Stories of note Bytes from the digital world President Jacob Zuma lied, says the South African Communist Party (SACP), claiming the president told them one thing and the public something else over his last Cabinet reshuffle. Zweli Mkhize has been nominated for ANC president, joining the growing the list of hopefuls, including Lindiwe Sisulu and Jeff Radebe. SABC board guns for Hlaudi Motsoaneng for his bizarre R11.4m bonus and for the funds he provided for the ‘SABC Thank You’ concert. In my opinion Matters of debate Martin Gustafsson points to an unusual surge in SA’s birth rate, comparable to the likes of the Ukraine when the government there sought to boost an exceptionally low birth rate. Trapped in the expensive and huge build of two coal-fired power stations, while renewable energy sources get cheaper and more popular with consumers by the day, Eskom may already be in the throes of a death spiral. Finding alpha The long and the short of the markets New industrialist programme ...

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