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Inside this issue
• Ending chronically high unemployment needs economic growth of more than the predicted 3.2%
• Concerns have been raised about the ANC’s commitment to open politics - -
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Back to reality now the party’s over
Richard Lapper reports on a country beset by self-doubt only two months after hosting a hugely successful football World Cup
Politics: Zuma moves to assert his authority over ANC
The president is struggling to seize the initiative, says Simon Mundy
The economy: Modest growth is unlikely to stem unemployment
Simon Mundy reports on barriers to development
Banking: Well run system has attractions as a base for expansion
Outsiders are keen to gain a foothold, writes Richard Stovin-Bradford
Johannesburg: Plan seeks to knit city together
Margaret O’Connor on the commercial capital’s grand transport ambitions
The media: Sound and fury at proposed press law
Legislation would introduce reporting restrictions, writes Richard Lapper
Sporting venues: What to do with all those stadiums?
Roger Blitz reports on a quandary after the summer’s football frenzy
Olympic bid: Durban vies for sporting accolade
David Owen looks at a city’s ambitions to host the ultimate contest
Tourism: Benefits of football fame are slow to flow
The World Cup has burnished the country’s international image, writes Michael Bleby
Guest column: Redistribution has failed – growth is what is needed
Every rand spent on transfers is a rand not spent on fixing schools, building telecoms and ports and creating efficient cities and towns, writes Ann Bernstein
