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Dines Gihwala quits as Fidentia curator

Evan Pickworth

The curator of the embattled financial services business Fidentia, Dines Gihwala unexpectedly quit at a time when Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown still faces the prospect of a heavier sentence in a pending appeal by the National Prosecuting Authority. Read more >>

Commercial Property
Investec Property Fund on acquisition trail
Investec Property Fund (IPF) has spent R430 million on acquisitions - the Dihlabeng Mall in Bethlehem for R357.5 million cash and the Foschini Building in the Johannesburg CBD for R77.4 million, being settled through an equal combination of cash and IPF shares. Read more >>

Rebosis is not rushing to buy 100% of Ascension

Nick Hedley and Alistair Anderson

Rebosis Property Fund - which now owns 32% of Ascension Properties in addition to Ascension's management company - is in "no rush" to takeover of the company after a three-way merger collapsed. Read more >>

Distribution
Cisco solutions in Zambia and Zimbabwe through distribution agreement
Comztek Africa, a leading distributor of technology and communications products and solutions throughout the African continent, and Cisco have signed a preferred distribution agreement, with immediate effect, as part of a joint strategy to assist customers in Zambia and Zimbabwe take advantage of a growing need for Cisco solutions. Read more >>

Fashion, Clothing & Textiles
Dutch retailer Suitsupply plans three outlets in Africa

Zeenat Moorad

If the maxim "a well tailored suit is to women what lingerie is to men" then Africa's dapper executives might appreciate the first of three planned outlets on the continent by Dutch retailer Suitsupply. Read more >>

Hospitality
Joburg grill wins Wolftrap Steakhouse Championships again
The Local Grill in Parktown North, Johannesburg has once again been named the winner in the annual Wolftrap Steakhouse Championships. Read more >>

Research
Research reveals trust gap between brands and consumers

Issued by FoodSure

FoodSure, a food marketing and independent food verification company, recently commissioned qualitative and quantitative research to gain insight into consumer attitudes to labelling and purchasing decisions in South Africa. Read more >>


International

Diversification should switch the entrepreneurial lights on!

Jose Capelo

Diversification - one of the words you hear occasionally and then maybe casually dismiss because it doesn't mean too much especially if you're struggling single-mindedly to make your business idea work. But hold on... Read more >>

Google starts removing information from search engines
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google said that it is "forgetting" things in Europe to comply with a legal ruling granting people the power to have certain information about them removed from searches Read more >>

Anti-Amazon bill adopted in France
PARIS, FRANCE: French lawmakers adopted a bill that prevents Amazon and other online booksellers from offering free deliveries of discounted books, in a bid to support the country's small bookshops. Read more >>


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Galleries

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Government

Impact of fiscal amendments on taxation of risk policies

Emil Brincker

The National Treasury released the first batch of fiscal amendments on 10 June 2014. One of the most significant amendments relates to the way in which risk policies will be taxed in the hands of long-term insurance companies. Read more >>

SABC: We're not dumping Afrikaans
SABC Spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago has refuted claims that recent moves at the SABC will marginalise Afrikaans. Read more >>

MEC Mamabolo visits site of collapsed Soweto building
JOHANNESBURG: Gauteng Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) MEC, Jacob Mamabolo, has visited the old power station in Orlando, Soweto, where two people died after the building collapsed on them on Wednesday, 25 June. Read more >>

New R5 coin introduced to celebrate democracy
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will issue a commemorative circulation R5 coin celebrating 20 Years of Democracy in South Africa. Read more >>


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Lifestyle

Polo plays, performs with poise

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

The Volkswagen Polo is already one of the most popular compact cars in the world having sold nearly 1 million units - and it has just got even better thanks to class-leading assistance systems, connectivity features, stepped up safety and attractive visual enhancements. Read more >>


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