Alec Baldwin calls for action on climate change at UN
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Moody's again warns SA of growing debt
Moody’s was the last of the big three ratings agencies to give South Africa an investment-grade rating, so markets are sensitive to any pronouncement it makes on the fiscal and economic strength of Africa’s most industrialised economy.
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Lebashe, Harith deny allegations of receiving PIC money unlawfully
Tshepo Mahloele on Tuesday responded to claims made by UDM leader Bantu Holomisa who testified at the PIC inquiry.
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Numsa serves Comair with strike notice
The union says the dispute relates to wage disparities at the airline that were raised last year.
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How the new flight between CT & US will boost the local economy
Wesgro's Tim Harris said the United Airlines flight would position Cape Town as an investment hub and allow for high-value air freight.
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Rand inches higher as bulls reappear
The rand breached R14.00 last week, reaching a six-week best of R13.8725, as weak economic data from the United States spurred buying of riskier assets.
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Steinhoff seeks claimants to reveal identities to negotiate settlements
Former chairman and top shareholder Christo Wiese had said last month he is open to negotiations over a $4 billion claim against the company, days after it revealed the scale of a devastating accounting fraud.
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Huawei secured 40 5G commercial contracts by end-March
Rotating Chairman Ken Hu was speaking at the firm’s annual global analyst summit at its headquarters in Shenzhen in southern China.
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Former Volkswagen CEO Winterkorn charged with fraud by German prosecutors
The German case comes nearly a year after the United States filed charges against Winterkorn, accusing him of conspiring to cover up the German carmaker’s emissions cheating.
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AA warns consumers of another fuel price hike
The AA said on Monday a litre of petrol was likely to set you back 56 cents more next month, while its predicting that diesel will decrease by 5 cents.
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Holomisa refuses to back down on Lebashe-PIC corruption allegations
The UDM leader on Monday was cross-examined at the PIC inquiry by Lebashe’s lawyer who has accused him of defaming his clients of corruption and wrongdoing without evidence.
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Petra Diamonds' new CEO to work on strategy, seeks stability first
The company reported lower output in the quarter ended on 31 March, but also said it sees signs that diamond prices are recovering.
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SA tourism body optimistic government will regulate ‘unfair’ Airbnb
Tourism Business Council of South Africa said it had spoken to the tourism department about its concerns and was optimistic about an upcoming amendment to the Tourism Act.
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WATCH LIVE: Holomisa back in PIC inquiry hot seat
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa returns to the PIC inquiry where he continues giving testimony on the claims of impropriety at the Public Investment Corporation.
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Treasury to detail Public Works Dept's plans to refurbish govt buildings
The 'Sunday Times' reported that Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi plans to use R750 million to upgrade the homes of ministers and other government property.
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Rand pauses rally with investors in wait-and-see mode
While the domestic newsflow has pointed to a sluggish economic performance in the first quarter after weeks of electricity outages into mid-March and an uncertain outcome to national elections due in May, the rand has found support offshore.
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Zille pleased with Parly praise for reducing WC unemployment rate
The unemployment rate in the province dropped to 19.3%, which is 14 percentage points lower than the national average.
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Facebook down for some users: Downdetector.com
The outage tracking website showed that there are more than 9,000 incidents of people reporting issues with Facebook.
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Cosatu: Samwu should have acted on our suggested interventions
Last week, Samwu’s central executive committee meeting booted out its former leaders after years of allegations of wrongdoing, including financial irregularities.
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Numsa says it’s anticipating difficult wage negotiations in coming months
Negotiations usually get underway during the winter season and are mostly followed by strike action.
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Facebook spends $22.6m to keep Mark Zuckerberg safe
Zuckerberg has drawn a base salary of $1 for the past three years, and his “other” compensation was listed at $22.6 million, most of which was for his personal security.
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Rand firms on falling dollar, stocks up
Investors’ appetite for riskier currencies was boosted on Friday after Chinese data showed exports rebounded last month.
