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Johannesburg has become the fastest location in the country to register property and get an electricity connection, followed by Cape Town and eThekwini (Bloomberg)
BUSINESS

SA cities need to unclog their bureaucracy drains to let business flow

A World Bank report on doing business in South Africa says there is room for its cities to improve business conditions

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3 min read
New legislation seeks to stop tobacco companies from luring non-smoking teens into becoming addicted to their deadly products.
BAT

Tobacco ‘epidemic’ in Africa fuelled by fewer filters

Cigarette consumption in Africa rose by 40% between 1990 and 2012

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3 min read
Ashiq Khan’s business boomed once he switched from running a grocery store to an atchar business. (Renata Larroyd/M&G)
BUNNY CHOW

Spicy atchar turns a hot profit

Atchar can be enjoyed with curry, vetkoek, which is also called magwinya, or the uniquely South African bunny chow called kota

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2 min read
Congo has 3 000 doses of the vaccine in stock and health workers there have been busy setting up a so-called cold chain to keep them well below freezing. (Reuters)
BANYANA BANYANA

Banyana ace in the land down under

The footballer is one of two local players to be snapped up by a professional league in Australia

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5 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa says his economic stimulus package should fend off a full recession. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

Bleeding SA turns to Ramaphosa

Hopes are pinned on the economic stimulus package but uncertainty bedevils the economy

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4 min read
Scientists are not sure what Ultima Thule (pronounced TOO-lee) looks like — whether it is cratered or smooth, or even if it is a single object or a cluster. (Reuters)
CELL C

Low mobile data prices forecast

A new company has launched a service that seriously challenges those of the major mobile operators

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4 min read
Refiloe Jane (Renata Larroyd)
BANYANA BANYANA

Slice of life: You never know who is watching

‘There are many football players in South Africa who have the talent to represent South Africa at a national level, but they chose me’

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2 min read
External auditors gave Transnet a qualified audit, after irregular expenditure rose to R8.1-billion. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
POPO MOLEFE

Transnet records growth in profits despite axe hanging over CEO’s head

Siyabonga Gama delivered the results with an axe hanging over his head as he has been served with a letter of precautionary suspension

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5 min read
The PwC report, which tracked executive director remuneration trends in 285 companies, found that there were only 81 women executives among the 725 people whose pay was analysed. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
CODING

Learn to code – for free – and get a job

That’s what’s on offer but it does require that you can think out of the box and work well with others

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7 min read
Emptying pockets: South African Revenuse Service acting commissioner Mark Kingon
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

SARS working on restoring credibility and trust — Kingon

The reputation of Sars was tarnished under the leadership of suspended commissioner Tom Moyane following several allegations

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3 min read
Get the picture: Despite criticism, online ‘big boys’ such as Mark Zuckerberg’s (centre) Facebook and Google, pose threats to new media because they put commercial interests above journalistic independence. (Leah Millis/Reuters)
ASSOCIATION OF MINE AND CONSTRUCTION

Attitudes harden over Implats job loss threat

‘The entire business [Impala Platinum] is at risk unless drastic action is taken,’ says an analyst

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3 min read
A beneficiary may not sell an RDP house within the first eight years of having taken occupation. Even so, premature selling of these houses is widespread. (David Harrison/M&G)
RDP HOUSING

RDP house buyers beware

Strict conditions govern the sale of a property and one example shows how a purchase can go bad

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5 min read
File photo: Presidents Vladimir Putin and Cyril Ramaphosa
BRICS

BRICS states prepare for fourth industrial revolution

BRICS leaders are working together to develop policies to deal with the opportunities and threats presented by the fourth industrial revolution

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3 min read
President Jinping warned that the trade war between China and the US will not see any winner.
BRAZIL

BRICS hit back at Trump

The bloc is concerned by the US president’s unilateral measures that are incompatible with the World Trade Organisation rules

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2 min read
Biya’s repeated long absences from Cameroon, mostly in Switzerland or in his home village in southern Cameroon, have been bitterly criticised. (Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty)
AGOA

US-led trade war a threat to multilateralism — Davies

BRICS countries are working on mitigating the impact of a trade war

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2 min read
China’s President Xi Jinping walks with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa before their meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, July 24 2018. (Mike Hutchings/Reuters)
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

China commits to more investments in South Africa

The nation has committed to $14.7-billion in investments

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3 min read
The BRICS leaders are expected to adopt the Johannesburg declaration, a document outlining all the commitments made by BRICS countries during the summit. (Twitter: African National Congress)
ANIL SOOKLAL

What the BRICS summit means for SA

Heads of states from Brazil, Russia, India and China are expected to attend the summit held between July 25 and 27

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4 min read
The new R10 note.
LESETJA KGANYAGO

Reserve Bank honours Madiba centenary with new banknotes

The notes capture the life of Madiba from his birth to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa

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2 min read
Towering dispute: Earlier this month Absa announced Daniel Mminele’s departure, citing differences over strategy between him and the board.
ABSA

Is Absa’s new coat of paint enough?

Analysts say the rebranded banking giant needs more than just a fresh logo to regain market share

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4 min read
(John McCann/M&G)
FUNDING

SMEs hobbled by funding gap

Only 1% of South Africa’s small, medium and micro-sized enterprises ask for formal financing

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3 min read