An 'economic Codesa' is urgently needed if economy is to be rescued from wave of unrest, writes Allister Sparks
Union piles pressure on industry that is battling costs, strikes
New constitution clips powers of president and imposes a two-term limit. However, it does not apply retroactively so Mugabe could extend his 33 years in power by another decade
Emergency workers search for survivors in rubble of homes, schools and hospital in Oklahoma town hit by massive tornado
The African Union is undoubtedly getting older but is it growing any wiser?
The rand recovered some of Tuesday’s losses at midday on Wednesday after a higher than expected CPI slashed hope of rate cut
| All Share | 41590.78 | -0.54% | down |
| Top 40 | 37065.70 | -0.64% | down |
| Financial 15 | 11936.51 | -0.54% | down |
| Industrial 25 | 47241.24 | -0.87% | down |
| Resource 10 | 46919.95 | -0.17% | down |
| Gold | 1386.5800 | 0.92% | up |
| Platinum | 1466.5000 | 0.65% | up |
| Silver | 22.6380 | 0.84% | up |
| Palladium | 749.5000 | 1.28% | up |
| Brent Crude Oil | 103.150 | -0.73% | down |
Marginally higher-than-expected consumer price index for April of 5.9% coupled with the weaker rand bodes ill for an interest rate cut
| 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 |
Inconsistencies, omissions, obtuse language and weakening of existing legislation pepper Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson’s proposed amendments
Michael Jordaan will step down as First National Bank (FNB) chief executive at the end of this year after more than 10 years at the helm
South Africa’s largest retail bank overcharges customer for almost two years, by mistake
Folly has chastisement, satisfying romantic sex and excellent writing from a seasoned crime writer, writes Sue Grant-Marshall
Golf’s governing bodies announced on Tuesday that they will ban the anchoring of putters from 2016, but this could lead to a split among the professional ranks
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