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New questions about prostate blood tests.
May 27, 2009... Byline: Ed Edelson and Steven Reinberg Assessing the risk New questions about prostate blood tests Annual blood tests to detect early prostate cancer might not be necessary for many men, say scientists. They also say that statins are looking...

Why 40 winks may do more harm than good.
May 27, 2009... Byline: Marika Sboros SLEEP DISORDERS Why 40 winks may do more harm than good Sleep problems are increasing as the global financial crisis bites, but they are not just a function of destabilised economic times. Research fingers too much, as...

How the muscle-to-fat urban legend took hold.
May 27, 2009... Byline: Ronals Abvajee VIRTUALLY FIT How the muscle-to-fat urban legend took hold This myth may deter many people from starting a training programme, because of fear BELIEVE it or not, urban myths also apply to fitness and fat loss. There is...

Mbeki-era ministers appointed to advise Presidency.
May 26, 2009... Byline: HAJRA OMARJEE Mbeki-era ministers appointed to advise Presidency Political Correspondent THE Presidency yesterday announced the appointment of Charles Nqakula and Mandisi Mpahlwa as advisers to President Jacob Zuma. The appointment of...

Harsh economic times gives rise to opportunity.
May 26, 2009... WHAT'S THE STORY? Harsh economic times gives rise to opportunity Demand for many skills outstrips supply at present. What can be done to close the gap? IN SPITE of a weakening global economy, spiraling asset prices and the threat of further job...

Talk of green shoots proves premature in SA.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Colin Anthony THE BOTTOM LINE COLUMN Talk of green shoots proves premature in SA SO MUCH for green shoots. The Reserve Bank's composite leading index which rose in February, presenting at least some credibility to the word turnaround...

Precision putting puts bounce back into Rory's step.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Colin Anthony Precision putting puts bounce back into Rory's step I DOUBT that many who were at the Wanderers on Sunday would have left the after-match extravaganza to get home in time for the golf. But yes, consoling myself that Eddy...

The Insider.
May 26, 2009... For those who were finding it hard to follow Vodacom AFTER all the drama leading up to the listing of Vodacom last week, you would have thought that the JSE would know all there was to know about the cellular network operator. Apparently not,...

Spiteful transfer.
May 26, 2009... Spiteful transfer Sexwale should consider returning land to Cape HUMAN Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale was his ever-charming self at yesterday's media conference following his first meeting with the provincial housing MECs, even seeking to...

An offensive offensive.
May 26, 2009... An offensive offensive Mdladlana must sort good brokers from the bad NO DOUBT Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana was playing to the gallery when he told the Motor Transport Workers' Union that labour broking was a form of human trafficking....

Surprise call from Santana alters Mbuyane's holiday plans.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Mninawa Ntloko Surprise call from Santana alters Mbuyane's holiday plans MNINAWA NTLOKO Sports Editor ORLANDO Pirates attacking midfielder Thulasizwe Mbuyane was planning to put his feet up and acquaint himself with his television set...

Zille, Zuma and SA's need for binding rules of engagement.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Dave Marrs Political discourse Zille, Zuma and SA's need for binding rules of engagement THE distasteful political spat ostensibly sparked by objections to the composition of Western Cape Premier Helen Zille's cabinet provides an...

Reading Eskom's intentions in the dark.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Hilary Joffe Reading Eskom's intentions in the dark IT IS not often that a company with a communications department as large as Eskom's manages to do such a pathetic job of communicating. Even the regulator responsible for...

Arik Air challenges SAA on Lagos flights.
May 26, 2009... Byline: JULIUS BAUMANN Arik Air challenges SAA on Lagos flights Aviation and Tourism Editor ARIK Air, the fast-expanding Nigerian airline, is to begin daily flights between Lagos and Johannesburg next Monday, providing stiff competition to...

Economists warn of recession shock.
May 26, 2009... Byline: MARIAM ISA Economists warn of recession shock Economics Editor SA's leading indicator of economic growth, which predicts trends six to 12 months in advance, fell by a record 15,1% in the year to March backing fears this year's...

Cosatu's Vodacom plea 'risk for rand' judge.
May 26, 2009... Byline: LESLEY STONES Cosatu's Vodacom plea 'risk for rand' judge VODACOM won legal permission to list on the JSE last week despite union protests to avoid destabilising the stock market, devaluing the rand and inflicting severe injury to the...

Residential property's slide continues.
May 26, 2009... Byline: THABANG MOKOPANELE Residential property's slide continues WITH the economy forecast to contract 0,5% this year, combined with falling employment and lower disposable household income, the residential property market is expected to...

Sexwale urges business, rich to house poor.
May 26, 2009... Byline: THABANG MOKOPANELE Sexwale urges business, rich to house poor While aware companies are doing a lot, he says it is key to push for more Property Correspondent HUMAN Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale yesterday called on the wealthy,...

Trade commission struggles to find feet as it loses court battle.
May 26, 2009... Byline: MATHABO LE ROUX Trade commission struggles to find feet as it loses court battle Trade and Industry Editor THE International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) has suffered another blow in court, losing an appeal against it by...

Seardel team may split group to save key assets.
May 26, 2009... Byline: MATHABO LE ROUX Seardel team may split group to save key assets THE team tasked with coming up with a rescue plan to save the Frame Vertical Pipeline, the textile manufacturing arm of the Seardel group, may consider splitting the...

Search for 'quick victories' at lekgotla.
May 26, 2009... Byline: KARIMA BROWN Search for 'quick victories' at lekgotla President's team to focus on problems left over from Mbeki era in a bid to stamp its authority Political Editor RESIDUAL problems associated with former president Thabo Mbeki's...

Cosatu, ministers to discuss public service pay issue.
May 26, 2009... Byline: AMY MUSGRAVE and KARIMA BROWN Cosatu, ministers to discuss public service pay issue THE Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) will meet government ministers on the sidelines of the Cabinet lekgotla tomorrow to try resolve an...

Mbeki-era ministers appointed to advise Presidency.
May 26, 2009... Byline: HAJRA OMARJEE Mbeki-era ministers appointed to advise Presidency Political Correspondent THE Presidency yesterday announced the appointment of Charles Nqakula and Mandisi Mpahlwa as advisers to President Jacob Zuma. The appointment of...

Durban terminal gets R1,4bn makeover.
May 26, 2009... Byline: MARGIE INGGS Durban terminal gets R1,4bn makeover Special Writer A NEW R70m rail terminal at the Durban Container Terminal will be commissioned at the end of next month as Transnet Port Terminals continues with capital investments...

Jo'burg to go ahead with bus plan for Confed Cup.
May 26, 2009... Byline: MICHAEL BLEBY Jo'burg to go ahead with bus plan for Confed Cup City is registering taxi drivers with the right qualifications Writer at Large THE City of Johannesburg is pushing ahead with plans to run its Rea Vaya bus rapid transit...

The song remains the same for Jacob Zuma.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Sibongakonke Shoba The song remains the same for Jacob Zuma Mshini Wami will still be heard, but only at the right time and place, writes IF YOU thought Jacob Zuma would stop singing his trademark Mshini Wami song now that he is...

Minister raises hopes for land reform.
May 26, 2009... Byline: STEPHEN HOFSTATTER Minister raises hopes for land reform Deadline for putting 30% of farmland in black hands, repeatedly postponed, still not easy to meet Contributing Editor RURAL Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti...

Value of finalising the Doha round in doubt.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Mathabo le Roux Value of finalising the Doha round in doubt Marathon trade talks will bring few benefits if they are ever concluded, writes A PROMINENT trade economist is sceptical that the Doha trade talks will inject any meaningful...

SA planning to send talks mission to Myanmar.
May 26, 2009... Byline: HOPEWELL RADEBE SA planning to send talks mission to Myanmar Diplomatic Editor THE South African government plans to send a delegation to Myanmar to facilitate negotiations among political parties after opposition leaders were...

The Third Umpire. In: Comrades Marathon winner Stephen Muzhingi.
May 26, 2009... Comrades Marathon winner Stephen Muzhingi. Being from Zimbabwe must have stacked the odds against this modest athlete. But he overcame them and won in style.

The Third Umpire. In: Bulls captain Victor Matfield.
May 26, 2009... Bulls captain Victor Matfield. Even the blood of traditional Bulls haters was blue on Saturday, as the Bulls destroyed the Crusaders to stake SA's place in the Super 14 final.

The Third Umpire. Out: Former Western Cape Premier Lynne Brown.
May 26, 2009... Former Western Cape Premier Lynne Brown. The transfer of prime land to national government a day before the election appears entirely calculated to undermine the DA.

De Villiers aims to take it one game at a time.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Zeena Isaacs De Villiers aims to take it one game at a time SPRINGBOK coach Peter de Villiers is taking a cautious approach to the international season, saying all his energy will be channelled into this week's clash against the...

Lions expect a tougher time in SA this tour.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Zeena Isaacs Lions expect a tougher time in SA this tour McGeechan says Springboks have a 'good captain and quality coaches' ZEENA ISAACS Rugby Correspondent SHORTLY after touching down in SA yesterday, British and Irish Lions coach...

'Tale of two stories' for Abil and Ellerines.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Edward West 'Tale of two stories' for Abil and Ellerines Interim results from African Bank Investments show its furniture retailer subsidiary finds trading tough EDWARD WEST Finance Editor AFRICAN Bank Investments (Abil), a provider...

Brait lifts dividend as attributable profit nosedives.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Edward West Brait lifts dividend as attributable profit nosedives EDWARD WEST Finance Editor PRIVATE equity and international investment company Brait has lifted its dividend 19% to 178,90c per share for the year to March even as...

Mining bodies to discuss codes.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Charlotte Mathews Mining bodies to discuss codes CHARLOTTE MATHEWS Resources Editor LEADERS from the Chamber of Mines, the National Union of Mineworkers and the Department of Mining are joining a subcommittee to discuss the recently...

Computers in class: pupils given another bite at information apple.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Lesley Stones Computers in class: pupils given another bite at information apple New hi-tech plan aims to win where others failed, writes CHILDREN in 100 schools across the country could be enjoying their first computer lessons by the...

Country Bird keeps options open on acquiring Sovereign.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Sure Kamhunga Country Bird keeps options open on acquiring Sovereign SURE KAMHUNGA Companies Editor COUNTRY Bird, SA's third-largest poultry producer, was keeping its options open yesterday on whether or not it would eventually...

Frosty view on SA's diamond industry.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Charlotte Mathews Frosty view on SA's diamond industry CHARLOTTE MATHEWS Resources Editor RESEARCH group Frost & Sullivan has taken a gloomier view than other diamond industry commentators in forecasting a long downturn in...

Liquidators ask for more time on Pamodzi mines.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Charlotte Mathews Liquidators ask for more time on Pamodzi mines CHARLOTTE MATHEWS PAMODZI Gold's provisional liquidators will be filing an application today to extend the provisional liquidation orders on the group's East Rand, Free...

Cuts in security spending may prove costly Deloitte study.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Sanchia Temkin Cuts in security spending may prove costly Deloitte study SANCHIA TEMKIN Professional Services Editor COMPANIES in the technology, media and telecommunications industries significantly reduced investment in security...

Five rules for success: Morningstar's guide to the markets.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Michelle Pireu StreetDogs Five rules for success: Morningstar's guide to the markets PAT Dorsey, Morningstar's director of equity research, has an old-fashioned approach to making money which he explains in his book, The Five Rules...

Faritec chief says company already on road to recovery.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Lesley Stones Faritec chief says company already on road to recovery LESLEY STONES Information Technology Editor FARITEC's customers and shareholders should not worry about the struggling technology company failing to survive as it...

GMSA faces court bid to halt layoffs.
May 26, 2009... Byline: ARTWELL DLAMINI GMSA faces court bid to halt layoffs Transport Correspondent WITH job losses approaching 2000, the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) is threatening to take General Motors SA (GMSA) to the Johannesburg High...

Culture, what culture?
May 26, 2009... Byline: Dylan Macdonald Culture, what culture? I recently came across a stark and surreal interview with South African novelist Ashraf Jamal by Henrietta Rose-Innes (see www.litnet.co.za) which dealt with Jamal's book Predicaments of Culture...

SABC activists have own interests.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Dene Smuts SABC activists have own interests The renewed call by the Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) for the installation of an interim SABC board prompts me to place on record the view that the FXI and some (but not all)...

A farewell to arms.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Ines Ceruti A farewell to arms Your editorial on Denel refers (The benefits of making guns, May 22). To describe Denel as an opportunity for job creation, economic growth and development is mind boggling when Denel's produce is...

Shooting down Denel.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Rob Thomson Shooting down Denel Your editorial (The benefits of making guns, May 22) is extraordinary and appears to be a blatant push for money to be, once again, squandered on Denel. As it points out, it is easy to dismiss the need...

Climate challenge.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Karol Boudreaux Climate challenge Kofi Annan and Nicholas Stern point to the threats and potential benefits climate change holds for Africans (Africa needs its leaders to take the lead in forging green deals, May 20). They fail,...

No one voted SACP.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Robert Stone No one voted SACP Mr SC Weiss' letter Cosatu's elevation bodes ill... touches upon the success of the Marxist-Leninist policy pursued by the South African Communist Party (SACP) in using surrogates in order to achieve...

'Partnership of equals' for MTN, Bharti.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Lesley Stones 'Partnership of equals' for MTN, Bharti Groups view tie-up as a deal in which neither side cedes control, writes A PARTNERSHIP of equals is how MTN and Bharti Airtel describe their potential tie-up. Investors who...

Results from Pioneer are 'satisfactory'.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Nicola Mawson Results from Pioneer are 'satisfactory' Food group says stabilising prices should help it maintain margins NICOLA MAWSON Consumer Industries Correspondent FOOD group Pioneer Foods said yesterday that it expected to...

Demand lifts Africa Cellular Towers.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Lesley Stones Demand lifts Africa Cellular Towers LESLEY STONES Information Technology Editor THE dire need for cellular operators and power suppliers to invest heavily in rolling out more infrastructure is benefiting Africa Cellular...

Cost control, performance boost Vukile annual profit.
May 26, 2009... Byline: Thabang Mokopanele Cost control, performance boost Vukile annual profit THABANG MOKOPANELE Property Correspondent PROPERTY loan stock company Vukile yesterday posted a 9,5% increase to R289,9m in net profit for the year to March...

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May 25, 2009... All Share 22426 2489 9,1 4,3 All Share Industrial Index 20787 3110 7,7 3,5 AltX 15 571 577 10,5 2,2 Automobiles and Parts 960 1155 16,4 8,9 Banks 29571 3493 12,3 5,1 Basic Materials 22563 2103 9,7 4,3 Beverages 55820 2464 6,5 3,1 Capper Property...

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May 25, 2009... COAL 1250 165 15.20 DECILLION 119 13 12.26 ELLIES 108 11 11.34 HARMONY 9710 835 9.40 INDEQTY 110 8 7.84 IMPLATS 17318 1238 7.69 LONMIN NPL 5899 414 7.54 GB GOLD 1320 86 6.96 CBH 245 15 6.52 GOLDONE 230 14 6.48 STEFSTOCK 999 59 6.27 AQUARIUS 3840...

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May 25, 2009... LONMIN NPL 7.54 5910 16299

No new lows were reached yesterday.
May 25, 2009... No new lows were reached yesterday.

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United the ANC stands, divided it falls.
May 23, 2009... Byline: Bryan Rostron United the ANC stands, divided it falls YOU would think we were forever stuck in some destructive electoral psychosis. Still, the Western Cape has always enjoyed a reputation for cocooning itself in a time warp. The...

Long delays infringe upon rights of accused.
May 23, 2009... Byline: Carmel Rickard Long delays infringe upon rights of accused FOR rather obvious reasons, I have developed an interest in what courts say about trials and appeals involving lengthy delays, whether caused by the court, the accused or...

There is still a lack of black intellectuals.
May 23, 2009... Byline: Xolela Mangcu There is still a lack of black intellectuals WHERE are the black intellectuals? That was Thabo Mbeki's plaintive question a decade ago. Mbeki undermined the thrust of his own question by conflating it with his absurd...

Let the brother keep the Merc.
May 23, 2009... Byline: Xolela Mangcu Let the brother keep the Merc I DISAGREE with everyone on Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele and the Mercedes Benz. I think we should have let the brother keep the Merc. And why blame the man for dilly-dallying? I mean, how...

PS.
May 23, 2009... Byline: Xolela Mangcu I BURIED my beloved cousin Cebisa Nyamakazi in the Eastern Cape town of Engcobo this past week. I was moved by what one of the family elders, TT Mabona, said when giving the vote of thanks. His words were more profound...

You know what they say, people in glass houses.
May 23, 2009... Byline: Xolela Mangcu You know what they say, people in glass houses MAX du Preez is truly a gem or is it a relic? In his column in The Star, he informs us about a trip to his childhood home of Kroonstad: I get to my destination where I meet...

The issue will stay alive as long as Zille remains defensive.
May 23, 2009... Byline: Xolela Mangcu The issue will stay alive as long as Zille remains defensive HELEN Zille's response to the criticism of her all-male cabinet in the Western Cape has not been dissimilar to the way Thabo Mbeki or Richard Nixon reacted to...

Making right choices to stay in the game.
May 23, 2009... Byline: Paul Theron Making right choices to stay in the game Achtung, corporate blowups ahead! Bankers are worried about rising charge-offs for credit cards and home loans, but remember that they set the interest rates on those to guarantee...

Post-production is the alchemist's cauldron.
May 23, 2009... Byline: Ian Franks Post-production is the alchemist's cauldron COMMERCIALS are a collaboration: the agency team has an idea, the director adds his eye and elaborates on the story, the music guys craft a natty track and you all head for...

Hero-Rated. Pat Davies.
May 23, 2009... HERO-RATED Pat Davies THEY say no good deed goes unpunished, and it is clear from the R250m fine imposed on Sasol Nitro that the same applies to acts of honesty. The fine imposed by the competition authorities for Sasol's collusive activity in...

It seems Mbeki was not the dictator we thought he was.
May 23, 2009... Byline: Jacob Dlamini It seems Mbeki was not the dictator we thought he was THE Thinker, the journal for thought leaders edited by former minister in the presidency Essop Pahad, features in its latest issue an interview with Deputy President...

Photographs informed whites.
May 23, 2009... Byline: Tania Fatseas-Mazarakis Photographs informed whites In the article, Photographers on the frontline of change (May 16-17), Andy Stead writes: It was a period perhaps not well known to the white population. Does Stead think that the...

Zuma's actions speak louder than words.
May 23, 2009... Byline: Friedrich J Mueller Zuma's actions speak louder than words It is not very often that I disagree totally with Xolela Mangcu. But his defence of President Jacob Zuma against Western Cape Premier Helen Zille's lashing out in, Zille...

Zuma administration is off to a shaky start on corruption.
May 23, 2009... Zuma administration is off to a shaky start on corruption Controversy over influence peddling and lavish gifts could be a chance to get our leaders on the straight and narrow sooner rather than later WHY wait for the first 100 days of President...

Pond's global love story gets SA incarnation.
May 23, 2009... Byline: Jocelyn Newmarch Pond's global love story gets SA incarnation JOCELYN NEWMARCH UNILEVER's Pond's brand has ventured into branded entertainment with a four-episode branded entertainment series, the first of its kind in SA, flighted...

Tutu peace garden to blossom in London.
May 23, 2009... Byline: Sarah Hudleston Tutu peace garden to blossom in London SARAH HUDLESTON PEACE will be blooming in Lewisham, southeast London, in July when Archbishop Desmond Tutu will officially open a peace garden that is being built in his name. ...

Zille to fight 'land grab'.
May 23, 2009... Byline: Linda Ensor Zille to fight 'land grab' DA to take legal action after ANC transferred provincial land to national government on eve of election, writes LINDA ENSOR RELATIONS between Western Cape Premier Helen Zille and national...

Travelgate appointments show 'moral bankruptcy'.
May 23, 2009... Byline: Wyndham Hartley Travelgate appointments show 'moral bankruptcy' WYNDHAM HARTLEY THE Democratic Alliance (DA) has reacted with fury to the appointment of four Travelgate fraud accused as chairs of parliamentary committees, describing...

PAP: the dream deferred.
May 23, 2009... Byline: Wilson Johwa PAP: the dream deferred Parliament has not voted for new leaders in its five years of existence, writes WILSON JOHWA A REVOLT by parliamentarians this week forced the Pan African Parliament (PAP) hastily to schedule...

NGOs cutting back or closing down as donor funds dry up.
May 23, 2009... Byline: Luphert Chilwane and Hajra Omarjee NGOs cutting back or closing down as donor funds dry up LUPHERT CHILWANE and HAJRA OMARJEE NONGOVERNMENTAL organisations (NGO) in SA are closing down, retrenching staff and suspending programmes...

Icasa gives up belatedly on Vodacom inquiry.
May 23, 2009... Byline: Lesley Stones Icasa gives up belatedly on Vodacom inquiry LESLEY STONES PLANS to hold a public inquiry into whether Telkom should have been allowed to shed its stake in Vodacom have been scrapped by the regulatory authority a week...

'Do-gooder' accused of fraud.
May 23, 2009... Byline: Sarah Hudleston 'Do-gooder' accused of fraud Award-winning director of home for the disabled under investigation after former staff raised the alarm, writes SARAH HUDLESTON SHE won an award for being a social entrepreneur at Nedbank's...