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Competing subsidies fail to ignite solar geysers  
2010-07-30 04:00:01
Coming in the next five years to a roof near you: one of a million solar water heaters. That is the government's plan but there is no clarity on how the target is going to be met, as the industry is governed by an incomplete regulatory system and important policy decisions have yet to be taken. [Full Story...]  0 Comments
Offer may halt strike, but anger grows  
2010-07-30 04:00:01
A great deal of murk and misinformation needs to be got out of the way for a reasonable and honest assessment of the public sector dispute. In the first place - and despite numerous and often contradictory reports - it will be obvious by today that the country's 380 000 teachers did not join the partial, two-day public sector strike that began yesterday. [Full Story...]  0 Comments



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Competing subsidies fail to ignite solar geysers  Comment
2010-07-30 04:00:01
Coming in the next five years to a roof near you: one of a million solar water heaters. That is the government's plan but there is no clarity on how the target is going to be met, as the industry is governed by an incomplete regulatory system and important policy decisions have yet to be taken.
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Long-term common sense a sight for sore eyes  Comment
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Offer may halt strike, but anger grows  Comment
2010-07-30 04:00:01
A great deal of murk and misinformation needs to be got out of the way for a reasonable and honest assessment of the public sector dispute. In the first place - and despite numerous and often contradictory reports - it will be obvious by today that the country's 380 000 teachers did not join the partial, two-day public sector strike that began yesterday.
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Will media clampdown turn us into lapdogs?  Comment
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Mines must put the lives of workers over output  Comment
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Not all labour broking is good or vital  Comment
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It is with concern and disappointment that I read the article in the Business Report of November 5 titled "Labour broking is vital service, says ILO paper".
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