DID YOU KNOW
By Carol Paton
Some astounding facts and figures elicited by the DA: Theft of police dockets up 57% in the past year Backlogs at forensic science laboratories have more than doubled Minister of police Nathi Mthethwa, ...

BLINKING INTO THE LIGHT
By Claire Bisseker
SA has officially emerged from the recession. However, the recovery remains fairly fragile, with the trade and finance sectors deep in negative territory. It will take a revival in consumer spending for these sectors to get back on the...

CONCESSIONS WITH A STING
By Jacqui Pile
In an effort to make things easier for taxpayers, government has introduced two concessions for residential property owners - but there's a sting in the tail. Already the first R1,5m of the gain on the disposal of a primary residenc...

SAFETY UNDER SPOTLIGHT
By Thebe Mabanga
The mine safety debate remains emotional. Labour and politicians appear to have lost patience with efforts by the mining industry and the mineral resources department to improve safety. The Mining Health & Safety Council (MHSC) rec...

DIPLOMACY TO THE FORE
By Thebe Mabanga
Former Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni once told MPs that being a central bank governor required one to be both a banker, with a reasonable, technical grasp of economics, and a politician, to balance competing interests. Mboweni'...

DRAWING CLOSER
By Razina Munshi
While SA awaits next week's World Cup draw, which will reveal the groups in which the 32 qualifying soccer teams will compete, SA's tourism sector is preparing for a flurry of activity. The announcement of the draw will be made by ...

BETTER IN THAN OUT
By David Furlonger
David Powels will have been relieved to hear trade & industry minister Rob Davies express confidence in the efficacy of government's motor industry policy. The Volkswagen SA (VWSA) MD announced last week that the Eastern Cape car make...