PRESS BARONS New elite emerges in dramatic shake-up in newspaper industry. BACK ON TRACK Goodyear returns with a R568m investment in local tyre industry. David Bullard Wagging fingers old and new put press freedom in its place . Stephen Mulholland Hot under the collar about cellphone road hogs .

Sunday: 24 November, 1996 Manuel sets tough Budget of R186bn By SVEN LUNSCHE THE government has backed a R185,5-billion Budget for the 1997/98 fiscal year - the first time in years that the state intends cutting expenditure in real terms. Documents with Business Times show the spending figure was approved at a Cabinet meeting last month. It signals Finance Minister Trevor Manuel's determination to put the country on the road to financial discipline. Peers honour Didata and Rupert SOUTH Africa's captains of industry this week voted Johann Rupert, executive chairman of Rembrandt, as Business Times' Businessman of the Year for 1996. Information technology group Dimension Data won the newspaper's Top Company award. The TOP100 Survey THE Business Times Top 100 companies are ranked by the measure that, we believe, matters most: how they have performed for their shareholders and thus improved shareholder wealth. The shares - all listed on the JSE - are measured over five years to the end of September this year. Get graph-ting Stock IXCHANGE is Windows software that displays graphs of shares, unit trusts and other financial instruments. Simply click on the logo and the relevant graph will appear. But first you'll need to download Stock IXCHANGE Lite to use this service Cybercard Send an online Christmas card to a friend anywhere in the world - instantly and at no cost! Choose the illustration you like, write a personal message, and your friend will receive a little piece of you via e-mail. No more excuses.... Times Media Limited disclaims all liability for any loss, damage, injury or expense however caused, arising from the use of or reliance upon, in any manner, the information provided through this service and does not warrant the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information provided. © Times Media Ltd, 1996 Full Site Index Manuel sets tough Budget of R186b Fourth estate becomes the property of the new power elite No fanfare at Johnnic parad SA customs bloodhounds sniffing out illegal import Peers honour Didata and Ruper Deliver or be sold, Post Office tol From adversity to achievemen Government blamed for Safcol's poor showin Rate hike may not be the right medicin BRIEFCAS Long arm of the law will stretch into boardrooms BUSINESS DIGES SoftLine aims to make a big impac US firms point fingers at Highveld and Iscor Local tyres are back in the rac COMPANY DIGES Syndicates target container New-look Dorbyl in gear to drive into profitable futur Tongaat's figures whet appetite All's fair in love and wa Business touch could save taxpayer billion A blast a day turns the Buffels team into a winne Gold shares battle against bad bad news in bearish marke FTSE records biggest one-day gain this yea Share picking becomes an art for It's belt-tightening time as Stals lights a rocket under UNIT TRUSTS:CORPORATION HIGH GROWT How to survive sky-high interest rate Don't be lulled into believing another Masterbond isn't possibl In the US of A, they salute their entrepreneurs Hollywood styl Bank hedges its bets with 100% rand-proof packag There's more to setting up a solid enterprise than a good ide You're paying through the nose, so ensure your medical aid doesn't bleed you dr Digging in at the cutting edge of nail and beauty car Serious about putting Transnet on the right trac 1: People on the mov 2: People on the mov 3: People on the mov 4: People on the mov Confident of packing a punch Family at heart of the busines Cardboard cores could open doors for Frame Pay-back time for loyal shareholders Trust the way to avoid strike Wagging fingers old and new put press freedom in its plac Hot under the collar about cellphone road hog Call for 'robust' US to take rates hike pill puzzles economist