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Big bucks for Burger King

10 May 2013

NEWSWATCH: With the launch of Burger King in South Africa yesterday, it was said that the US fast-food chain aims to take "a big chomp" out of South Africa's R17bn fast-food market, reports BD Live. According to IOL, nine police officers face suspension after the Gupta saga, while a policewoman in Johannesburg was caught on video 'helping a man unzip his pants'...On a different note, Mail & Guardian reports that Malema now only owes SARS R10,1-million in unpaid taxes.

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BD Live: Burger wars loom as US firm enters town... Paul Vecchiatto reports that Grand Parade Investments' chairman, Hassen Adams, said that Burger King aims to take "a big chomp" out of South Africa's R17bn fast-food market. "We have run the numbers and we will be happy taking 10% or about R2bn of the annual size of the quick service restaurant business in South Africa," he said.

It's going to be interesting to see the competition between Burger King and our other local fast-food restaurants - especially it's big rival, McDonald's. It is aiming to grow and expand at a slow pace, but plans to open a large number of stores of which the first 12 will be in the Western Cape area.

IOL: South African police never ceases to amaze... just when you think having nine policemen face suspension is quite shocking (and embarrassing for that matter), you hear that a policewoman was caught on video helping a man unzip his pants to perform a sexual act on him in return for some cash. Perhaps it's better if we somehow erase the '10111' number from our memories. In case of emergency, I would definitely
rather phone someone else...

Mail & Guardian: Malema auction: Going, going gone... for R5.9-million... After his house in Sandown, Johannesburg was auctioned off yesterday, Malema now only owes SARS R10,1-million in unpaid taxes. Norman Tloubatla, chief executive of Magnified Designs, claimed the house for R5,9-million, R2,3-million more than Malema initially paid for it.

Updated at 9:29am on 13 May 2013