Good figures from last year suggest that 2012 is likely to be even better.
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/ 23 December 2011
Rather than contributing to further waste, freegans aim to curtail garbage and pollution by reclaiming and using discarded goods.
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/ 23 December 2011
Although the scene is set for a flat residential property market next year, rentals may well be more lucrative.
Frankie’s Olde Soft Drink Company has caused a stir alleging that major retailer, Woolworths, has plagiarised their packaging and flavours.
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/ 15 December 2011
Johannesburg’s five major landfill sites release thousands of tonnes of harmful methane into the atmosphere each year.
SA’s largest empowerment group Exxaro Resources says its staff share scheme has matured and will pay out more than R1-billion to employees.
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/ 9 December 2011
Listed companies whose empowerment share schemes have come out of their lock-in periods have largely shunned the JSE’s BEE trading platform.
A new black empowerment policy shake-up aims to oust fat cats and tenderpreneurs once and for all from the procurement landscape.
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/ 2 December 2011
This week gross domestic product (GDP) figures indicated a continued trend of slow economic growth with inflation on the rise.
I’m a high school dropout but R10 000 will get me a PhD: Some South African professionals are turning to degree mills for "life experience degrees".
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/ 11 November 2011
Global oil prices have surged almost 30% from an eight-month low of $75 a barrel indicating a surprising improvement in global economic expectations.
Reserve Bank governer Gill Marcus cites global and local risk factors in holding rates steady.
Workers at Kumba’s operation in the Northern Cape will soon receive an empowerment windfall.
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/ 7 November 2011
Three small Rustenburg companies have been awarded the right to prospect at some of Anglo Platinum’s tailings dumps.
The acute shortage after refineries shut down has led to widespread delays in construction projects.
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/ 28 October 2011
Changes in procurement policy and a lack of staff and funds are blamed for dismal mid-year results.
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/ 28 October 2011
The National Health Insurance (NHI) initiative is expected to take 14 years to phase in and will cost about R500-million for the pilot stage alone.
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/ 28 October 2011
The mini-budget revealed that President Jacob Zuma’s hotline will receive R16.2-million to add to the R23.5-million already spent on the project.
The builders of Medupi Power Station are being accused of breaking promises.
Perspectives on the desirability of Walmart’s entry into South Africa continue to differ wildly.
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/ 13 October 2011
Consumers are feeling more vulnerable than last year, despite a fairly stable economy, in a trend attributed to greater awareness of financial risks.
<b>Lisa Steyn</b> explains why she doesn’t care that JSE head Russell Loubser smacked her ass.
Despite all its teething problems, the system offers an ideal opportunity to shape the transport sector.
Black ownership accounts for 32% of South Africa’s available listed shares, the JSE announced this week.
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange announced a 17% black shareholding in Sandton on Tuesday, but noted the figure may well be higher.
Government has once again commissioned an opinion on a regulatory impact assessment and discarded it when it turned out to be unfavourable.
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/ 30 September 2011
As the rules have been tightened, companies have found ways to get around them.
The age of green power has finally arrived in South Africa and unlikely candidate Eskom is paving the way for the alternative energy industry.
Some are asking whether black business is more concerned about itself than the bigger picture.
Booming urban development and a lack of awareness among South African citizens puts our heritage sites at risk.
A common heritage is developing among the younger generation.
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/ 16 September 2011
Black business organisations expressed their dissatisfaction with lack of transformation at a summit last week.