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We can already write the NDP off

National Development Plan is lacking constant affirmation by President Jacob Zuma, writes Peter Bruce

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    Strike fears as NUM demands 60% increases

    Union to seek pay rises of up to 60% from gold and coal producers, raising prospect of fresh strikes as companies battle higher costs and falling prices in an already heated labour climate

    Politics

    • Name dropping is here to stay for now, says Mantashe
    • DA’s Mazibuko to meet British deputy prime minister

    Media

    • SABC presenter Mbuli hailed as patriot and ‘zealous newshound’
    • Dawes leaving Mail & Guardian for Indian paper

    Labour

    • Independent unions favoured
    • Swift end to strike at Mercedes-Benz East London plant

    Science & environment

    • A company’s transparency ‘earns respect’ in SA
    • Radio astronomy publication a milestone for SA

    Law & constitution

    • Maritime law’s little closed shop of ‘racial horrors’
    • Gloves come off in fight among Cape counsel

    Education

    • Equal Education decries delays in norms and standards for schools
    • Rights agency hails SA’s children’s education charter

    Health

    • Gauteng hospitals to get waste-generated backup power supply
    • Health insurance plan, price regulation soon, says minister

    Opinion

    • Danger of scoring political points in toilet wars
    • Managing global conflicts and democratic space at Wits

    Columnists

    • My formula for starting a revolution in education
    • Commercial prosecution in collapse
  • Africa

    TOP STORY

    Mines chamber takes on Zimbabwean government on marketing of minerals

    Mining sector has balked at proposed changes to mining law, but says it is keen to engage with officials on policy formulation

    African News

    • Popular subsidies divide Morocco coalition
    • M23 rebels, Congo army trade fire near Goma
    • Dlamini-Zuma confirms AU ban on NGOs at summit
    • Tsvangirai releases poll manifesto

    African Business

    • Mines chamber takes on Zimbabwean government on marketing of minerals
    • Labat Africa looks to diversify into oil with Namibia deal
    • Launch of 4G a ‘major milestone’ for Tanzania, says Smile
    • Sanlam property fund lists on Mauritius bourse
    • NEWS ANALYSIS: Somali central bank chief has experience of troubled jurisdictions

    African Perspectives

    • Nkrumah’s dream of African unity unfulfilled 50 years later
    • Africans march upward to economic purgatory
    • Can Africa’s lions match Asia’s tigers?
    • How Africa can deliver on its promise
    • Are good values good for business?
  • World

    TOP STORY

    Wave of attacks kills at least 79 in Iraq

    Attacks on Monday extend one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years

    Africa

    • Mines chamber takes on Zimbabwean government on marketing of minerals

    Europe

    • Aide’s gaffe places Cameron in tight spot
    • Drug maker Elan looks to deals as defence

    Asia-Pacific

    • North Korea fires sixth missile in three days
    • Cyclone kills 13, destroys thousands of homes in Bangladesh

    Middle East

    • Wave of attacks kills at least 79 in Iraq
    • Netanyahu says Israel planning Syria scenarios

    Americas

    • Hi-tech seed planters assist US farmers in a race against time
    • Shrinking US deficit reduces pressure for budget deal

    Opinion

    • Historic roots of the Boston bomb case
    • FINANCIAL TIMES: Sugar rush from Abenomics

    Columnists

    • Africans march upward to economic purgatory
    • Nkrumah’s dream of African unity unfulfilled 50 years later
  • Opinion

    TOP STORY

    EDITORIAL: CEOs swell the ranks of the jobless

    Tough corporate conditions are doing what militant unionists in South Africa wish they could — pushing well-paid business leaders out the door

    Editorials

    • EDITORIAL: CEOs swell the ranks of the jobless
    • FINANCIAL TIMES: Sugar rush from Abenomics

    Columnists

    • My formula for starting a revolution in education
    • THICK END OF THE WEDGE: We can already write the NDP off

    BD Alpha

    • Barber’s approach is not solving economic malaise

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    • LETTER: All pillars of society must answer
    • LETTER: Knives out for Obama

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    • Toyota’s new promotion: fancy that!
    • Jolie’s preventive mastectomy opens a medical Pandora’s box

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  • Markets

    TOP STORY

    JSE down on general negative sentiment

    South African stocks take a beating as all the main indices on the JSE close in the red

    More News

    • JSE down on general negative sentiment
    • Labour tensions weigh on the rand
    • Oil rises, reversing early losses as dollar weakens

    Markets Blog

    • Spanish government between a rock and a hard place
    • Stricter rules needed to support growth of African bourses

    JSE Today

    All Share 41079.55-0.81% down
    Top 40 36545.18-0.62% down
    Financial 15 11832.90-2.18% down
    Industrial 25 46966.65-0.43% down
    Resource 10 45445.86-0.26% down
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    Gold 1394.63503.81% up
    Platinum 1492.50004.44% up
    Silver 22.92508.89% up
    Palladium 749.50002.11% up
    Brent Crude Oil 104.8000.00% same
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  • Economy

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    ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: Reserve Bank likely to dash rate cut hopes

    Nobody expects Bank to trim key repo rate this week, but local money markets are pricing in 60% chance that interest rates will fall by the end of this year

    More News

    • Rates expected to remain unchanged despite speculation of a cut
    • Local manufacturing sector ‘in dire straits’
    • Tax act could be subject to litigation, says Davis
    • Slump in SA retail sales growth fans fears on household spending
    • Courts reel in SARS ‘fishing expeditions’ against taxpayers

    Economic Indicators

    Petrol price (95)R12.47-73c/lsame
    Repo rate5%0.0ppsame
    Prime rate8.5%0.0ppsame
    GDP (Q4 12)2.1%0.9ppsame
    CPI (Mar)5.9%0ppsame
    PPI (Mar)5.7%0.3ppsame
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    Opinion

    • EDITORIAL: CEOs swell the ranks of the jobless
    • Empowerment: opening doors to black business

    Columnists

    • THICK END OF THE WEDGE: We can already write the NDP off
    • IN THE MARKETS: When all that an investor needs is some good news
  • Business

    TOP STORY

    Union’s mining wage demands send rand to four-year low

    High wage demands by National Union of Mineworkers for workers in coal and gold mines drive rand down at prospect of more industry turmoil

    Trade & Industry

    • Meat group cries foul over poultry body’s secret figures
    • Clucking in chicken coop as import row hots up
    • SA’s business ties with other countries key to growth, says Radebe

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    TOP STORY

    Protech Khuthele says results ‘vindicate’ board’s view on Eqstra offer

    Construction, engineering and readymix group says move to profit shows progress in its strategic turnaround programme

    More News

    • Abil stock plunges again on results
    • Labat Africa looks to diversify into oil with Namibia deal
    • E.tv deal ‘to give Seardel to another string to its bow’
    • Pioneer feels pinch as consumers cut spending

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    FAME & FORTUNE: Closing the lid on 'rubbish'

    Tarryn Lamb, a member of BlackByrd, speaks to Loni Prinsloo about her career in music

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    How to get the leadership that we desire

    New Magna Carta CEO Vincent Magwenya believes the honing of leaders begins long before school age, writes Lesley Stones

    Arts & Entertainment

    • SA film makers strive for glory in Cannes
    • CRUCIAL CD COLLECTION: Doug Jerebine

    Travel & Food

    • A new paradise found — and with tea

    Business Education

    Gadgets & Gear

    • Is Google’s Glass cool or creepy?
    • Shazam struggles to ‘monetise’ millions of users

    Books

    • Time travel and the tricks of marketing
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    Health

    • New light on colour and fitness
    • Psychiatry’s latest ‘bible’ a work in progress

    Motoring

    • LAUNCH NEWS: Is this model a Mini too far?
  • Sport

    TOP STORY

    Baxter happy he proved his critics wrong

    Chiefs mentor Stuart Baxter says it was a risk returning to SA, but he was sure he could rise to the challenge for a club with clear goals and hungry players

    Rugby

    • Labuschagne a ‘very influential player’
    • O’Connor to play as flyhalf in Wallabies Test squad

    soccer

    • Baxter happy he proved his critics wrong
    • Beckham bids tearful farewell to fans

    Cricket

    • Broad helps England trounce New Zealand
    • Indian bowlers arrested over spot-fixing

    Other Sport

    • Nadal makes short work of Federer to win Italian Open
    • Naturalised Chinese table tennis players continue to reign supreme

     Top Stories

    • Igesund makes wholesale changes to Bafana squad
    • Spurs devastated after missing out to Arsenal again
    • Lappies should go a long way - coaches
    • 'Most disappointing' season for Pirates
    • Former Proteas bowler Zondeki calls it a day
    • McKenzie leaps to Cooper’s defence over defence
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Platinum 1494.50004.58% up
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    Change: -0.81%
    Top 40 : 36545.18
    Change: -0.62%
    Financial 15 : 11832.90
    Change: -2.18%
    Industrial 25 : 46966.65
    Change: -0.43%
    Resource 10 : 45445.86
    Change: -0.26%
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  • FTSE 100 : 6755.63
    Change: 0.48%
    Dow Jones : 15335.28
    Change: -0.12%
    Hang Seng : 23493.03
    Change: 0.00%
    ASX : 5185.40
    Change: 0.00%
    S&P 500 : 1666.290
    Change: -0.07%
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  • ZAR/USD : 9.4428
    Change: 0.45%
    ZAR/GBP : 14.4070
    Change: 1.29%
    ZAR/EUR : 12.1665
    Change: 0.87%
    ZAR/JPY : 0.0923
    Change: 1.02%
    ZAR/AUD : 9.2606
    Change: 1.09%
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  • Gold : 1394.6350
    Change: 3.81%
    Platinum : 1494.5000
    Change: 4.58%
    Silver : 22.9250
    Change: 8.89%
    Palladium : 749.5000
    Change: 2.11%
    Brent Crude Oil : 104.790
    Change: -0.01%
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