Steep rate hike on the cards2008-05-19 06:00:01 South Africa's heavy reliance on imported products has helped fuel inflation and make Reserve Bank governor Mboweni's warning of a steep rise in lending rates all the more chilling. [Full Story...]
e1bn bribery trial starts2008-05-19 06:00:01 The first criminal trial in a mammoth bribery probe at German engineering giant Siemens began in Munich yesterday, as the prosecutor warned that it should send a signal to corporations that corruption would not be tolerated. [Full Story...]
Local reaction: Inflation jitters hit bonds2008-05-19 06:00:01 Local government bond prices fell yesterday as a record oil price above $130 a barrel raised concern that inflation would soar above a five-year high. [Full Story...]
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"It's hard to remain optimistic about the residential sector" Who said that?
British politics is in a state of flux, the knives are out for Gordon Brown and the Conservatives seem to be increasingly more trusted than Brown's Labour Party, notes Kuseni Dlamini. Read more ...
