Business Day (South Africa) articles from November 2005, page 4

Business Day (South Africa) archives from November 2005

Rise in AIDS orphans 'strains grants'.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Hopewell Radebe Rise in AIDS orphans 'strains grants' SA faces challenges such as budgetary constrains and shortage of social workers to deal with pandemic Deputy Political Editor THE...

Stay-at-home Christmas for Chiefs.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Mninawa Ntloko Stay-at-home Christmas for Chiefs Deputy Sports Editor KAIZER Chiefs' alarming decline over the past few months has come at great cost to the players as some of them are now...

Mikro scrap ends as pupils find schools.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Sue Blaine Mikro scrap ends as pupils find schools Education Correspondent WESTERN Cape's education department said yesterday it had complied with a court ruling by ensuring alternative...

Monthly state payments for Gautrain's runner-up.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Chantelle Benjamin Monthly state payments for Gautrain's runner-up Fees in case final talks with Bombela fail Johannesburg Metro Editor GAUTRAIN reserve bidder Gauliwe is being paid a...

Gauteng ANC holds back on candidate list.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Hopewell Radebe Gauteng ANC holds back on candidate list Deputy Political Editor THE Gauteng African National Congress (ANC) has cancelled the planned publication of its 900-strong candidate...

Pan African MPs crack the whip.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Jonathan Katzenellenbogen Pan African MPs crack the whip International Affairs Editor IN A first show of assertiveness against the African Union's (AU's) executive body, members of the Pan...

OUT: Wallace Mgoqi.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Wallace Mgoqi, Cape Town city manager, for having to reissue a kerbside parking tender after the court ruled it invalid. This is no mere technicality. The judge called it being fair.

Blanket of silence on eve of battle of Eden Gardens.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Mark Smit Blanket of silence on eve of battle of Eden Gardens Sports Editor THE South African cricket team and management were not taking any telephone calls last night. They left...

How foolish?
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Michel Pireu How foolish? STEVEN Pinker reminds us in his book, How the Mind Works, how irrational we are. People feel that if a roulette wheel has stopped at black six times in a row, it's...

OUT: Peter Mandelson.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson, for his lily-livered line on agricultural tariffs. Get real. If Africa is to trade itself out of trouble, how will it do so without access to markets?

MADE IT: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, for winning the election to become president of Liberia. It's a victory for Liberia too it certainly beats having a soccer millionaire as the first citizen.

Rule of law ignored as media prejudge Zuma case.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Vukani Mde Rule of law ignored as media prejudge Zuma case WITTINGLY or unwittingly, the media are armed combatants in the increasingly murky struggle for control of the African National...

Laws of unintended consequences.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Wyndham Hartley FIREARM LEGISLATION/ Laws of unintended consequences UNINTENDED consequences. Innocuous enough words, but still a notion that will strike terror into the hearts of dedicated...

Boks need to get to grips with the unpredictable French.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Zeena Isaacs Boks need to get to grips with the unpredictable French Flair in counterattack the greatest danger Smit's men will face tomorrow Rugby Correspondent SPRINGBOK teams down the...

Noose tightens on Zuma as Cosatu weighs 'rape'.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Vukani Mde and Karima Brown Noose tightens on Zuma as Cosatu weighs 'rape' At no stage did we say we want Zuma to be ANC leader Vavi THE noose tightened around Jacob Zuma yesterday as the...

Zuma saga exposes a division in SA more basic than many admit.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Tim Cohen Zuma saga exposes a division in SA more basic than many admit WILL the Jacob Zuma saga change in any way the plate tectonics that define the structure of South African society? Or...

Public-private port deals dealt a setback.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Chris van Gass Public-private port deals dealt a setback Cape Correspondent CAPE TOWN Government had put on hold plans to create private concessions to run SA's container ports at Durban...

This one could go down to the line.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Zeena Isaacs This one could go down to the line Golf Reporter HERMANUS The winning better-ball pairing in this year's Nelson Mandela Invitational, SA's premier golf charity event, may be...

Police probe businessman's death plunge.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Rob Rose Police probe businessman's death plunge Chief Reporter POLICE are investigating the mysterious death of a Johannesburg businessman who plunged to his death from a sixth-floor...

Old Mutual to sell portfolio.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Business Day Reporter Old Mutual to sell portfolio OLD Mutual, one of SA's largest financial institutions, is to dispose of a portfolio estimated at R150m-R200m. The bulk of the portfolio...

Smuts land fetches R20m.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Business Day Reporter Smuts land fetches R20m LAND belonging to the descendants of former prime minister Gen Jan Smuts was sold for R20,4m at auction on Tuesday. The property was sold under...

Turner example goes on sale.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Business Day Reporter Turner example goes on sale JOSEPH Turner's masterpiece Giudecca, La Donna della Salute and San Giorgio, to be offered at Christie's sale of important old master...

Local artists feature in an enticing Africana auction.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Madden Cole Local artists feature in an enticing Africana auction Bernardi auctioneers have some outstanding lots among the silver section as well as works from Gerard Bhengu and Gregoire...

Banks' attitude 'key to gold's fortunes'.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Charlotte Mathews Banks' attitude 'key to gold's fortunes' Resources Editor FRESH impetus in the gold price and continued uncertainty about the outlook for the dollar could change central...

Gold advance scheme to boost local jewellers.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Charlotte Mathews Gold advance scheme to boost local jewellers Resources Editor ANGLOGOLD Ashanti and Gold Fields, industrial groups Saab and BAE Systems and Standard Bank have joined forces...

Bioventures looks for investment returns.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Dave Marrs Bioventures looks for investment returns Venture capital fund commits R55m of R80m seed capital Cape Editor CAPE TOWN Bioventures Fund, SA's only venture capital fund...

GETTING IT RIGHT.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) GETTING IT RIGHT IN AN article on Wednesday about MTN's prospects in Iran, analyst Irnest Kaplan was misquoted in his comments about the country. Iran's population is 68-million, not 8-million as...

Johncom lifted by strong print performance.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Ron Derby Johncom lifted by strong print performance Sunday Times, Sowetan make running Media Correspondent JOHNCOM, owner of the Sunday Times and Nu Metro, yesterday reported a 14% increase...

Unequal sums.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Dan Roodt Unequal sums In an article eulogising private education, Learning for 'edupreneurs' (November 23), Ann Bernstein claims that one of the worst crimes of apartheid was what it did to...

Growthpoint's bond in demand.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Nick Wilson Growthpoint's bond in demand Property Correspondent THERE has been strong demand for the first issue of bond notes in listed property loan stock company Growthpoint's R5bn...

Satire on target.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Don Lindsay Satire on target Why is Phillip Altbeker so dismissive of Leon Schuster (November 24), whom, he asserts, specialises in crude humour aimed at undiscerning audiences. Oh Shucks...

Liberal fallacies.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Nyiko Floyd Shivambu Liberal fallacies Doug Blackmur's article, SA students deserve world's best (November 23), about South African higher education and the World Trade Organisation's...

Looking ahead.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) ADMIRALTY Shipsales will hold a judicial sale of MV Altantic Mercado, a single-deck, dry-cargo vessel now arrested in the Durban harbour at Point Yacht Club, Maritime Place, Victoria Embankment. The...

Media scrum.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Richard Young Media scrum Regarding Jeremy Gordin's letter, Not contrite (November 23), a reader's first response might be that the lady doth protest too much. But this reader says: Come on,...

MICC posts 12% rise in distributions.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Nick Wilson MICC posts 12% rise in distributions Property Correspondent MICC Property Income Fund posted a 12% surge in distributions for the 12 months to September on the back of a...

Fear, excitement over MTN in Iran.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Lesley Stones Fear, excitement over MTN in Iran Bullish CEO thinks Iranian venture may pay better than Nigerian investment Information Technology Editor ANALYSTS and investors are excited,...

Share buybacks, tobacco sales boost Remgro.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Wendy Hall Share buybacks, tobacco sales boost Remgro Revenue up to R6,95bn from R6,58bn Consumer Industries Reporter DIVERSIFIED investment holding company Remgro has reported a strong set...

Spescom on lookout for growth openings.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Lesley Stones Spescom on lookout for growth openings Information Technology Editor TECHNOLOGY company Spescom is entering a period of change to capitalise on potential growth opportunities...

Woodruff a good bet for cup triumph.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: David Mollett Woodruff a good bet for cup triumph Royal Aproval, Eurovision hold key Racing Editor CHAMPION trainer Geoff Woodruff could argue that he wins the Gomma Gomma Summer Cup every...

Malt operation takes huge chunk of Tiger's earnings.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Nicola Jenvey Malt operation takes huge chunk of Tiger's earnings Firm stays committed to exiting the business KwaZulu-Natal Correspondent DURBAN Tiger Brands was forced to impair further...

Summary of forecasts for 2006.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Summary of forecasts for 2006: Institution Forecast ABSA 5%-10% Sotheby's 0%-9% Pam Golding 10%-12% Erwin Rode 0% MortageSA 10%-15%

A custom-built, Mediterranean styled cluster home.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) WHAT: A custom-built, Mediterranean styled cluster home in the prestigious Villa Rosa gated development in Morningside FEATURES: This property offers four bedrooms en-suite, four reception rooms,...

Home of SA's bold and beautiful.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Isabella Verna Home of SA's bold and beautiful The Sandton suburb of Morningside is an established area that offers quality homes, which are set on fairly large stands. ISABELLA VERNA takes...

Creating your own space.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: JP Beukes Creating your own space Travel is one of the great opportunities to indulge the senses and take in the sights uncommon to what we see on a day- to-day basis. JP BEUKES explains...

Pack up your troubles.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Michelle Swart Pack up your troubles The Eastern Cape town of Graaff-Reinet is home to more national monuments than any other town in the country ONE of the trends in SA's residential...

Avoid the house that falls down around you.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Allister Long Avoid the house that falls down around you THE reality is that the chances of you taking possession of a physically perfect house are remote. There is more chance that...

Now for something completely different.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Grant Henry Now for something completely different THERE is a school of entrepreneurial thinking that teaches people to look for gaps in the market and offer services or products that no...

Close to billionaires and the Big Five.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: ROXZANNE VAN EYK Close to billionaires and the Big Five Etango Game Reserve and Lodge is situated in the company of other giants such as Mabula, Mabalingwe, Jubatus and Shingwedzi, writes...

How to fill the pool.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Roxanne van Eck How to fill the pool Many people say that rental pool schemes within residential developments are setting a new trend in SA. ROXZANNE VAN EYK finds out more RENTAL pool...

Sales Table.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Price Range Transfers Average Sold Price R5000-R250000 4 R48360 R250001-R500000 3 R491667 R500001-R750000 4 R580000 R750001-R1000000 4 R929450 R1000001-R2000000 29 R1544138 R2000001-R500000000 44...

Feeding frenzy is at an end.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Grant Henry Feeding frenzy is at an end GRANT HENRY discusses the various opinions about how the residential property market in SA is expected to perform next year THERE is a famous story of...

INDEPENDENT INSURANCE VALUATIONS 'VITAL' TO RISK MANAGEMENT.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) INDEPENDENT INSURANCE VALUATIONS 'VITAL' TO RISK MANAGEMENT | WHILE the recent property boom in SA has been good news for players in all sectors of the property industry, such halcyon days can have...

The 19th hole beckons for Cotswold Downs.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Roxanne van Eck The 19th hole beckons for Cotswold Downs Roxzanne van Eyk COTSWOLD Downs Golf Estate in Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, which is among the top five golfing developments in the...

See you up there.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Suzanne Frost See you up there One of the hottest trends in property is luxury high-rise apartments at a premier address, writes SUZANNE FROST BEDFORDVIEW is regarded by some as one of...

Breakaway to the mountains.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Michelle Swart Breakaway to the mountains The sandstone cliffs of the Rooiberg Mountains surround the quaint town of Clarens in the Eastern Free State, and this provides the perfect setting...

In your dreams: Elite mansion.
November 25, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) SANDHURST, Gauteng WHAT: Elite mansion FEATURES: Designed by architect Aurelio Climato with 180 views, this home features four bedrooms, four bathrooms, five reception rooms, a study, kitchen, and...

WINE.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Michael Fridjhon WINE OLIVIER Poussier winner of the Best Sommelier of the World award in 2000 visited SA recently with a colleague, Christian Martray, and the chief editor of La Revue du...

JAZZ.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Gwen Ansell JAZZ REMIXES often send a cold anticipatory shiver down the spine of a reviewer, particularly when they're remixes of music that was perfectly fine in the first place. Bill...

FILM.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Phillip Altbeker FILM THE relationship between Leon Schuster and critics is, at best, one of mutual disrespect. The reason for this bilateral antagonism should be obvious: whereas Schuster...

Deregulation likely to benefit Business Connexion.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Neels Blom Deregulation likely to benefit Business Connexion TELKOM recently announced its intention to acquire the entire issued share capital of Business Connexion, a gem in a sector that...

Steel dominance.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Steel dominance WHAT a relief to have confirmation that Indian conglomerate Tata is looking at making a bid for Highveld Steel or at least the steel part of Highveld, if not the vanadium side. The...

Looter or hero: the two faces of Aristide.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Ethel Hazelhurst Looter or hero: the two faces of Aristide THE former president of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide now a refugee in SA and reportedly the target of an extradition order is...

High cost of recklessness in SA.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Naomi Mackay High cost of recklessness in SA The article, No sign of AIDS slowdown in SA UN (November 22), on the latest report of UNAIDS, is a wake-up call to the people of SA. There are...

Dumitru for sure but manager is anyone's guess.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Mninawa Ntloko Dumitru for sure but manager is anyone's guess Deputy Sports Editor WHILE nearly everyone in the local football fraternity expects Ted Dumitru to be named as the new national...

Kibaki's challenge.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Naomi Mackay Kibaki's challenge THUMBS up to the Kenyan voters for showing electoral maturity in telling their president, Mwai Kibaki, that the nature of the country's leadership should not...

Finding the sense behind the buzz.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Jayne Mammatt Finding the sense behind the buzz SUSTAINABLE development has attained buzz-word status. Everyone is talking about it; the word sustainable appears in every business and...

Giving wing to Africa's growth.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Anton Richman AVIATION AND DEVELOPMENT/ Giving wing to Africa's growth FREEING African air transport routes to allow competition, bring down prices and improve services could boost the...

Less concern over rates hike as effect of oil price abates.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Ayanda Shezi Less concern over rates hike as effect of oil price abates CPIX trend foreshadows a slowdown in price pressures Economics Correspondent THE much-feared secondary effects of...

SA's leadership must bring down the banners of self-deception.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Naomi Mackay SA's leadership must bring down the banners of self-deception THE African National Congress's (ANC's) response to its internal troubles reminds me of the greengrocer's store in...

Cosatu joins TAC, churches to stop Rath's 'illegal' trials.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Karima Brown Cosatu joins TAC, churches to stop Rath's 'illegal' trials 'Natural allies' take on government, too Political Editor THE Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is...

Call for state to start national skills register.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Chris van Gass Call for state to start national skills register Cape Correspondent CAPE TOWN Government should create a comprehensive register of skills lacking in SA before attempting to...

Top journalists for new weekend paper.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Staff Writer Top journalists for new weekend paper BUSINESS Day yesterday named Simba Makunike, 42, as executive editor of its new weekend edition, to be called The Weekender, which is due...

Bid to link low-cost housing to plush Cape development.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Chris van Gass Bid to link low-cost housing to plush Cape development Cape Correspondent CAPE TOWN A private property developer has launched a venture to link an upmarket property...

Treasury backing 'proves Gautrain's value'.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Chantelle Benjamin Treasury backing 'proves Gautrain's value' Gauteng premier says state funding for R20bn project was set aside from a pool for country's planned infrastructure projects...

OUT: Western Cape transport MEC Marius Fransman.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Western Cape transport MEC Marius Fransman, for calling for heads to roll over underspending in his department, without first mentioning his own head. Use it or lose it, we say.

Sure, why not?
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Michel Pireu Sure, why not? MARK Hulbert, the editor of the Hulbert Financial Digest, warns of how susceptible we are to ludicrous financial advertising. I am continually mystified by...

MADE IT: German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, for being the first former East German to be elected to the top job in Germany. Let's hope all that new sales tax will finally settle the unification bill.

Dutch courage for UN's offspring.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Andre Snyders INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT/ Dutch courage for UN's offspring IF, LIKE many, you've lost interest in the dowdy 60-year-old United Nations (UN) in New York, then consider her...

Judges dump Geduldt's 'delaying tactics'.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Chris van Gass Judges dump Geduldt's 'delaying tactics' CAPE TOWN Two Cape High Court judges have rejected an application by travel agency boss Graham Geduldt to stop the same lawyer from...

Inflation surprise takes heat off interest rates.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Ayanda Shezi Inflation surprise takes heat off interest rates New figures will settle debate after recent panic analyst Economics Correspondent CONSUMER inflation rose slightly below market...

New energy watchdog is private-sector boon.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Linda Ensor New energy watchdog is private-sector boon Political Correspondent CAPE TOWN SA will for the first time regulate prices charged by companies that distribute gas and petroleum by...

Roussos faces R4,6m corruption charge.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Ernest Mabuza Roussos faces R4,6m corruption charge Legal Affairs Correspondent MIKE Roussos, the man in the middle of the Gauteng Shared Services Centre controversy, appeared in the...

OUT: Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, for losing a referendum and with it the support of his people in his bid to change the constitution. You just can't trust a politician with all that power.

Small businesses' chance to think big.
November 24, 2005... (From Business Day (South Africa)) Byline: Lesley Stones Small businesses' chance to think big SMALL and medium-sized businesses are being given a chance to have their ideas assessed and supported by an organisation that can put them...