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17 Mar 2010
 
 
 
 
Daily podcast - March 17, 2010
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In today's podcast, the Presidency's spousal office budget doubles; financiers urge reform to launch Africa power deals; and, Agri SA says that the government's new land reform plan will harm...
 
 
21 Jan 2010
 
SA's economic recovery vulnerable to ‘double-dip' threat
ECONOMY
The World Bank expects the South African economy, which slumped into its first recession in 17 years during 2009, leading to an estimated 1,8% contraction in gross domestic product (GDP), to grow...
 
 
18 Jun 2009
 
 
 
Daily podcast - June 18, 2009
Multimedia
In today's podcast, Standard & Poor's affirms South Africa's sovereign rating;in its report on Trafficking in Persons the US State Department says that millions of people around the world are...
 
 
07 May 2009
 
 
 
Daily podcast - May 7, 2009
Multimedia
In today's podcast, ANC MPs yesterday sang and danced in the National Assembly as Jacob Zuma was confirmed South Africa's President; Standard & Poor's states that the credit ratings of African...
 
 
04 Dec 2008
 
Sub-prime crisis taught us a lesson
News
Global ratings agency Standard & Poor's has admitted that the sub-prime crisis in the United States taught it a lesson. "We've had to change our assumptions regarding the US housing market," said...
 
 
12 Nov 2008
 
 
 
Daily podcast - November 12, 2008
Multimedia
The leadership of the African National Congress is not proposing any major changes to South Africa's economic policies; a cash-strapped UN food agency has said that it lacks the funds to keep up...
 
 
Mantashe stresses continuity and change as ratings firms turn bearish on SA
News
The new leadership of the African National Congress (ANC) was not proposing any "major" changes to South Africa's economic policies, but secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Tuesday that it...
 
 
26 Sep 2008
 
 
 
Daily podcast – September 26, 2008
Multimedia
In today's podcast: Kgalema Motlanthe takes office as South Africa's new president, SA's recycling industry could employ up to 350 000 unskilled people and, the State Diamond Trader awaits guidance...
 
 
14 Aug 2008
 
 
 
Daily podcast – August 14, 2008
Multimedia
In today's podcast: South Africa will have to pay more than R2-billion extra for the 2010 FIFA World Cup host stadiums, Deputy Finance Minister Jabu Moleketi expects Standard & Poor's and Fitch...
 
 
28 May 2008
 
 
 
Daily Podcast – May 28, 2008
Multimedia
In today's podcast: Busa agrees that electricity tariffs probably need to double but argues that the economy did not not have the absorptive capacity to deal with a 100% price hike over two...
 
 
15 May 2008
 
 
 
Daily podcast - May 15, 2008
Multimedia
In today's podcast: Eskom remains 'cautiously optimistic' that it will squeeze through winter without load shedding, SA government is likely to set out a 'smoothed'...
 
 
30 Apr 2008
 
 
 
Daily podcast - April 30, 2008
Multimedia
In today's podcast: Eskom releases its expression of interest for new base-load IPPs, Eskom expected to receive a term sheet from National Treasury in the next couple of weeks, Anglo American...
 
 
11 Mar 2008
 
Row flares over Kenya coalition on eve of debate
KENYA
Kenya's fragile power-sharing deal to end a bloody post-election crisis suffered a setback on Monday as a row broke out over the role of prime minister in the proposed coalition government....
 
 
20 Sep 2006
 
Thailand coup leader Sondhi says government corrupt
News
Thailand's military coup leader Army Chief Sondhi Boonyarataklin said the armed forces ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra because his government was tainted with corruption and cronyism. The...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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