South Africa's leading mobile phone network operator Vodacom announced it intends to move into the fixed-line sector, a step that will put it into direct competition with its own major shareholder,...
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Economic Update | Keeping the Line
22 Jul 2010
Economic Update | Turbulence Ahead for SAA
22 Jul 2010
South Africa's national carrier has hit a patch of rough weather, with more turbulence predicted as South African Airways is mired deeply in the red.
Economic Update | Uranium's Glowing Future
22 Jul 2010
South Africa's mining sector is taking a long hard look at uranium as world prices for the mineral are rising and future demand is tipped to double as more countries join the nuclear power club.
Economic Update | Piracy Problems
22 Jul 2010
South Africa needs to do more to combat software piracy, which is costing the national economy $215m a year, according to a report released in mid May.
Economic Update | Reserve Bank Warning Over Inflation Rates
22 Jul 2010
South Africa's targeted inflation rate for the year is being put under a degree of pressure, due in part to high energy prices and an economy that is still running hot, South African Reserve Bank (...
Economic Update | Smelter Back In The Fire
22 Jul 2010
An international industrial power play has put a question mark over the construction of a $2.75bn aluminium smelter in South Africa's Eastern Cape region, a project that has already had more than its...