A group of activists is bringing a dispute from South Africa’s Cape Town to Amazon’s Puget Sound headquarters, hoping to stand in solidarity with some Indigenous people and appeal directly …
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De Ruyter’s exit a massive blow to South Africa
by Editorby EditorThe resignation of Andre De Ruyter is a major blow for Eskom and the efforts to address the energy crisis we are facing on an ongoing basis, says Business Unity …
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Private Companies Hoard Cash as South African Business Environment Deteriorates
by Editorby EditorBusinesses and households in South Africa held on to more cash in the third quarter, when power outages reached an all-time high. Gross savings by corporates climbed to 15.9% of …
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Uber Eats gets nailed over misleading TV ad
Uber Eats advertisement has been deemed misleading by The Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) in terms of the Code of Advertising Practice. According to the ARB report, Rina Hartzenberg brought the …
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Mr. Price has released its interim results and reports that its telecoms segment generated R570 million in revenue during the 26 weeks from 2 April to 1 October 2022. The …
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DStv slaps Capetonian pirate with 7-year jail sentence
Capetonian man has been sentenced to a seven year jail time by The Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court for infringing MultiChoice’s copyright by selling access to pirated DStv content. The …
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Telkom’s board chairman Sello Moloko resigns
Telkom’s board chairman Sello Moloko In an announcement to shareholders on Wednesday stepped down due to workload reasons. On 1 December 2021, Sello Maloko was appointed as chair-designate of Absa’s …
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Pepkor, which owns brands such as PEP and Ackermans, managed to deliver a double-digit earnings increase even as the effects of the July 2021 unrest and KwaZulu-Natal flooding hit the …
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Eskom has announced a reduction in the load-shedding stages it plans to implement in the coming week. According to a statement on Sunday afternoon, the utility initially planned to implement stage …
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MTN in a war against SARS for potentially double-dipping VAT on airtime
MTN and South African Revenue Services (SARS) are battling a case where the mobile network operator demands clarity about how VAT should apply to airtime vouchers according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) …