Richard Steyn Speech at Michaelhouse Speech Day

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Mr Chairman, Rector and staff, distinguished guests, parents and boys of Michaelhouse.
Thank you Rector for your kind invitation to address this assembly today.
I am always daunted at having to speak on so solem an occasion as a school "Speech Day: daunted by having to address two audiences at once - both who are hoping for an early lunch.

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By Humphrey Borkum, Chairman JSE Limited

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It is my contention that in the over 40 years that I have been associated with the JSE, South Africans have always over-reacted emotionally towards the exchange.  When there is a bull market people believe it is never going to stop and when there is a bear market  everyone believes that the sun will never shine again.

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Professor Jonathan Janson's Speech

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In view of the furore around Prof. Jansens “pardoning” of the Reitz four a reading of the full speech is most enlightening. Sensational newspaper headlines did not help matters and after reading the speech one can see how Bishop Tutu could endorse his actions.

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JP Landman - How the Nation is Shaping Up

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Starting three years ago, the Presidency annually releases a set of development indicators measuring how SA is shaping up. 76 indicators, grouped around ten areas of our national life, are measured and compared over time.

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Speech by Raymond Ackerman, Cape Times Breakfast

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25 November 2008   Mr Chairman, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Like many of my contemporaries in the business world, I am frequently asked how I remain so bullish in the face of the many challenges that confront South Africa. Particularly, there is often a hint of incredulity that Pick n Pay should continue to invest so confidently in a commercial environment that is threatened by very worrying levels of crime and violence, political uncertainty and deteriorating services. 

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