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/ 9 December 2011
Though whites still dominate ownership, the picture is shifting, particularly in property.
Gauteng may have had to ask national government to sort out its troubled finances, but Johannesburg is rated the country’s most productive metro.
The Cabinet’s controversial decision to save three provinces from bankruptcy does not mean extra money for them, says treasury DG Lungisa Fuzile.
Cash-strapped provinces such as Limpopo and Gauteng have complained that pay hikes for government employees are among the reasons for their troubles.
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/ 2 December 2011
Municipal electricity costs are coming under fire as the state gears up to review South Africa’s electricity pricing policy.
Sars has commenced audits and investigations of 180 high net-worth individuals with another 30 to be pursued in this current financial year.
Growing perceptions of South Africa as a ‘rogue democracy’ could have serious consequences.
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/ 18 November 2011
Business, labour and government signed a green-economy accord, committing to the creation of 300 000 jobs by building a green industrial base in SA.
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/ 11 November 2011
The yawning gulf between the green lobby and key elements of big business over climate change came under the spotlight this week.
Enemy at the gate, or Karoo’s saviour? Shell’s Jan Willem Eggink discusses the environmental risks and economic upsides of hydraulic fracturing.