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The indignity of black life will not stop without land

Without land, upward mobility will still largely be in government hands, writes Sipho Hlongwane

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  Denel staff die in deadly assault on UN Mogadishu compound

  Denel in frantic bid on Wednesday evening to establish circumstances surrounding deaths of two employees at UN base in Somali capital

  Politics

  • ANC gets into gear for Gauteng election showdown
  • Prominent IFP members join ANC

  Media

  • Relief as ANC drops Broadcasting Act revision
  • Power FM faces battle for piece of the ad pie

  Labour

  • Solidarity asks HRC to facilitate dialogue with SAA over cadet debacle
  • Business Connexion, Conscript Africa launch app for job seekers

  Science & environment

  • Business calls for clarity on proposed carbon tax
  • Farm goods to go up, says FAO

  Law & constitution

  • MPs clash over time to finish controversial Legal Practice Bill
  • JSC calls for applications to fill court vacancies

  Education

  • Unbundling of University of Limpopo nearly finalised
  • Review of public servants’ pay due as soon as Sadtu talks conclude

  Health

  • Alarm raised about lack of AIDS drugs
  • Government replaces circumcision device

  Opinion

  • EDITORIAL: Poll a battle for the ‘born-frees’
  • SIPHO HLONGWANE: Have a little sympathy for Igesund and Bafana

  Columnists

  • ALLISTER SPARKS: Ramphele could help trim the ANC’s ‘absolute power’
  • SIPHO HLONGWANE: A simple test for Julius Malema
• Africa

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  Islamist rebels attack UN compound in Mogadishu

  Denel staff reported killed as Islamist militants launch deadly assault on UN compound, dealing blow to fragile security gains

  African News

  • Mozambique’s Renamo threatens to paralyse vital coal railway
  • Zimbabwean civil society, human rights groups look to July 31 poll despite Mugabe
  • Mugabe seeks to postpone poll
  • Kenya dismisses concern over capital gains tax

  African Business

  • Power capacity a focus for Zambia
  • Venture capital tie-up spreads SA expertise
  • Africa needs to ‘pump local investment’ into oil to grow industry
  • Algeria probes state power boss over Alstom, General Electric deals

  African Perspectives

  • EDITORIAL: A repeat of 2008 is looming in Zimbabwe
  • Lessons for Africa from Japan and East Asia
  • How Nigeria’s welcome oil discovery became its curse
  • If you expected any different from Tambo, the joke is on you
• World

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  US Federal Reserve to keep buying bonds at $85bn monthly pace

  No explicit indication that Fed is close to scaling back programme, despite intense market speculation to that effect

  Africa

  • Islamist rebels attack UN compound in Mogadishu
  • Zimbabwean civil society, human rights groups look to July 31 poll despite Mugabe

  Europe

  • UK’s ‘reckless bankers’ could end up in prison
  • Shareholder anonymity set to continue

  Asia-Pacific

  • No mention of Assad’s future in final communiqué on Syria
  • NEWS ANALYSIS: China launches first carbon exchange for high-emission industries

  Middle East

  • ‘Unhappy’ Afghanistan rejects US-Taliban talks
  • Rohani pledges Iran will ‘win back trust’

  Americas

  • US Federal Reserve to keep buying bonds at $85bn monthly pace
  • World Bank watching US Fed, ready to step in

  Opinion

  • ALEXANDER FRIEDMAN: West shifts to statism as China does the opposite
  • EDITORIAL: A repeat of 2008 is looming in Zimbabwe

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  • RICHARD DOBBS: Myanmar’s growth challenge
  • SIMON LINCOLN READER: How Nigeria’s oil discovery became its curse
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  EDITORIAL: Tough times need extreme caution

  With more turbulent economic tides expected, Treasury would rather see prudent decision-making now than a panicked response

  Editorials

  • EDITORIAL: Tough times need extreme caution
  • EDITORIAL: A glimmer of economic hope

  Columnists

  • DAVID GLEASON: Financial Services Board exculpates itself in advance
  • ANTON HARBER: Wanted: more space for small radio operations

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  • Europe’s youth unemployment non-problem
  • Myanmar’s growth challenge

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  US Federal Reserve to keep buying bonds at $85bn monthly pace

  No explicit indication that Fed is close to scaling back programme, despite intense market speculation to that effect

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  • US Federal Reserve to keep buying bonds at $85bn monthly pace
  • Global stocks, bond prices fall after Fed decision
  • Rand gains on good data

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  • Spanish government between a rock and a hard place
  • Stricter rules needed to support growth of African bourses

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• Economy

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  Rand surges as current account deficit narrows unexpectedly

  Local currency gains almost 10c against dollar as current account deficit narrows in first quarter, though economists say it is still too big and rand remains vulnerable

  More News

  • Consumer inflation slows more than expected
  • Fitch reaffirms SA’s borrowing credentials in global markets
  • Slower household spending growth a negative omen
  • Data show slow growth is hurting job creation

  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 (Q1 13)

  0.9%

  -1.2pp

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  CPI (May)

  5.6%

  -0.3pp

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  PPI (Apr)

  5.4%

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  Last updated on Jun 19

  Opinion

  • CHRIS LOGAN: Association wants to pluck cash-strapped consumers
  • NICK VAN GIESEN: Africa holds key to tackling global food crisis

  Columnists

  • STEVEN FRIEDMAN: Malema hype is a symptom of middle-class fear
  • DAVID GLEASON: High price for getting sums wrong
• Business

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  State companies may have to use pension funds to fund investment, says Gigaba

  Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba says state-owned companies need new ‘resource mobilisation’ strategies as ‘funding from financial markets has shrunk’

  Trade & Industry

  • Now Brazil accuses SA of dumping tyres
  • Association wins court bid to supply more data on chicken tariff battle
  • ‘Chicken wars’ set to produce only losers

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  • How to take responsibility for your career

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  • Growthpoint’s ‘green’ office block in Midrand ready for occupation
  • Business calls for clarity on proposed carbon tax
  • Greening still has a long way to go

   

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  Alexander Forbes plans are paying off

  CEO upbeat on three-year-old turnaround strategic review

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  • Famous Brands proves way to consumers’ hearts is through stomach
  • Growthpoint’s ‘green’ office block in Midrand ready for occupation
  • Jubilee takeover of Platinum Australia to proceed
  • National Empowerment Fund sweet on KwaZulu-Natal ice-cream business

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  Fears for credit-led spending as bad debts escalate

  National Credit Regulator quarterly data show bad debts among consumers in South Africa are growing faster than the number of new accounts and of credit-active clients

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  • Credit regulator warns consumers to take better care of their financial health

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  The art of making tools that make art

  Artist Conrad Hicks scaled back his blacksmithing operation to allow him to focus on being creative, writes Penny Haw

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  • Slow-moving tai chi just what the doctor ordered in our high-speed world
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  England thrash Proteas to reach Champions Trophy final

  ‘Under pressure from the word go, we just were not good enough,’ says Proteas captain AB de Villiers

  Rugby

  • Boks plan to master breakdowns
  • Bok veterans need to step up against Samoa

  soccer

  • Safa asks Fifa to investigate graft charges
  • Ethiopia pleads guilty to fielding suspended player

  Cricket

  • England thrash Proteas to reach Champions Trophy final
  • AB de Villiers confident SA can win without Steyn

  Other Sport

  • NSA to detail 50 foiled terrorist plots, including planned NYSE attack
  • Semenya in race to qualify for Moscow

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  • Fans give Khune a fine Label
  • Proteas annihilated after pitiful batting display
  • Lions' new cub ready to roar
  • Goodbye Gavin Hunt, and hello Cavin Johnson
  • Looking to outflank the Samoan wide boys
  • Kings part ways with coach

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