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In her own words

By admin On March 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment

South Africa’s Minister of Mineral Resources, Susan Shabangu, is on  a roadshow to Toronto, New York and Boston to reassure investors that she is listening and that, as much as a noisy faction within the ruling African National Congress might insist otherwise, her government has no intention of unlearning  history’s lessons concerning nationalisation.  

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Peter Bruce

Quote of the day

By admin On March 7, 2011 · 1 Comment

Peter Bruce, editor of Business Day, puts things in perspective. To those who look north and cry it could be our turn next, he says : Nonsense!

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Add this to the upbeat file

By admin On March 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Washington-based private equity firm Emerging Capital Partners, which has made 50 investments in Africa over the past decade and 20 successful exits, remains bullish on the continent, Reuters reports.

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Good advice

By izwi On March 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment

New devotees at the Washington International Wine & Food Festival. In the background is Sean Coetzee, who is busy winning the hearts and palates of Washington for Cape Classics, the top importer of SA wine into the US.

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Rising in the world’s estimation

By izwi On March 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Hosting the FIFA World Cup was supposed to be good for the South African brand. And clearly it was. South Africa has jumped dramatically in the world’s estimation over the past year, according to the BBC World Service’s latest annual tracking poll.

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Attitude adjustment

By izwi On March 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment

We thought we’d try an experiment if you have about 8 minutes to spare. We’ll ask you how you feel about the future, show you a 7 minute video and ask you again.  Don’t worry, your participation will be completely anonymous.

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Reasons to be long on SA

By izwi On March 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment

This is the elephant that greets you when you visit Maponya Mall in Soweto. It’s an impressive statue, fit for an impressive place. Maponya Mall makes the average big box shopping precinct in an affluent American suburb seem rather drab and lifeless by comparison.

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Contrarian play

By izwi On March 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Here’s a London-based hedge fund which is taking bets on South Africa “blowing up” in 15 years. How seriously should we take this? Not very. These guys are trying to attract bets against our horse, and obviously think there are punters out there ready to be hooked by their story.

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Fezeka's Voice hits big screen in London

By June On December 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Inspirational film tells of Gugulethu school children singing world class opera at international festival in Britain.

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On Tour

By Mongezi Mtati On December 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Mongezi talks to two of the journalists on the IMC’s Gearing for Growth media tour.

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