Sugar sweet tax move

Taxing soft drinks is a smart idea as we will all pay the cost for obesity, says Mandi Smallhorne.
Terry Bell's Inside Labour

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Eskom

Lights on, but Eskom battle goes on, vow Khumalos

Sep 05 2016 19:56

The electricity at the Khumalo house has finally been restored after a vexatious six months without power. But the family is adamant their fight with Eskom is far from over.

Financial Services

African Bank repurchases $207m worth of bonds

Sep 05 2016 19:23

African Bank has repurchased $207m worth of bonds from its foreign currency-denominated bond holders issued under its $6bn Euro Medium Term Note programme.

Eskom

Eskom’s borrowing costs rise amid investor jitters

Sep 05 2016 18:54

Eskom faces a $2bn funding gap at a time when its borrowing costs are rising as investors are wary of lending to state-owned enterprises.

Economy

Why South Africans are seeking 2nd passport

Sep 05 2016 18:33

A concern about safety and security is usually the most important reason South Africans give when embarking on an overseas citizenship programme.

Economy

Sars pays R19m in severance packages since 2007

Sep 05 2016 17:34

The South African Revenue Service has paid a total of R19.33m in severance packages to 13 former employees since 2007, with about R9m settled last year.

News

NUM to strike against job cuts at Sibanye Gold

Sep 05 2016 17:26

The National Union of Mineworkers plans to march against planned retrenchments at Sibanye Gold's loss-making Cooke 4 mine.

Equities

SHARE WATCH: SA retailers having a tough time

Sep 05 2016 16:20

Overberg Asset Management analyst Kirk Swart looks at South African retail shares and how hard they are finding it to make profits.

BizNews

Bank stocks vulnerable as risk of Nenegate II rises - analyst

Sep 05 2016 16:06

An independent analyst looks at "mini Nenegate", explaining why another post-Nenegate plunge of 20% in banking stocks is not inconceivable.

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In other news

Air France to seek conciliatory approach to revamp

Sep 05 2016 18:41

Air France-KLM Group will jettison a hard-line stance on cost cutting that antagonized employees and unions under its former CEO in favour of a more conciliatory approach.

Critical factors when aiming for a 2nd passport

Sep 05 2016 18:25

There are certain critical factors to address before one embarks on trying to obtain a second passport, an expert explains.

Angolan president fires finance minister

Sep 05 2016 18:10

Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos has fired Finance Minister Armando Manuel two months after the government broke off talks with the IMF over emergency funding.

May runs into Brexit pressure from home and abroad

Sep 05 2016 16:30

Theresa May’s first summit as British prime minister has given her a taste of just how difficult it will be to satisfy voters at home and governments abroad in Brexit talks.

ECB seen relying on more stimulus

Sep 05 2016 16:00

With eurozone inflation near zero for almost two years economists see European Central Bank President likely to lengthen quantitative easing for a second time.

Oil bounces on Saudi-Russian pledge to steady prices

Sep 05 2016 15:19

Oil prices have rallied by up to 5% after key crude producers Russia and Saudi Arabia vowed to stabilise the market.

Saudi, Russia pledge oil cooperation without agreeing freeze

Sep 05 2016 14:41

The world’s top two crude-oil producers have pledged to cooperate to stabilize global markets, while failing to announce any specific measures to bolster prices.

BHP expects iron ore to notch declines

Sep 05 2016 14:15

BHP Billiton expects iron ore prices to begin retreating as “well-telegraphed” new supply hits the market from Australia and Brazil.

Analysis & Opinion

Opinion

Sugar tax will be a sweet move

We should remove tax from something good for us and pile it on the bad...

Inside Labour

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Opinion

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Winners	Price	Change	% Change
VKE Vukile Property Fund Limi...	R17.47	R0.71	4.24%
S32 South32 Limited	R22.52	R0.64	2.93%
RCL Rcl Foods Limited	R14.20	R0.40	2.90%
HAR Harmony Gold Mining Compa...	R56.27	R1.57	2.87%
KIO Kumba Iron Ore Limited	R137.60	R3.60	2.69%

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Losers	Price	Change	% Change
ASR Assore Limited	R145.90	R-7.46	-4.86%
AMS Anglo American Platinum L...	R400.97	R-18.18	-4.34%
RPL Redefine International Pl...	R8.12	R-0.33	-3.91%
ITU Intu Properties Plc	R58.09	R-1.81	-3.02%
MRP Mr Price Group Limited	R163.01	R-3.94	-2.36%

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