Religious zealotry combined with limited resources will bring Saudi Arabia down, writes Simon Lincoln Reader
Justice minister unsuccessfully sought to stymie opposition criticism of the controversial landing of a Gupta family aircraft at Waterkloof Air Force Base, when he released the report into the matter
The ‘isolated and mercurial dictator’ has become increasingly paranoid, fearing assassination attempts he said were backed by the CIA
US Federal Reserve needs to see further signs of traction before taking its foot off the gas, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke says
It is incumbent on the government to take decisive action to end the current labour turmoil in the country
Rand spirals for 11th consecutive session on Thursday morning after the US Federal Reserve hints at scaling back its quantitative easing programme
| All Share | 41096.58 | -1.77% | down |
| Top 40 | 36527.97 | -2.10% | down |
| Financial 15 | 11741.46 | -1.92% | down |
| Industrial 25 | 46655.24 | -1.60% | down |
| Resource 10 | 46381.46 | -2.58% | down |
| Gold | 1395.2900 | 1.98% | up |
| Platinum | 1467.5000 | 0.17% | up |
| Silver | 22.6050 | 1.50% | up |
| Palladium | 741.5000 | 0.07% | up |
| Brent Crude Oil | 101.870 | -0.71% | down |
If sustained, the rand’s latest losses will push inflation up for longer, making it harder for the Bank to justify an interest rate cut to stimulate the flagging economy
| 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 (April) | 5.9% | 0pp | same |
| PPI (Mar) | 5.7% | 0.3pp | same |
Organised business strongly urges that private sector be given greater role in the process of setting up and managing special economic zones
Amplats, Department of Mineral Resources and four unions will hold talks at the CCMA to ensure that all alternatives to retrenchment have been explored
South Africa’s largest retail bank overcharges customer for almost two years, by mistake
The art of Johannes Phokela, who will represent South Africa at next month’s Venice Biennale, is not always earnest, writes Chris Thurman
Kaizer Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter wants a review system to be put in place to improve the standard of refereeing in domestic top-flight football
Gideon Rachman became chief foreign affairs columnist for the Financial Times in July 2006. He joined the FT after a 15-year career at The Economist, which included spells as a foreign correspondent in Brussels, Washington and Bangkok.
He also edited The Economist’s business and Asia sections. His particular interests include American foreign policy, the European Union and globalisation.
His weekly column is also published by Business Day newspaper and BDlive.
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