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Fresh questions about bungling at telecoms regulator Icasa as Vodacom gears up to fight regulator’s claim of R77.8m for alleged licensing fee arrears
National
The Fidentia fight is far from over
Where was the co-operation between the Financial Services Board and the National Prosecuting Authority?
Transport & Tourism
Why Fastjet failed to take flight
Glitch with Fastjet’s website scuppers local launch date of the low-cost carrier
Labour
Platinum jitters as turf war flares in Marikana
Platinum companies remain on edge, with tensions raised by Anglo American Platinum’s plan to retrench 6,000 workers to remain profitable
National
Now for J Arthur Brown’s ‘true Fidentia story’
Brown plans to tell ‘true Fidentia story’, claiming curators were less than truthful in their accounts of his disgraced company’s affairs
Mining
Venkat stepping into a cauldron at AngloGold
Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan steps into the big shoes of mining veteran Mark Cutifani at a trying time in the history of SA’s biggest gold miner
Business Times
Rupert takes a ‘grey gap year’
Richemont founder Johann Rupert has been angling for freedom for some time
Companies
Curro's investor offer sparks price jitters
Shares in private school operator Curro seesawed this week — but one man unfazed by the volatility of the stock is Piet Mouton, CEO of the PSG Group, the single largest investor in Curro
Retail & Consumer
Fast Food: Nando's hots up as competition bites
Slowly but surely, the peri-peri chicken chain is pecking its way to international success
Trade & Industry
Clucking in chicken coop as import row hots up
Feathers fly as spat over import duties on chickens imported into SA heads to court
Economy
Rates expected to remain unchanged despite speculation of a cut
Apart from price stability, the Reserve Bank should keep an eye on employment and growth numbers
Economy
Manufacturers in South Africa stay confident
Manufacturing Bulletin for first quarter shows that business confidence in manufacturing is mostly stable
Companies
Tax breaks for the angels
Venture capital companies can now trade as trusts and give tax breaks to those who are prepared to throw some money behind small business
African Business
Sleepy island of Mauritius waking up fast
Mauritius has rejigged its fiscal policies and become a bona fide challenger to base multinational business in Africa
Markets
There just may be glitter in gold shares
Gutsy investors with an appetite for the yellow metal may want to consider benefiting from bargain prices in listed gold company shares
Business
Gym chains move up, down and into Africa
The gym business is largely recession-proof in South Africa — and now the country’s two big chains are taking aim at lower-income groups
Business Times
SA stocks falter after streaking to new highs
South African stocks ended slightly lower on Friday, snapping a four-day winning streak that took the market to new peaks
National
A R150,000 ‘slap’ and Brown is free
After millions of rand being lost and six years of talking, in and out of court, J Arthur Brown is a free man
Business Times
Your replacement ratio can be a pension pitfall
What most people do not know is how the figure for ‘pensionable salary’ is actually defined
Opinion
THE LAST WORD: Stellenbosch guru can take Reinet gap
Rob Rose
One thing Johann Rupert can do now is think up new ideas for Reinet, the company he started five years ago
Opinion
White spaces can slash internet access costs
Duncan McLeod
There are challenges that have to be overcome before the technology is adopted on a large scale
Opinion
Put your town on the map in two clicks
Brian McClendon
Cartography is undergoing a second golden age thanks to the web, writes Brian McClendon
Opinion
Thank you for making South Africa work
Muzi Kuzwayo
This week’s column is a tribute to all the hard-working men and women who do their best in the most trying circumstances
Opinion
Investor confidence and the Guptas
Kuseni Dlamini
Local and foreign direct investment needs to be elevated to a burning national strategic priority
Opinion
BULL’S EYE: Pension? No, stick to beer
Jeremy Thomas
Sobering news from Alexander Forbes, which compiles a quarterly index of what soon-to-be pensioners can expect to be paid in their declining years
Opinion
Empowerment: opening doors to black business
Cyril Ramaphosa
How companies can contribute to the development of emerging enterprises
Opinion
THIS IS THE BUSINESS: Education — not BEE — will drive our success
Stephen Mulholland
In our race-obsessed society, progress is measured by efforts to fulfill strict racial quotas reflective of the demographics of the nation
Telecoms & Technology
Cell firms spend big on data capacity
Mobile companies Vodacom, MTN and 8ta have ploughed more than R50bn into upgrading their networks, as consumers use more data than ever
Business Times
CORRUPTION WATCH: Using money to secure privileges is corruption
Why is everyone in such an uproar about the Guptas? Why does it matter that they landed a private jet at the Waterkloof base?
Business Times
From pension to hedge fund
Hedge funds usually do not deliver mega-returns, as some aggressive equity funds do, but they can provide good insulation from falling markets
Business Times
Squeeze continues on emerging-market returns
A broad collapse of company profits in the developing world shows no sign of abating, forcing investors to tilt portfolios towards sectors such as healthcare or consumer goods
MY BRILLIANT CAREER: Ground, roasted and poured just right
Bokang Mphahele, a barista, tells Margaret Harris that calling customers by their names rather than an order number makes them feel valuedPersonal Finance
Closing the lid on ‘rubbish’
Tarryn Lamb, a member of BlackByrd, speaks to Loni Prinsloo about her career in music
Business Times
HOW TO: Interview for the job you want
Looking for a job can be a tricky business — although much of the process is really out of your hands
Business Times
LOOSE TALK: Calm before the storm?
Could it be that Shabangu and her department understand the reasons for the retrenchments and agree with Amplats, or are they still formulating their next attack on the dirty capitalists?
Opinion
SIGNPOST: Beware of the mobile zombies
Arthur Goldstuck
Never write off a technology brand until its death has been confirmed by the coroners of corporate accounting
Opinion
TAX TALK: Carbon tax must be explained to laymen
Matthew Lester
The only way to force everyone to do their bit to reduce carbon emissions is to put a price on it
Business Times
Limits to what QE can achieve
Financial markets fired up this year by monetary stimuli of the top four central banks ask how long this can last
Business Times
Vatican Bank moves to embrace transparency
The Vatican Bank, dubbed as the most secretive bank, intends to launch a website and publish its annual reports improving transparency by year-end
Top 100 Companies 2012
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