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Regulatory overkill threatens academic autonomy in South Africa

by Ihron Rensburg, 2013-01-31 05:35:19.0

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Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu. South Africa’s mining policies now put us firmly in the bottom half of the rankings of world mining destinations. On the up side, we are at least better than Zimbabwe. Just.

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Pepkor Group chairman Christo Wiese. For being restrained and interdicted from infringing on the Adidas trademark and from passing off its own footwear as that of Adidas. Been putting their foot in it, it seems.

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Free State Premier Ace Magashule, for reportedly spending about R140m on developing a new, integrated website for the province. Those in the technological know say it should have cost about R360.

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