Business Day (South Africa) articles from January 2009, page 4

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Kelly to use online networking tools.
January 29, 2009... Byline: Nicola Mawson Kelly to use online networking tools Group looks to Facebook as recruitment channel, and launches ICT division to expand in hi-tech sector Consumer Industries Correspondent STAFFING solutions company Kelly Group...

Crazy claims.
January 29, 2009... Byline: Pierre Mariba Crazy claims I think Nyiko Mathebula is just ignorant, or his loyalty to the African National Congress (ANC) is making him blind in his judgment of our political situation (ANC will get 80%, January 28). For him to...

The real deal.
January 29, 2009... Byline: Francois Bekker The real deal Election manifestos may be a case of much ado about nothing. From a cynical point of view one may argue it is the season of far-fetched political promises. It is also true that there are many...

Facts, no hysteria.
January 29, 2009... Byline: Iain Moodie Facts, no hysteria Your item in the Second Take column (January 27) refers. The article prompts me to reiterate my comments on this issue as follows: pure melamine is not toxic. It is, and has been for some time, used...

Let us draw a straight moral line.
January 29, 2009... Byline: Ross Harvey Let us draw a straight moral line Adultery is not a crime, and morality is a matter of personal opinion you write in a recent editorial (Public versus private, January 27). Well, forgive me for taking a line out of...

Courting despot.
January 29, 2009... Byline: George Olivier Courting despot I was amazed to see a picture of President Kgalema Motlanthe happily holding hands with Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe whose illegitimate regime is guilty of genocide, theft, murder, torture, detention...

Zuma questions.
January 29, 2009... Byline: Semang Nkadimeng Zuma questions In the article, Zuma keeping all his legal options open (January 28), it is said: (National Prosecuting Authority spokesman Tlali) Tlali said that (Jacob) Zuma had indicated on Monday that he was...

A taxing time.
January 29, 2009... Byline: Donald Thomas A taxing time It amazes me that the South African Revenue Service (SARS) receives accolades. My experience is one of dismay. SARS is currently excelling itself with regard to VAT registrations. A blanket letter...

Local banks still taking on new customers.
January 29, 2009... Byline: Renee Bonorchis Local banks still taking on new customers Renee Bonorchis Financial Services Editor SOUTH African banks are still taking on new customers despite the global financial crisis, according to research released...

Crackdown by SARS claims first casualty.
January 29, 2009... Byline: Mathabo le Roux Crackdown by SARS claims first casualty Fifth Element to go into liquidation Trade and Industry Editor A CRACKDOWN on illegal imports in the clothing and textiles industry is about to claim its first major...

Inflation dragons still smouldering.
January 29, 2009... Byline: Mariam Isa Inflation dragons still smouldering Experts divided on whether Bank will opt for a bigger rate cut when the MPC meets Economics Editor SPECULATION is rife that the Reserve Bank will slash interest rates by a full...

Tangible, wobbly view on Sasol.
January 29, 2009... Byline: Ben Temkin PRIVATE INVESTOR/ Tangible, wobbly view on Sasol IF YOU hold shares in Sasol, or are considering investing in the shares, you would almost certainly have read yesterday's report by colleague Siseko Njobeni. The nub of...

A lesson for the Bank.
January 29, 2009... A lesson for the Bank IN SOME ways, the economy resembles the cartoon character Road Runner, whose antagonist is the evil Wile E. Coyote. Road Runner is so speedy he can run over the edge of a cliff without falling. Coyote cannot, but is...

Medicine sounding a new note.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Marika Sboros Medicine sounding a new note The ancients believed in the healing power of music. Increasingly it is being incorporated into modern medicine SOUND THERAPY MUSIC'S POWERS SHAKESPEARE called it the food of love. The...

Alternatives to MBAs available.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Erica Webster Alternatives to MBAs available WHILE many people aspire to an MBA the degree is not within everyone's reach. They may lack the necessary qualifications or experience or are unable to commit to the considerable...

Sharing ideas will advance learning.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Erica Webster Sharing ideas will advance learning HUGE strides could be made in the delivery of business education if there was greater cooperation between local business schools, says Elaine Rumboll, director of executive...

Companies' DNA probed.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Erica Webster Companies' DNA probed AS COMPANIES seek to reinvent themselves, the demand for customised executive education programmes is on the rise. There is a definite shift towards programmes that probe into the...

Despite crisis, many factors boost demand for MBA.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Erica Webster Despite crisis, many factors boost demand for MBA A PREVAILING view among business schools is that demand for MBAs, is counter-cyclical. International business school consultant, Matt Symonds says that if one were...

Ready to put your life on hold.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Erica Webster Ready to put your life on hold PROSPECTIVE MBA students should take care that their aspirations don't blind them to the realities of what the programme will demand of them. It's not an easy ride," says Helen...

Time to rethink basics of teaching at business school.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Erica Webster Time to rethink basics of teaching at business school Clearly the Ivy-League approach has failed and a new approach is needed to avoid further crises THE time has come to develop a more robust measure of what...

Education the key to survive the recession.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Erica Webster Education the key to survive the recession Despite the downturn, many executive education and MBA programmes at SA's top business schools are fully subscribed, writes ERICA WEBSTER ONCE the recession is over, how...

Change model, but values vital.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Erica Webster Change model, but values vital Business schools must maintain a traditional culture of quality, loyalty, a respect for academic values and especially research THERE have been calls for a more personalised, more...

THE INSIDER.
January 28, 2009... THE INSIDER Master of spin and understatement IF AFRICAN National Congress spokesman Carl Niehaus is a spin doctor, and his job is to spin, then he's doing that part of it right. A recent missive from Niehaus informed the media that the...

Missed opportunity.
January 28, 2009... Missed opportunity THERE are many good things about the election manifesto the Congress of the People (COPE) unveiled at the weekend. Yet we can't help feeling COPE has missed an opportunity to make a much crisper and stronger statement of...

Local fans' bad attitude bedevils tournament.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Mninawa Ntloko Local fans' bad attitude bedevils tournament YOU only have to attend any local soccer match to understand why Irvin Khoza and Danny Jordaan have been greying at such a rapid rate. The two men have spent the...

Igesund's tough relegation test.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Mninawa Ntloko Igesund's tough relegation test Sports Editor FOR a revered coach who usually spends most of his time challenging for league honours, getting used to life in the bottom half of the table was supposed to be a...

SA Open loses top draw Monfils but Sela confirms.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Mark Smit SA Open loses top draw Monfils but Sela confirms Chief Sports Correspondent ATP South African Open tournament director Ian Smith's worst nightmare came true when one of his top draw cards, Frenchman Gael Monfils,...

WINE.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Michael Fridjhon WINE UK-based wine writer and industry commentator Tim Atkin recently published an article suggesting that the golden days of the Australian wine boom were drawing to a close. Indulging in a little schadenfreude...

A good case for calm in discussing the judiciary.
January 28, 2009... Byline: SIPHO SEEPE A good case for calm in discussing the judiciary A GROWING number of pundits have been raising alarm bells about what they perceive to be the erosion of, and threats to, the indepen-dence of the judiciary. Recent...

Sharp rise in company failures.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Mariam Isa Sharp rise in company failures Economics Editor COMPANY failures soared by more than 68% last month, taking the overall increase last year to 4,7% as more firms buckled under the pressure of slowing demand and steep...

Kebble art auction could raise R100m.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Julius Baumann Kebble art auction could raise R100m SLAIN mining magnate Brett Kebble's private art collection, believed to be one of the country's finest groupings of early 20th century works, is to go on auction in May. The...

SADC 'deal' puts MDC's Tsvangirai on the spot.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Dumisani Muleya and Hopewell Radebe SADC 'deal'puts MDC's Tsvangirai on the spot Opposition leader has to persuade sceptics to accept Mugabe's offer ZIMBABWE'S main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is sharply...

SARS seizes huge haul of illicit imports.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Mathabo le Roux SARS seizes huge haul of illicit imports Arrests likely soon in Cape, Durban Trade and Industry Editor THE South African Revenue Service (SARS) has confiscated more than 100 tons of clothing imports since the...

More government aid sought for MBAs.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Sue Blaine More government aid sought for MBAs Education Correspondent THE South African Business Schools Association (Sabsa) is to lobby the government for a larger subsidy for MBA programmes, which are often a drain on schools'...

Funds crunch for Public Service Commission.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Linda Ensor Funds crunch for Public Service Commission Political Correspondent CAPE TOWN The Public Service Commission warned yesterday that it would not be able to conduct its corruption-busting duties over the next three years...

Pikoli warns Motlanthe of legal action.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Hajra Omarjee Pikoli warns Motlanthe of legal action Suspended NPA head will approach courts on grounds that the decision to remove him was not rational Political Correspondent SUSPENDED National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) boss...

IEC says it will be ready to run election from April.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Wyndham Hartley IEC says it will be ready to run election from April Parliamentary Editor CAPE TOWN In the clearest indication yet that this year's election will be in late April or early May, the Independent Electoral Commission...

Zuma keeping all his legal options open.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Franny Rabkin Zuma keeping all his legal options open Staff Writer NEXT month looks set to be a busy one for African National Congress president Jacob Zuma in his legal battle to fend off fraud and corruption charges. Zuma's...

Hospitality learnership courses back on track.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Sue Blaine Hospitality learnership courses back on track Education Correspondent THE Tourism, Hospitality and Sports Education and Training Authority (Theta) has cleared up problems with its learnership and graduate development...

Pharmacists suspend legal move on fees.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Tamar Kahn Pharmacists suspend legal move on fees Deal struck at meeting with minister Science and Health Editor CAPE TOWN Retail pharmacists have agreed to suspend their legal challenge to the government's controversial fees for...

Air force seeks airlines' co-operation to fill skills gap.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Julius Baumann Air force seeks airlines' co-operation to fill skills gap Aviation and Tourism Editor THE South African Air Force is to team up with private sector players, including airline group Comair and defence company Denel,...

Transport union appeals to MPs for urgent action to 'save bus industry'.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Linda Ensor Transport union appeals to MPs for urgent action to 'save bus industry' Political Correspondent CAPE TOWN Urgent action was needed to avert the subsidised bus industry's collapse and the loss of thousands of jobs as a...

SecureData may yet count cost of squabble.
January 28, 2009... SecureData may yet count cost of squabble INTERNAL squabbles that spill into public view are generally messy affairs. Damaging too, as technology supplier SecureData is discovering. It's impossible for an outsider to assess exactly what...

Zambia debut for FNB.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Michael Biberauer Zambia debut for FNB FIRST National Bank yesterday said it is growing its African network after obtaining a banking licence from the Bank of Zambia. The bank is already active in Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland,...

Don't say the R-word.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Michael Biberauer Don't say the R-word IN NOVEMBER Finance Minister Trevor Manuel told Parliament that SA was not facing a recession. Now he says he is confident SA can avoid a recession. It's hard not to notice the change in...

Slump puts brakes on SA car exports.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Artwell Dlamini Slump puts brakes on SA car exports Vehicle makers set for hard times as sales elsewhere in Africa are expected to drop Transport Correspondent LAST year the African vehicle market, one of the fast-growing...

Lower car sales hit platinum.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Charlotte Mathews Lower car sales hit platinum Resources Editor COST cutting and a weaker rand should partly offset the effect of the sharp drop in platinum group metals (PGMs) prices on profits of miners Aquarius Platinum and...

Fewer emigrants selling their homes.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Loyiso Sibali Fewer emigrants selling their homes The jitters may be subsiding, with minority groups becoming more comfortable with the political changes in SA THE percentage of people selling their homes to emigrate has...

Barrow builds largest cathedral in SA.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Loyiso Sibali Barrow builds largest cathedral in SA BARROW Construction is developing a R200m Universal Church of the Kingdom of God cathedral on the corner of Plein and Bree streets in central Johannesburg. The site was...

Lonrho raises R250m for deals in Africa.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Sure Kamhunga Lonrho raises R250m for deals in Africa Range of sectors offers rich pickings Companies Editor DIVERSIFIED investment group Lonrho has raised more than R250m from shareholders for acquisitions and projects in SA and...

Recruitment ploy.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Morgan Phaahla Recruitment ploy It's quite sad that the Congress of the People (COPE) is so desperate to recruit white folks to the extent of dividing the nation with its neo-liberal rhetoric of adjusting empowerment and...

Wayward CEO.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Samir Shasha Wayward CEO Dianna Games' article (Keeping his head in a blasted economic landscape, December 3), extols the virtues of Nigel Chanakira as the CEO of Kingdom Meikles Africa (KMAL). However, the article failed to...

How pompous.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Jim Harris How pompous You tell us how Altech CEO Craig Venter's comment irks tribunal ( January 27). Apparently, Competition Tribunal chairman David Lewis is outraged and wants Venter to retract some alleged inference of bias....

Beware speeding VIPs in SUVs.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Graham Vermaak Beware speeding VIPs in SUVs At the height of the Soviet Union, main roads in Moscow had lanes reserved for party officials and apparatchiks (the brown-nosers and collaborators who served the state). This didn't...

Rough ride ahead.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Jon Quirk Rough ride ahead Michael Spicer's otherwise excellent state of the nation analysis (Nation at crossroads as new realities cast long shadow, January 27) misses the point about the nature, depth and extent of the global...

ANC will get 80%.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Nyiko Mathebula ANC will get 80% I find Michael Spicer's analysis of the political situation in the country spot on (Nation at crossroads as new realities cast long shadow, January 27). However, I do not agree with him when he...

Bank predicts strong rebound.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Miriam Isa Bank predicts strong rebound Mariam Isa Economics Editor EMERGING markets are still set to outperform the developed world this year, both in economic growth and share price performance, a top global bank said...

IN BRIEF - PROPERTY.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Loyiso Sibali IN BRIEF Not everything is doom and gloom in Western Cape market, survey shows AN ANALYSIS of Western Cape's property market has found all is not doom and gloom. The Residential Property Price Ranger recorded a 33%...

Old Mutual unit tips listed property.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Stephen Gunnion Old Mutual unit tips listed property Markets Editor LISTED property is likely to deliver the best returns for investors this year, while those with a time horizon of at least two years should start dipping back...

The Rosebank Hotel reopens with a new look.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Loyiso Sibali The Rosebank Hotel reopens with a new look THE Rosebank Hotel reopened its doors this year to reveal its R305m refurbishment, which began more than 18 months ago. Andrew Rogers, chief operating officer of...

Citigroup revises Sasol outlook.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Siseko Njobeni Citigroup revises Sasol outlook Institution cites lower oil prices for reviewing its earnings estimate for petrochemicals group Energy Affairs Editor FINANCIAL conglomerate Citigroup has cut its earnings estimate...

Property groups do well in top 100.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Loyiso Sibali Property groups do well in top 100 OF SA's top 100 companies last year, 12 were listed property companies these companies were ranked against companies that are foreign-based, with a secondary listing on the JSE,...

Subscriber surge ups Vodacom's revenue.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Lesley Stones Subscriber surge ups Vodacom's revenue Information Technology Editor CELLULAR operator Vodacom has pumped up its revenue 13,7% for the nine months to December 31, generating R40,5bn for the period. The growth...

Mining costs make NewGold run.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Ben Temkin PRIVATE INVESTOR/ Mining costs make NewGold run AT MONDAY's market close, NewGold was the only counter in the Private Investor portfolio that was showing a paper gain. The market price of this exchange traded fund,...

Transforming old shell to super body.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Marika Sboros Transforming old shell to super body The cells in your body are in an eternal state of change, ageing, renewing, regenerating and dying. It's an inevitable process, and partly uncontrollable. There are steps you can...

Taking the worry out of old age.
January 28, 2009... Taking the worry out of old age YOUNG people worry, but older people are shown to worry a lot more. In some countries, research shows that one in 10 people over 60 suffers from an anxiety disorder that causes them to worry excessively about...

Eight glasses a day does not hold water.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Mariza van Zyl Eight glasses a day does not hold water IF YOU are one of those people who is forever unable to force down the recommended daily dose of eight to 12 glasses of water, fear no more. Research suggests that people...

The changing face of breast healthcare.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Marika Sboros The changing face of breast healthcare Mammography excites controversy in medical circles, about its role in fighting breast cancer. Now new research suggests it is not only radiologists who do the best job of...

Finding the art to living.
January 28, 2009... Byline: David Gemmell Finding the art to living Mark Read, director of the Everard Read Gallery, obsessive botanist and chairman of the World Wild Life Fund SA, tells DAVID GEMMELL how he fits it all in FIT FOR BUSINESS What time does a...

A bleeding heart gives a clear picture of the damage.
January 28, 2009... A bleeding heart gives a clear picture of the damage UK SCIENTISTS have captured images that for the first time show bleeding inside the heart after a patient has suffered a heart attack. The research, in the latest issue of the journal...

That oil can rejuvenate your life.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Alex Gazzola That oil can rejuvenate your life There are plenty of little-known oils, many revered in their parts of the world, which may be set to become our new cosmetic and culinary essentials. ALEX GAZZOLA looks at the...

The battle between the ego and profession.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Marika Sboros The battle between the ego and profession Turf wars abound in the medical profession. They may be less about ethics than ego, writes MARIKA SBOROS MEDICAL ETHICS TURF wars are common in professions including the...

A time-efficient way to improve fat burning potential.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Ronald Abvajee A time-efficient way to improve fat burning potential I WOULD like to introduce you to a gut-busting, super-swift aerobic workout technique called high-intensity interval training (HIIT). HIIT features short...

From the president of the Old Speculator's Club.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Michel Pireu From the president of the Old Speculator's Club I AM overweighted in natural resources. This is an affliction that dates back many years, and must be accepted with the same understanding one extends to his fellows...

Unsupportable.
January 28, 2009... Unsupportable IT IS difficult to be unsympathetic to the demands by farmers and the grain industry for tariff protection against cheaper imported wheat. It is, after all, what competing countries are doing at the expense of producers in the...

Tiger Brands may need to sweeten AVI offer.
January 27, 2009... Byline: Edward West Tiger Brands may need to sweeten AVI offer THE problem with cautionary announcements is that they are usually not very explicit, so AVI's bland statement that it had received some kind of formal communication from its...

Cementing support.
January 27, 2009... Byline: Edward West Cementing support PRETORIA Portland Cement said at its annual meeting yesterday cement sales fell 3,9% in sub-Saharan Africa last year. Sales fell 8,2% in the quarter to December. Nevertheless, demand is expected to...

Retail not all rosy yet.
January 27, 2009... Byline: Edward West Retail not all rosy yet THE general retail index is way off its peak of 38 000 points, and is now at 21 000. This constitutes something of a re-rating as just a few months ago we were looking at 18 000. It doesn't...

Finding that sweet but elusive purple patch.
January 27, 2009... Byline: Colin Anthony Finding that sweet but elusive purple patch GOLF is such a go figure game, as in: Deane Pappas, ranked 755th, won the Dimension Data Pro-Am last week, despite having won only three 'proper paying tournaments', as he...

Adams upset after losing Met appeal.
January 27, 2009... Byline: David Mollett Adams upset after losing Met appeal Racing Editor CAPE owner Hassen Adams has criticised the National Horseracing Authority (NHA) as an untouchable organisation following the failure of his appeal to have jockey...

Making a name by peddling half-truths.
January 27, 2009... Byline: Michel Pireu Making a name by peddling half-truths HE ALMOST always seems to have been somewhere around 87% right he usually cites some examples that turned out to be wrong I was a bit too optimistic about the high in gold, I...

THE INSIDER.
January 27, 2009... THE INSIDER The best laid plans ofmice and men A RATHER crumpled Christmas card has finally limped its way into the Insider's mail box, a handful of weeks after it was posted in the UK. Inside the envelope was a reasonably robust piece of...

Public versus private.
January 27, 2009... Public versus private WEEKEND media reports on President Kgalema Motlanthe's allegedly complicated private life raise two separate, but equally important, issues as the country hurtles towards the most important national election since 1994....

Broadcasting blues.
January 27, 2009... Broadcasting blues THE SABC board seems to have lost all touch with reality, not unlike the Bush administration, about which Barack Obama's chief of staff Rahm Emanuel said: If they didn't know that was the judgment of people, then their...