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/ 16 November 2010
Consumer confidence is positive for the fourth quarter of the year, according to the First National Bank/Bureau for Economic Research consumer confidence index released on Tuesday. “This has been the case throughout 2010, by itself rather unusual for an economy barely out of recession and at a time of much global turmoil,” said Cees Bruggemans, […]
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/ 16 November 2010
There is a growing shortage of skills in the financial-services sector, a survey released in Johannesburg on Tuesday shows.
SAIIR said the police were out of touch with reality for expressing shock at the murder of a tourist in Gugulethu, Cape Town.
The planned taxi protest over the implementation of the government’s new traffic demerit system got off to a slow start in Pretoria on Tuesday.
The US football team, in Cape Town preparing for Wednesday night’s Nelson Mandela Challenge clash, seem to know very little about their opponents.
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/ 16 November 2010
The Chamber of Mines welcomed reports that the ANC resolved to "investigate successful models that may be considered for the state role in mining".
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/ 16 November 2010
The draft Public Service Broadcasting Bill needs more work various concerned groups said during public hearings on the legislation on Monday.
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/ 16 November 2010
As it’s the season for giving, a lot of people are keen to make charitable donations. But what are the tax implications?
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Monday called for structural changes to the South African economy.
Police chief Bheki Cele has condemned the killing of a honeymooning British tourist’s wife in a Cape Town township.
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/ 15 November 2010
Despite claims of a police investigator, there was no link between Fred van der Vyver’s shoe and a murder-scene bloodstain, the Cape High Court heard.
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema is off the hook for any wrongdoing at the national general council of the ANC, held in September.
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa and police chief Bheki Cele have urged residents of Gugulethu to help police find the killers of a tourist.
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/ 15 November 2010
Minister Ebrahim Patel set up a panel to advise government on the likely implications of Walmart’s bid to buy more than 50% of Massmart.
Bribery, intimidation and a lack of cooperation are some of the challenges the government has faced during licence audits.
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/ 15 November 2010
BP has agreed to sell its fuels marketing businesses in Namibia, Botswana and Zambia to Swiss-based Puma Energy, the oil company announced on Monday.
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/ 15 November 2010
A survey that shows nearly 2 500 people bribed traffic cops over the past three months is just the tip of the iceberg, Justice Project SA says.
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/ 15 November 2010
News of the killing of a British tourist was all over the UK media, with newspapers reminding readers of SA’s high car-hijacking and murder rates.
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/ 15 November 2010
As FNB and Visa Card Security Week kicks off, FNB says card fraud has increased by 100% in the past year.
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/ 14 November 2010
Another rhino was shot and killed in a farm in Naboomspruit in Limpopo on Saturday, provincial police said.
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/ 14 November 2010
The SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union plans to embark on a march next week to oppose the implementation of the new traffic demerit system.
In a bid to regain the international respect it had once enjoyed, the ANC would act decisively against members who deviated from its practices.
SA courts need to improve their efficiency in order to increase the public’s access to justice, Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo said on Saturday.
The growing number of South Africans who are unemployed was largely a sign of "exploitative flexibility" in the labour market, Cosatu said.
The Asset Forfeiture Unit on Friday seized the R30-million estate of Northern Cape ANC leader John Block.
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/ 12 November 2010
The government will not be able to emulate the growth performance of Bric countries until it stands up to Cosatu, DA leader Helen Zille says.
The media will be consulted when regulations detailing the introduction of the Protection of Information Bill are drafted, the govt said on Friday.
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/ 12 November 2010
Financial-sector union Sasbo and Standard Bank were ordered by a court on Friday to continue talks on retrenchments at the bank.
A campaign mocking ANCYL president Julius Malema has proved popular on Twitter but concerns are being raised about the tone of the satire.
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/ 12 November 2010
Microsoft SA launched Xbox Live and Kinect with lots of promises but there are still a few ghosts in the machine.
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/ 12 November 2010
MPs are expected to spend the coming weeks trying to harmonise the contentious Protection of Information Bill with liberal post-apartheid laws.
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/ 12 November 2010
South Africa has "applied" to join the four-member "BRIC" grouping of fast-growing emerging markets, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday.