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 | If insurance is not already on students' radar as a career choice, it should be. However, the mere word insurance makes people cringe when it is mentioned as a career pathway, but why? read more>> |
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 | PKF International has recently announced the addition of three new firms, and new offices in Johannesburg and Knysna. read more>> |
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 | Pascale Butcher, Issued by Meredith Harington An important fundamental common to every business is the management of profitability and cash flow. It is critical to understand the difference between them and the fact that profitability and good cash flow do not necessarily coincide... read more>> |
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 | The language of accounting is stuck in the dark ages - it has not been updated in 500 years - and businesses are failing because of it. - says Peter Frampton read more>> |
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 | The latest Wonga.com South Africa device usage data indicates that 44.64% of its customers use traditional computers or laptops when applying for a short-term loan, followed by Android-powered smartphones (17.69%) and BlackBerry devices (17.06%). read more>> |
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 | A new mobile app has been developed to help Metropolitan clients understand and interpret the finer details of their contracts. read more>> |
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 | A capacity building programme to strengthen institutional capacity in the areas of personnel skills and administrative systems has been launched at eleven municipalities across five provinces in South Africa. read more>> |
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 | Marc Hasenfuss After months of rumours‚ plastics packaging specialist Bowler Metcalf has confirmed that it will pour its soft-drink bottler Quality Beverages‚ the maker of the Jive brand‚ into a new and bigger operation. read more>> |
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 | Nick Hedley Ketso Gordhan‚ who resigned as Chief Executive of PPC a week ago‚ is gearing up for a battle for his reinstatement‚ lining up a series of meetings this week with shareholders to build support. read more>> |
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 | Nick Hedley ELB Group's agreement to be the South African distributor for the global Belaz range of heavy trucks is expected to have a substantial effect on our earnings Chief Executive Stephen Meijers said. read more>> |
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 | Local economic development is failing in South Africa due to lack of sustainability. This is according to Dr Pierre Voges, CEO of the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA). read more>> |
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 | Richard Munang and Jessica Andrews The devastating effects of climate change are already being felt across the planet, including in Africa. The 2011 drought-induced famine in the Horn of Africa affected more than 10 million people and claimed 257,000 lives. read more>> |
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 | Mark Allix The month-long strike by metal workers in July had a drastic effect on the output of the metals and engineering sector, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) says. read more>> |
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 | A recent report by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate found that renewable energy (RE) sources have emerged with stunning and unexpected speed as large-scale, and increasingly economically viable, alternatives to fossil fuels. read more>> |
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 | There is potential for alignment of the proposed carbon offset trading scheme that is currently under consideration by National Treasury and the carbon budgeting approach required by the National Climate Change Response Paper (NCCRP). read more>> |
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 | Graeme Palmer In 2003 the Urban Development Zone (UDZ) tax incentive was introduced under section 13quat of the Income Tax Act, 1962 to promote urban renewal in demarcated areas. read more>> |
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 | Andrew Lewis Interest deduction limitation provisions have been enacted in terms of s23N of the Income Tax Act, No 58 of 1962, which apply to so called 'reorganisation and acquisition transactions'. read more>> |
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 | PRETORIA: President Jacob Zuma has appointed Thomas Swabihi Moyane as the new commissioner of the South African Revenue Services (SARS). Moyane's appointment is with effect from 27 September 2014. read more>> |
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 | LONDON, UK: Shoemaker to the stars Jimmy Choo unveiled plans for a London stock market listing valuing it at up to £800m. The money will be used to fund expansion in Asia. read more>> |
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 | SHANGHAI, CHINA: US software company Adobe will shut its research arm in Beijing by the end of the year, laying off 350 people, according to a statement, as foreign technology firms face a worsening business climate in China. read more>> |
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 | Mining was one of the key industries in the South African economy with a total income of R408bn in 2012, says Statistician General Pali Lehohla. read more>> |
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 | Ekurhuleni council has asked its residents who are not receiving their printed municipal accounts because of the Post Office strike to use of other options to view their monthly statement. read more>> |
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 | The Presidency has advised anyone who has information that can assist the Seriti Commission of Inquiry to forward the information to assist the commission so that it can be interrogated. read more>> |
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 | The Department of Health has appealed to the country's private sector to donate to the Ebola Response Fund to assist the countries affected by the virus. read more>> |
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 | Evan Pickworth President Jacob Zuma's choice of Thomas Moyane as Commissioner of the South African Revenue Services (SARS) fills a gaping hole left after Oupa Magashula resigned in the aftermath of a scandal in July last year. read more>> |
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