STILL A CLOUDED PICTURE
By Matebello Motloung
Despite a recent R1,7bn lifeline from government, a look at the SABC's operating costs suggests the public broadcaster's financial woes are far from over. It is about R900m in the red, up 13% from earlier reports of R784m. To date, ...

DUBIOUS DEBT
By Andrew McNulty
News that the Middle Eastern emirate, Dubai, had called for a standstill in its debt-servicing payments last week rocked financial markets. It raised uncertainty about the immediate effect on the region, and reminded investors that the...

BALANCING THE FUNDING
By Matthew Hill
Transnet is steaming along with its investment programme, but leadership problems continue to dog the company. Chairman Geoff Everingham and CEO Chris Wells are still acting in their positions. This week two unnamed senior employees at...

TEST FOR SUCCESS
By Carol Paton
The performance of school children in literacy and numeracy tests will be used as the key indicator of educational improvement in the Western Cape, and the measure by which principals and teachers will be held accountable. Premier H...

DRIBBLING AWAY
By Matebello Motloung
That newspapers as we know them are dying is accepted. From Johannesburg to London and New York, iconic titles are losing circulation and revenue. Jude Mathurine, head of Rhodes University's School of Journalism & Media Studies' New...

LIFE-AND-DEATH EVENT
By David Furlonger
Business setbacks should be treated as opportunities to find new ways of doing business and create new ventures, says British businessman BJ Cunningham. Cunningham, who describes himself as a serial entrepreneur, made his first fort...