Vol 50 No 14 | SOUTH AFRICA Anglo American's CEO fights back 10th July 2009 Anglo CEO Cynthia Carroll has called for 'a major overhaul' and 'cultural transformation' of senior management. Those managers are striking back, along with members of the board. H...
Vol 50 No 13 | SOUTH AFRICA Business beyond borders 26th June 2009 The Zuma government's foreign policy will be more about commerce than high-minded diplomacy The appointment of the inexperienced Maite Nkoana-Mashabane as Foreign Minister in the new African National Congress (ANC) government suggests that President Jacob Zuma will domina...
Vol 50 No 13 | SOUTH AFRICA Tshwane's big five 26th June 2009 Foreign affairs analysts broadly agree that five countries will attract more attention from Tshwane (Pretoria) Angola will welcome Jacob Zuma on his first foreign trip as President 'before Christmas'. Zuma is grateful to President José Eduardo dos Santos for the loan of an aircraft d...
Vol 50 No 12 | SOUTH AFRICA This time it will be different 12th June 2009 Trades unionists and Communist activists are pushing their leaders to take on government as the recession bites Just days after President Jacob Zuma’s 3 June State of the Nation Address on accountability in government and jobs for the people, the trades unions hit back with calls for wage ri...
Vol 50 No 11 | SOUTH AFRICA You've stood, now deliver 29th May 2009 The people who got out the vote for Zuma insist that he keep his side of the bargain The trades union chief, Zwelinzima Vavi, a key supporter of President Jacob Zuma when he was a mere candidate, is warning the government of a season of strikes if wages are not qui...
Vol 50 No 11 | SOUTH AFRICA The telephone test 29th May 2009 The trades unions' legal challenge to the listing of the multibillion dollar Vodacom cellular phone group on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange tested President Jacob Zuma's political...
Vol 50 No 10 | SOUTH AFRICA Pragmatism trumps ideology 15th May 2009 President Zuma's first cabinet keeps the economic power in the hands of the market-friendly centrists A night of haggling preceded President Jacob Zuma's 10 May announcement of a new cabinet, which includes people from the left, the centre, black business, populists and even a righ...
Vol 50 No 10 | SOUTH AFRICA The security brigade 15th May 2009 Who's who in President Jacob Zuma's security team President Jacob Zuma's ally Siphiwe Nyanda, a former head of the defence force, was appointed Communications Minister; his numerous defence-related business interests disqualified ...
Vol 50 No 9 | SOUTH AFRICA Learning to love Jacob Zuma 1st May 2009 A pragmatic coalition of pro-market politicians and presidential loyalists will dominate the new cabinet There is some truth in Jacob Zuma's insistence that he owes no favours after the African National Congress's sweeping election victory on 22 April. It was the culmination of Zuma's...
Vol 50 No 9 | SOUTH AFRICA On the line to Zuma 1st May 2009 First off of the blocks to congratulate Jacob Zuma on the African National Congress's win in the 22 April elections was British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. This was not just becau...
