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Policy uncertainty rose in 2017 — but the outlook for 2018 is looking brighter

The policy uncertainty index released by North-West University showed an average score of 55.4, up from 53.6 in the third quarter of 2017

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Private sector borrowing picks up faster than expected

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Lynne Brown threatens to rotate inefficient boards at state-owned companies

The public enterprises minister says a major priority for the department in 2018 will be to address the regression in audit outcomes of SOEs

IEC is running out of time for up-to-date voters’ roll

The Electoral Commission of SA must verify and add millions of voters’ residential addresses to the roll ahead of the 2019 election

Magashule, Duarte comments on Zuma ‘powerful and dangerous’

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Kimi Makwetu blames infrastructure failures on local corruption

The rot at municipalities is compromising the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent’s sustainability

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The South African Reserve Bank governor is the first sub-Saharan African to chair the IMF’s International Monetary and Finance Committee

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Cellphones changed the game in the last century. A new project looks at how to harness innovations like robotics, 3D printing and blockchain to change the world, writes Strive Masiyiwa

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A two-tier board structure where the management board doesn’t always keep the supervisory board in the loop, combined with Steinhoff’s corporate culture, appear to have created accountability holes, writes Owen Skae

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