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SACP chiefs must admit not being Marxists

The South African Communist Party has abandoned the Marxist theory of the state, writes Anthony Butler

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  Mandela’s daughters, lawyer 'in cahoots to secure companies’ cash,’ says lawyer

  Lawyer of two of Mandela’s daughters the 'guiding hand' behind a bid for control of companies owned by the Mandela Trust, claims Mandela’s lawyer Bally Chuene

  Politics

  • Saxonwold ANC ‘to act against Atul Gupta’
  • ANC wins KwaZulu-Natal by-election

  Media

  • Dawes leaving Mail & Guardian for Indian paper
  • Media groups urge court to lift blanket ban in Krejcir case

  Labour

  • Business as usual at all operations, says Amplats
  • Workers ‘divided’ over how to tackle Amplats’ bid to cut thousands of jobs

  Science & environment

  • Radio astronomy publication a milestone for SA
  • Joburg sets 2016 target to divert waste from landfill sites

  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

  • EDITORIAL: Amcu threatens its own position
  • EDITORIAL: At the mercy of the taxman

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  • SACP chiefs must own up to not being Marxists
  • Guptas brothers are merely a symptom, not the problem
• Africa

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  AU opts to bar groups from summit

  Civil society groups, diplomatic partners excluded from discussions for first time in 50-year history of AU-Organisation of African Unity

  African News

  • Lesotho denies women right to be chiefs
  • NEWS ANALYSIS: Aid to Mali contingent on polls
  • Zanu ‘insulted’ by SA’s poll offer
  • Donors pledge billions of euros to aid Mali recovery

  African Business

  • Zambian president risks backlash as he slashes food subsidies
  • Africa prime export destination for South African factories
  • SA, Lesotho reach agreement on new water project
  • Orange to target aid to firms entering Africa
  • Zambia operators en route to rehabilitating ailing old rail lines

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  Japan PM sets targets in latest growth strategy tranche

  Abe’s growth strategy aims to triple infrastructure exports and double farm exports by 2020, as well as boost private investment

  Africa

  • AU opts to bar groups from summit
  • Lesotho denies women right to be chiefs

  Europe

  • French leader Hollande urges eurozone government
  • S&P warns of economic slowdown if Russia fails to improve investment climate

  Asia-Pacific

  • Cyclone kills 13, destroys thousands of homes in Bangladesh
  • S&P warns of economic slowdown if Russia fails to improve investment climate

  Middle East

  • UN urges support for Syria opposition but Russia remains opposed
  • Erdogan’s triumph over IMF loan masks surge in private-sector debt

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  • Monster tornado kills six in Texas
  • S&P downgrades Buffett’s Berkshire

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  • Dismantling the euro is the answer
  • FINANCIAL TIMES: Clear up murky oil markets

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  • SA-Nigeria co-operation can benefit all of Africa
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  EDITORIAL: Amcu threatens its own position

  If democratic worker representation is Amcu’s goal, it should be supporting Lonmin’s efforts to review the union recognition system

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  • EDITORIAL: Amcu threatens its own position
  • EDITORIAL: At the mercy of the taxman

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  • SACP chiefs must own up to not being Marxists
  • IN THE MARKETS: Better ways to get investment than through blackmail

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  • Barber’s approach is not solving economic malaise

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  JSE ends flat as gold shares sell off; platinums make good gains

  The JSE ends flat on Friday, as a rally in platinum and general resources offsets losses in the gold and banking sectors

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  • JSE ends flat as gold shares sell off; platinums make good gains
  • Labour tensions continue to weigh on rand
  • Gold extends losing streak on dollar strength

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  • Stricter rules needed to support growth of African bourses

  JSE Today

  All Share

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  Top 40

  36771.80

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  Financial 15

  12096.10

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  Industrial 25

  47171.07

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  Resource 10

  45563.81

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  Commodities

  Gold

  1360.1000

  0.37%

  up

  Platinum

  1455.0000

  0.28%

  up

  Silver

  22.2600

  0.16%

  up

  Palladium

  738.5000

  0.61%

  up

  Brent Crude Oil

  104.640

  0.00%

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  Tax act could be subject to litigation, says Davis

  It may take a long time to bed down what the new Tax Administration Act means, says government tax review head Dennis Davis

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  • Slump in SA retail sales growth fans fears on household spending
  • Courts reel in SARS ‘fishing expeditions’ against taxpayers
  • SA downgrade not a done deal, says Moody’s
  • Zuma aims to strengthen trade ties with Russia visit

  Economic Indicators

  Petrol price (95)

  R12.47

  -73c/l

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  Repo rate

  5%

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  Prime rate

  8.5%

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  GDP (Q4 12)

  2.1%

  0.9pp

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  CPI (Mar)

  5.9%

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  PPI (Mar)

  5.7%

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  Last updated on April 30

  Opinion

  • Platinum industry faces a new time bomb
  • Russia ‘rediscovers’ Africa after a decade of neglect

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  • IN THE MARKETS: Better ways to get investment than through blackmail
  • Amcu leaders deny responsibility for new strike
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  Private sector ‘must honour commitment to economic inclusion’

  Deputy Economic Development Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize says companies must not merely pay lip service to policies intended to make economic growth more inclusive

  Trade & Industry

  • SA’s business ties with other countries key to growth, says Radebe
  • Sasol rival says its expansion thwarted by propylene prices
  • Zuma aims to strengthen trade ties with Russia visit

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  • Rupert wants to be ‘master of own time’
  • Chief executives succumb to the itch to quit early

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  • Gauteng hospitals to get waste-generated backup power supply

   

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  Report calls for listing of some state companies

  Call for greater mix of debt and equity finance surprises analysts

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  • Richemont’s stock soars on solid growth
  • Strong SA, Zimbabwe sales boost PPC results
  • Redefine, BDL merge to form ‘largest hotel management group’ in UK
  • Boardroom coup sees former BP boss take chair at Glencore Xstrata

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  New movie aims to provide financial literacy education

  Business has collaborated with the government to offer a fun way to get the message of saving across to pupils

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  A new paradise found — and with tea

  The Harold Porter National Botanical Garden is not as well known as Kirstenbosch but it is no less dramatic, writes Simon Brooke

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  Indian bowlers arrested over spot-fixing

  Board of Control for Cricket in India suspends former Test bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and two other Rajasthan Royals players, declares no tolerance for corruption

  Rugby

  • Rested Bulls in good shape to take charge of Highlanders
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  • Khune ‘a star player’ in Chiefs’ tale of glory
  • Beckham to hang up his boots

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  • Indian bowlers arrested over spot-fixing
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