Too long in office without a serious electoral challenge is precisely that — absolute power, writes Allister Sparks
At issue before the justice committee is whether the bill can survive the succession of one parliament by another
Denel staff reported killed as Islamist militants launch deadly assault on UN compound, dealing blow to fragile security gains
President Dilma Rousseff expresses sympathy with ‘the voice of the streets’, promises to address grievances including poor public services and corruption
Mark Shuttleworth’s case against the constitutionality of exchange controls is important for all South Africans, writes Leon Louw
Local currency strengthens following release of better than expected consumer price index and trade data in SA
| All Share | 40784.31 | -0.53% | down |
| Top 40 | 36391.61 | -0.57% | down |
| Financial 15 | 11117.02 | -1.12% | down |
| Industrial 25 | 46858.79 | -0.34% | down |
| Resource 10 | 46546.70 | -0.64% | down |
| Gold | 1373.5650 | 0.40% | up |
| Platinum | 1424.0000 | -1.04% | down |
| Silver | 21.7290 | 0.30% | up |
| Palladium | 700.0000 | -0.99% | down |
| Brent Crude Oil | 106.170 | 0.14% | up |
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
| Petrol price (95) | R12.47 | -73c/l | same |
| Repo rate | 5% | 0.0pp | same |
| Prime rate | 8.5% | 0.0pp | same |
| GDP (Q1 13) | 0.9% | -1.2pp | same |
| CPI (May) | 5.6% | -0.3pp | same |
| PPI (Apr) | 5.4% | -0.3pp | same |
Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba says state-owned companies need new ‘resource mobilisation’ strategies as ‘funding from financial markets has shrunk’
Sales at franchises rose 16.8% in first quarter, Famous Brands says in trading update, with strong growth seen in rest of Africa and ‘gorilla brands’
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
Unlike in Europe, there is a dearth of these family-friendly cars on South Africa’s roads, writes Alexander Parker
South African Football Association asks Fifa to probe damaging claims of financial mismanagement made in anonymous dossier
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