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AGRICULTURE. A Rare Cross-Breed
May 17, 2013... Byline: Shannon Sherry AGRICULTURE A rare cross-breed A shortage of well-trained and experienced agricultural economists in SA might ultimately affect the country's future food security, say academics. Prof Johann Kirsten, who heads the agricultural economics, extension & rural...

REMUNERATION. No Balance of Payments
May 17, 2013... Byline: Gillian Jones REMUNERATION No balance of payments A recent study by UCT economist Haroon Bhorat has blown open the debate on the minimum wage. Finding no clear evidence that the introduction of such a threshold had a marked effect on the level of employment in five low-wage...

Bring Back Old-Style Vat Forms
May 17, 2013... Byline: Tony Ball Bring back old-style Vat forms It is a source of much amusement to me that Sars continues to insist that everyone must file Vat returns online. Getting the old Vat 201 form is well-nigh impossible, but every month Sars is perfectly capable of getting the EMP201 (PAYE/UIF)...

Stimulus but No Follow-Up
May 17, 2013... Byline: Neels de Kock Stimulus but no follow-up Sometimes you should share your frustrations with other readers, even if it just serves the purpose of establishing whether your case is unique. To stimulate economic growth, the science & technology department offers a research &...

Economic Viewpoint. Let the Skilled In
May 17, 2013... Byline: NAZMEERA MOOLA Let the skilled in At a dinner in London last week I sat next to a man who voted for the UK Independence Party (Ukip) in the May 3 local government elections. While he and many others have latched onto Ukip's libertarian anti-European Union policies and small-...