Japan mulls free trade pact

Business Correspondent

Johannesburg – JAPAN is considering the possibility of a free trade agreement with South Africa, says Japanese ambassador to the country, Yasukuni Enoki....

Budget no help to EC, say professor and Contralesa

Grahamstown – Trevor Manuel’s 2002 Budget would not help the Eastern Cape with its dream of attracting big foreign investments, Rhodes University economics department head Hugo Nel said yesterday. ...

Metro launches small business expo

By Sicelo Fayo Business Editor

PLANS by the Metro council to place small business at the centre of regional economic development got under way yesterday with Mayor Nceba Faku announcing that an exhibition would be held in Port Elizabeth in June....

Investors pile out of JSE

Johannesburg – Investors piled out of the JSE Securities Exchange yesterday, sending the overall index 1,3 per cent lower to close at 10 544 despite stronger world markets....