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Sunday: 29 June, 1997 New M-Net rules annoy all sides MARCIA KLEIN WIDE-ranging amendments to M-Net's licence have been criticised from all sides. The amendments, which include imposition of a licence fee and new advertising and programming restrictions, were criticised by M-Net for being too harsh, and slammed by potential competitors as maintaining the status quo. No Big Bang as the Forex Noose is Unhitched LEIGH ROBERTS EUREKA! The exchange control wall crumbles next week, allowing individual investors to legally invest their savings abroad. Investors will face a minefield of decisions - and a bureaucratic paper mountain - when they take money out of the country, including having the taxman hot on their heels. Investing Offshore Access this weeks Money Guides for our special focus on offshore investing. Read the opposing views of the experts and get some sound advice of where to put your money. Examine our "who's who and is offering what" guide to the new investment products you'll be able to take advantage of this week. GET GRAPH-TING BT INTERACTIVE 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 You can now interact with Business Times via our new moderated discussion forum and voting. Have your say on our poll on whether Telkom be allowed to gain monopoly control over Internet connectivity in South Africa, held over by popular demand. Yes!     or      No! 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, 1996-1997 Full Site Index No Big Bang as the forex noose is unstitched Lower inflation feeds rate-cut optimism BRIEFCASE THE WEEK AHEAD Task group to expose counterfeit imports COMPANY DIGEST Row looming over state's freeze on new private clinics Clothing stores deal in dinosaur fever Foreign investment felled by crime Competition Board renews probe into liquor industry BUSINESS DIGEST Up and down for Rupert businesses Car industry fumes over Sasol dumping its alcohol into fuel Cutting Caesarean arrogance down to manageable size New M-Net rules annoy all sides Toco down, but it's only a slip Premier set to split CNA Gallo Bidvest gulps down Waltons and joins top 40 Woolies takes its debt back New group in R100m share offer to blacks Nail sets aside a cache of millions to fund growth Once-bitten Anglo not shy to shop some more Alusaf quiet on expected Mozal returns Pushing limits ever further, M-Net pioneer talks himself out of his job Gales of criticism knock IBM SA into the blues Job makes Sanachem mess his work A tale of two sparkling waterfront jewels Hopes of early interest rate cut propel industrials, all-shares up Looming UK budget adds an edge to index The taxman will be hot on your heels as you Cost shocks for our brave band of overseas investors Look for consistency in performance What you can and can't do with your R200 000 Who offers what in the foreign world of 'offshore' UNIT TRUSTS: Standard Bank Index Fund The grass isn't necessarily greener on the other side Beware: the offshore feeding frenzy is about to begin! Under-cooked dish fails to stay the chef's hand People on the Move People on the Move People on the Move People on the Move Getting down to the business of business US leads as human resources get specific Getting buildings plugged in Helping hotels achieve their own high standards Fighting to keep up with global trends Taking care with whom you dance Excess baggage weighs down big business Consultants worth the money Tiptoeing through the labour minefield Better extra safe than sorry Industry must surf tidal wave of crime Lean service cuts out the fat Federation earns the industry's respect Make it your business South Africa follows the dial-a-policy trend Technology transformation Brokers do not have carte blanche No more bounced cheques for FNB Outplaced executives needed to plug gaps Heeding the call for popular centres Giving a business procedure a human face Temporary staff a permanent fixture Unbundling activities for sound economics Getting computers on the right line As apology virus infects the world, Radio 702 runs from reality Oh for a little Mississippi justice in crime-ridden SA Enmeshment of two economies lays communist fears to rest McDonald's scores epic own goal in libel case

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