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Chartered accountants suggest changes for provisional taxpayers
The SA Institute of Chartered Accountants has proposed that Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan introduce changes for taxpayers in his budget speech.
DA calls for probe over Kumba debacle
The DA is calling for a probe into the mineral resources department following its handling of "the mineral rights debacle involving Kumba and ICT".
Zuma ‘still working’ on State of the Nation address
The president is likely to focus on the need for South Africa to move decisively on programmes and policies that have served the country well so far.
Fresh calls for moratorium on public representatives’ pay
The ANC Youth League has called on government to place a moratorium on salary increases for all public representatives for the next three years.
State’s retirement reforms ‘need to be sustainable’
Liberty Corporate's Willem Loots says it's critical that government's retirement reforms be structured in a sustainable way.
Single homebuyers leading the market
An increasing number of home buyers these days are single and there are some special considerations for such buyers to take into account.
Cabinet’s planning lekgotla to start next week
Government says Cabinet's January lekgotla, which will form the basis of the president's state of the nation speech, is due to begin on January 17.
Eskom says power system’s performance has improved
Eskom says the performance of the country's power system has improved since Monday, with the parastatal saying it would continue to be on alert.
Fedusa raises concerns about Eskom’s blackouts
Fedusa says it is worried that Ethe high risk of power outages announced by Eskom could affect households and businesses for the rest of the month.
ANC centenary bash draws international crowd
The ANC has confirmed that a total of 46 sitting heads of state will attend its weekend centenary celebrations in Mangaung in the Free State.
Cosatu laments ‘white, capitalist-owned’ JSE
Cosatu has urged the ANC to look at transformation in the JSE, which it says is more than 80% white, capitalist-owned, and increasingly foreign-owned.
SA at the helm of the UN Security Council
South Africa will be president of the UN Security Council for the month of January, a position it will use to strengthen ties between the UN and AU.
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