In legislating and regulating, sober analysis might yield better results than gesture politics, writes Tony Leon
ANC will engage directly with Cosatu affiliates in bid to shore up ailing workers’ movement, says ruling party secretary-general Gwede Mantashe
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
At least 91 feared dead, including 20 children, in deadliest tornado in US in two years
Signs are that cautionary messages European central bankers have been issuing for months are finally starting to get through, writes David Marsh
Local currency continues to weaken on Tuesday, with investor confidence shaken by ongoing unrest in mining sector and concern it could spread to other sectors
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| Top 40 | 37189.99 | 1.76% | up |
| Financial 15 | 11956.71 | 1.05% | up |
| Industrial 25 | 47550.61 | 1.24% | up |
| Resource 10 | 46818.11 | 3.02% | up |
| Gold | 1362.0000 | -2.22% | down |
| Platinum | 1450.5000 | -2.32% | down |
| Silver | 22.1826 | -2.91% | down |
| Palladium | 741.5000 | -0.20% | down |
| Brent Crude Oil | 104.190 | -0.58% | down |
Reserve Bank’s leading indicator of business activity falls in March for first time in eight months, with commodity export prices biggest drag
| Petrol price (95) | R12.47 | -73c/l | same |
| Repo rate | 5% | 0.0pp | same |
| Prime rate | 8.5% | 0.0pp | same |
| GDP (Q4 12) | 2.1% | 0.9pp | same |
| CPI (Mar) | 5.9% | 0pp | same |
| PPI (Mar) | 5.7% | 0.3pp | same |
Black Business Council will test the Treasury’s prohibition of ‘set-asides’ for black-owned firms in awarding government contracts
Government Employees Pension Fund will acquire 25% stake in newspaper group Independent News & Media South Africa
Tarryn Lamb, a member of BlackByrd, speaks to Loni Prinsloo about her career in music
Folly has chastisement, satisfying romantic sex and excellent writing from a seasoned crime writer, writes Sue Grant-Marshall
Formula One tyre maker’s motorsport director, Paul Hembery, seeks answer ‘teams can agree on’ that will not affect title race
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