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REAL ECONOMY: FOREIGN INVESTMENT

Good news, but . . .

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Amid the prevailing economic gloom and doom, it came as welcome relief to learn that South Africa’s foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows rose 269% in 2011 – climbing to $4.5-billion last year from a revised 2010 figure of $1.2-billion. The...
By: Terence Creamer
03 Feb 12
 
 
REAL ECONOMY: TOLL ROADS

Make a Call!

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As with every other Gauteng motorist, I am certainly not enamoured with the idea of having to pay toll fees. But as a citizen of South Africa I am even more troubled by the lack of leadership being shown on the e-tolling issue by Transport...
By: Terence Creamer
27 Jan 12
 
 
REAL ECONOMY: RIGHTS DISPUTE

Entirely Avoidable

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Given the amount of reputational damage done to South Africa as a result of the Sishen mineral rights dispute, Judge Raymond Zondo’s assessment that the “matter could have been handled better by all parties involved”, was arguably the...
By: Terence Creamer
20 Jan 12
 
 
REAL ECONOMY: OUTLOOK 2012

Prepare for the worst and innovate

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As we bid farewell to 2011, which seemed to pass at a more unseemly pace than usual, many of us will be looking towards the start of 2012 with a sense of unease. The macroeconomic and political outlook in many territories appears grave, if not...
By: Terence Creamer
16 Dec 11
 
 
INFRASTRUCTURE

Public Paralysis

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The maddening gap between the South African government’s words and aspirations on infrastructure development and actual implementation persists. For years now, Ministers have been hammering on about the importance of addressing South Africa’s...
By: Terence Creamer
09 Dec 11
 
 
REAL ECONOMY: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

The state we're in

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The World Bank has lowered its baseline growth forecasts for South Africa for 2011, from 3.5%, in July, to 3.2%, and has warned that the downside risks to the country’s growth outlook for 2012 and 2013 have also increased. The revision was...
By: Terence Creamer
02 Dec 11
 
 
REAL ECONOMY: GREEN ACCORD

Thinking Green

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As maddening as it may be for those who believe the current emphasis on greenhouse gas emissions is misplaced (particularly in the context of South Africa’s massive poverty, unemployment and inequality problems), there is no question that South...
By: Terence Creamer
25 Nov 11
 
 
REAL ECONOMY: WATER PROJECT

Potable progress

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It was encouraging to see Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa recent reply to a Parliamentary question relating to the approach being taken by government to the appointment of Masupha Sole as a technical adviser to the Lesotho...
By: Terence Creamer
18 Nov 11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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