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Da Gama textile to shed 761 jobs  Comment
2010-09-03 09:38:01
Textile company Da Gama will retrench 761 workers -- 60 percent of its work force.
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SA govt, strikers brace for new wage talks  Comment
2010-09-03 11:11:01
Striking South African state workers held small-scale protests as union and government negotiators prepared for bargaining next week aimed at ending the three-week walkout by about 1.3 million.
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 Strike cancels out World Cup benefits - SACCI
 Doctors call for resolution to public sector strike
 Strike impasse costs R350m a day
Monetary policy decisions are 'complex'  Comment
2010-09-03 11:41:01
Monetary policy and interest rates decisions are complex, says Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus.
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KwaZulu-Natal striker guilty of intimidation  Comment
2010-09-03 12:10:01
A KwaZulu-Natal woman has been found guilty of strike intimidation by the Durban Regional Court.
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Strikers set alight non-striker's car in Eastern Cape  Comment
2010-09-03 12:12:01
Striking workers at the Eastern Cape health department in King William's Town have set alight a non- striker's car.
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 Strike cancels out World Cup benefits - SACCI
 Strike impasse costs R350m a day
 SA govt, strikers brace for new wage talks
 KwaZulu-Natal striker guilty of intimidation
Economists expect 0.5 percent cut in interest rates  Comment
2010-09-03 18:05:01
A 50 basis point cut is expected for SA's repo rate at the Monetary Policy Committee meeting next week Thursday.
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Public Service Commission urges wage talks  Comment
2010-09-03 17:25:01
The Public Service Commission (PSC) urged negotiators to find common ground with unions as the nationwide public sector strike was affecting service delivery.
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SA to wait weekend for unions' decision  Comment
2010-09-03 17:20:01
South Africa will have to wait the weekend to find out if public servants start their fourth week of strikes or accept the government's latest wage offer.
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 Doctors call for resolution to public sector strike
 Strike impasse costs R350m a day
 SA govt, strikers brace for new wage talks
 Ordinary citizens not state will pay for strike - DA
De Lille joins Western Cape government  Comment
2010-09-03 17:24:01
ID leader Patricia de Lille will join the Western Cape government as social development minister.
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 De Lille slams cellphone operators
 ID wants commission to monitor state corruption
 De Lille claims cell phone costs victory
 De Lille defends Vavi
Suspect deals rift but I'm innocent: Cele  Comment
2010-09-03 17:19:01
Police top brass abused a 2006 decision to let the force manage its own properties as carte blanche to award irregular contracts that wasted millions and enriched outsiders.
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 Cele defends new for new building
 Police will not join strike - Bheki Cele
Selebi hints at 'improper' prosecution ahead of appeal  Comment
2010-09-03 17:25:01
Former national police commissioner Jackie Selebi has asked his lawyers to tell "authorities" that his corruption prosecution may have been improper.
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Ordinary citizens not state will pay for strike - DA  Comment
2010-09-03 15:06:01
Ordinary South Africans, not the government, will ultimately pay for the ongoing public service strike.
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Green car tax makes tax experts see red  Comment
2010-09-03 14:44:01
This week's introduction of a carbon tax on vehicle emissions at point of purchase of cars continues to rankle.
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 Gordhan, car manufacturers agree on enviro taxes
 No easing of British tax burden within five years - Alexander
 Taxpayers must check provisional status
 Hot money tax debate leaves some cold
Hot money tax debate leaves some cold  Comment
2010-09-03 14:43:01
The ANC will this month debate whether to slap a tax on hot money flows into South Africa.
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 Sars to assist taxpayers in their communities
 Gordhan, car manufacturers agree on enviro taxes
 No easing of British tax burden within five years - Alexander
 Taxpayers must check provisional status
Steel pricing concerns  
2010-09-03 14:00:00
The prospect of introducing legislation to force steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa to pursue a more "developmental" pricing policy was raised yesterday by the portfolio committee on trade and industry.
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Union leaders to explain latest pay offer to workers  Comment
2010-09-03 12:17:01
Union leaders will explain the finer points of the government's revised pay offer to striking public servants over the weekend.
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 Doctors call for resolution to public sector strike
 Strike impasse costs R350m a day
 SA govt, strikers brace for new wage talks
 Strikers set alight non-striker's car in Eastern Cape
Numsa march begins  Comment
2010-09-03 10:53:01
Striking motor industry workers began marching from Botha's Park to the Durban City Hall.
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No more room for manoeuvring - Baloyi  Comment
2010-09-03 09:39:01
There was no more room for manoeuvring in the government's wage offer to striking public servants.
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 No cash for public salary increases - minister
 Baloyi refuses to budge
 Trade unions criticise Baloyi
 Baloyi to iron out government wage discrepancies
Electricity drop not cause for concern  Comment
2010-09-03 09:40:01
The considerable decline in electricity consumption and production growth in July is not a cause for concern, according to analysts.
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Govt committee talks up need for industrialisation  Comment
2010-09-03 09:40:01
The impact of the global economic crisis can be better weathered with industrialisation, Trade and Industry portfolio committee chairperson Joanmariae Fubbs said.
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