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 | Marion Scher I was recently asked to coach two young women whose sole job was to prepare their company's annual general report. That was all they did... read more>> |
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 | The majority of the R8.5bn worth of vehicles annually stolen and hijacked in South Africa are taken across the border to neighbouring countries. read more>> |
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 | Issued by CustomApp Every so often, a new development emerges that sets out to revolutionise a particular industry. In this instance, it is an app that is proving to be a game changer when it comes to combating fraud within the insurance industry... read more>> |
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 | Diversified life assurance and asset management group Sanlam lifted first-half headline earnings per share (HEPS) by 27% to 214.8c‚ the group announced. read more>> |
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 | KZN's provincial development finance agency, Ithala has launched the 'Teach Children to Save' campaign to inspire youth through financial literacy. read more>> |
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 | For the third successive year, Samsung Electronics South Africa will partner with PrimeStars Marketing for the screening of Smartbucks 'Mind your moolah' initiative... read more>> |
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 | Next Friday, 12 September marks the final round of the South African Mathematics Olympiad (SAMO), when South Africa's top young mathematician will be revealed. read more>> |
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 | Greg Stockton The best way to secure financial freedom is to devise, implement and manage a sound, tailor-made strategy with an independent financial adviser (IFA). But choosing the right IFA, a professional who will manage your money and help you meet your long-term objectives, is not always easy. read more>> |
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 | Joan Muller Does the rise of consumers who shop online signal the death of the traditional mall? Not necessarily. read more>> |
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 | Nick Hedley The shift towards highrise apartment living in Australia is reflected in the order book of construction firm Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO), whose pipeline of work in that country has ballooned on mall and apartment building contracts. read more>> |
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 | Chris Mashigo New investor incentives and benefits from the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act 2014 in South Africa will attract further domestic and foreign direct investment to South African industrial and special economic zones. read more>> |
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 | Allan Seccombe African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) paid an increased annual dividend after its platinum division performed strongly and the group's results were underpinned by a sound performance at its ferrous division. read more>> |
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 | Business organisations urged caution about the implementation of a national minimum wage, which they warned could result in widespread job losses as employers try to cut operational costs. read more>> |
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 | Mr Price has reported a 16% sales rise for the 18 weeks to 2 August and seen its budget-friendly offerings continue to appeal to shoppers who are struggling in an ailing economy. read more>> |
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 | Investec has announced the launch of the African Equities division which will form part of Investec Securities. read more>> |
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 | Ready meal and jam manufacturer Rhodes Food Group (RFG) announced its intention to list on the JSE's main board, joining companies like Pioneer Foods and Tiger Brands, owner of the popular Koo canned food range. read more>> |
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 | Virgin Atlantic announced that it is ending its direct London-to-Cape Town flights, to change focus to key markets in the UK and US. Flights will end in April next year. read more>> |
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 | Fixed line operator Neotel, which is involved in the provision of broadband services to the Western Cape, aims to spend up to R500m in the coming year to boost fibre and wireless infrastructure across SA. read more>> |
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 | Operating conditions improved in the local economy in August, the first improvement in five months, as production normalised after a strike-heavy first half of the year‚ the HSBC index indicated. read more>> |
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 | Vehicle exports bounced back last month as Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) finally got into the production swing with its new C-Class sedan. read more>> |
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 | Full-year headline earnings per share (HEPS) at diversified industrial logistics group Eqstra Holdings were down 26.3% to 76.7c for the year to June‚ although revenue was up by 9.8% to R9.9bn. read more>> |
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 | Colleen Goko JD Group (JDG)‚ a subsidiary of furniture manufacturer and retailer Steinhoff (SHF)‚ earlier this week said that it intended to sell its finance unit to an international consumer finance group‚ adding that the deal‚ which did not include its insurance operations‚ had yet to be finalised. read more>> |
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 | More Matshediso Mooi Mpofana municipality in Mooi River has been dissolved and its seven councillors fired, Nomusa Dube-Ncube the MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) told media on Wednesday (3 September). read more>> |
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 | Rob Cooper The draft 2014 Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB) brings with it some important proposed changes to the formula that employers use to calculate the fringe benefit value of their contributions to employees' defined benefit funds. read more>> |
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 | Mark Allix The scrap metals industry has a complex and often adversarial relationship with the foundries industry and many countries impose duties to prevent exports of scrap metals, while also heavily subsiding their metals industries, despite World Trade Organisation rules. read more>> |
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 | NEW DELHI, INDIA: Smartphone manufacturers are in a race to capture the bottom of India's economic pyramid as they battle for customers in the fast-growing low-end market where analysts say opportunities are vast. read more>> |
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: US telecommunications company Verizon has agreed to pay a $7.4m fine to settle a probe into its privacy practices, including accessing customer data for marketing purposes, officials have confirmed. read more>> |
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Google has agreed to issue at least $19m in refunds to consumers whose children made app purchases from its Google Play store without parental consent, officials have confirmed. read more>> |
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Vice Media, the Brooklyn-based online news operation which has a strong following among 18- to 34-year-olds, has secured $500m in funding giving it a valuation of $2.5bn, according to reports in the New York Times and TechCrunch. read more>> |
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: US mobile payments firm Isis has officially changed its name to Softcard, completing the process of distancing itself from a militant Islamic group sometimes known by the same acronym. read more>> |
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 | BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: The European Commission has fined Infineon, Philips and Samsung a total of €138m for forming a smartcard chip cartel in Europe in its latest anti-trust case against technology firms. read more>> |
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 | Stock theft should be given the same level of priority and attention as cash heists in the fight against crime, says Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Deputy Minister General Bheki Cele. read more>> |
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 | Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country needs to break the shackles of economic exclusion so young people can get jobs. read more>> |
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 | Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has called on South Africans to refrain from cashing in their provident fund savings when they resign or change jobs, adding that rumours that their retirement savings are under threat were "false". read more>> |
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 | The South African economy is set to benefit from the new Hyundai plant which has opened in Benoni, Ekurhuleni. read more>> |
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 | A Committee of Investigation has been set up to look into complaints of impropriety against Johann van Loggerenberg, a senior official at the South African Revenue Service (Sars). read more>> |
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 | The Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) has funded over 40,000 small and medium enterprises over the past year, says the organisation's Chief Executive, Thakhani Makhuva. read more>> |
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 | The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) has called for a commission of inquiry to determine how the cost of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project tripled to R20bn in six years. read more>> |
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Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced senior accountant (Ref. FIN/260/0714). Applications close: 12 September 2014 Read more >>
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