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 | Although the findings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) report on South Africa, released in October 2013, were wide ranging, an observation of particular relevance to South Africa and our current investment climate was the IMF's concern relating to our vulnerability to foreign capital flow reversals. Read more >>
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 | The two largest asset purchases with ongoing expenses that typical middle- to high-income consumers are faced with are houses and vehicles. Read more >>
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 | Latest statistics from World Wide Worx reveal that 90% of the 6.4 million South Africans who access the internet in South Africa rely solely on an internet connection on their mobile phones. As such, the theme of this year's World Consumer Rights Day - "The rights of mobile technology users" - being celebrated in March, is highly relevant in South Africa. Read more >>
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 | Phakamisa Ndzamela Liberty Holdings paid R2.7bn in claims last year compared with about R2.3bn in 2012‚ with cancer contributing the largest sums in the natural causes segment‚ it said last week. Read more >>
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 | This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Read more >>
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Various factors indicate that short-term premiums will increase this year, but the good news is that there are things that consumers can do to offset premium increases. Read more >>
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 | Research has shown that the services of a chartered accountant can add value beyond mere bookkeeping to a small business. Read more >>
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 | Amanda Visser The grave danger with legislative changes is that they can have unintended consequences; at the very least they may be disruptive to commerce and cause confusion among consumers if the changes are not communicated well. Read more >>
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 | Alistair Anderson The South African hotel sector looks to be emerging from its post-Soccer World Cup slump based on occupancy and room-rate figures from last year. Read more >>
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 | Joan Muller The property listing boom between 2011 and 2013 may well have made way for a period of consolidation but new listings have not dried up completely‚ with German property company Sirius Real Estate looking to make its debut on the JSE later this year. Read more >>
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 | Nick Hedley Plastic packaging manufacturer and beverage bottler Bowler Metcalf reported an "unavoidable" 14% fall in earnings as margins were squeezed in its beverages business. Read more >>
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 | Motor trade sales (measured in nominal terms and current prices) increased by 2.4% year-on-year in January‚ Statistics SA has reported. Read more >>
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 | Marc Hasenfuss Household brands conglomerate Unilever appears to be battling just as hard as its listed peers‚ Tiger Brands and AVI‚ for growth amid shrinking discretionary spending as embattled South African consumers continue to tighten their purse strings. Read more >>
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 | Manufacturing business confidence improved in the first quarter of 2014‚ as exports benefitted from a weak rand that supported the export earnings of manufacturers. Read more >>
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 | A selection of short items from around the business community, published in a single, easily-digested single article to provide a snapshot of developments over the past few days. Read more >>
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 | Busking for social change is exactly what Citadel Wealth Management did as it celebrated its 20th birthday in February. Read more >>
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 | Although gold lost almost 30% of its value last year, the rebound during the first few months of 2014 has left investors uncertain... Read more >>
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 | Razina Munshi and Mark Allix China's two largest rolling-stock manufacturers are the biggest winners of a R50bn deal to manufacturer more than 1,000 locomotives for Transnet‚ confirming South Africa's preference for doing business with members of the Brics alliance. Read more >>
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 | MUSCAT, OMAN: Oman plans to privatise its loss-making national carrier Oman Air and continue selling chunks of its telecommunications company Omantel to local investors, Finance Minister Darwish al-Balushi said last week. Read more >>
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 | BANGKOK, THAILAND: An infamous computer hacker has been arrested in Thailand at the request of Switzerland on suspicion of hacking into bank computer systems in Europe. Read more >>
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 | Carol Paton Members of Parliament will no longer be allowed to do business with the government and they will have to declare state contracts and tenders awarded to family members‚ in line with a tough new code of conduct set to come into force after the election. Read more >>
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 | Phetane Rapetswane Potholes are an indicator of poor maintenance and lack of technical skills - and are the tip of the iceberg of South Africa's infrastructure problems. Read more >>
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