EDITORIAL: Lax on tax, the G-8 pledges action
It remains to be seen whether taxation proposals made by the Group of Eight leaders will ever be implemented
EDITORIAL: Fairness, justice and the United Nations
Since Kofi Annan retired as secretary-general of the United Nations in 2006, world peace and economic justice seem to have taken a few steps backwardsTHE NEW YORK TIMES: Details on spying needed
US President Barack Obama’s assurances on domestic spying lack specificity and will have to go much further to allay the fears of US citizens
EDITORIAL: A glimmer of economic hope
After the deluge of negative economic data recently, there was finally some respite with the news that the current account deficit narrowed during the first quarter
EDITORIAL: Electronic snooping: throwing stones in glass houses
All governments do it, the argument goes; they always have and always will
THE SCOTSMAN: Not Caledonian vuvuzelas
Initial reports of a bagpipe ban at the first clash between Scotland and England for almost 15 years have been clarified
EDITORIAL: Poll a battle for the ‘born-frees’
The ANC will not be able to depend on its youth league’s organisational ability to bring in the votes of the ‘born-free’ generation next year
THE AUSTRALIAN: Gillard’s clumsy gender war
Yet again, Julia Gillard has played the gender card to distract voters from Labour’s policy challenges
EDITORIAL: The real problem with Telkom
It is one of the oldest tricks in the book for a new CEO to write down the company’s assets in his first year at the helm
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: A real debate on surveillance
Now that Americans are learning what really takes place behind locked doors, many officials claim they are eager to talk about it
EDITORIAL: The entire NDP is at stake
Decision to reject and rewrite chapter which deals with foreign policy, is potentially the thread that will see the unravelling of the entire plan
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Landmark sporting feats
Two landmarks, each speaking to something very different, yet equally marvellous, took place recently in the world of sport
THE GUARDIAN: Widower’s legislative shrine
For patients with lethal diseases, opinion is divided on how far the rules inhibit innovation
NEW YORK POST: Mush from the wimp
It’s not that Obama’s recent Berlin speech was any more mushy than the one in 2008, it’s just that the first time around many chose not to noticeEDITORIAL: Tough times need extreme caution
With more turbulent economic tides expected, Treasury would rather see prudent decision-making now than a panicked response
EDITORIAL: A repeat of 2008 is looming in Zimbabwe
That President Robert Mugabe stage-managed a Constitutional Court ruling forcing him to hold elections is obvious
FINANCIAL TIMES: ERT switch-off a good start
Claims that Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is clamping down on critical voices by switching off the national broadcaster are off the mark
EDITORIAL: Manuel asks the right questions
History will judge government leaders and MPs harshly if they fail to implement the National Development Plan, Planning Minister Trevor Manuel says
EDITORIAL: A case for central bargaining
It was almost inevitable that the attempts to create a centralised bargaining forum for the platinum sector would fail
EDITORIAL: ANC is taking the easy way out
Biggest threat to our democracy is that the ruling party is not afraid of the electorate
THE GUARDIAN: Erdogan does a Thatcher
Answering the charge that his own reaction to the protests in Istanbul have turned an environmental protest into a crisis, the Turkisprime minister did a Margaret Thatcher
EDITORIAL: Shuttleworth does us all a favour
Case raises important question that deserves an answer: what exactly is government’s policy on exchange controls?
EDITORIAL: South Africa approaches tipping point
Economists have warned of South Africa reaching a tipping point in the absence of a co-ordinated policy response from the government
EDITORIAL: Business unity is a good idea
Black Management Forum president Bonang Mohale’s call for the country’s various business organisations to establish a unified business body is a bold and strategically clever move
EDITORIAL: Press on with Inga
The Grand Inga Project promises to deliver clean, cost-effective power in vast quantitiesand is one of the projects that have been identified as critical to growing the region
FINANCIAL TIMES: Red light on cybersecurity
Hardly a day goes by without reports of Chinese cyber attacks on foreign companies, media and governments
EDITORIAL: A dream for South African soccer
It is refreshing to see that the South African Football Association appears to be getting it right
The Third Umpire
Transnet CEO Brian Molefe. This time around, his bond issue has attracted an impressive R3.3bn, proving the company right about its earlier failure not being due to negative perceptions about the group or the country.
Philanthropic businessman Mark Shuttleworth for taking the government to court about its foreign exchange laws being unconstitutional as well as draconian. As with everything else he does, he’ll probably succeed.
President Jacob Zuma. The ANC welcomed and adopted the National Development Plan with alacrity and smiles all around — now they are dumping entire chapters so, clearly, they didn’t read it properly.
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