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  Zuma will ‘reflect on Constitutional Court judgment’

  Government says President Jacob Zuma will decide on ‘appropriate action’ to the judgment that found he had failed to uphold, defend and respect the Constitution

  Politics

  • Malema calls for early election to remove Zuma from power
  • DA wants more than a parliamentary ‘pow wow’ on Guptas’ influence

  Media

  • Sunday Times launches improved mobile app
  • DA approaches High Court to set aside Motsoeneng disciplinary inquiry

  Labour

  • Railworkers union suspends strike planned for next week
  • Stand-in waste collectors get security escort to do their job in Johannesburg

  Science & environment

  • Water withdrawals in SA likely to increase in next 20 years
  • Communities in drive to clean up the Duzi River

  Law & constitution

  • NEWS ANALYSIS: Free speech rules but not for disrupters
  • Do we want a system that allows a judge to separate justice and the law?

  Education

  • UCT asks for suggestions on new names for landmark buildings
  • Release of ‘teachers jobs for cash’ report delayed as people’s lives ‘in danger’

  Health

  • WHO says Ebola international health emergency is over
  • Biosimilars offer the world massive cost-saving healthcare possibilities

  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

  TOP STORY

  

  Guinea and Burkina Faso to auction unused mining permits

  Mining ministries take back hundreds of unused mining permits for auction amid global slump in commodities prices

  African News

  • Libyan presidential council members reach Tripoli
  • Local bishops caught up in EgyptAir hijacking
  • WHO says Ebola international health emergency is over
  • EU to cut Burundi’s peacekeeper funding to try get it to end political crisis
  • Egyptian president fires top auditor after alleging government corruption

  African Business

  • Guinea and Burkina Faso to auction unused mining permits
  • World Bank optimistic about Kenya
  • MTN South Sudan may shut down
  • Ghana grants Gold Fields tax and royalty concessions
  • Nigerian parliament probes whether MTN fine can be reduced
  • Nigeria expects oil output freeze at Doha meeting even without Iran

  African Perspectives

  • Ghana’s visa relaxation a vote of faith in Africa
  • Wartime rape not a neat, single narrative
  • Ivory Coast attack should not cause waves of fear
  • Decision by Dos Santos to step down is good for Angola and for Africa
  • SA’s ignorance of Africa does everyone a disservice

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  World Bank optimistic about Kenya

  Lender says domestic factors related to the country’s next presidential election, scheduled for August 2017 could hamper growth

  Africa

  • Guinea and Burkina Faso to auction unused mining permits
  • Uganda’s Supreme Court dismisses petition alleging fraud in February poll

  Europe

  • Former Areva head’s husband faces insider trading charge
  • Brussels airport not able to reopen yet

  Asia-Pacific

  • S&P; cuts China sovereign credit outlook to negative
  • Cheaper electricity for Japan as about 260 firms get go-ahead to sell power

  Middle East

  • Assad calls for inclusive Syrian transitional government
  • Rich countries are not doing their share for Syrian refugees, says Oxfam

  Americas

  • Unemployment claims in the US increase but labour market remains strong
  • High hopes that ‘more affordable’ Model 3 will boost Tesla sales

  Opinion

  • UK Conservatives snared by budget trap set for Labour
  • A litany of errors behind Europe’s many crises

  Columnists

  • Wartime rape not a neat, single narrative
  • LETTER FROM WASHINGTON: ‘Barbarians’ help state keep populace in check
• Opinion

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  France must not count on SA nuclear build

  French power utilities also face competition from Russia, writes Carol Paton

  Editorials

  • EDITORIAL: Small investor’s big battle
  • EDITORIAL: Stopping the spiral of violence

  Columnists

  • HILARY JOFFE: Bank data show sorry state of corporate profitability
  • XHANTI PAYI: SA’s problems are bigger than a single person

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  • LETTER: Health reforms to serve the public
  • LETTER: Sasfin break fee does not prejudice Highveld workers

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  JSE shrugs off Zuma ruling as market eyes US jobs data

  The all-share index’s reaction to the Constitutional Court’s Nkandla ruling was more muted than that of the rand, which firmed nearly 30c in response to the news

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  • JSE shrugs off Zuma ruling as market eyes US jobs data
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  • Bonds improve as local trade data impress

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• Economy

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  Trade deficit narrows sharply in February

  South African Revenue Service data suggest that demand and economic growth in SA’s export markets are picking up while the weak rand is curbing demand for imports

  More News

  • Producer inflation accelerates at highest pace in more than a year
  • Growth in private sector credit extension accelerates unexpectedly
  • Drought-hit maize crop almost one third smaller
  • Local procurement is still low despite accord, says chamber
  • Business confidence at factories tumbles

  Economic Indicators

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  Opinion

  • EDITORIAL: Looming stagflation
  • Let’s not wait for the crisis to deepen before speaking out

  Columnists

  • SONGEZO ZIBI: Leaner SA needs policy reorientation and real sacrifices
  • HILARY JOFFE: A country downgrade would be utter misery for all

  New Agenda
• Business

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  SA planned binding nuclear deal with Russia

  Court papers show new proof South Africa intended to sign a binding deal with Russia to buy a fleet of nuclear reactors

  Trade & Industry

  • Call for steps against duty-free European chicken
  • Agoa sword will keep hanging above SA
  • Poultry crowd rubs salt in own wounds

  Management

  • Don’t lose your downtime because you are working for a workaholic
  • Six steps for turning around an aggressive conversation
  • ON WORK: Why we prefer nasty bosses to be horrible all of the time

  Innovation

  • Capso rings the changes with phone talent search
  • Freedom to tailor work life to suit all your life
  • Are we right to rage against the machine?

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  Master Drilling’s profit and cash holding improves in face of falling revenue

  The exploration services division experienced a large drop in sales, feeling the knock-on effects of the turmoil in global commodities markets

  More News

  • Reserve Bank unfazed by Capitec loan action
  • Pallinghurst views depressed prices as buying opportunity
  • 3C rejects CellSAf’s hostility to Cell C deal
  • Tata Steel puts its UK business up for sale
  • First new exchange licence in a century ushers in competition for JSE

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  Human brain to help solve toughest computing problems

  A US government lab will begin testing a computer packed with 16 microprocessors that are designed to mimic the way the human brain works

  Arts & Entertainment

  • Capso rings the changes with phone talent search
  • The rise of on-demand viewing divides Hollywood

  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

  • HP hopes to set itself apart with new approach to memory
  • Human brain to help solve toughest computing problems

  Books

  • BOOK REVIEW: This One Time
  • US author Pat Conroy dead at 70

  Health

  • Fighting workplace germs a never-ending battle
  • Mobile games used to treat illnesses

  Motoring

  • High hopes that ‘more affordable’ Model 3 will boost Tesla sales
  • INTERNATIONAL LAUNCH: Luxury just got sexier with Rolls-Royce’s new Dawn
• Sport

  TOP STORY

  

  Djokovic withstands back spasms to reach Miami Open semifinals

  On the women’s side, reigning Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber and Victoria Azarenka advance to a semifinal showdown

  Rugby

  • Rugby bosses seek answers to the Roux issue
  • Bulls without Gelant for a month

  soccer

  • It will soon be time for Shakes to make an exit
  • Clubs may face stadium hitch, says PSL

  Cricket

  • Red-hot Roy sets England on path to final
  • India bank on spin to dismantle Windies’ heavy weapons
  • Self-assured Chris Gayle brushes off threat of India in Twenty20 semifinal
  • Captain Faf bemoans all the no-balls and wides

  Other Sport

  • Team refugee to spread a message of hope at Rio Olympics
  • Djokovic withstands back spasms to reach Miami Open semifinals
  • Legal Eagle and Captain America in ‘match’ race
  • Simona Halep is sent packing at Miami Open
  • China to issue ‘warning penalty’ to two swimmers who failed doping tests

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