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Cut to the bone
Tight financial budgets are squeezing the provinces.

Not a picnic
Being Finance Minister isn't exactly a stroll in the park.



David Bullard
Something fishy about McBride's search for fresh LM prawns

Stephen Mulholland
Changing the role of the Reserve Bank a serious issue






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Sunday: 22 March, 1998

MTN in a wrangle over sale of R6bn stake

THABO KOBOKOANE
Cellular phone network MTN and the communications department are in dispute over the sale of 40.5% of MTN, a stake worth more than R6-billion. The source of the disagreement is the interpretation of the company's licence conditions, writes

Place your bets wisely in the investment return race

LEIGH ROBERTS
Where should you be investing your savings? In the stock market, in the bank, in Krugerrands, or topping up your mortgage bond? There's no doubt about it, the stock market is the clear winner in the long-term investment stakes. It's unwise, though, to put all your savings in the stock market.
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Everest '98
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Follow the 1998 Everest expeditions on our sister site Out There. This season includes a South African group lead by none other than Ian Woodall, the first disabled assault on the summit, an environmental team hoping to clean up the mountain and a skier who will ski from top to bottom.
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Crunch time for Reserve Bank

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THE WEEK AHEAD

The champions of growth in Africa

Life's not exactly a picnic for 'hardegat'

Provinces swallow the bitter pill: cut and save

'We don't know how much was stolen'

BUSINESS ROUNDUP

Your working life in focus


MTN in a wrangle

COMPANY ROUNDUP

Omnia on top, share price at bottom

Market cannot decide whether Molope Foods is fish or fowl

Italians pay a premium for SA airports

Elexir wants to unbottle its hi-tech magic on JSE

Privest offers training, outsourcing

Didata and Gensec venture into capitalising IT groups

Rebhold expects giant contribution from Jumbo deal


A little piece of heaven for magpies


Gentle downward trend looks set to continue

Week of big volumes ends with weaker close as gold price dips


Place your bets wisely in the investment return race

Local team will manage foreign funds

UNIT TRUSTS:RMB Maximum Income Fund

Extending the terms of policies may be worthwhile

Send your money out to seek your fortune

Tread carefully with your policies


Freeing cement from the shackles of cartels


Europe cries foul over US plot

If I don't need it, I don't want it

Plan launched for learning by surfing in schools

Electronic spending picks up speed among SA customers

Whiling away the workday

Windows 98 for those who simply can't wait


People on the Move

People on the Move

People on the Move

People on the Move


Surveys At A Glance

The more you share the more you know

Taking the gap leaves big holes

Service that is more than just pretty pictures

Building your home

Ready to tap Internet's potential

A tricky place to

All set to become a major force

Experts in the home

Get in the swing with Ernie

Getting connected

Hired guns taking aim at business targets

Vital role for information providers

Turning couch potatoes into mouse potatoes

Interim plan, lasting success

Downsizing not always up to the required goals

Taking the guesswork out of production

The firm which took Toco's bull by the horns

Fads dropped in favour of facts

Companies still keen to consult

Transnet medical aid back on track


Something fishy about McBride's search for fresh LM prawns

Changing the role of the Reserve Bank a serious issue

BRIEFCASE

'They pour gallons of Luyt Lager into a bathtub'


New rates body in UK off to a good start

DBSA flexes its muscles north of the Limpopo



Tanya Accone