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New legislation seeks to stop tobacco companies from luring non-smoking teens into becoming addicted to their deadly products.

Tobacco ‘epidemic’ in Africa fuelled by fewer filters

Cigarette consumption in Africa rose by 40% between 1990 and 2012

Ashiq Khan’s business boomed once he switched from running a grocery store to an atchar business. (Renata Larroyd/M&G)

Spicy atchar turns a hot profit

Atchar can be enjoyed with curry, vetkoek, which is also called magwinya, or the uniquely South African bunny chow called kota

Congo has 3 000 doses of the vaccine in stock and health workers there have been busy setting up a so-called cold chain to keep them well below freezing. (Reuters)

Banyana ace in the land down under

The footballer is one of two local players to be snapped up by a professional league in Australia

Scientists are not sure what Ultima Thule (pronounced TOO-lee) looks like — whether it is cratered or smooth, or even if it is a single object or a cluster. (Reuters)

Low mobile data prices forecast

A new company has launched a service that seriously challenges those of the major mobile operators

Refiloe Jane (Renata Larroyd)

Slice of life: You never know who is watching

‘There are many football players in South Africa who have the talent to represent South Africa at a national level, but they chose me’

Emptying pockets: South African Revenuse Service acting commissioner Mark Kingon

SARS working on restoring credibility and trust — Kingon

The reputation of Sars was tarnished under the leadership of suspended commissioner Tom Moyane following several allegations

File photo: Presidents Vladimir Putin and Cyril Ramaphosa

BRICS states prepare for fourth industrial revolution

BRICS leaders are working together to develop policies to deal with the opportunities and threats presented by the fourth industrial revolution

President Jinping warned that the trade war between China and the US will not see any winner.

BRICS hit back at Trump

The bloc is concerned by the US president’s unilateral measures that are incompatible with the World Trade Organisation rules

Khanyi Mpumlwana, left, and Nobantu Sibeko established Find New Words to discover African terms that won’t offend LGBTI people. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Fuel price hikes: What, me worry?

‘In tough times, consumers tend to generally keep their cars for longer, or downgrade’

Discovery Bank and FlySafair announced improvements that enable consumers to book flights using a banking app and pay for flight extras through Whatsapp.

WhatsApp at work is useful – up to a point

The service is becoming an increasingly common way to set up meetings, send urgent messages or bounce off ideas

Factors such as crime

SA must up its skills in wooing skilled migrants ― report

South Africa’s job opportunities, established education system and modern technology attract skilled immigrants to the country, the report noted

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Government, business gather to unlock $100-billion investment for Ramaphosa new dawn

The meeting plans to map a way forward on how to help President Ramaphosa to unlock a billion dollar investment plan

Co-operative banking: Nthabeleng Likotsi and the Young Women in Business Network are hoping the Reserve Bank will look favourably on their plans to ‘create wealth and a lasting legacy’.

Mutual bank eyes niche markets

What may be SA’s first female black-owned bank is due to disrupt the sector by targeting hawkers and taxi drivers

Big boost: China has received a $350-million loan from the Brics bloc’s New Development Bank to build a shopping mall in Chongqing as part of its small cities sustainable development programme.

Brics bank fails to live up to hype

The New Development Bank is facing questions about the transparency and fairness of its loans

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Finlit flick schools pupils on smart money moves

Primestars has launched ‘One Way to Graceland’, a movie designed to improve the financial literacy of pupils