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Apathy the barrier to reining in boards

5 January 2010

Shareholders already have the legislative clout to enable them to act on executive pay... read full story

Scotland's whisky industry nursing a powerful hangover

3 January 2010

WHEN workers at drinks group Diageo's Johnnie Walker scotch whisky packaging plant in Kilmarnock, south-west Scotland, agreed to a redundancy deal days before Christmas it ended six months of bitter protests over the group's decision to sever links with the town after 189 years... read full story

South Africa's new President has made a promising start, but faces big challenges

2 January 2010

The soccer World Cup is fine, but the country is beset by problems. Michael Bleby reports from Johannesburg... read full story