EDITOR’S LUNCHBOX: Last-minute lobbying before no-confidence vote
BBBEE Commission swoops on six verification agencies and major firms for noncompliance with codes of good practice, and do others know if your tweet is sarcastic?
Stories of note Bytes from the digital world Researchers at MIT in the US have developed an algorithm that can detect sarcasm in tweets. The Guptas did, after all, pay for the Waterkloof home belonging to Jacob Zuma’s fourth wife. Lobbying ramps up ahead of no-confidence vote in President Jacob Zuma. In my opinion Matters of debate Government work has come to a halt as the Zuma crisis engulfs the country. Harvard’s Calestous Juma argues that advanced economies did not get where they are today by cutting corners (also known as leapfrogging) in their development, so why is it considered a good thing for developing countries? Jacob Zuma is counting on abstentions as much as a "yes" vote. Finding alpha The long and the short of the markets Construction and agriculture were worst hit by job losses in the second quarter. BBBEE Commission swoops on six verification agencies and major companies for noncompliance with the codes of good practice. Job pressure is negatively affecting medical s...
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