National Development Plan is lacking constant affirmation by President Jacob Zuma, writes Peter Bruce
Union to seek pay rises of up to 60% from gold and coal producers, raising prospect of fresh strikes as companies battle higher costs and falling prices in an already heated labour climate
Mining sector has balked at proposed changes to mining law, but says it is keen to engage with officials on policy formulation
Attacks on Monday extend one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years
Tough corporate conditions are doing what militant unionists in South Africa wish they could — pushing well-paid business leaders out the door
South African stocks take a beating as all the main indices on the JSE close in the red
| All Share | 41079.55 | -0.81% | down |
| Top 40 | 36545.18 | -0.62% | down |
| Financial 15 | 11832.90 | -2.18% | down |
| Industrial 25 | 46966.65 | -0.43% | down |
| Resource 10 | 45445.86 | -0.26% | down |
| Gold | 1394.6350 | 3.81% | up |
| Platinum | 1494.5000 | 4.58% | up |
| Silver | 22.9250 | 8.89% | up |
| Palladium | 749.5000 | 2.11% | up |
| Brent Crude Oil | 104.790 | -0.01% | down |
Nobody expects Bank to trim key repo rate this week, but local money markets are pricing in 60% chance that interest rates will fall by the end of this year
| 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 |
High wage demands by National Union of Mineworkers for workers in coal and gold mines drive rand down at prospect of more industry turmoil
Construction, engineering and readymix group says move to profit shows progress in its strategic turnaround programme
Tarryn Lamb, a member of BlackByrd, speaks to Loni Prinsloo about her career in music
New Magna Carta CEO Vincent Magwenya believes the honing of leaders begins long before school age, writes Lesley Stones
Chiefs mentor Stuart Baxter says it was a risk returning to SA, but he was sure he could rise to the challenge for a club with clear goals and hungry players
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