PUTTING OUT FIRES ON INFLATION TARGETING

Have you changed the Reserve Bank's mandate or just clarified it? Inflation targeting was introduced in 2000. In 2002, the target was lowered. In 2003, an escape clause was introduced. In 2007, we had food and fuel shocks and in 200...

PUTTING OUT FIRES ON INFLATION TARGETING

Have you changed the Reserve Bank's mandate or just clarified it? Inflation targeting was introduced in 2000. In 2002, the target was lowered. In 2003, an escape clause was introduced. In 2007, we had food and fuel shocks and in 200...

GOVERNANCE
By Razina Munshi
What will a new governance measure that was launched this month do? Introduced by the Institute of Directors, the governance assessment instrument will measure how companies perform against the King 3 corporate governance report. This...

TALK IS CHEAPER
By Prakash Naidoo
After a recent landmark high court ruling hailing the benefits of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), there has been a marked increase in the number of litigants opting to resolve legal spats outside the courts. In that judgment, ...

WINNERS & LOSERS

WINNER Sir John Parker Investors in Anglo American will have noted the chairman's signal that - unlike last year - Anglo will pay a dividend in 2010. That puts pressure on CEO Cynthia Carroll and her streamlined management tea...

PULLING IN THE MOOLA
By Robert Quarshie
Yusuf Moola founded his business, Moola Technologies, in 2008, after he quit his job at an established IT company so he could spend more time with his children. Once set up, he worked on a retainer from Omnicor, now his major client. This ...

COMMERCIAL FISHING
By David Furlonger
You've probably heard of horse wranglers - traditionally, American cowboys who take care of saddle-horses. Or even cattle wranglers. But fish wranglers? That's what advertising agency Net#work BBDO had to find recently when it shot ...

SWEET MARKET SEGMENT:
By Shannon Sherry
The SA citrus industry is cashing in on the benefits of investment and aggressive marketing by capturing a big slice of the lucrative US market. It aims to realise more than R4bn for its US-bound produce this year. Much of the success is thanks to...

COMINGS & GOINGS

Boyce Mkhize The National Nuclear Regulator has appointed Mkhize as CEO. He brings a wealth of expertise to the organisation as a seasoned registrar and CEO with the Health Professions Council of SA. Schalk Ackerman H...

WORLD CUP IN NUMBERS
By Claire Bisseker
R33bn The total amount national government has committed to World Cup-related infrastructure. 130 200 jobs have been created in the construction work on ...

FINAL WHISTLE IS THE START
By Matebello Motloung
The question many people are asking is, what will happen to SA after the 2010 soccer World Cup? Not only are tourism figures on the decline internationally, but the spotlight SA has enjoyed for the past four years will shift to Brazil,...

GORGE ON SCENERY
By Elizabeth van Rensburg
Should you find yourself in the George or Oudtshoorn region, do treat yourself to a round trip to Prince Albert via Meiringspoort and the Swartberg Pass for some breathtaking scenery. It's a day's journey, but more satisfying at a...

BERRY IS THE NEW BLACK
By Kate Thompson
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 is Research in Motion's latest and greatest offering to the smart phone market. The 9700 is the top product in the range and boasts a sleeker, more compact design, an optical trackpad (rather than the tradition...

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Economics professor Brian Kantor taking a swipe at former Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni during the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business's post-budget address ...