City’s ‘vile’ liquidity position ‘threatens stability, credibility’
22 February 2012
The City of Johannesburg’s (CoJ) “vile” liquidity position undermines its ability to meet obligations to its short-term credibility and threatens its...
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Call for compliance review
22 February 2012
The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) yesterday argued at a hearing held at the Braamfontein Recreation Centre that compliance notices issued against it by...
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New dividend withholding tax shocks investors
22 February 2012
Investors got a shock yesterday when Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announced that the new dividend withholding tax – which replaces the secondary...
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Brokers lose tax exemption
22 February 2012
South African securities brokers will be losing the exemption for brokers who acquire shares for their own benefit.
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Brokers lose tax exemption
South African securities brokers will be losing the exemption for brokers who acquire shares for...
Billion rand to be ploughed into pilot projects for NHI
A billion rand is to be ploughed into pilot projects for the hotly-debated National Health...
Ramping up SA’s infrastructure
This year’s national Budget has seen a sharp focus on investment in infrastructure, with additional...
Adjustments to the tax regime set to impact companies’s bottom lines
Companies, already taxed heavily in South Africa, will be hit with a couple of adjustments to the...
Managing the debt tightrope
Last year the credit ratings agencies Fitch and Standard & Poors warned that unless South Africa...
Small business can create jobs
There is no doubt that small business is the vehicle through which SA’s economy can create jobs in...
Treasury proposing options to encourage savings
Savings by households in South Africa has always been a challenge. So much so, that domestic...
Business-friendly trend
The private sector may look to a more business-friendly environment following the announcement of...
Small boost for nearly 16m South Africans on grants
South Africans who rely on grants are in for an increase which may be reassessed if inflation...
E-toll rivals’ hopes turned down
Opponents to the e-tolling of Gauteng’s roads, who were hoping that Minister Pravin Gordhan will...
SA’s crippling unemployment rate receives attention during this year’s Budget
South Africa’s crippling unemployment rate received some attention during this year’s Budget.
Some tax relief for individuals
To the surprise of many the 2012 Budget allocation process includes measures to bring some tax...
Don’t hold your breath
Today, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will present his Budget for the year ahead and I suspect...
January consumer inflation
Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) in January rose to 6.3 percent year on year, Statistics SA said on...
Basson jeers opponents
Shoprite CEO Whitey Basson closed his presentation to analysts yesterday with an excerpt from...
Syndication directors score
Directors of the Sharemax syndication companies have been well paid for their efforts to...
Implats strikers demand 'R9000 or nothing'
Striking workers at Impala Platinum's (Implats) Rustenburg operations vowed on Tuesday not to...
Satawu welcomes Transnet transformation
Transnet's appointment of a black external auditing firm is a move in the right direction for...
Transnet appoints auditors
Transnet has appointed SizweNtsalubaGobodo as its external auditors, in a deal valued at around R70m.
Absa launches procurement portal to aid small businesses
Absa yesterday launched a new procurement portal which will attempt to pair large corporates with...
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