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EDITORIAL: State must act to end labour strife

Striking miners chant slogans as they gather at the AngloGold Ashanti mine in Carletonville. Picture: REUTERS
8 hour(s) ago

It is incumbent on the government to take decisive action to end the current labour turmoil in the country

Editorials

EDITORIAL: Independent, or not really?

8 hour(s) ago

The acquisition of Independent News & Media is proving to be a little more complex than a 'return' of the group to South African hands, as initially touted

Columnists

Evraz and atoms — a mystery tale

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8 hour(s) ago

I remain puzzled by elements of the consortium deal for a stake in Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium, writes David Gleason

Columnists

IN THE MARKETS: Time for African Bank to consider all its options

8 hour(s) ago

The unsecured lender’s share price has been falling like underwear without elastic, writes Phakamisa Ndzamela

Editorials

DAWN: Women on top of the world

8 hour(s) ago

In conquering Mount Everest, Raha Moharrak and her companions have presented their gender with an impressive model of standing fast

Columnists

A country of illusion and deceit

8 hour(s) ago

Religious zealotry combined with limited resources will bring Saudi Arabia down, writes Simon Lincoln Reader

Columnists

Need for ‘economic Codesa’ is now greater than ever

Allister Sparks masthead
1 day(s) ago

An 'economic Codesa' is urgently needed if our economy is to be rescued from the wave of unrest that is disrupting the mining industry, writes Allister Sparks

Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Jeff Radebe addresses the National Assembly on 'Guptagate' on Wednesday. Picture: TREVOR SAMSON

Name-dropping is corruption and should be punished

It is illegal to drop names in the way names were allegedly dropped to grant unauthorised landing permission to the Gupta aircraft, writes Paul Hoffman
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Zuma can choose his friends but, just as certain names can suggest approval, others might invite disapprobation, writes Z Pallo Jordan

Guptagate a serious blow to Zuma’s credibility

Iqbal Survé’s secrecy on Independent News & Media purchase is souring his arrival in the news industry, writes Anton Harber

Survé must come clean on funding and owners

Opinion & Analysis

THE INSIDER: ‘Less is more’ can be taken to extremes

8 hour(s) ago

The real-world interpretation of a recent thin-on-detail job application is likely to be less favourable than the post-modernist thinking it might suggest

Editorials

EDITORIAL: African Union should let the sunshine in

The African Union building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Picture: MARTIN RHODES
1 day(s) ago

The African Union is undoubtedly getting older but is it growing any wiser?

Opinion & Analysis

Threat to key tool in the fight against malaria

Picture: THINKSTOCK
8 hour(s) ago

If environmentalists get their way, one of the key weapons in the fight against malaria will be banned before any real alternative is available, writes Jasson Urbach

Atul Gupta, left, Vuyo Mvoko, centre, and Essop Pahad, right at the the media launch of the New Age newspaper in 2010. Picture: SUNDAY TIMES

EDITORIAL: State media influence grows

The increased influence of government over South Africa’s media is a cause for concern

Columnists

No action against terror cells in South Africa

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1 day(s) ago

It is alleged that authorities are aware of isolated farms in South Africa being used as terrorist training camps, yet no action is taken, writes David Gleason

Columnists

Cheer up, the rand could be even worse than it is

1 day(s) ago

Rand’s fall to new four-year lows has served as a valuable reality check for the economy, writes Bronwyn Nortje

Opinion & Analysis

THE INSIDER: Why smoking can be good for productivity

1 day(s) ago

Remember the days when tax incentives were drafted over a braai, on the back of a cigarette box?

Columnists

‘Do no harm’ dictum should apply to making law

Tony Leon promo
2 day(s) ago

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

Editorials

EDITORIAL: Ethics needed in word and in deed

Atul Gupta, centre, and Rajesh Gupta, left, at the ANC ’s elective conference in Mangaung in December last year.  Picture: SUNDAY TIMES
2 day(s) ago

Credibility is something that is earned, not inherited along with the levers of state power

Opinion & Analysis

What is your company’s foreign policy?

Picture: REUTERS
1 day(s) ago

Some of the most enlightened firms recognise the need for a shift toward a strategic 'corporate foreign policy,' writes Andrew Hammond

Editorials

FINANCIAL TIMES: Rethinking the ‘war on drugs’

A man smokes marijuana during a demonstration in support for legalization of marijuana in Medellin, Guatemala City, earlier this month. Picture: REUTERS
1 day(s) ago

With 'legalisation' policies seeming to be the only way forward, drugs seem to be winning 'the war on drugs'

Columnists

Survé must come clean on funding and owners

8 hour(s) ago

Iqbal Survé’s secrecy on Independent News & Media purchase is souring his arrival in the news industry, writes Anton Harber

Columnists

Guptagate a serious blow to Zuma’s credibility

Pallo Jordan promo
8 hour(s) ago

Zuma can choose his friends but, just as certain names can suggest approval, others might invite disapprobation, writes Z Pallo Jordan

Columnists

Tinkering with labour law no solution to conflict

Steven Friedman promo
1 day(s) ago

Seeking solutions to poverty and inequality will go further than proposals for labour law change, writes Steven Friedman

Columnists

Yet another example of ‘rape by regulation’

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1 day(s) ago

Licensing Bill an example of how governments evoke opposition to proposed laws in order to solicit 'compromises', writes Leon Louw

Opinion & Analysis

Name-dropping is corruption and should be punished

Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Jeff Radebe addresses the National Assembly on 'Guptagate' on Wednesday. Picture: TREVOR SAMSON
8 hour(s) ago

It is illegal to drop names in the way names were allegedly dropped to grant unauthorised landing permission to the Gupta aircraft, writes Paul Hoffman

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Letters

LETTER: Cronin offers a school of red herrings

Deputy Public Works Minister Jeremy Cronin briefs Parliament’s public works committee on the draft version of the highly controversial Expropriation Bill on Tuesday in Cape Town. Picture: TREVOR SAMSON

The bill is unconstitutional in allowing the state to take ownership and possession of property by notice of expropriation and without a prior court order confirming that the proposed expropriation is (objectively) for public purposes, or in the public interest

LETTER: SABC back to old ways

LETTER: Try writing in isiNgesi

LETTER: Aircraft details missed

LETTER: Stop blaming Brazil

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May 23 2013

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The Third Umpire

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson. The report by Parliament’s research unit proves conclusively that she is not up to the task. She needs to take a long fishing break.

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National Union of Metalworkers of SA general secretary Irvin Jim, for his thinly veiled threats about his union not approving foreign welders at Medupi, which are, surely, a prelude to instigating strike action.

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Mining magnate Mick Davis. He has taken Xstrata from a $500m business to a $50bn one, and fully deserves his payout — and we expect he might be spending more time in SA, which might be good for us too.

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    Change: -1.74%
    Top 40 : 36570.70
    Change: -1.98%
    Financial 15 : 11739.01
    Change: -1.94%
    Industrial 25 : 46706.32
    Change: -1.49%
    Resource 10 : 46385.05
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