Economy
‘Urgent’ for SA to project positive story about its economy
SA needs to find balanced, fair and socially responsible solutions to its labour relations problems, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan tells National Assembly
Americas
Oklahoma lowers tornado death toll amid frantic search
Emergency workers search for survivors in rubble of homes, schools and hospital in Oklahoma town hit by massive tornado
Labour
Guards fire rubber bullets at strikers at chrome mine
Ten miners taken to hospital after security guards fire rubber bullets at stone-throwing workers striking illegally at chrome mine owned by German group Lanxess
Economy
Fall in leading indicator shows economy under pressure
Reserve Bank’s leading indicator of business activity falls in March for first time in eight months, with commodity export prices biggest drag
National
Cape Town scores double victory on Winelands toll road
Western Cape High Court grants City of Cape Town an interdict to prevent Sanral implementing proposed toll road, orders road agency to provide documents
Markets
Rand breaks through R9.60/$ on sentiment
Rand slides to lowest levels against dollar in four years as investor confidence sees sell-off in bonds
National
Police insist ‘sufficient’ public order officers were present at Marikana
Maj-Gen Charl Annandale testifies commanders in charge felt police had deployed sufficient officers, despite opposing testimony by police trainer
National
Zimbabwe’s plea for poll cash must go to Sadc, says Gordhan
Any request for money from Zimbabwe for its elections must be directed to the Southern African Development Community, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan
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A 3km-wide tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 24 people, destroying entire tracts of homes and trapping two dozen schoolchildren beneath rubbleColumnists
Franschhoek Literary Festival is a meeting place to contemplate the history and future of the written word in SA, writes Palesa Morudu
Prodigal daughters meet in Franschhoek
Columnists
Market analysts seem to have been proven correct in forecasts that this week would be a difficult one, writes Ntsakisi Maswanganyi
Looming wage talks weigh on rand
Transport & Tourism
Gautrain fares to rise, bus fares unchanged
Rail service fares to rise an average of 6% in June, with 9% increase for airport service, while supporting bus fares remain unchanged
Europe
Ireland denies it is to blame for Apple’s low tax rate
US Senate says Apple paid little or no tax on tens of billions of dollars in profits stashed in Irish subsidiaries
Land & Agriculture
Concern over time allowed to comment on marine bill
Academics, environmentalists concerned about public participation process for Marine Living Resources Amendment Bill, say it contains ‘inconsistencies’ on rights
National
Arrested pensioner’s counsel faces uphill battle in Constitutional Court
Counsel for Jack Coetzee, the pensioner who was arrested when he would not stop at a police roadblock, tries to persuade court that arrest was unlawful
Companies
Sasol plans office behemoth in Sandton
Petrochemicals giant consolidating Gauteng offices into new building that will be among the country’s largest private, single-tenanted office developments
EDITORIAL: Ethics needed in word and in deed
Credibility is something that is earned, not inherited along with the levers of state powerNational
Upgrade to Plettenberg Bay airport road finally complete
Robberg road will be main entry point to upgraded Plettenberg Bay Airport, which hopes to introduce flights to Johannesburg shortly
National
Concern over bill aligning public service
All 1.6-million individuals in public service will need to be retrained should a bill to align all three spheres of government be passed, says minister
Telecoms & Technology
Reunert keeps eye on ‘rigorous cost control’ as earnings fall
Headline earnings per share fall 15% on 8% decline in revenue, primarily due to revenue declines at CBI-electric and Nashua
Energy
Cape wind farm to transmit power to grid before Kusile
Construction will start later this year, with the wind farm set to deliver up to 100MW of electricity — beating the R170bn Kusile power station onto the grid
Industrials
Phaswana appointed as co-chairman at Mondi
Standard Bank chairman Fred Phaswana joins international packaging and paper group Mondi to replace Cyril Ramaphosa
African News
Obama to embark on first major African tour in June
US President Barack Obama to visit South Africa, Senegal and Tanzania, but politics appears to have dashed any hope of him reconnecting with his Kenyan roots
Business
Black business to seek ruling on BEE limits
Black Business Council will test the Treasury’s prohibition of ‘set-asides’ for black-owned firms in awarding government contracts
Science & Environment
Kirstenbosch strikes gold again at Chelsea
Golden day for South Africa as Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden entry scoops 33rd gold medal at prestigious Chelsea Flower Show
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Books
Putting a much-needed smile into S&M
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National
- Police insist ‘sufficient’ public order officers were present at Marikana
- Guards fire rubber bullets at strikers at chrome mine
- Arrested pensioner’s counsel faces uphill battle in Constitutional Court
- Zimbabwe’s plea for poll cash must go to Sadc, says Gordhan
- Obama to embark on first major African tour in June
World
- Oklahoma lowers tornado death toll amid frantic search
- Ireland denies it is to blame for Apple’s low tax rate
- Obama to embark on first major African tour in June
- Goldman ‘selling $1.1bn stake in Chinese bank’
- Monster tornado devastates Oklahoma town
Companies
- Guards fire rubber bullets at strikers at chrome mine
- Phaswana appointed as co-chairman at Mondi
- SUMMIT TV: Pioneer Foods sees challenging times ahead
- SUMMIT TV: African Bank Investments Limited stock plunges
- Reunert keeps eye on ‘rigorous cost control’ as earnings fall
Personal Finance
- FAME & FORTUNE: Closing the lid on 'rubbish'
- New movie aims to provide financial literacy education
- In tune with his money
- Invest where you find the fear
- Platinum ETF to chase gold issue
Business
Markets
- Rand breaks through R9.60/$ on sentiment
- Dollar continues to firm as US Fed suspense mounts
- Gold down 1% on firm dollar ahead of Fed testimony
- JSE in record territory at midday
- Oil falls on fear of Fed cut back on quantitative easing
Economy
- ‘Urgent’ for SA to project positive story about its economy
- Fall in leading indicator shows economy under pressure
- Jitters over unsecured loans, mine wage talks knock rand
- SUMMIT TV: Busa advisor on implementation of NPD
- SUMMIT TV: Trends in cross-border M&A
Life
- Ugly picture of the beauty industry
- Veggies: fresh versus frozen
- BOOK REVIEW: Between the Tides
- Putting a much-needed smile into S&M
- BOOK REVIEW: Mrs Robinson's Disgrace
Sport
- South Korean Bae wins Byron Nelson, first PGA title
- Mchunu international debut set for August
- Benitez insists Chelsea can challenge for league title
- England review top order ahead of Ashes
- Folau hopes to impress on Lions tour
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