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 | Thabiso Mochiko Ratings agency Moody's said on Monday (3 February) that the next three years would be "difficult" for MTN and Vodacom to maintain or increase their market share and compete more aggressively on price without reducing their margins and returns on investment. Read more >>
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 | The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has been granted a final preservation order by the North Gauteng High Court over the assets of South African businessman Mark Krok, who became an Australian resident 12 years ago. Read more >>
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 | The spending of R122m on hiking the wages of Johannesburg municipal officials has been branded "doubly offensive" in light of the city's service delivery failings and the dire financial straits most of its residents are now in. Read more >>
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 | Alcohol abuse costs South Africans an estimated R245bn a year, and policies are needed to mitigate its harm in the same way that smoking is tackled. Read more >>
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 | Gillian Jones and Zeenat Moorad Should the Reserve Bank embark on a cycle of raising interest rates, banks and retailers could be hard-hit by rising bad debt as consumers come under pressure. Read more >>
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 | Government is considering developing a Green Paper on media development and diversity, says the Deputy Minister of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Obed Bapela. Read more >>
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 | Hapless and helpless, South Africa's struggling national carrier awaits news on a state cash injection vital to stay in the skies, but which shows up its inability to make money. Read more >>
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 | The Sunday Times has apologised to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan for inaccurately and unfairly reporting that he accused it of "clearly creating mischief"... Read more >>
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 | Students who performed badly last year will probably not receive state funding this academic year and the government is hot on the trail of those who fake documentation to secure varsity fees. Read more >>
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 | Helmo Preuss There was an 8.8% year-on-year (y/y) rise in cement sales volume in the third quarter of last year along with 23.3% y/y increase in steel production indicating that the constructions sector might be improving. Read more >>
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 | Major taxi routes in and around Johannesburg are expected to shut down on Monday, 3 February, as the National Taxi Alliance embarks on a protest that will leave thousands of commuters stranded. Read more >>
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 | Thabiso Mochiko Mobile operators MTN and Vodacom appear to be threatening legal action over the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa's (Icasa) decision to increase the termination rate they should pay to smaller rivals. Read more >>
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 | Michael Stein The Tax Administration Laws Act 28 of 2011 is a fascinating and far-reaching piece of tax legislation that affects all taxpayers and tax practitioners. For instance, Chapter 15 of the Act deals with administrative non-compliance penalties, which comprise fixed amount penalties and the percentage-based penalty. Read more >>
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 | African leaders on Wednesday accepted President Jacob Zuma's report on progress made on the Nepad Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative for the continent, the President's special advisor Lindiwe Zulu told SAnews. Read more >>
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 | Thabiso Mochiko The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) released the final regulations on mobile termination rates on Wednesday, 29 January, that will see Vodacom and MTN pay 44c a minute to small operators‚ a decision the JSE-listed companies are likely to oppose. Read more >>
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 | Amanda Visser The sale of the Heartland property by chemicals and explosives company AECI to Chinese property developer Shanghai Zendai has been approved by the Competition Commission‚ but with a condition. Read more >>
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 | Government will have to seek the consent of owners of private infrastructure projects before these can be incorporated in the State's Strategic Infrastructure Projects (SIPs), the Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel said today. Read more >>
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 | Speculation has been mounting over the past week that SABC CEO Lulama Mokhobo has resigned. It now appears to be confirmed. Read more >>
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 | Sydney Masinga Organisations that want to help fight rhino poaching have until Friday, February 7 to provide government with their suggested anti-poaching strategies. Read more >>
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 | The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has stressed that qualifying public transport is exempted from paying for e-tolls on the Gauteng e-roads. Read more >>
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 | The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) have distanced themselves from an email warning motorists about roadblocks on the e-toll roads to force motorists to buy e-tags. Read more >>
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 | An employee of South African National Parks (SANParks) based in the Mapungubwe National Park and World Heritage Site near Musina, Limpopo, has been arrested by the Environmental Crime Investigators on Monday, 27 January. Read more >>
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 | The National Police Commissioner General Riah Phiyega will today visit Relela Village, just outside Tzaneen, to speak to the community after a public protest left several people dead. Read more >>
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 | Janine Lazarus, Issued by Janine Lazarus Media Consultancy Isn't it astonishing how the closer we get to elections, the closer our politicians become to their ancestors? In fact, judging by the way they are mouthing off in the media, I'm almost convinced that they have a hotline to wherever it is that these all-knowing spirits may gather. Read more >>
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 | QUITO, ECUADOR: A newspaper cartoonist was sanctioned by a new Ecuadoran media watchdog after publishing an image deemed harmful to President Rafael Correa, the artist said. Read more >>
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 | CAIRO, EGYPT: Egyptian prosecutors on Wednesday referred to trial 20 journalists working with Al-Jazeera television network, including four foreigners accused of "airing false news." Read more >>
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 | South Africa's national carrier, SAA, reported a loss of R1.2bn before tax in results for 2012 and 2013, published months late. Read more >>
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