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Dark economic clouds have a silver lining

By Prieur du Plessis, on August 18th, 2008 posted in: South Africa

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By Jeremy Gardiner

The first half of 2008 saw world markets having to cope with an inordinate amount of bad news. The Americans had it the worst, as they were battered by the ravages of subprime, a collapsing housing market and a banking system under severe pressure.

Worldwide we have seen […]

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Regulating Creativity …

By Prieur du Plessis, on August 18th, 2008 posted in: Humor

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