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Independent Online
Use fuel levy for tolls: AA
Independent Online
By SAPA The Gauteng toll fees should be absorbed by the increase in the fuel levy, the Automobile Association said on Wednesday. “We are convinced that despite the latest offering from government the cost to the consumer, as far as the Gauteng tolls ...
Gordhan should have scrapped toll fees: AfriForumTimes LIVE
Budget: R5.8bn boost for Gauteng tollsThe New Age Online
Cosatu rejects Gauteng freeway tollingBusinessLIVE
BuaNews Online (press release) -BusinessWeek -iAfrica.com
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Post (subscription)
Levitt replies to Appelbaum complaint
Post (subscription)
By Zara Nicholson Auction Alliance boss Rael Levitt has responded to the National Consumer Commission (NCC) following a complaint lodged by billionaire businesswoman Wendy Appelbaum who is embroiled in a dispute over the Quoin Rock Wine Estate auction.
The ins and outs of an auctionDestinyMan
SAIA to announce Levitt's fatePrimedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Rael Levitt denies contravention of CPALegalbrief (subscription)

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Telegraph.co.uk
OIL FUTURES: Holding Near 9-Month Highs, Amid Demand Worries
Wall Street Journal
By David Bird Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Crude oil futures prices were little changed near 9-month highs Wednesday, as traders cautiously eyed signs of a slowdown in manufacturing in Europe and China. European benchmark ICE Brent ...
Oil Falls From Nine-Month High as Manufacturing Slows in EuropeBusinessWeek
GLOBAL MARKETS-Growth concerns weigh on stocks, oil edges upReuters
Crude Oil Fluctuates Near Nine-Month High on Manufacturing Reports, IranBloomberg
Reuters Africa -MarketWatch -Economic Times
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Independent Online
Wal-Mart, Massmart Proceed With Deal as They Await Ruling
Wall Street Journal
By DEVON MAYLIE South African retailer Massmart Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday it is going ahead with implementing Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s acquisition of a majority stake in the company while it waits for a ruling from a competition appeals court.
Massmart could open up to 20 stores in NigeriaReuters
Massmart draws attention to 'aggressive' market (With Video)BusinessLIVE
Massmart Says Costs of Growth, Wal-Mart Deal Hamper MarginsBusinessWeek
Bloomberg -Bizcommunity.com
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Bloomberg
S.Africa puts lid on spending; mkts sceptical
Reuters Africa
By Ed Cropley CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa projected a lower-than-expected 2012/13 budget deficit on Wednesday, reassuring bond investors and ratings agencies that the continent's biggest economy is keeping a lid on spending despite huge social ...
2012/13 budget broadly welcomedTimes LIVE
South Africa's economic growth lags behind African average, reflecting close ...Washington Post
Loopholes for rich will be closedIndependent Online
FM.co.za -East Coast Radio
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CTV.ca
Bunds Rise After European Services Shrink; Italian Bonds Fall
BusinessWeek
By Lucy Meakin and David Goodman Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- German bunds advanced for the first time in a week after European reports showed services and manufacturing unexpectedly contracted this month, boosting demand for the region's safest securities.
Markets Find Little Relief in Greek BailoutNew York Times
European stocks lower as Greek bailout hopes fadeAFP
US Investors Brace for a Third Bailout in GreeceForbes
Bloomberg -Reuters -Economic Times
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Wall Street Journal
Dividends tax shock
MoneywebTax.co.za
CAPE TOWN - Investors got a shock on Wednesday when Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announced that the new dividend withholding tax - which replaces the secondary tax on companies from April - will come into effect at 15%. That is 50% higher than the ...
Obama's Dividend AssaultWall Street Journal
Obama triples the dividend taxHuman Events
Retirement Strategy: Are We Sticking Our Heads In The Sand? (Part 12)Seeking Alpha
Myiris.com
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Times LIVE
Implats says strike to cut April deliveries 50 pct
Reuters Africa
By Amanda Cooper and Sherilee Lakmidas LONDON/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Impala Platinum, the world's second-largest platinum producer, has warned customers that its April platinum deliveries would be down about 50 percent due to labour problems at its ...
Impala boardroom set alightIndependent Online
Implats boardroom set alightNews24
Workers caught in crossfireTimes LIVE
Wall Street Journal
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Independent Online
South African Stocks: Anglo, BHP, Implats, Massmart, O-Line
Bloomberg
The FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index (JALSH) fell for the first time in four days, declining 0.2 percent to 34091.97 by 12:27 pm in Johannesburg. The following are among the most active equities in the South African market today.
Massmart H1 HEPS up 13.7% to 416cBizcommunity.com
Massmart Says Costs of Growth, Wal-Mart Deal Hamper MarginsBusinessWeek
Massmart H1 profit up 19 pct on forexReuters
BusinessLIVE
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Independent Online
Mall gas blast probe continuing
News24
Johannesburg: The elusive metropolis is a pioneering effort to insert South Africa's largest city... Now R216.95 Johannesburg - Progress is being made in the investigation into the cause of an apparent gas explosion at a Kempton Park restaurant, ...
Mugg & Bean blast investigation progressingTimes LIVE
'Progress being made in Mugg & Bean investigation'Independent Online

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Independent Online
Mall gas blast probe continuing
News24
Johannesburg: The elusive metropolis is a pioneering effort to insert South Africa's largest city... Now R216.95 Johannesburg - Progress is being made in the investigation into the cause of an apparent gas explosion at a Kempton Park restaurant, ...
Mugg & Bean blast investigation progressingTimes LIVE
'Progress being made in Mugg & Bean investigation'Independent Online

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Sowetan
Call for super-rich South Africans to be taxed more
Sowetan
PRESSURE groups which held a night vigil ahead of the Budget speech by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan have demanded that super-rich South Africans be taxed more. Gordhan will, today, present his budget speech, in which he is expected to outline how ...
Bonds smidgen softer ahead of BudgetFin24
'We need a safety net for the poor, Mr Gordhan'The New Age Online
Budget Speech 2012News24
BusinessLIVE -Business Day -Reuters Africa
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AFP
European stocks downbeat amid eurozone concerns
AFP
LONDON — European stock markets fell and the euro slipped against the dollar in early cautious trade on Wednesday amid lingering eurozone debt concerns despite Greece's new huge bailout. In morning deals, London's FTSE 100 eased 0.11 percent to 5921.72 ...
Fitch ratings agency downgrades Greece from CCC to C, indicating default ...Washington Post
Swiss franc, euro still buoyed by Greek bailout dealEconomic Times
GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares edge up, euro struggles as Greek reality bitesReuters Africa
Reuters -The Guardian -BBC News
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Independent Online
Levitt replies to farm auction complaint
Independent Online
By Zara Nicholson AUCTION Alliance boss Rael Levitt has responded to the National Consumer Commission (NCC) following a complaint lodged by billionaire businesswoman Wendy Appelbaum who is embroiled in a dispute over the Quoin Rock Wine Estate auction.
The ins and outs of an auctionDestinyMan
Auction Alliance boss in kickbacks probeFin24
SAIA to announce Levitt's fatePrimedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Legalbrief (subscription)
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Independent Online
Energy efficiency is SA's best short-term power solution
ESI Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa --- ESI-AFRICA.COM --- 22 February 2012 - Energy efficiency is South Africa's best short-term hope to meet future electricity demand in the face of ongoing tight supply, says energy minister Dipuo Peters.
'Power saving affects municipal profit'Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
South Africa Worried About Power Costs as Increases StudiedBusinessWeek
Energy efficiency key: ministerTimes LIVE
Creamer Media's Engineering News -News24
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Independent Online
E-tolling is progressive
ITWeb
By Farzana Rasool, ITWeb IT in Government Editor. The controversial Gauteng e-tolling system is actually progressive as opposed to an increase on the fuel levy, which would be regressive, says economic analyst Roelof Botha, adjunct faculty at the ...
DA challenges economist on tollsThe New Age Online
Tolls will make rich poorer - economistFin24
E-tolling 'has many positives' (With Video)BusinessLIVE

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South African Broadcasting Corporation
Shoprite sees profits grow
iAfrica.com
The battle for market share among South African food retailers is in full swing, with Whitey Basson-led Shoprite saying yesterday that it had managed to gain further traction, experiencing growth across all its retail offerings.
Shoprite to open more storesSowetan
S. AFRICA: Shoprite To Continue Expansion After Strong H1Namnews
Shoprite profits up, remains bullish on AfricaBusinessLIVE
South African Broadcasting Corporation -Moneyweb.co.za
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BusinessLIVE
Shoprite sees profits grow
iAfrica.com
The battle for market share among South African food retailers is in full swing, with Whitey Basson-led Shoprite saying yesterday that it had managed to gain further traction, experiencing growth across all its retail offerings.
Shoprite to open more storesSowetan
S. AFRICA: Shoprite To Continue Expansion After Strong H1Namnews
Shoprite profits up, remains bullish on AfricaBusinessLIVE
South African Broadcasting Corporation -Moneyweb.co.za
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BusinessLIVE
Rand slips, bond yields rise on fear of EU contraction
Independent Online
The rand weakened against the dollar for the first time in three days yesterday on concern that a bailout deal for Greece will not be enough to stave off a recession in the euro zone, damping demand for domestic exports. The currency depreciated 0.9 ...
Rand flat, tracking euroiAfrica.com
All eyes on Gordhan's budgetFin24
Gordhan should include potholes in the budgetTimes LIVE

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Independent Online
BMW SA saves R50m by cutting energy use
Independent Online
By Roy Cokayne BMW South Africa has made dramatic strides towards sustainable production and achieved R50 million in energy savings since 2006. Frank-Peter Arndt, the member of the BMW board of management responsible for production, said BMW SA's plant ...
BMW SA to upgrade Rosslyn plant with R2,2 billion investmentDestinyMan
BMW pushes up production, exports at Rosslyn as new 3 Series rolls off lineCreamer Media's Engineering News
BMW to build new 3-series in SAiAfrica.com
Moneyweb.co.za -just-auto.com (subscription) -Rush Lane
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