ANOTHER WEEK

AT HOME The ANC suspends Jacob Zuma from taking part in party activities without specific permission. The Res...

UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES OF THE GAUTRAIN

Now that the Gautrain has been approved by the national cabinet, it is time for the authorities to stop being defensive and the contractors to stop being secretive. It is time to tell us how the railway will be built, where the first holes in the g...

EDITOR'S NOTE
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For the ANC, the festive season will come as a huge relief. Public attention will move on to more mundane things, away from the tawdry ANC linen that has been on display. To quote a famous Englishwoman, it's been an annus horribilis for the AN...

TROUBLE AHEAD AS TIME TAKES ITS TOLL
By Jamie Carr
Ye gods! The holidays are under way, and already the benefits of depositing the youth brigade at some reformatory or other are all too apparent. The start of the new school year gleams far in the distance, and I am beginning to sympathise with ...

SCHOEMAN, FAUST AND INSTINCT

Your comments about the loyalties of Roland Schoeman, Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Strauss (Editor's Note December 9) raise an issue of primary importance to our semi democracy. You assume that Schoeman's love of his count...

SCORING BEE TIME

I own a transformation advisory business and believe in the black economic empowerment (BEE) legislation and its thorough, though convoluted, design. But when I sat in a meeting with a client and the "KwaZulu Natal BEE officer" of ...

CAPE UNION'S ASSETS

Your article on Thebe Investment (Business December 2) incorrectly indicated that Cape Union Mart was 100% owned by the Thebe Tourism Group. The correct position is that the Retail Division of Thebe Tourism Group holds a maj...

NONSTORY ON ZUMA

One of the things that attracted me to buy a copy of your December 9 edition was this cover teaser: "Zuma's fall: who stands to benefit." Given the stature of your magazine, I was hoping the story would give us, the readers, a fre...

NOT UP TO THE PREZ

Zanele Mbeki has got it completely wrong by insinuating that Thabo Mbeki, as the president, should give black people housing, food and education. That is outside his obligations and priorities. All he can do is announce projects a...

MONEY MOVES

I refer to "Breaking the chains of a siege economy" (Editorials November 18) to correct a few inaccuracies. The R750 000 individuals may take out of SA is a one-off, not annual, allowance. Exporters must repatriate export...

ABSA'S FEES

In the Absa article "Aerobatic mechanics" (Companies November 25), Absa CEO Steve Booysen gives some interesting statistics of which he and his management team can justifiably be proud. Quoting Booysen, the article states:...