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Is now the time for Vesuvius of Zupta scandals to erupt?

Oakbay subsidiary Shiva Uranium key almost certainly behind Russia’s involvement, writes Allister Sparks

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  NEWS ANALYSIS: Siyabonga Gama tipped for Transnet’s top job at last

  The transport parastatal’s acting CE is set to take the reins he nearly held seven years ago, in an appointment likely to evoke an uproar, writes Carol Paton

  Politics

  • No houses, no sanitation, no vote, PE residents warn ANC
  • PAC must remember all its past leaders, not just one: Mantashe

  Media

  • Lack of funds likely to affect SABC, Icasa services
  • e.tv tells communications body idea of ‘prime-time’ news bulletin is antiquated

  Labour

  • Union Limusa to take on Toyota and Numsa at CCMA
  • Historic strike for SA Comair workers

  Science & environment

  • Socioeconomic growth ‘takes precedence over environmental issues’
  • Orphanage gives baby rhinos a second chance

  Law & constitution

  • Justice minister to apply to appeal against parole order for Janusz Walus
  • Hlophe saga takes bizarre turn

  Education

  • Equal Education’s application for jobs report shows impatience: department
  • Gauteng education department’s website to remain down until Tuesday

  Health

  • Treating mental health helps economy
  • Foundation to fund study of a new way to detect TB

  Opinion

  • EDITORIAL: Looming stagflation
  • Lack of nuclear transparency a cause for concern

  Columnists

  • Wartime rape not a neat, single narrative
  • SA’s small borrowers are subject to international credit rating standards
• Africa

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  Malawi declares national disaster after drought

  President Peter Mutharika says more people will be food insecure and will require humanitarian relief assistance for the whole of the 2016-17 consumption year

  African News

  • China offers Nigeria $6bn infrastructure loan
  • New Bank of Ghana governor commits to IMF plan to stabilise economy
  • Now World Bank warns crisis in local politics will hamper economy
  • Kenyan police to question bank executives
  • Sudan votes in Darfur referendum as rebels boycott

  African Business

  • Has Africa’s digital revolution started, at last?
  • Nigeria grapples with abrupt end to rapid growth
  • Number of new hotel developments across Africa surges
  • Spain’s Caixabank to buy Isabel dos Santos’s stake in Portugal’s Banco BPI
  • Number of planned hotel rooms in Africa grows almost a third in past year
  • Travellers from Asia and Europe boost tourism figures in Mauritius

  African Perspectives

  • Has Africa’s digital revolution started, at last?
  • Hard work and smart choices the real reasons for the ‘Mauritian miracle’
  • Reclaiming Africa’s history of economics
  • Funds are there but they must be freed up
  • The entities behind dodgy Congo deal

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  Argentina seeks end to legal battle with creditors

  Finance minister says he hopes creditors who had reached deals with the government on defaulted debt will not back down

  Africa

  • Malawi declares national disaster after drought
  • China offers Nigeria $6bn infrastructure loan

  Europe

  • Tesco CEO defends new 'fictional farm' product ranges
  • Gloomy reality will greet Brexit

  Asia-Pacific

  • Global pressure on China to tackle oversupply of steel
  • Jin Jiang eyes stake build-up in French hotelier Accor

  Middle East

  • Boeing in Iran to make up for lost air miles
  • The journey from democracy activist to Islamic State

  Americas

  • Argentina seeks end to legal battle with creditors
  • McCormick walks away from Premier Foods takeover

  Opinion

  • EDITORIAL: Global economy still in slow lane
  • UK Conservatives snared by budget trap set for Labour

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  • Gloomy reality will greet Brexit
  • Wartime rape not a neat, single narrative
• Opinion

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  Has Africa’s digital revolution started, at last?

  More Africans online means more opportunities for digital entrepreneurs and possibly a growth engine for economies across the continent, writes Meir Brand

  Editorials

  • EDITORIAL: Global economy still in slow lane
  • EDITORIAL: Crucial capital flows slowing

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  • XHANTI PAYI: What Constitution says about monetary policy
  • ALLISTER SPARKS: Is now the time for Vesuvius of Zupta scandals to erupt?

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  • LETTER: King Pie shows good profit growth
  • LETTER: Zuma’s divisive beliefs

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  JSE jumps more than 2% on world markets

  Diversified miners led broad-based rally, which was partly motivated by China’s trade data and a steady rise in oil prices

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  • JSE jumps more than 2% on world markets
  • Rand softer ahead of local and US economic data
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• Economy

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  Investors are returning to SA, data on exchange-traded funds show

  Bullish sentiment is a turnaround from Reserve Bank data showing 16 quarters of capital outflows, with the bottoming rand and a commodities rebound cited

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  • Read my lips: we are suffering a downturn
  • Rate hike possible as February retail sales growth beats forecast
  • Study shows households are poorer than they were two years ago
  • Shaky Post Office owes creditors R884m
  • Politics pushes more money out of SA

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  Opinion

  • From empowerment to enablement
  • Bank a vital anchor in rough political and economic seas

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  • What Constitution says about monetary policy
  • Nothing wrong with values of capitalism

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• Business

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  NEWS ANALYSIS: Siyabonga Gama tipped for Transnet’s top job at last

  The transport parastatal’s acting CE is set to take the reins he nearly held seven years ago, in an appointment likely to evoke an uproar, writes Carol Paton

  Trade & Industry

  • SA soft drinks industry to meet Treasury over proposed sugar tax
  • SA firm to build high-quality components for hydrogen fuel cell industry
  • New-format motor show not just for the petrolheads

  Management

  • NEWS ANALYSIS: Siyabonga Gama tipped for Transnet’s top job at last
  • Ignoring LinkedIn is hurting your career
  • Managers in hot seat over VW bonuses

  Innovation

  • Enel to roll out version of Tesla’s home-power pack
  • Quick licences open the road to innovation
  • There’s gold in the data — but who’s mining it?

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  NEWS ANALYSIS: Siyabonga Gama tipped for Transnet’s top job at last

  The transport parastatal’s acting CE is set to take the reins he nearly held seven years ago, in an appointment likely to evoke an uproar, writes Carol Paton

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  • JSE to keep ‘a close eye’ on Oakbay
  • Sanral argues the case for why Outa is wrong about costs
  • East London in talks with vehicle manufacturers on car assembly plant
  • Comair threatens to lock out striking staff in pay dispute
  • Edcon urged to cut CNA and Boardmans to suit needs

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• Life

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  Author’s globalisation Tram to stardom

  Read the opening chapter of Fiston Mwanza Mujila’s novel that has been described as having ‘echoes of Flannery O’Connor, Ralph Ellison and Joseph Conrad’

  Arts & Entertainment

  • South African artist wins prestigious award
  • Music festivals get pricier but visitors keep on coming

  Travel & Food

  • SA’s Michelin man will never again mistake ‘fowl’ for ‘breast’ in French
  • Walter Sisulu square in Soweto lacks the pulling power of Vilakazi Street

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  Gadgets & Gear

  • There’s gold in the data — but who’s mining it?
  • Nine things you need to know about WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption

  Books

  • Author’s globalisation Tram to stardom
  • Hopes unknown author will boost profile of Indonesian literature

  Health

  • Treating mental health helps economy
  • Using e-cigarettes as a ‘stop-smoking tool’: experts make the case for and against

  Motoring

  • FUTURE MODELS: Musk’s secret master plan
  • Motor companies sign up for new festival
• Sport

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  Bok places up for grabs, says Coetzee

  New Springbok coach Allister Coetzee promises to promote unity and embrace sacrifice

  Rugby

  • Bok places up for grabs, says Coetzee
  • Bulls focus on Reds win as Australia tour looms

  soccer

  • Aces deny Chiefs a good opportunity to advance
  • Ezenkosi plan to play it safe against Wits

  Cricket

  • Heart condition forces early retirement on Taylor
  • Pietersen just one Saffer shining in county cricket
  • Gradual Proteas slump sparks appointment of high-powered CSA review team
  • IPL fixed for lift off, but who do you support?

  Other Sport

  • Le Clos and club mates scoop all
  • Federer flies as Murray struggles
  • Ryder Cup debut on the cards for Willett
  • Alonso to take fitness test for Shanghai
  • Victory vindicates Monyai’s licence reprieve

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