SA in 2008


Financial Mail
SA in 2008 7 December 2007



EDITOR'S NOTE
Editor's Note

POLITICAL OPINION
Political opinion by Ebrahim Fakir
Business opinion by Gill Marcus
Sports opinion by Mark Keohane
Diary - Events to plan for in 2008

SA AND THE WORLD
The US in Africa - Swaying the Agenda
Africa - Sustained Momentum

BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
Economic prospects - A sound growth path
Power - No quick fixes
Corporate social investment - Way more than a whim
Labour - Losing its vibrancy
Mining - More local listings

INVESTMENT
Best asset class - Look before you leap
Guest column - Emerging strength by Rejanne Woodroffe

POLITICS
Economic growth - Recipe for success
ANC succession - Get ready for turbulence ahead
Government - Anything but easy
ANC conference - 4075 and SA's fate

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Biotechnology - Fighting for its life
Telecommunicatinos - Ready for a shake-up
Web giants - The rise of Google

SPORT
Rugby - Nice try, but . . .
Soccer - Don't forget out goals
Cricket - Choked with emotion

SOCIAL TRENDS
Fine art - What works for you
Angling - Other fish to fry
Social networking - About Face(Book)
New cars - Spoilt for choice
Tech toys - Apple takes the cake
Extreme travel - Space; Mount Everest; South Pole; etc
Books - Mothers and daughters
Blogging - Blog around the clock
Blogging - Your niche
Blogging - Blog party

END OF BOOK
Not the headlines for 2008 by Jamie Carr