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Lies, damned lies and statistics

Lies. damned lies and statistics. It’s a cliché that has been used several times in this column over the years. I have used it because statistical data, especially about employment and the cost of living, can influence attitudes, opinions and policy decisions. As...

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The Nobel Price for (SA) Peace

The latest furore about statements made by former apartheid president FW de Klerk has raised one very pertinent point: the political considerations that go into the decisions regarding the award of the Nobel Peace Prize. It also raises again the circumstances in which...

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Adcorp and CDE wrong about productivity decline

Adcorp and CDE wrong about productivity decline

Press statement from AIDC, 14 September 2011 Arguing for cutting workers' wages, Adcorp and Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) mislead media and the public. The Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) and the labour broker Adcorp continue to argue for...

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Political earthquake in Greece

Political earthquake in Greece

These are the final results of the parliamentarian elections in Greece: Nea Dimokratia (Right wing pro austerity program) 18,85%,  108 seats (33,47%  in 2009 elections) SYRIZA (Coalition of the radical left, anti austerity) 16,78%, 52 seats  (4,60%) PASOK (Socialists,...

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Romance, grace and football | by Mark Espin

Romance, grace and football | by Mark Espin

When people write about football they often employ a series of overstated adjectives and nauseating hyperbole. The death of Sampaio de Sousa Vieira de Oliveira in December last year required that football writers be much more careful about their use of language when...

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