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Currency wars Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan gives the opening address to delegates at the annual conference of the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa in Johannesburg on Tuesday, where he warned against "currency wars". (Werner Beukes, Sapa) Read more

Business

Gordhan warns of 'trade war'

Pravin Gordhan has warned that the so-called currency wars could lead to what he referred to as "trade wars" if they are allowed to continue.

World

Fear trumps fairness on Burma's campaign trail

Fearful voters and veiled military threats ahead of Burma's first election in two decades have turned the campaign trail into a one-sided show.

National

Sheriff visits Malema

The sheriff has visited ANC youth leader Julius Malema's Sandton home to make a list of his assets after he failed to pay a R50 000 fine.

Slideshow

The festival that rocked

M&G; multimedia editor Lauren Clifford-Holmes shares her photographic highlights from this year's Rocking the Daisies music festival in Cape Town. The slideshow features major acts like The Dirty Skirts, New Young Pony Club (UK) and the ever-entertaining Boo!

National

Asmal sounds self-censorship warning

The media's self-regulation should not turn into self-censorship, African National Congress (ANC) veteran Kader Asmal said on Tuesday.

National

'The right to know is a fundamental right'

About a thousand people are expected to participate in a silent march through Johannesburg on Tuesday to commemorate Media Freedom Day.

National

Cwele trial to hear argument over intercepted calls

The state intends producing intercepted calls between drug-trafficking accused Sheryl Cwele and convicted drug mule Tessa Beetge, a court has heard.

National

Cosatu 'worried' over halt of arms-deal probe

Cosatu is upset about the arms-deal probe being scrapped, saying the flawed deal had made many rich on the sidelines, it was reported on Tuesday.

World

Militants storm Chechen Parliament in deadly stand-off

Militants stormed Parliament in Russia's conflict-torn Chechnya on Tuesday before being killed in a bloody stand-off with security forces.

Slideshow

Homeless in Gabon

While 350 people claim to have been displaced because of the shack demolitions in Gabon in May, only 72 approached the court for redress. While the Ekurhuleni Municipality was ordered to rebuild the shacks by the South Gauteng High Court in August, evicted residents say they will not occupy the shacks as they are not habitable.

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Switched on and turned off
The IRP2010 has shown the way forward but it’s not going to be plain sailing

We swear this is good for you
What is the deal with people and good old natural expletives?

The festival that rocked
M&G;'s Lauren Clifford-Holmes shares her photo highlights from this year's Rocking the Daisies

Media under fire
With the media under fire, journalists across the country gather to commemorate Press Freedom Day

Weather

Johannesburg

19 October, 2010 | 10° - 27° | Sunny

Durban

19 October, 2010 | 19° - 26° | Afternoon Clouds

Cape Town

19 October, 2010 | 13° - 20° | More Sun than clouds

Ntola still head of class
The president of Sadtu has faced weeks of conflict, but remains committed to working-class interests

Heita, it's 8ta
As of Monday, SA will have a fourth mobile operator, a mobile arm of Telkom named "Heita"

Aurora survives for another day
Security company reaches out of court agreement after liquidation order granted

Rise in eating disorders in adult women
Psychiatrists blame pressures of modern life

The real cost of a small company retirement fund
With monthly fees as high as 8% of contributions, is it worth having a company pension fund?

$2,5m 'bid' for Madiba drawing
Questions hang over price and proceeds of signed artwork

Sexual abuse rampant at rural schools
Sixty Mpumalanga teachers are fired for sexually abusing pupils in the past five years

Freedom is freedom of speech
Parliament will find that media self-regulation in SA squares with the international standard

Minister talks farmers' language
Joemat-Pettersson acknowledges the importance of their role in a future South Africa

Sophie in the Jo'burg skyline
The M&G; speaks to Mary Shibande who has taken art out of the gallery, onto the streets

Ndumo reserve hit by invasion
Troops are called in as sensitive ecosystems are damaged

SA 'bungled' Iranian sanctions
Deputy minister says SA would have voted against Iran sanctions at UN Security Council

Take Five: HIV grinds porn industry to a halt
HIV-infected porn stars to McDonald's meals that don't rot, Faranaaz Parker's weekly wrap

Bear necessities
Movies of the week: Shaun de Waal reviews films showing at the Pride Films festival

Mandela, still the enigma
Conversations with Myself yields some new facts but few personal details

The wool has been pulled over your eyes
DA leader Hellen Zille defends her stance on the HRC

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National Insight

'There is no human who can sleep in this'

Evicted shack dwellers from the Gabon informal settlement on the East Rand have refused to occupy 72 corrugated iron shacks built for them.

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Ndumo reserve hit by invasion, crime

Troops are called in as sensitive ecosystems are damaged.

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Opinion

Cutting benefits for jobs

Everyone knows cutting housing benefits just takes us down the route to US-style ghettos

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We swear this is good for you

What is the deal with people and good old natural expletives?

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business

Gordhan warns of 'trade war'

Pravin Gordhan has warned that the so-called currency wars could lead to what he referred to as "trade wars" if they are allowed to continue.

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Marcus: SA's economy remains fragile

South Africa's economic recovery remains fragile, Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus said on Tuesday.

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Smart Money

Government retail bonds: a great way to save

If you are prepared to lock your money away for two years, government retail bonds are an excellent way to save.

Sport

Chiefs wary of Birds

Unbeaten Kaizer Chiefs will not be lulled into a false sense of security when they meet Moroka Swallows in a Soweto derby on Wednesday night.

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All eyes on Rooney as United resume Euro quest

The feverish guessing game over Wayne Rooney's future is looming over Manchester United as they prepare to resume their Champions League campaign.

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Africa Insight

Namibia's Himba embrace tourism, with little profit

The Himba people open their community where they have survived colonialism, wars and droughts with their ancient traditions intact.

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Long and winding road

Adetokunbo Abiola takes a luxury ride from Accra to Ouagadougou.

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World Insight

Tea Party: 'Anyone but Obama'

What gets a Tea Party activist going? A good way of answering that is to browse the stalls at a Tea Party rally.

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Republicans stomp on the middle class

But amid all the political weirdness, the middle and working classes aren’t putting up a fight

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Arts

The mother of the Holocaust

Had those presiding at the Nuremberg trials done their homework, they would have seen Nazism as the product of German history, authors argue.

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Wurst-case scenario

Brent Meersman something very democratic about the German people's delicious, wholesome and large food -- and about beer in general.

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Leisure

Tourists' millions elude the poor locals' nets

Boa is 19, the sixth of 11 children. With all of his family, he lives in a small thatched two-room house on the outskirts of Siem Reap.

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Sprightly enough to get around rash cyclists

Sukasha Singh finds pleasure in driving the Audi A6 3.0-litre quattro tiptronic.

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The Hawks are not performing, neither are Africa’s leaders, and things apparently aren’t so good with porn movies!

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