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Bill Gates paid Tesla a compliment for coaxing the car industry to go electric. And now he’s discussing buying a “very, very cool” expensive Porsche.
With nano lending Vodacom plans to give people $2 or $3 loans to buy food when needed, which they must pay back within a few days.
It was a case of deja vu for many investors when President Ramaphosa again touted the idea of a state-owned SA bank and sovereign wealth fund.
A rhino poacher was sentenced to 24 years in jail after he was convicted of among others rhino poaching, theft, cruelty to animals and money laundering.
The preliminary report said Duduzane Zuma’s account at Habib Bank was opened in June 2016 and involved a “waiver of proof of income document”.
Flight Centre Travel Group has reviewed its position, stated on 28 November 2019, and has decided to lift its stop-sell on SAA.
The rand led gains among emerging-market currencies as investors assessed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s pledges to overhaul South Africa’s electricity industry and curb government spending.
SAA may sell its two prized nighttime operating slots at London’s Heathrow Airport as the carrier battles to stay afloat, say people familiar with the situation.
Business leaders have been ratcheting up the pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce decisive measures to turn around the economy.
South Africa’s debt-stricken power utility Eskom has begun a process to offer managers voluntary severance packages.