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9 February 2012
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03 Feb 2012
 
 
Good news, but . . .
REAL ECONOMY: FOREIGN INVESTMENT
Amid the prevailing economic gloom and doom, it came as welcome relief to learn that South Africa’s foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows rose 269% in 2011 – climbing to $4.5-billion last...
 
 
27 Jan 2012
 
Make a Call!
REAL ECONOMY: TOLL ROADS
As with every other Gauteng motorist, I am certainly not enamoured with the idea of having to pay toll fees. But as a citizen of South Africa I am even more troubled by the lack of leadership being...
 
 
20 Jan 2012
 
Entirely Avoidable
REAL ECONOMY: RIGHTS DISPUTE
Given the amount of reputational damage done to South Africa as a result of the Sishen mineral rights dispute, Judge Raymond Zondo’s assessment that the “matter could have been handled better...
 
 
16 Dec 2011
 
Prepare for the worst and innovate
REAL ECONOMY: OUTLOOK 2012
As we bid farewell to 2011, which seemed to pass at a more unseemly pace than usual, many of us will be looking towards the start of 2012 with a sense of unease. The macroeconomic and political...
 
 
09 Dec 2011
 
Public Paralysis
INFRASTRUCTURE
The maddening gap between the South African government’s words and aspirations on infrastructure development and actual implementation persists. For years now, Ministers have been hammering on...
 
 
02 Dec 2011
 
The state we're in
REAL ECONOMY: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
The World Bank has lowered its baseline growth forecasts for South Africa for 2011, from 3.5%, in July, to 3.2%, and has warned that the downside risks to the country’s growth outlook for 2012...
 
 
25 Nov 2011
 
Thinking Green
REAL ECONOMY: GREEN ACCORD
As maddening as it may be for those who believe the current emphasis on greenhouse gas emissions is misplaced (particularly in the context of South Africa’s massive poverty, unemployment and...
 
 
18 Nov 2011
 
Potable progress
REAL ECONOMY: WATER PROJECT
It was encouraging to see Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa recent reply to a Parliamentary question relating to the approach being taken by government to the appointment of...
 
 
 
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