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SARS boss suspended again after court relief
[Natasha Marrian] SARS has upped the ante in its bid to discipline its staffers, suspending senior executive Peter Richer for the second time... read more>>



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BCI dropped in December
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) says the business confidence index (BCI) shed 2.5 index points in December 2014, coming in at 88.3... read more>>
Financial Services
Old Mutual acquires a stake in financial services group UAP
Insurer Old Mutual (OML) said on Friday, 9 January, it has acquired a 23.3% stake in UAP‚ an east and central African financial services company‚ for R1.1bn in cash... read more>>
Markets & Investment
Fidelity, Protea merger approved
The Competition Commission has approved with conditions the intermediate merger whereby Fidelity Cash Solutions and Fidelity Security Services intend to acquire several businesses from Protea Coin Group... read more>>
Oil price decline "will have no effect on cost of flights"
Travellers should not expect air ticket prices to fall with the decrease in the oil price, as the aviation industry is still recovering from high fuel prices from previous years... read more>>
Time to cherry pick property stocks
Though listed property's stellar 2014 performance is unlikely to be repeated over the next 12 months, the sector should continue to offer better returns than other income-generating investments such as bonds and cash... read more>>
Taxation & Regulation
Avoiding fiscal cliff will have taxpayers staggering

Jannie Rossouw, Fanie Joubert and Adèle Breytenbac

South Africa is heading for a fiscal cliff if the present trends in social assistance expenditure and the growth rate in public service remuneration continue... read more>>
Government news
Kadalie has harsh words for SA's leaders
NEWSWATCH: Rhoda Kadalie, well-known academic, has some harsh words for today's leaders of SA, reports Politicsweb... read more>>
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