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 | KATJA HAMILTON The Eskom debt relief, amounting to R254bn, requires a step change in public debt which will result in government debt stabilising at 73.6% of GDP in 2025/26... read |
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 | | Yoco has launched Instant Payout, enabling SME owners to access their funds instantly...read |
|  | | Kungwini Amalgamated Workers Union welcomes the increase of the minimum wage by 9.6 %...read |
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 | ABIGAIL MOYO The National Budget contained some good news for workers, their families, and retirees... Read |
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 | The South African Mint Company has released its second series of the popular Big 5 collectable range of coins... Read |
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 | TASSILO HUMMEL, ALEXANDER WINNING AND BHARGAV ACHARYA International financial crime watchdog the Financial Action Task Force said it was adding South Africa and Nigeria to its so-called "grey list" of countries under special scrutiny to implement standards to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing... Read |
 | WEBBER WENTZEL FINANCE TEAM South Africa's grey listing by the Financial Action Task Force has significant implications for its economic growth and global competitiveness, but moves are already being taken to satisfy the FATF... Read |
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 | Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said townships are the province's "new gold"... Read |
 | Delivering his State of the Province Address, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi announced the construction of an 800MW solar farm in Merafong... Read |
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 | Yoco celebrates SMEs with its Back the Underdog campaign... Read |
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 | South African insurer Discovery Ltd reported a 9% drop in interim profit on Thursday, hurt by higher interest rates and macroeconomic volatility... Read |
 | JASON MELLOW, ISSUED BY MIWAY Finance minister Enoch Godongwana's 2023 Budget Speech held limited good news for small and medium businesses. However, there were some highlights which SMEs can capitalise on in the new fiscal... Read |
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 | Balwin's listing will bring the number of instruments listed on A2X to 95... Read |
 | The combined investment will be used to unlock the company's next phase of growth, as it aims to address critical shortages in the African and emerging market healthcare sector... Read |
 | FORREST CRELLIN AND SUDIP KAR-GUPTA The project aims to provide direct lending and asset-based debt facilities for regional and international developers... Read |
 | SHAN RADCLIFFE Following the announcement of the inaugural Africa Impact Investment Awards by Intellidex earlier this month, Bizcommunity caught up with the company's MD, Dr Graunt Kruger, to find out more about the initiative... Read |
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 | PIETER FABER, ISSUED BY SAICA 'Inflation' is the increase in prices over a specific period and which leads to a reduction in the purchase power of money... Read |
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 | HUMPHREY MALALO AND AYENAT MERSIE Facebook parent company Meta has filed an appeal in Kenya challenging a ruling that said the company could be sued in the East African country even though it has no official presence there... Read |
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 | Eskom has appointed Calib Cassim as its interim chief executive following Andre de Ruyter's departure... Read |
 | SINDY PETERS If everything stays exactly the same, the electricity crisis will get significantly worse in 5-10 years' time, says the CSIR's Warrick Pierce... Read |
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