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Oil prices are flat on weak US demand

However, this is offset by a sharp decline in Iraqi crude exports amid tensions with Kurdistan; Russia’s Rosneft agrees to take control of the Kurdish oil pipeline

Policy weakness in SA is a critical constraint: there is no plethora of workable policies

SA should not resign itself to corruption just because it is possible to grow with moderate corruption, but nor should investors believe were it not for corruption, SA would be growing near 5%, ...

Eskom fires Koko inquiry case presenter

Footage shows case presenter Sebetja Matsaung engaged in a heated exchange with Financial Mail deputy editor Sikonathi Mantshantsha

EFF student command wins SRC at Wits

Taking 12 out of 15 seats, the EFF says ‘Wits is ready for an EFF-led student representative council’

Bots are better at picking stocks than humans

A new exchange-traded fund in which robots pick the stocks, which has been trading since October 18, is beating its human competitors

What economists expect of South Africa’s projected deficit

Economists doubt Malusi Gigaba has a plan to avoid a local currency credit rating downgrade by mid-2018

Chamber of Mines blasts charter as a ‘total disaster’

In publishing the Mining Charter the Mineral Resources Minister had purported to exercise powers that resided exclusively with Parliament, says Chamber of Mines

Businessman challenges Grace Mugabe’s diamond ring claim

Belgium-based Jamal Hamed is counter-suing the Zimbabwean first lady, who claims he short-changed her on delivery of a 100-carat diamond ring worth $1.35m

New low for Bangladesh ahead of last ODI

South Africa have cantered to victory in the first two ODIs

Gimmick or game-changer: is virtual reality the future of film?

Virtual reality, its proponents say, will change the face of cinema within the next decade, but some say the ‘computer game’ feel can be a little off-putting

Eskom fires Koko inquiry case presenter

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Footage shows case presenter Sebetja Matsaung engaged in a heated exchange with Financial Mail deputy editor Sikonathi Mantshantsha

Malusi Gigaba is in a tight spot and his midterm budget is bound to disappoint

The finance minister has to try to keep state finances in a reasonable shape, but he is unwilling to put anybody’s nose out of joint, writes Nazmeera ...

Opinion

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Policy weakness in SA is a critical constraint: there is no plethora of workable policies

SA should not resign itself to corruption just because it is possible to grow with moderate corruption, but nor should investors believe were it not for ...

Opinion

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Nelson Mandela Bay to terminate KPMG contract

Auditing firm has been in the headlines recently over work it did for the Gupta family and for its admission that work it did for SARS was flawed

National

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New low for Bangladesh ahead of last ODI

South Africa have cantered to victory in the first two ODIs

Sport / Cricket

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Zuma has until November 30 to make submissions about corruption charges

The National Prosecuting Authority will decide whether to reinstate the 783 corruption charges on representations not previously considered

National

Molefe should never have had an Eskom pension, fund’s head tells MPs

Parliament’s inquiry into state capture hears how Eskom bought 13 years of extra service for its disgraced CEO

Companies / Energy

It is gossip, spokesperson says about rumours Zuma might fire Ramaphosa

Asked in Parliament on Thursday whether he might be axed, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said only that he would accept Jacob Zuma’s decision if he ...

National

NEWS ANALYSIS: Probes by UK watchdogs and FBI into Gupta dealings a game changer

Business Day understands US and UK authorities have begun preparations to seize bank accounts and confiscate properties linked to the Guptas, write Genevieve ...

National

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Joe Maila, spokesperson for Aaron Motsoaledi, has died

Maila had served as a spokesperson for the Department of Health since May 2012, and he is survived by his wife and two children

National

Veteran to succeed Pali Lehohla as Stats SA chief

Risenga Maluleke, who has been with the statistics agency for 20 years, is a trusted partner and ‘servant leader’, says Lehohla

National

Ramaphosa is scathing about state capture and corruption

The deputy president says public servants are ‘the first line of defence in protecting our state’ and that he no longer wants the world to view SA ...

National

SIPHO PITYANA: SA is nearing a watershed — if the ANC conference happens

An emphatic rejection of Zuma and the looters could strengthen democracy, or the Zuma faction could consolidate its power, writes Sipho Pityana

Opinion

Hawks expects breakthrough in the SA’s largest data leak case

The Hawks’ cyber-crime unit is investigating how more than 60-million South Africans’ private data was leaked to a leading real estate site

National

Evidence leader at Koko hearing had Eskom business ties

The lawyer leading evidence at the Koko hearing owns shares in firm that pursued Eskom joint venture

Companies / Energy

Labour federations and unions move to secure PIC funds

Proposed measures include an amendment to the Public Investment Corporation Act of 2004 to ensure the inclusion of representatives of trade unions

National

EDITOR’S LUNCHBOX: The nation’s fixer-upper, SAA, will be a harder task than Telkom

In its defence, says the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal, they’re not the only party involved in political assassinations. Good for you.

Opinion / Columnists

NATASHA MARRIAN: Spy reports are Zuma’s wrecking balls

‘It is clear in the ANC’s 2017 leadership battle that intelligence-run interference is rife’

Opinion / Columnists

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Natasha Marrian Political editor: Business Day

Fourth clean audit running for Department of Sport and Recreation

‘It is not easy to receive a clean audit and recognition should be granted to all departments that strive to ensure that happens’

National

NEWS ANALYSIS: Leaked data: 60-million records might have been online for years

Initially thought to be 30-million records, the data is now offline as South Africans start worrying about identity theft affecting them, writes Toby Shapshak

National

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Toby Shapshak Columnist

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Unilever needs to scoop up more deals to weather competitive storm

Matthew Vincent

As any student of British mores and barometers knows, talking about the weather typically cloaks a deeper awkwardness, writes Matthew Vincent

Six books that may change your life and/or business and/or trust in technology

Emma Jacobs, Andrew Hill and Janina Conboye

From Apple’s coolness (and associated death threats) to Richard Branson’s ebullience and why your reputation may be more valuable than money

THE FT COLUMN: Zombie ideas about Brexit that refuse to die

Martin Wolf

To understand the state the UK is in now in we need to understand the zombie ideas that hold so many Brexiters in their grip, writes Martin Wolf

FT MARKETS: Eerie quiet marks Black Monday’s anniversary

Tim Harford

It is time to agitate the calm waters of the real economy. But how, asks Tim Harford

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Oil prices are flat on weak US demand

Markets

World markets climb along with the dollar and US bond yields

Markets

Futures higher on upbeat Dow opening and flat JSE close

Markets

Gold prices fall as US approves blueprint for Trump’s tax cuts

Markets

MARKET WRAP: JSE ends the week flat ahead of budget policy statement

Markets

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