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Land & Agriculture

State settles restitution claims to tune of R1bn, says land minister

Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti. Picture: TREVOR SAMSON
4 hour(s) ago

Government settles 602 restitution claims in financial year to end of March, after land reform department previously failed to pay farmers

Labour

Swift end to strike at Mercedes-Benz East London plant

READY TO GO: Mercedes-Benz vehicles at East London Harbour awaiting export. Picture: DAILY DISPATCH
3 hour(s) ago

Car maker lauds Numsa for calling end to protest following talks with company’s management

Energy

Eskom was ‘on the brink of a power shutdown’

Picture: THINKSTOCK
13 hour(s) ago

Eskom ‘came as close to the edge as you can get’ last Monday evening when the available power supply exceeded demand, according to the company

Trade & Industry

Meat group cries foul over poultry body’s secret figures

SELLING POINT: Association of Meat Importers and Exporters CEO David Wolpert says a government decision not to impose additional duties on Brazilian chicken imports will benefit consumers, as prices will be kept at reasonable levels.
9 hour(s) ago

Association says South Africa currently has one of the most unprotected poultry industries in the world

Telecoms & Technology

Takeover of Altech ‘was Altron’s plan’

Altron CEO Robert Venter. Picture: MARTIN RHODES
13 hour(s) ago

CEO says shareholders will back offer to buy remaining shares

Business

Trumping clause ‘brings BEE certainty’

13 hour(s) ago

Introduction of a trumping clause wins support of MPs, despite the Department of Trade and Industry’s initial opposition to the measure

Business BEE Picture: THINKSTOCK

BEE lobby eyes bigger share of state spend

Push for higher weighting in parastatal procurement rules

Transport & Tourism

Losing consortium gives up bid to stop R51bn Prasa rolling stock fleet tender

A PLAN WITH PROPERTY: Prasa CEO Lucky Montana spells out the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s plan to buy back development leases and realise market-related rentals on these properties. Picture: PUXLEY MAKGATHO
15 hour(s) ago

Dudula says it decided to use resources elsewhere than fight long legal battle

Property

‘Extend Reit tax regime to all’

City Lodge CEO Clifford Ross. Picture: FINANCIAL MAIL
16 hour(s) ago

Property owners’ association wants favourable tax dispensations of real estate investment trust structure extended to unlisted players

Business

A company’s transparency ‘earns respect’ in SA

Picture: THINKSTOCK
16 hour(s) ago

Urban South Africans increasingly, and overwhelmingly, in favour of responsible business practices, new survey finds

Telecoms & Technology

Companies ‘struggling’ with data processing

Picture: THINKSTOCK
9 hour(s) ago

Too many companies in South Africa are struggling to use information technology to benefit themselves

Economy

Local manufacturing sector ‘in dire straits’

Workers in a clothing factory in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal. Picture: FINANCIAL MAIL
9 hour(s) ago

Bunched-up increases in administered prices a ‘significant challenge’, writes Mark Allix

Management

How to get the leadership that we desire

Magna Carta CEO Vincent Magwenya. Picture: ARNOLD PRONTO
16 hour(s) ago

New Magna Carta CEO Vincent Magwenya believes the honing of leaders begins long before school age, writes Lesley Stones

Trade & Industry

Clucking in chicken coop as import row hots up

Photo: REUTERS
1 day(s) ago

Feathers fly as spat over import duties on chickens imported into SA heads to court

Telecoms & Technology

Cell firms spend big on data capacity

Picture: THINKSTOCK
1 day(s) ago

Mobile companies Vodacom, MTN and 8ta have ploughed more than R50bn into upgrading their networks, as consumers use more data than ever

Business

Private sector ‘must honour commitment to economic inclusion’

Deputy Economic Development Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize.  Picture: SOWETAN
3 day(s) ago

Deputy Economic Development Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize says companies must not merely pay lip service to policies intended to make economic growth more inclusive

Labour

Amcu leader says union will ‘bring economy to standstill’

Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union president Joseph Mathunjwa. Picture: PUXLEY MAKGATHO
3 day(s) ago

Joseph Mathunjwa also demands to meet president, says ANC is ignoring violence against its members in the platinum belt

National

Report calls for listing of some state companies

Telkom. Picture: SUNDAY TIMES
3 day(s) ago

Call for greater mix of debt and equity finance surprises analysts

Business

WEF report highlights importance of industrial policy for manufacturing

Picture: THINKSTOCK
3 day(s) ago

World Economic Forum-Deloitte survey finds business wants stronger energy and infrastructure policies, focus on science and technology education

Land & Agriculture

Documents seized from Smit Amandla Marine

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson. Picture: TREVOR SAMSON
3 day(s) ago

Documents relate to contract for management of patrol vessels belonging to Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Icasa chairman Stephen Mncube. Picture: MARTIN RHODES

Bungling at Icasa in the spotlight

Fresh questions about bungling at telecoms regulator Icasa as Vodacom gears up to fight regulator’s claim of R77.8m for alleged licensing fee arrears

National

Sanral ‘refuses’ to disclose Winelands toll costs, says City of Cape Town

Picture: FINANCIAL MAIL
1 day(s) ago

Democratic Alliance-led City of Cape Town proves to be latest stumbling block for roads agency’s bid to toll particular roads

Labour

Platinum jitters as turf war flares in Marikana

Picture: THINKSTOCK
1 day(s) ago

Platinum companies remain on edge, with tensions raised by Anglo American Platinum’s plan to retrench 6,000 workers to remain profitable

Business

Gym chains move up, down and into Africa

Planet Fitness, Lonehill. Picture: MICHAEL PINYANA
1 day(s) ago

The gym business is largely recession-proof in South Africa — and now the country’s two big chains are taking aim at lower-income groups

Transport & Tourism

Why Fastjet failed to take flight

Low-cost airline fastjet is based in Britain and listed in London.
1 day(s) ago

Glitch with Fastjet’s website scuppers local launch date of the low-cost carrier

Business

More than 15,000 tax practitioners need to find new professional home

Picture: DAILY DISPATCH
3 day(s) ago

South African Revenue Service says more than half the 38,000 practitioners registered with SARS already belong to five controlling bodies recently granted recognition

Labour

Business as usual at all operations, says Amplats

Picture: REUTERS
3 day(s) ago

Threatened strike in Rustenburg fails to materialise, while Tumela underground sit-in ends, says Anglo American Platinum

Labour

Workers ‘divided’ over how to tackle Amplats’ bid to cut thousands of jobs

Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa. Picture: ARNOLD PRONTO
3 day(s) ago

Amid mayhem and threat of strike action, platinum miner’s shares take a beating

Business

Tax move may end usefulness of trusts

Picture: THINKSTOCK
3 day(s) ago

Dividend withholding tax proves obstacle for estate planners, writes Ruan Jooste

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