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| Fin24.com | Why South Africans feel poorer than they really are The average disposable salary is still below the average take-home pay levels of the end of 2015 and beginning of 2016, according to a BankservAfrica index.... read more
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| Construction Council identifies fraud in industry The South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions says it has identified acts of fraud and corruption in its organisation and the construction industry.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Job, wage security continue to decline - index The Solidarity-ETM Labour Market Index is seen by the union as a measure of job and wage security in the SA labour market.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Ramaphosa reacts to Zuma credibility to appoint state capture commission Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was in a tight spot when he was asked if it’s rational for President Jacob Zuma to appoint a commission of inquiry into state capture.... read more
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| Illicit tobacco traders a threat to jobs Tobacco giant - British American Tobacco - says hundreds of jobs in the tobacco industry are at risk due to illicit trading.... read more
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| Proposal to sell Telkom assets to fund SAA open for debate: Ramaphosa Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the proposal to sell Telkom's assets in order to fund ailing South African Airways ought to be open for discussion.... read more
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| Tegeta's new owners could incur huge losses Analysts say the new owners of Gupta-owned Tegeta could incur heavy losses if the transactions that Tegeta has entered into are found to be unconstitutional.... read more
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| Fin24.com | More rate cuts in store for consumers - analysts The SA Reserve Bank may cut rates further on the back of falling inflation, say analysts.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Long-term view of the rand Given that investors wish to preserve and grow their investments in rand and dollar terms, South Africans are rightly asking where the rand is going.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Unclear whether 72 'Gupta transactions' are being investigated There has been no indication yet whether 72 suspicious transactions worth R6.8bn with which the Gupta family is connected, will be investigated further.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Guptas' Tegeta, tax shenanigans dominate headlines The Guptas have dominated the headlines once again with the announcement that it is selling Tegeta, which it wrestled from Glencore in a questionable fashion.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Business not the enemy, says Mohale as BLSA affirms belief in SA Business Leadership South Africa is taking a stand against corruption by cleaning its own house, and calling out government.... read more
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| Fin24.com | #EskomInquiry: MPs insist on experienced advocate as evidence leader MPs tasked with an inquiry into state capture allegations at Eskom, Transnet and Denel are adamant that they want Advocate Nthuthuzelo Vanara as evidence leader.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Workers in steel sector to benefit from 7% wage increase Labour unions have settled on a three-year wage agreement for members working in the steel industry.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Wind sector welcomes clarity on Eskom IPP signing date The South African Wind Energy Association has welcomed Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi’s announcement regarding progress in unlocking Eskom’s delayed signing of power purchase agreements.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Bitcoin: bubble or true benefit for society? Bitcoin’s investment returns are attracting significant interest from retail investors, however, some caution is merited, says Overberg Asset Management.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Draghi urges open-minded central banking as economy changes Mario Draghi says central banks must be open-minded on policy innovations as they prepare for future economic developments - even if that concept is not clear to everyone.... read more
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| SAA admits to weak balance sheet South African Airways (SAA) has told Parliament that its cost of doing business is very high.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Eurozone factories feed best growth spell for economy in years Surging demand for ‘made in the eurozone’ goods is feeding an economy that is creating jobs and finally also seeing price growth accelerate.... read more
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| Fin24.com | May compromises on EU court to speed up Brexit talks Prime Minister Theresa May has conceded that European Union law will influence the UK long after Brexit, a climbdown aimed at accelerating divorce talks.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Gordhan calls for urgency on state capture probe as Guptas dump assets The disposal within 48 hours of three SA assets owned by the Guptas should fuel the urgency to move forward with the inquest into state capture, says former finance minister Pravin Gordhan.... read more
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| Fin24.com | French manufacturing propels economic growth as services slow French manufacturing has unexpectedly expanded at the fastest pace since 2011, underpinning a recovery in the eurozone’s second-largest economy.... read more
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| Fin24.com | BLSA launches fightback against #WMC BLSA has launched a ‘contract with South Africa’ to fight White Monopoly Capital by focusing on job creation, inclusive economic growth, empowering black business and crushing corruption.... read more
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| Oakbay sells Tegeta for R2.97 billion Oakbay Investments said on Wednesday it would sell its mining unit Tegeta for R2.97 billion ($225 million) to Switzerland-based Charles King SA.... read more
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| Fin24.com | JUST IN: Inflation continues downward trend to 4.6% July inflation declined to 4.6%, according to StatsSA.... read more
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| Fin24.com | The poor spend most of their income on food Data from Statistics South Africa revealed that poor households spend most of their income on food, compared to richer households.... read more
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| Private sector lagging behind in empowering women The private sector in South Africa is lagging behind government when it comes to empowering women.... read more
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| Tough times loom, poverty to deepen British charity Oxfam has warned that South Africa's efforts to alleviate poverty will fail because government's policies do not put enough focus on job creation.... read more
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| Fin24.com | South Africans work harder for cheaper meat - study South Africa’s meat is 20% cheaper than the world average, but South Africans have to work more hours than their counterparts in other countries to afford it, a study shows.... read more
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| Fin24.com | TOP 7 on Fin24: Eskom, nuclear, poverty in South Africa and Vodacom's disappearing data In case you missed it #ICYMI, here is a roundup of today's top 7 reads on Fin24.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Eskom can now pursue R60bn in tariff hikes Eskom has been given the green light to pursue up to R60bn in clawback tariffs, after a Constitutional Court ruling.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Leaked AG report points to irregular nuclear tenders The Auditor-General has allegedly found gross irregularities in a nuclear tender awarded to the son of President Jacob Zuma’s benefactor, Vivian Reddy.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Home prices in US rises 6.6% in the second quarter Home prices in the US have increased 6.6% in the second quarter from a year earlier as buyers competed for a shrinking supply of listings.... read more
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| Vodacom apologises for airtime, data disappearance Network company, Vodacom has issued out an apology and has assured customers that it aims to rectify its error.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Even in the best democracies statisticians are not safe - Pali Lehohla Statistics create a platform for policymakers to engage and prescribe solutions to the country’s challenges, says Statistician General Pali Lehohla.... read more
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| Fin24.com | UK asks EU to leave legal relationships untouched by Brexit The UK wants to keep London at the centre of European commercial legal disputes after Brexit. Except, without the European Court of Justice.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Energy minister on clean-up mission at department Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi is on a clean-up mission at the Department of Energy, amid a period of high vacancies and allegations of corruption.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Eskom IPP signing date to be revealed this month - minister Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says the date for the signing of Eskom’s power purchase agreements relating to the renewable energy IPPs will be announced by the end of August.... read more
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| Fin24.com | More than 50% of SA’s population is living in poverty More than half of the South African population is living in poverty, data from Statistics South Africa revealed.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Zuma should face ANC inquiry - Sisulu The ANC should initiate disciplinary action over allegations that President Jacob Zuma and members of a family in business with his son have looted state coffers, says Lindiwe Sisulu.... read more
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| Infrastructure a catalyst for increasing inter-regional trade: Davies The development of infrastructure was an essential and absolutely fundamental catalyst for regional integration for increasing inter-regional trade and for industrialisation in Africa.... read more
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| Manyi determined to grow his new media companies Controversial Gupta-aligned businessman Mzwanele Manyi says he's determined to grow his newly-acquired news media companies.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Nowhere to hide from taxman as D-Day for offshore disclosure looms The window period for taxpayers to disclose offshore assets and income to SARS as part of its special voluntary disclosure programme will soon close.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Only 4 in 10 people of working age have a job – report Only 43.3% of South Africans of working age are employed, says Gabriela Mackay, employment analyst at the Institute for Race Relations (IRR).... read more
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| Fin24.com | Ghana to cut 2017 spending as it struggles to raise revenue Ghana plans to cut spending this year as weak revenue collections are the 'Achilles’ heel' in getting its accounts to balance, says Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.... read more
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| Fin24.com | Britain and EU clash over Brexit timetable for trade deal Britain and the European Union are at odds over how soon the Brexit talks can pivot towards a trade deal just a week before negotiations are set to resume.... read more
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| Manyi acquires ANN7 and The New Age A company owned by Professional Progressive Forum President, Mzwanele Manyi, will acquire a 90% stake in the Gupta family media assets.... read more
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| Fin24.com | New study to reveal profile of over-indebted South Africans National Treasury will conduct a new study to identify the profile of over-indebted South Africans, in particular low-income earners as part of Parliament's new draft legislation to provide debt relief to those in need.... read more
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| SA mining records first contraction this year South African mining production has recorded the first contraction this year.... read more
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| National Consumer Commission to hold hearings in Limpopo The National Consumer Commission (NCC) will on Monday hold two-day hearings on consumer related matters in Polokwane, Limpopo.... read more
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