DRAWING UP PLANS FOR ECONOMIC SURVIVAL
By Ferial Haffajee
There is an industrious atmosphere at the design and drafting academy on the East Rand. Sixty pairs of eyes are fixed on their computer screens, learning the Computer Aided Design & Drawing (CADD) program. It's a state-of-the-art program used i...

STRONG MEDICINE FOR AILING JO'BURG PATIENT
By Claire Bisseker
Sagie Pillay (42) has the worst job in Johannesburg. He has to turn around a crumbling enterprise that employs 4 000 people and has a budget of R650m but has never had a formally trained accountant, human resources or IT manager . ==c...

CHINA'S URBAN CONSUMERS TURN TO WHITE METAL
By Brendan Ryan
In platinum marketing terms, China has gone from zero to hero in fewer than five years as young consumers have taken a shine to the white metal and boosted annual demand from 220 000 oz in 1996 to 950 000 oz last year. That demand is being d...

E-GOVERNMENT LETS PRIVATE SECTOR IN SAFELY
By Ethel Hazelhurst
The 21st Century is putting a new spin on the old controversy over what part government should play in the economy. A recent survey by international accountancy firm KPMG of government departments and agencies in nine countries, including SA...