Prasa hit by irregular spending

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The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa has lost millions of rand to irregular and wasteful expenditure.

Consumers spark retailer price war

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With consumers buckling under rising food prices, the gloves have come off as supermarkets go to war for their share.

Third coal power station on cards

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As debate around carbon tax starts to hot up, Cabinet has announced plans to push ahead with another coal-fired power station.

Minister steps in on funding importers

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The department of Trade and Industry has issued a directive to stop the use of State funds for importing finished goods.

Cape Town manages its cash best of all

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The City of Cape Town is the most flush with cash of all the country’s metros.

1 988 farmers seek wage exemption

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Nearly 2 000 farmers, many from the Western Cape, have applied for exemption from the minimum wage for farm workers.

Filling Armscor’s R1. 3m shoes

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R1. 3m could buy really fancy footwear, but at Armscor, it's bought little more than the prototype of a court shoe.

‘Rich tax’ and ‘graduate tax’ cause a stir

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While the announcement of a hike in sin taxes is almost a given in Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s Budget speech a mooted tax on university graduates and an increase ...

PayGate confirms credit breach

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The company at the centre of a massive credit card security breach has confirmed the breach – which actually occurred in August.

Fuel hike to hit poor hard

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Wednesday’s hefty 93c/l petrol price hike is likely to hit consumers hard - and not just at the fuel pumps.

Papier heads troubled estate agency board

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Attorney Taswell Papier admits he has a “daunting task” ahead to right the dysfunctional Estate Agency Affairs Board.

‘Major battles’ on cards for SA’s NHI

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There could be “major battles” when it comes to hashing out the details of SA’s proposed National Health Insurance, an expert says.

Huge blow as fuel price soars

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Motorists are set to be hit hard as fuel prices rocket.

Bank ‘overcharging’ black homebuyers

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Bond recalculator Emerald van Zyl claims thousands of black homebuyers have been overcharged by up to 100 percent.