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/ 9 June 2000

Take ’em to small claims court

Some people are blessed with financial savvy and manage their money sensibly, but there are others who survive by cheating you blind Sharon Gill So you gave the builder a down payment and haven’t seen him since, while you were away for the weekend your flatmate moved out and took your CD player with him, […]

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/ 9 June 2000

M&G accuses Reuters of copyright

violation Khadija Magardie The Mail & Guardian is demanding financial compensation from Reuters, after the global news giant printed and distributed an M&G exclusive on the Hansie Cronje saga, without acknowledging its source. The article, entitled ”Cricket – Cronje blames Satan for his actions”, was circulated both nationally and internationally after breaking in the M&G […]

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/ 9 June 2000

Analysts outraged by Sacob inflation woes

MARIAM ISA, Johannesburg | Friday 9.45am. ANALYSTS say the country’s newly introduced inflation targets are both realistic and achievable, despite calls from business to relax them to reduce the risk of rate hikes. All twelve economists responding to a straw poll on the issue said that they believe the government will reach its aim of […]

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/ 9 June 2000

Morocco says it won’t withdraw 2006 bid

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Rabat | Friday 3.00pm. MOROCCO said on Friday it will not withdraw from the race to host the 2006 World Cup, dashing South Africa’s hopes of a possible deal during a visit at the weekend by South African Sports Minister Ngconde Balfour. South African officials said on Thursday that Balfour would try to […]

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/ 8 June 2000

OLD MUTUAL UPS UK, US STAKES?

OLD Mutual, South Africa’s largest life and pensions group, may spend up to 1,5-billion on new acquisitions in the United States and Britain, the company was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Old Mutual chief executive Jim Sutcliffe told Business Day newspaper that the group, which recently acquired UK broker and fund manager Gerrard Group for […]

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/ 8 June 2000

NIGERIAN WORKERS STRIKE OVER PETROL HIKE

NIGERIAN workers began a general strike on Thursday over petrol price increases after last-ditch talks between labour chiefs and the government ended in deadlock. Witnesses said protesters barricaded roads into the main business districts in the commercial capital Lagos. Shops and banks were also closed. “The streets are deserted because protesters turned back the few […]

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/ 8 June 2000

N PROV REPAIRS FLOOD DAMAGE

NORTHERN Province’s local government and housing department has juggled its budget to free R385 million to repair flood damage wrought in February, announced department spokesman, Danny Msiza, on Wednesday. He said housing projects worth R228 million would now be aimed at the 18 781 families left homeless in 342 villages by the floods. An amount […]