JSE firms in line with global markets
Thursday, April 15, 2010
By mid-morning Tuesday, the JSE all share index was up 1.06 percent, with resources 1.71 percent better, gold miners up 2.16 percent and platinum miners 2.07 percent stronger.
Banks were 1.08 percent firmer, financials added 0.73 percent and the industrial index picked up 0.54 percent.
A young man suspected of breaking into a car was seized by residents, severely assaulted, and died in the hospital within an hour. We unreservedly condemn this mob justice. It is not a solution to crime, but a criminal offence that turns citizens into murderers.Residents are understandably angry about theft. The person who raised the alarm at 4am acted lawfully, and the neighbours who rushed to help showed community spirit. But what followed was...