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Pres dismisses Zuma Empowerment  
2010-09-08 17:02:01
The notion of ZEE, as opposed to BEE, had President Jacob Zuma flummoxed in the National Assembly. [Full Story...]  3 Comments
SA strikers return to work amid dissent  
2010-09-08 16:21:01
Most of South Africa's 1.3 million striking state workers returned to their posts as union leaders struggled to persuade members to accept a deal that would officially end the labour action. [Full Story...]  1 Comment
Union sees long Northam Platinum strike  
2010-09-08 14:12:01
National Union of Mineworkers said the strike at Northam Platinum could go on for several months until the company meets its pay demands. [Full Story...]  0 Comments


USE LICENCES TO GRAB MINES - MALEMA: The mining licensing process, controlled by the government, would be the best way to implement the nationalisation of mines in South Africa as sought by the ANC Youth League, its president Julius Malema said. Read more AFP
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Freeze on licences delays clay mine investments  Comment
Tile and sanitaryware group Ceramic Industries yesterday spoke out about the six-month moratorium that the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has placed on prospective mining licences, saying the company's confidence in its ability to make future investments could very well depend on it.[Full Story...] 0 Comments

 
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SMEs need their own champion to blossom  Comment
The voice of small business is lost in the chambers of commerce structures in South Africa - chambers of commerce are affiliated to the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) via Business Unity SA (Busa).[Full Story...] 1 Comment

 
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Zimbabwe's controversial gems fail to shine on market  Comment
Zimbabwe's controversial Marange diamonds - sold and legally exported for the first time last month - did not, as some industry players feared, affect international prices of rough stones, according to London-based Polished Prices.[Full Story...] 0 Comments

 
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Document puts Cosatu on collision course with ANC  Comment
Cosatu has come out with all guns firing ahead of the ANC's national general council meeting, warning in a document of deep dangers of "a predatory elite" and accusing the ruling party of zigzagging on economic policies.[Full Story...] 0 Comments

 
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MTN trips up Telkom plan  Comment
Telkom's foray into mobile telephony faces its first hurdle - to overcome wrangling over an interconnection rate with MTN, which if not resolved amicably, could set back its plans to launch a cellphone service before this year ends.[Full Story...] 0 Comments

 
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Banks: Campaign to counsel on debt  Comment
An R8 million national consumer awareness campaign to promote a better understanding of debt counselling has been launched.[Full Story...] 0 Comments

 
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Karoo shale gas extraction not viable till late next decade - Sasol  Comment
Petrochemicals group Sasol did not expect any large-scale output of shale gas in South Africa before the latter part of the next decade, but the resource could be significant, an official said yesterday.[Full Story...] 0 Comments

 
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Treasury seeks alternatives to higher tax to fund public sector wages  Comment
Personal and corporate tax would not be raised to cover the higher-than-expected wage increase for public servants, the National Treasury said yesterday, but some economists have not ruled it out entirely.[Full Story...] 0 Comments

 
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