WHEN Gill Marcus takes office as Reserve Bank governor later this year, it will bring to a close the Mboweni-Manuel era of macroeconomic policy. It's an era that ranks as one of the most transformative in South African economic history.

THE Department of Trade and Industry has had to abandon plans to rescue the Frame Group, the textile arm of SA's largest clothing manufacturer, Seardel , after it failed to convince an Asian foreign investor to take up a stake

A PLANNED strike that could bring municipal services countrywide to a standstill grew more likely yesterday as municipalities claimed that a trade union's demands were unaffordable.

THE Department of Transport believes it has created enough air capacity -- for both cargo and passenger services -- to meet growth in demand for the next 10 to 15 years.

Johannesburg's traffic police on Monday launched an operation to deal with illegal public transport operators in the city centre.

South Africa's new radio telescope in the Karoo has reached an important milestone with the installation of the first telescope dish near Carnarvon in the Northern Cape.

NEDBANK Group's headline earnings for the six months to last month were expected to be 32%- 37% lower than the 719c a share reported in the previous corresponding period, the bank said in a trading statement yesterday.

GOLDMAN Sachs and JPMorgan came out with excellent results last week, and most of the world seemed to draw the conclusion that this meant the "green shoots" of recovery are indeed here.

Sybrandus Adema interviews BOUDEWIJN GOOSSENS, the executive director of Fairtrade Label South Africa (FLSA)

JSE-listed Phumelela Gaming & Leisure has taken two positive steps to combat the economic downturn that may result in increased betting turnover.

Recent reports in the media with regards to Namibia's so called "reluctance" to sign the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) have elevated the issue to a level that once again necessitates public debate on the

Adrian Gore, CEO and founder of Discovery Holdings, told the media: "As Discovery, we are very excited to be hosting this summit as we firmly value the power of leadership.

Mozambican President Armando Guebuza has praised Brazil for its support to Mozambique and other developing countries.

The Angolan minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology, José Rocha, Tuesday Luanda assured that the Governments of Angola and Cuba are implementing an agreement providing for staff training, seeking to respond to the demands

The Department of Communications has introduced the Digital Dzonga Council, a team of experts set up to manage South Africa's migration from analogue to digital terrestrial broadcasting.

Stakeholders dealing with the digital migration software have been urged to finalise their agreements so that the manufacturing of Set-Top-Boxes (STBs) can commence in earnest.

A group of 75 households, graduating today from small business training, are looking forward to their new lives as business owners.

Farmers' organization and African banker win the highly coveted Yara Prize for their respective roles in transforming smallholder agriculture on the continent. With the economic crisis threatening to reverse years of progress in the fight against hunger and poverty there

Set Top Boxes (STBs), which are to be used as part of the Broadcasting Digital Migration (BDM) process, are likely to be available at retail stores during the first half of 2010.

Investec economist Annabel Bishop says figures show a turning point in November