http://mg.co.za/feeds/rss_business.aspx RSS Feed for the Mail & Guardian Online: Business en-gb Fri, 25 May 2012 09:21:53 +0200 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:21:53 +0200 http://mg.co.za editor@mg.co.za (Chris Roper) 15 http://cdn.mg.co.za/global/mgonlinelogo.jpg http://mg.co.za/feeds/rss_business.aspx http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-25-all-savings-plans-are-not-created-equal/Reform is needed to simplify products for which the returns are barely worth the investment, writes Maya Fisher-French.Fri, 25 May 2012 00:36:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-25-all-savings-plans-are-not-created-equal/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-25-europes-leaders-urged-to-opt-for-growth/Europe's leaders met on Wednesday for crisis talks to rescue the euro amid a warning from the West's leading economic think-tank.Fri, 25 May 2012 00:29:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-25-europes-leaders-urged-to-opt-for-growth/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-25-bully-boys-rally-to-keep-euro-intact/The European Union plays on fears to keep countries such as Greece from leaving the single currency, writes Seumas Milne.Fri, 25 May 2012 00:14:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-25-bully-boys-rally-to-keep-euro-intact/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-keeping-tabs-on-executive-pay/The debate on excessive executive pay is as hot as ever -- and what a difference 18 months makes to the discourse.Thu, 24 May 2012 23:56:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-keeping-tabs-on-executive-pay/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-reserve-bank-leaves-interest-rates-unchanged/Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus has again announced interest rates will remain unchanged at 5.5%.Thu, 24 May 2012 15:32:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-reserve-bank-leaves-interest-rates-unchanged/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-end-to-unprotected-strike-for-implats-workers/Impala Platinum employees, who embarked on an unprotected strike this week, have returned to work.Thu, 24 May 2012 15:10:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-end-to-unprotected-strike-for-implats-workers/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-prospects-of-shale-gas-tantalising/Recent remarks in Parliament suggest that the state is being lined up as a major player in shale gas development.Thu, 24 May 2012 14:52:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-prospects-of-shale-gas-tantalising/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-sa-keen-to-replace-iranian-crude-with-nigerian/Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says SA is looking to Nigeria for oil, suggesting Pretoria cut crude imports from Iran to avoid looming sanctions.Thu, 24 May 2012 12:18:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-sa-keen-to-replace-iranian-crude-with-nigerian/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-eurozone-crisis-germany-and-france-clash-over-eurobonds-at-summit/France's President Francois Hollande has marked his Brussels debut by challenging Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel over the eurozone bailout.Thu, 24 May 2012 08:10:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-eurozone-crisis-germany-and-france-clash-over-eurobonds-at-summit/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-23-banking-charges/The Mail & Guardian's Faranaaz Parker compares the high cost of banking in South Africa to other banks around the world.Thu, 24 May 2012 06:25:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-23-banking-charges/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-23-drdgold-responds-to-parliament/DRDGold says it has sent a written submission to Parliament's water affairs portfolio committee head following comments he made about the company.Wed, 23 May 2012 13:45:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-23-drdgold-responds-to-parliament/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-23-inflation-sits-at-61/The headline inflation rate for April 2012 was 6.1%, Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday.Wed, 23 May 2012 13:42:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-23-inflation-sits-at-61/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-23-hollande-merkel-showdown/Europe's leaders will try to breathe life into their stricken economies but disagreement over plans to alleviate debt chaos has been laid bare.Wed, 23 May 2012 13:13:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-23-hollande-merkel-showdown/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-23-phosa-nationalisation/ANC treasurer general Mathews Phosa has moved to assure the international community that the ANC doesn't intend changing policy on nationalisation.Wed, 23 May 2012 06:42:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-23-phosa-nationalisation/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-anc-warns-west-sa-has-other-friends-to-count-on/The West must realise South Africa does not need its money since it can turn to India and China to fund its economic development, says Gwede Mantashe.Tue, 22 May 2012 19:51:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-anc-warns-west-sa-has-other-friends-to-count-on/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-drdgold-incurs-committee-chairs-wrath/The head of Parliament's water affairs committee has demanded that the executives of DRDGold explain what he called their "blackmail" of government.Tue, 22 May 2012 18:16:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-drdgold-incurs-committee-chairs-wrath/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-zuckerberg-loses-2bn-as-facebook-share-price-plummets/Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's fortune dwindled by $2-billion in minutes, as underwriters deserted the stock amid claims of Nasdaq incompetence.Tue, 22 May 2012 07:36:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-zuckerberg-loses-2bn-as-facebook-share-price-plummets/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-municipal-wage-talks-begin/Wage talks between the South African Municipal Workers' Union and the South African Local Government Association have begun in Boksburg.Tue, 22 May 2012 06:45:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-municipal-wage-talks-begin/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-nationalise-mines-banks-numsa/All key economic sectors in South Africa, including mining and banking, should be nationalised, Numsa has proposed in a policy discussion document.Tue, 22 May 2012 06:41:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-nationalise-mines-banks-numsa/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-implats-workers-strike-again/Implats miners have downed tools in protest over the arrest of their colleagues and leaders implicated in last week's clashes between rival unions.Tue, 22 May 2012 01:11:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-22-implats-workers-strike-again/