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Oldest man’s death should prod Japan to act quickly

If ever there were a wake-up call for Japan, the second-most indebted nation, the death of Jiroemon Kimura is it.

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Agang set for hard sell on state intervention in economy

Agang, which will be officially launched as a political party in Pretoria this weekend by former World Bank managing director Mamphela Ramphele, has provided li... Read Story

Power doesn’t lie in gathering data but in analysing it

The revelation that the US’s National Security Agency (NSA) is gathering phone call metadata and online interactions such as e-mails and discussion forums... Read Story

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Power doesn’t lie in gathering data but in analysing it
June 19 2013 at 05:47

The revelation that the US’s National Security Agency (NSA) is gathering phone call metadata and online interactions such as e-mails and discussion forums has the world abuzz.

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Agang set for hard sell on state intervention in economy
June 19 2013 at 05:47

Agang, which will be officially launched as a political party in Pretoria this weekend by former World Bank managing director Mamphela Ramphele, has provided little meat about its economic policies – but that may be ... Read Story
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Oldest man’s death should prod Japan to act quickly
June 19 2013 at 05:47

If ever there were a wake-up call for Japan, the second-most indebted nation, the death of Jiroemon Kimura is it.

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Confidence in government fades as mining crisis continues
June 18 2013 at 05:47

In less than two months it will be the first anniversary of the Marikana tragedy, an incident whose echo still reverberates loudly as South Africa struggles to bring stability back to the mining industry.

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Indie staff trust didn’t reject 10% offer
June 18 2013 at 05:46

Your article “Indie staff trust rejects Survé’s 10 percent offer” (Business Report, June 14), concerning the offer of a stake to staff in Independent Newspapers by the Sekunjalo Independent Media Con... Read Story
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Stop feeding the nation negativity via the media
June 18 2013 at 05:46

Imagine you come to South Africa for the first time. You read some of the daily newspapers we have. Our country would be one that disrespects and ridicules its president daily. One that is full of corruption. One that uses... Read Story
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Unions target land to gain policy high ground before polls
June 14 2013 at 05:45

For all the sound and fury of the current fight between poultry producers and meat importers, their dispute may turn out to be only a minor skirmish in what promises to be a war of words and protest action aimed at securin... Read Story
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China sets sights lower to avoid hard landing later
June 14 2013 at 05:45

China has adopted a policy of pay now, fly later. Even before the financial crisis, the country’s leaders had realised the inflationary dangers of growth in double digits.

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SA has NDP, Zuma just needs to stick to it
June 14 2013 at 05:45

There is little doubt that the key issue reducing confidence in our economy – and which has been reflected in the plummeting rand of late – is the labour unrest and the government’s inability to do someth... Read Story
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SA is riding the Chinese dragon into a tempest
June 13 2013 at 05:43

Like a hippo in a small pond, ripples caused by volatility in the Chinese economy quickly turn into large waves for smaller emerging economies such as South Africa.

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