Stories of note Bytes from the digital world US President Donald Trump rejected SA’s application for exemption from his steel and aluminium tariffs. Is SA being punished by the US for not siding with it at the UN? A document published on the US state department’s website included a paragraph headed Allies and Adversaries, which said: "The 10 countries with the lowest voting coincidence with the US were, in ascending order: Zimbabwe, Burundi, Iran, Syria, Venezuela, North Korea, Turkmenistan, Cuba, Bolivia and SA." In my opinion Matters of debate SA has been better at generating jobs for skilled people than for unskilled. Unfortunately, we are not very effective at creating skills, writes Ann Bernstein. The auditor-general should be empowered to refer cases for investigation when wrongdoing is uncovered, writes Xolisa Phillip. Finding alpha The long and the short of the markets Old Mutual investors will get one Quilter share for every three Old Mutual shares held, and perhaps some ca...

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