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Sugar tariff hike satisfies no one
Sugar tariff hike satisfies no one
Tariff protections on sugar were increased last week but not everyone is thrilled by the decision, particularly industrial purchasers.
Bye, brokers: Hello, service providers
Bye, brokers: Hello, service providers
The day after the Constitutional Court’s landmark ruling on labour broking on July 26, workers employed through labour-broking company Ziphi...
Sars regains its grip on big business
Sars regains its grip on big business
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) is trying to mend its relationship with big business to increase compliance and tax collections by the end...
Attitudes harden over Implats job loss threat
Attitudes harden over Implats job loss threat
Platinum giant Impala says it has to cut 13 000 jobs to remain in business, leading government to accuse it of being reckless and a union to...
Ye olde sex shoppe is thriving
Ye olde sex shoppe is thriving
The onslaught of the digital storm has hit music and video stores and although adult entertainment shops have not been spared, the effect does not...
Engineering CEO apologises, keeps his job
Engineering CEO apologises, keeps his job
Manglin Pillay will remain CEO of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE), the industry body said in a statement following an...
MTN shares slide 6% on lower earnings, Iran sanctions
MTN shares slide 6% on lower earnings, Iran sanctions
Mobile telecommunications company MTN reported a 6.96% decline in headline earnings per share, for the six months ended June 30.
Patrice Motsepe's ARC buys all of TymeDigital bank
Patrice Motsepe's ARC buys all of TymeDigital bank
Mining magnate Patrice Motsepe's investment holding company African Rainbow Capital announced on Wednesday that it had bought 90% of the TymeDigital bank, bringing its shareholding up to 100%....
Absa revenue slightly up, Ramos optimistic after Barclays exit
Absa revenue slightly up, Ramos optimistic after Barclays exit
Absa raised revenue by 3% to R37-billion in the first half of the year, with CEO Maria Ramos saying the banking group was now free to set its own...
Who is buying into AYO?
Who is buying into AYO?
Almost everyone who has acquired a significant number of shares in AYO Technology Solutions since its JSE listing in December is tied somehow to...
Thuma mina: Unions unmoved by president’s challenge
Thuma mina: Unions unmoved by president’s challenge
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for South Africans to work together is not reverberating with the trade unions, which say they should not be...
Titans face off in banks case
Titans face off in banks case
In a stuffy beige courtroom in Pretoria this week, some of the country’s top legal minds faced off in the battle between the Competition...
RDP house buyers beware
RDP house buyers beware
Gauteng’s housing backlog is estimated at 500 000 units — and illegal sales of RDP houses are in the tens of thousands.
Should non-smokers get more leave?
Should non-smokers get more leave?
Should companies encourage their employees to quit smoking by giving them time off?

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