyathemba township in Balfour.
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/ 17 February 2010
South Africa will spend an extra R112-billion over the next three years as it tackles poverty, boosts job creation and fights HIV/Aids.
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/ 17 February 2010
South Africa will from March 1 this year levy mining royalties that were postponed due a recession last year, the National Treasury said on Wednesday.
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/ 17 February 2010
Although Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan backed away from increases in personal tax this year, he clearly left the door open for future tax hikes.
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/ 17 February 2010
South Africa’s economy is expected to grow by 2,3% in 2010 after contracting 1,8% last year, but unemployment remains a critical challenge.
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/ 17 February 2010
SA’s central bank will continue to target inflation at between 3% and 6% although debate on monetary policy is constructive over the longer-term.
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/ 17 February 2010
Scepticism of the National Health Insurance scheme is not a reaction against change, but shows concern about its impact on the wider economy.
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/ 17 February 2010
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has suspended MP Dianne Kohler Barnard for five days for swearing in the National Assembly, the party said on Wednesday.