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‘Do no harm’ dictum should apply to making law

In legislating and regulating, sober analysis might yield better results than gesture politics, writes Tony Leon

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  ANC ‘sidelines’ Cosatu in bid to rescue ailing unions

  ANC will engage directly with Cosatu affiliates in bid to shore up ailing workers’ movement, says ruling party secretary-general Gwede Mantashe

  Politics

  • ANC ‘sidelines’ Cosatu in bid to rescue ailing unions
  • Name dropping is here to stay for now, says Mantashe

  Media

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

  Labour

  • ANC ‘sidelines’ Cosatu in bid to rescue ailing unions
  • Swift end to strike at Mercedes-Benz East London plant

  Science & environment

  • Kirstenbosch strikes gold again at Chelsea
  • Cape wind farm to transmit power to grid before Kusile

  Law & constitution

  • Black lawyer urges ‘excluded colleagues’ to ‘act against racism’
  • Maritime law’s little closed shop of ‘racial horrors’

  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

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  Obama to embark on first major African tour in June

  US President Barack Obama to visit South Africa, Senegal and Tanzania, but politics appears to have dashed any hope of him reconnecting with his Kenyan roots

  African News

  • Nigeria asks Niger for help against Islamist insurgents
  • Zimbabwe’s new act ‘amounts to xenophobia’
  • Obama to embark on first major African tour in June
  • Egypt beefs up Sinai security as Mursi rejects talks with kidnappers
  • Popular subsidies divide Morocco coalition

  African Business

  • Western Cape ventures into Africa ICT incubation hubs
  • China vice-premier set for Harare talks
  • Serviced offices in Africa ‘among dearest in world’
  • Mines chamber takes on Zimbabwean government on marketing of minerals

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  • 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

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  Oklahoma lowers tornado death toll amid frantic search

  Emergency workers search for survivors in rubble of homes, schools and hospital in Oklahoma town hit by massive tornado

  Africa

  • Obama to embark on first major African tour in June
  • Nigeria asks Niger for help against Islamist insurgents

  Europe

  • Ireland denies it is to blame for Apple’s low tax rate
  • UK fiscal policy debate ‘overblown’

  Asia-Pacific

  • China and India promise détente over persistent border dispute
  • Japan warns of shaky future on its public debt

  Middle East

  • Security crisis deepens in Iraq
  • Wave of attacks kills at least 79 in Iraq

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  • Oklahoma lowers tornado death toll amid frantic search
  • Dimon keeps JPMorgan chairman title after bruising battle

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  • Continent must drive its relationship with Japan
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  • Nkrumah’s dream of African unity unfulfilled 50 years later
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  NEWS ANALYSIS: Waiting for the bubble to burst

  Signs are that cautionary messages European central bankers have been issuing for months are finally starting to get through, writes David Marsh

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  • THICK END OF THE WEDGE: We can already write the NDP off

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  Rand weakness pushes JSE to fresh high

  JSE closes at record high on Tuesday as weak rand pushes rand hedge stocks firmer, which in turn buoy bourse

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  • Rand weakness pushes JSE to fresh high
  • Rand breaks through R9.60/$ on sentiment
  • Global shares edge higher but crude oil weakens

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  ‘Urgent’ for SA to project positive story about its economy

  SA needs to find balanced, fair and socially responsible solutions to its labour relations problems, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan tells National Assembly

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  • Fall in leading indicator shows economy under pressure
  • Jitters over unsecured loans, mine wage talks knock rand
  • Rates expected to remain unchanged despite speculation of a cut
  • Local manufacturing sector ‘in dire straits’

  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%

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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

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

  Columnists

  • IN THE MARKETS: Looming mining wage talks weigh on rand
  • THICK END OF THE WEDGE: We can already write the NDP off
• Business

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  Black business to seek ruling on BEE limits

  Black Business Council will test the Treasury’s prohibition of ‘set-asides’ for black-owned firms in awarding government contracts

  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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  State fund invests in Independent group

  Government Employees Pension Fund will acquire 25% stake in newspaper group Independent News & Media South Africa

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  • Dimon keeps JPMorgan chairman title after bruising battle
  • Sasol plans office behemoth in Sandton
  • Abil reels as dividend cut disappoints investors
  • Netcare CEO says Competition Commission must also probe pharmaceuticals

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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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  Putting a much-needed smile into S&M

  Folly has chastisement, satisfying romantic sex and excellent writing from a seasoned crime writer, writes Sue Grant-Marshall

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  • ON THE STAGE: Hats Off
  • SA film makers strive for glory in Cannes

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  Pirelli tyre changes ‘less dramatic than feared or hoped’

  Formula One tyre maker’s motorsport director, Paul Hembery, seeks answer ‘teams can agree on’ that will not affect title race

  Rugby

  • Kings eye Cheetahs to avoid relegation battle
  • Folau hopes to impress on Lions tour

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  • Polokwane City start preparations for life in the PSL
  • Moyes prepares for post-Ferguson era at United

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  • Miller, Steyn and Kallis lead SA charge in IPL
  • England review top order ahead of Ashes

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  • Pirelli tyre changes ‘less dramatic than feared or hoped’
  • Newly crowned road-running champion aims for Olympics

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  • We pay too much for players, says Mosimane
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