Flash Briefing: Caster loses legal battle; Malema wants your business; Apple drives Wall Street

South African Olympic champion Caster Semenya has lost a legal battle against rules to force her to take medicine to compete internationally. Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters party has called for workers to be given shares in all strategic sectors within the economy, including the financial sector. On the US stock markets, Apple was a winner, rising about 6% and pulling Wall Street indices up with it in early trade on 1 May. Most European markets were closed for the May Day holiday as was the JSE.