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Significant gains in different economic sectors

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:44:00 +0200

Significant economic results show that the volume growth of electricity was up by 20% year-on-year (y/y) and Business Live says that coal exports from Richards Bay surged by 34,3% y/y in January.
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Cape business welcomes R1bn port tariff cut

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:21:00 +0200

The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the announcement in the state of the nation speech that port tariffs are to be reduced by about R1bn.
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Madiba to appear on new notes

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:43:00 +0200

Former President Nelson Mandela will become the first person to appear on the country's banknotes since the dawn of democracy, Jacob Zuma has announced.
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RMB, best SA private banking service provider - Euromoney survey

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:31:00 +0200

The 2012 Euromoney Private Banking Survey has awarded RMB Private Bank six awards for private banking services, most prominent of which was the overall winner of the best private banking service provider in South Africa and Africa.
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State has the money to fund infrastructure - Gordhan

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:29:00 +0200

South Africa has the money to spend on the infrastructure projects in the five regions outlined by President Jacob Zuma in his State of the Nation Address, the Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan has said.
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Easing of exchange control regulations, welcomed

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:29:00 +0200

Finance minister Pravin Gordhan has kept his mid-term budget promise made in October last year to further ease exchange controls, with a series of recently announced relaxations.
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SONA in a nutshell

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:06:00 +0200

Union and business representatives have welcomed President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation address to Parliament and, while the speech was held by some observers to be uninspiring it contained a lot of detail about the government's plans to boost jobs and invest in infrastructure.
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Santam claims card wins in two categories at Paybefore Awards

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:51:00 +0200

Paybefore has selected DrawCard's Santam Insurance Claims Card as a 2012 Paybefore Awards winner in two categories - the Best Emergency/Insurance/Non-Government Benefits Prepaid Program as well as the Best non-US based Prepaid Program. Paybefore Awards, now in its sixth year, is the most prestigious recognition of excellence in the worldwide prepaid and stored value card industry.
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Business confidence falls in January

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:33:00 +0200

Business confidence fell to its lowest level since May 2010, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said.
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dti moots small business census

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:09:00 +0200

The Department of Trade and Industry wants to run a regular small business census to help improve its support and funding to the sector as part of a revised policy to boost support to small businesses.
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