SA needs vocational training

It’s not enough that 8 percent of youth are graduating from vocational training programmes, says McKinsey.

• DA wants legal opinion on SAA financial extension
• Calls to reject ‘toxic gold refinery’
• FNB apologises for technical woes
• Amplats sees limited platinum growth

SA needs vocational training

It’s not enough that 8 percent of youth are graduating from vocational training programmes, says McKinsey.

• DA wants legal opinion on SAA financial extension
• Calls to reject ‘toxic gold refinery’
• FNB apologises for technical woes
• Amplats sees limited platinum growth

Amplats sees limited platinum growth

Amplats says growth in supplies of the metal will be limited this year as capital spending is constrained amid low prices.

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• Amplats continues cost cutting
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Donna Karan goes on the block

LVMH will sell Donna Karan International to G-III Apparel Group for an enterprise value of $650 million.

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JSE error turns net buys into R36bn in sales

A programming error at the JSE means reported net purchases by foreign investors since May are actually net sales of about R36.4 billion.

• Oil dips on supply concerns
• Dollar buoyant against the yen
• Asian shares edge up
• Gold is not all that glitters

Concerns with Africa’s visa-free travel plans

The new AU Passport raises concerns about security and labour migration, writes Pierre Heistein.

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• The lost generation of oil workers