Financial Mail Special Report 3 December 2004 SOUTH AFRICA IN 2005 CONTENTS

Editor's Note - What to expect

Editorial team

Opinion:

Business - Deceptively quiet year

Political - Muddled by ghosts

Sports - X marks the sport

SA and the world

SA and the United States - Still the thorny Bush

SA and Africa - River cuts a course

Business

Economic prospects - Ready for progress

Tax - Rich in a cold sweat

Corporate governance - If there's gravy, share the recipe

BEE debate - Slice is nice - for who?

Forecast stats

The spending boom continues

Exogenous uncertainties

Investment

The best asset classes - Equity edges in

Equity - Managers like equity, and banks best

New listings - More fun lies ahead

Politics

The year ahead - Big shoes to fill

Parliament - Parts of it were excellent

Health

Health technology - Smart survival

Vaccines - Immunity for the masses

Health policy - Fever begins to break

Biotechnology - Hard work, smart ideas

Science and technology

Space science - Gifts from the skies

Nanotechnology - Dwarfs with big powers

Wireless networking - A fountain is uncapped

Social trends

Golf - Swing around SA

Books - Pages for all tastes

Cars - Book your wheels

Gadgets - Lots of handy toys

Sport

Soccer - Field of dreams

Rugby - The threat of extra time

Cricket - Padding up for 2005

End of book

NOT the headlines for 2005

Copyright: Financial Mail 2004