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African Beat
The continent is taking its first steps into the Infomation age.

Your Investment Guide
Housing prices are finally showing signs of life after years in the doldrums



David Bullard
Warning: too much time on the phone with psychopaths causes racial hatred

Stephen Mulholland
Merit, not pigment, should determine sport's rewards






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Sunday: 03 May, 1998

Investec does it the niche way in London

MARCIA KLEIN
INVESTEC moved decisively to squash a late attempt to thwart its £428-million (R3.6-billion) offer to buy British investment bank Hambros plc. Soon after Investec announced its bid, management of Guinness Flight Hambro Asset Management (GFH) - an 88% subsidiary of Hambros - said it "will continue to seek an alternative buyer".

Housing prices set to go through the roof

LEIGH ROBERTS
HOMEOWNERS rejoice! The property market looks set to rise out of the doldrums and into boom territory. But there are a few niggling concerns that could stall the fun - a troubled general election is one.
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Watch those newly listed shares carefully


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Unique strengths merge in FirstRand

SCMB: What's good for our clients is good for business

Intellectual capital lifts Investec to the pinnacle


Warning: too much time on the phone with psychopaths causes racial hatred

Merit, not pigment, should determine sport's rewards

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'Until they toyi-toyi into power, animals have no rights'




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