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Little Zuma can say to reassure business

Assuring business that this year will be better will be a difficult task for Zuma when he delivers his state of the nation address, writes Bronwyn Nortje

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  EFF dragged out of Parliament, DA MPs walk out

  High drama accompanies President Jacob Zuma’s state of the nation address, as Economic Freedom Fighters interrupt, and Speaker Baleka Mbete refuses to say whether police were called

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  Zambia’s president re-appoints mines minister to end tax row

  President Edgar Lungu re-appoints Christopher Yaluma as mines minister to help end a row with mining companies over new royalties and tax refunds

  African News

  • Lesotho to go ahead with vote despite renewed tensions
  • Nigerian military has six weeks to get the upper hand against Boko Haram
  • UN pleads for $1.8bn for South Sudan
  • Twenty-two people killed outside Cairo soccer stadium
  • Nigeria’s decision to postpone elections a ‘setback’, says opposition

  African Business

  • Still no clarity on Zimbabwean tax, says Aquarius
  • Zambia’s president re-appoints mines minister to end tax row
  • Rio Tinto looks to extend life of project at RBM
  • Zimbabwe central bank takes over $65m in bad loans from banks
  • Recovery at Dangote set for delay
  • SA firms will work on $2.2bn photovoltaic park in Cameroon

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  Ukraine deal: West cautious, rebels victorious, civilians sceptical

  Western European leaders cautiously optimistic after hammering out Ukraine peace plan, hailed as great victory by pro-Russian rebels but met with scepticism by war-weary civilians

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  Reveal beneficial owners of firms to stem graft

  The recommendation that companies be obliged to reveal their beneficial owners deserves widespread public support, writes David Lewis

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  JSE all share ends at record high as retailers soar

  SA’s equity market marches to record close on Thursday, after positive earnings update from Woolworths paints rosier picture of position of local consumer

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  Tax hikes ‘will hurt cash-strapped consumers’

  Tax increases, steep electricity tariff increases, load shedding, and overindebtedness are all a burden on consumer finances, says specialist

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  • Trade conditions improve significantly in January
  • Economic transactions fall marginally in January
  • Outages weigh on good economic news
  • Manufacturing production rises in December 2014

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  Tax hikes ‘will hurt cash-strapped consumers’

  Tax increases, steep electricity tariff increases, load shedding, and overindebtedness are all a burden on consumer finances, says specialist

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  Gold Fields swings back to profit

  South Deep remains distraction in results, gold producer says there are no quick fixes for mine, it will ‘take time to resolve problems’

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  Time has come for a new script for learning to write

  Penny Haw: If keyboarding is to replace cursive to better prepare youngsters to generate incomes in future, who are we to protest?

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  Durban set to host Commonwealth Games as rival quits race

  Last-minute withdrawal of Edmonton in Canada to host 2022 games a boon, but with a R10bn price tag

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  • Spies makes way for Botha in Bulls opening match

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  • SA make light of wipeout in Kiwi warm-up
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  • Maqsood plans to emulate Inzamam’s World Cup deeds
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