• Sun Jan 27 09:48:14 SAST 2013

• Subscribe
• Register
• Login
  x

  EXISTING USERS

  If you were a Business Day or Business Live user, you will need to create a new account. Click here to register.

  Login

  Forgot your password?

• BDFM Sites
  Financial Mail Summit TV Business Times

Business Day LIVE

‘Transactional leadership’ puts South Africa’s future at risk

Mzuksi Qobo: Zuma is SA’s Boris Yeltsin and his presidency is a potential security threat for the country

• Tools & Services
  Blogs Calculators Multimedia Business Times SeminarsVirtual BooksEducation
• In Depth
  ANC Mangaung conference 2012 Medium-term budget 2012 African Perspectives Insights: Listed Property Sector BD Dialogue: Infrastructure BD Dialogue: Gauteng

• Home
• National

  TOP STORY

  

  FNB apologises to ANC

  ANC accepts First National Bank’s apology as the bank says it was never the intention of FNB to play politics, while ANC expresses support for objectives of the ‘You Can Help’ campaign

  Politics

  • FNB apologises to ANC
  • Malema’s exit opens way for new radicals

  Media

  • Times Media’s new CEO moves in
  • Zille shuns ‘public-funded’ New Age do

  Labour

  • Cosatu warns of new strike over farm firings
  • NUM admits ‘flexible’ wage talks may have averted Marikana tragedy

  Science & environment

  • Renowned ornithologist Philip Hockey dies
  • Dung beetle looks to the skies for direction

  Law & constitution

  • Harmony digs in as workers demand return to hostel
  • Police use outside expertise — Breytenbach hearing

  Education

  • Nzimande says business must boost learnerships for FET graduates
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal creates model for leadership

  Health

  • State cancels plan to cut Western Cape health grants
  • Western Cape teaching hospitals’ funds ‘will not be cut’

  Opinion

  • EDITORIAL: Time for reason, not hissy fits
  • Shabangu wrong on Amplats in so many ways

  Columnists

  • Will ANC now right the wrongs of stolen land?
  • Zuma comment gives the lie to ANC pledge of clean governance
• World

  TOP STORY

  

  Talks in Addis on African force for Mali as French troops press ahead

  SA shows no intent on eve of African Union Summit of contributing troops to Mali mission

  Africa

  • Talks in Addis on African force for Mali as French troops press ahead
  • Pan-African Parliament hopes its toothless days are about to end

  Europe

  • European banks’ crisis fund repayments surpass expectations
  • Oil firms face soaring security bill after attacks, Davos delegates hear

  Asia-Pacific

  • Asian airlines ‘buy too many aircraft’
  • North Korea to target US with nuclear, rocket tests

  Middle East

  • Jordanians vote amid Islamist poll boycott
  • Israeli voters punish Netanyahu but keep him in power

  Americas

  • Clinton gives emotional testimony on Benghazi attack
  • US lends logistical aid to French soldiers in Mali

  Opinion

  • EDITORIAL: Threat to Africa’s economy
  • Rape outrage could be India’s Tahrir Square

  Columnists

  • US, eurozone will find this year that printing money is not the answer
  • Netanyahu may be facilitating ‘the demise of the Jewish state’
• Opinion & Analysis

  TOP STORY

  ‘Transactional leadership’ puts South Africa’s future at risk

  Mzuksi Qobo: Zuma is SA’s Boris Yeltsin and his presidency is a potential security threat for the country

  Editorials

  • EDITORIAL: Economic creases stand in SA’s way
  • EDITORIAL: A breakdown of trust

  Columnists

  • Treat apartheid apologists like Holocaust deniers
  • Why is the state ignoring its own power policy?

  BD Alpha

  • Anticipating the economic fundamentals of 2013

  Letters

  • LETTER: Sue Armstrong
  • LETTER: Blue-light abuse?

  Blogs

  • ANC vs FNB: who’s in the wrong?
  • The danger of opulence amid extreme inequality

  Polls

  Third Umpire

  Cartoons
• Markets

  TOP STORY

  

  JSE ends weaker on rand strength

  The JSE end 65 points below Thursday’s record high of 40,604.59 on Friday as the stronger rand saw a sell-off in resource shares.

  More News

  • JSE ends weaker on rand strength
  • Shares, euro rise as economic outlook brightens
  • Rand stronger on firmer euro

  Markets Blog

  • Spanish government between a rock and a hard place
  • Stricter rules needed to support growth of African bourses

  JSE Today

  All Share

  40538.96

  0.00%

  same

  Top 40

  36064.38

  0.00%

  same

  Financial 15

  11574.61

  0.00%

  same

  Industrial 25

  42010.19

  0.00%

  same

  Resource 10

  52360.01

  0.00%

  same

  All data is delayed by 15 min.
  Data supplied by I-Net Bridge

  Commodities

  Gold

  1659.0000

  0.30%

  up

  Platinum

  1693.0000

  0.30%

  up

  Silver

  31.1750

  0.21%

  up

  Palladium

  741.0000

  0.54%

  up

  Brent Crude Oil

  113.280

  0.00%

  same

  All data is delayed by 15 min.
  Data supplied by I-Net Bridge
• Economy

  TOP STORY

  

  Reserve Bank leaves rates unchanged amid weak rand, rising inflation

  Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee keeps repo rate unchanged at 5%, in line with economists’ expectations

  More News

  • Room for 3% growth despite pressured rand, says economist

  Economic Indicators

  Petrol price (95)

  R12.20

  23c/l

  same

  Repo rate

  5%

  -0.5pp

  same

  Prime rate

  8.5%

  -0.5pp

  same

  GDP (Q3 12)

  1.2%

  -2.2pp

  same

  CPI (Dec)

  5.7%

  0.1pp

  same

  PPI (Nov)

  5.2%

  0.0pp

  same

  Last updated on January 23

  Opinion

  • SA risks missing the airline consolidation boat
  • Make the most of this bubble

  Columnists

  • It is time to snuff out zombies in business
  • With practice, SA can be a ‘lucky country’ too
• Business

  TOP STORY

  

  Cosatu warns of new strike over farm firings

  Cosatu planning to strike because farmers had been dismissing workers who had returned to work after the strike was called off this week

  Trade & Industry

  • Dube TradePort lures investment
  • Probe of building industry ends this year

  Management

  • CEOs see better prospects ahead — PwC survey
  • ON WORK: Take a stand on being more productive

  Sectors

  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Land & Agriculture
  • Media & Advertising

  Business Education

  • Course Directory
  • Seminars
  • Virtual Books
  • Online Courses

   

  • Mining
  • Property
  • Retail & Consumer
  • Telecoms & Technology
  • Transport & Tourism
• Companies

  TOP STORY

  

  Michael Jordaan hasn’t resigned as CEO, says FNB

  First National Bank says Michael Jordaan remains CEO, following a report that he informed some ‘sources’ close to the bank of his intention to leave

  More News

  • Amplats’ output falls sharply in fourth quarter
  • Moody’s warns European paper companies to diversify
  • Standard Bank on Global 100 list of sustainable companies
  • Netcare buys stake in UK’s General Healthcare Group

  Sectors

  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Land & Agriculture
  • Media & Advertising

   

  • Mining
  • Property
  • Retail & Consumer
  • Telecoms & Technology
  • Transport & Tourism
• Personal Finance

  TOP STORY

  

  Taxman 'likely to zoom in on the rich'

  The government is likely to follow the global trend towards more onerous taxes on the wealthy, says Deloitte director Luke Barlow

  More News

  • Ranks of the super-rich swell in Africa
  • Market beats manager, again

  Columnists

  • Fame & Fortune: Oh Schucks ... all those rugby bucks
  • Taxes done with a click of a mouse

  CALCULATORS

  • Tax calculator
  • Travel calculator
  • Car finance calculator
  • Personal loan calculator
  • Home loan calculator
  • Investment returns calculator

  Quick Links

  • Business Education
  • Virtual Courses
  • Seminars

  In Depth

  • Medium-term budget 2012
  • Insights: Listed Property Sector
• Life

  TOP STORY

  

  TRAVEL: Horticultural holidays, high style in Penang and a concierge for horses

  Tom Robbins looks at the Royal Horticultural Society’s holiday trips, safer skies, hot spots in Penang and the 'specialist concierge'

  Arts & Entertainment

  • Tshabalala plans to dance into his golden years
  • FILM: Argo, Lawless

  Travel & Food

  • TRAVEL: Horticultural holidays, high style in Penang and a concierge for horses
  • TRAVEL: Just a second away from travel disasters

  Gadgets & Gear

  • TECHNOLOGY: Stream to any screen, while at home or away
  • Instagram tests new limits in user privacy

  Books

  • ‘We’re all politicians who can shape SA’
  • BOOK REVIEW: Poor White

  Health

  • VITAL SIGNS: A dose of funny medicine from the doctor of comedy
  • Muscling in on the melamine risk

  Motoring

  • DETROIT AUTO SHOW: Detroit gets its groove back
  • DAKAR RALLY: Proudly South African finish
• Sport

  TOP STORY

  

  Murray bests Federer in five-set semifinal

  Andy Murray’s high-quality, four-hour victory against Roger Federer sets up an enthralling Australian Open final against Novak Djokovic

  Rugby

  • Sanzar chief says Super Rugby could expand again in 2016
  • Fourie hopes Cheetahs can ‘wear off some rust’

  soccer

  • Bafana-Morocco tickets sold out
  • Spirits high in Bafana camp despite injury to Majoro

  Cricket

  • Phangiso next in one-day rotation experiments
  • Complacency ‘cost Proteas one-day series against New Zealand’

  Other Sport

  • Murray bests Federer in five-set semifinal
  • Mickelson apologises for tax comments on California

   Top Stories

  • Mlungus must step up to Bafana plate
  • Win in Potch ODI will be less important with series lost
  • Manchester United agree fee for exciting forward Zaha
  • Bafana must keep their feet on the ground, says Khune
  • Azarenka faces headwinds in back-to-back bid
  • 'Watching Armstrong confession was best feeling'

BDFM Publishers (Pty) Ltd disclaims all liability for any loss, damage, injury or expense however caused, arising from the use of or reliance upon, in any manner, the information provided through this service and does not warrant the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information provided.