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Rand hits new 2-1/2 year high vs dollar  
2010-09-03 15:06:01
South Africa's rand advanced more than one percent against the US dollar, piercing through key technical levels that saw it hit its strongest levels since early 2008. [Full Story...0 Comments
Union leaders to explain latest pay offer to workers  
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. [Full Story...3 Comments
SA govt, strikers brace for new wage talks  
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. [Full Story...5 Comments


BANK FOREIGN OWNERSHIP DIFFICULT, SAYS MARCUS: Soweto - Foreign ownership in South African banks was a difficult question and needed careful consideration, central bank Governor Gill Marcus said. Read more AFP
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Draft code requires institutions to disclose voting  Comment
In what could be the most significant corporate governance development in over a decade, a draft copy of the institutional shareholder code for responsible investing was released for discussion yesterday. The code, which requires public disclosure of voting records and policies, is set to have a significant impact on the way in which the country's R1.5 trillion investment fund industry is managed.[Full Story...0 Comments

 
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SA needs to adapt to keep high standard of accounting  Comment
South Africa has long been reputed to produce some of the world's best auditors. This was given credence when the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Survey for 2009 to 2010 ranks us second out of 133 countries for our auditing and reporting standards. We are in the top 10 for eight other measures of financial market sophistication, and for a country that is only the world's 24th largest economy measured in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), this is good going.[Full Story...0 Comments

 
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Local strikes are giving global car makers the jitters  Comment
THE South African economy and motor manufacturing industry workers could pay dearly for the persistent disruption to new vehicle production in the country. The strikes in the new tyre and automotive component manufacturing sectors follow the strike last month by motor manufacturing workers, which resulted in some manufacturers losing export revenue.[Full Story...0 Comments

 
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Hot money tax debate leaves some cold  Comment
The ANC will this month debate whether to slap a tax on hot money flows into South Africa.[Full Story...0 Comments

 
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Namdeb returns to profitability  Comment
Namdeb Diamond Corporation has reported a return to profitability in the first half, with a profit before tax of N$719m for the six months ended June 2010.[Full Story...0 Comments

 
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Rand hits new 2-1/2 year high vs dollar  Comment
South Africa's rand advanced more than one percent against the US dollar, piercing through key technical levels that saw it hit its strongest levels since early 2008.[Full Story...0 Comments

 
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JSE flat, eyes US economic data  Comment
The JSE was flat in afternoon trade in line with global markets as they await US August non farm payrolls.[Full Story...0 Comments

 
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Zimbabwe tobacco sales end with record crop  Comment
Zimbabwe's tobacco sale closed with a record crop of 122 million kilogrammes having been sold, which officials attributed to the increase of small-scale farmers joining the industry.[Full Story...0 Comments

 
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