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JSE drops for fifth session in a row amid twitchy global markets

The all share index took a big knock to close 1.64% lower, hurt by the combination of softer commodity prices and weaker global markets

Google’s hardball approach to Brussels is not doing it any favours

While Facebook has been bending over backwards to prove itself benign, the search giant is refusing to soften its stance in the face of criticism, writes Alex Webb

Trump believes Putin’s election hacking denial

US president blames his own country for worsening of relations with Russia and calls his rival leader a competitor, not an adversary

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Socioeconomic issues the main rallying point in ANC Gauteng’s election strategy

Provincial secretary Hope Papo says the party is ready to give its opponents a run for their money in metros such as Tshwane and Johannesburg

EU puts Airbnb on notice for breaching rules on pricing and transparency

The online booking platform’s terms and conditions must be fairer and more understandable to consumers

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IMF expects better outlook for SA and Nigeria will lift region

Growth in sub-Saharan Africa is expected to increase from 2.8% in 2017 to 3.4% in 2018

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How bold hedge funds are taking a shot at pot

The biggest investors are staying away as most cannabis firms are still relatively small — but it may only be a matter of time

Sport scientists want ‘flawed’ report used to change intersex rules scrapped

The scientists have analysed the report used to force Caster Semenya to medically reduce her testosterone levels and say it should be scratched

Nelson Mandela, the man — by his personal assistant and aide

Zelda la Grange talks about her remarkable relationship based on trust and respect with one of the world’s greatest icons

Economy IMF expects better outlook for SA and Nigeria will lift region

LUKANYO MNYANDA: When trust is eroded, investors are the losers

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Court gags Bantu Holomisa over PIC corruption claims

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JUSTICE MALALA: The fire from below is raging and land occupation is gaining speed

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New twist in VBS saga: Mzwanele Manyi’s newspaper banked with the lender

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Rob Davies fights US tariffs on automotive products

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Amplats’s higher profit forecast fails to impress

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HuffPost to close SA office due to ‘challenging’ advertising revenue

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Is the Competition Commission strangling business?

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Barack Obama urges an end to Kenya’s ethnic politics

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Fatalities mount in Palabora Mining fire

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RANJENI MUNUSAMY: Ramaphosa surrounded by people he cannot trust

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Socioeconomic issues the main rallying point in ANC Gauteng’s election strategy

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How SA hedge funds lost their shine

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STUART THEOBALD: Reaction to report on Viceroy shows how social media allows harassers to attack with impunity

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France to help drought-hit Witsand with solar-power desalination plant

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Has Absa rebrand missed the mark?

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DA defers debate on provincial leaders’ role

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MTN sells its Cyprus business to Monaco Telecom

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Business Day TV: Getting to grips with the challenges facing SA’s economy

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India: Netflix takes a gamble on its next 100-million subscribers

Kiran Stacey

Western companies are increasingly keen to cash in on India’s emerging middle class — but they may have a false idea of what middle class in India really means

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FT COLUMN: Any Brussels agreement with May will be final

Wolfgang Münchau

The EU will not sacrifice the integrity of the single market, nor will it allow the UK to pick and choose the economic sectors it wants to participate in, writes Wolfgang Münchau

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JUSTICE MALALA: The fire from below is raging and land occupation is gaining speed

Justice Malala

'We cannot follow the ANC’s mealy-mouthed and half-hearted attempts at the job, because much of it is being orchestrated by Jacob Zuma to put a fire under his successor Ramaphosa'

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RANJENI MUNUSAMY: Ramaphosa surrounded by people he cannot trust

Ranjeni Munusamy

'National security remains dependent on a contaminated system populated by people whose loyalties might not belong to the current government'

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Google’s hardball approach to Brussels is not doing it any favours

While Facebook has been bending over backwards to prove itself benign, the search giant is refusing to soften its stance in the face of criticism, writes Alex Webb

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EDITOR’S LUNCHBOX: Helen Zille’s Twitter trolls return

Zimbabwe’s expansion of Beitbridge border post is a lifeline for construction group Raubex, and Bantu Holomisa is 'surprised' about gag order

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FT COLUMN: Any Brussels agreement with May will be final

The EU will not sacrifice the integrity of the single market, nor will it allow the UK to pick and choose the economic sectors it wants to participate in, writes Wolfgang Münchau

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