President Cyril Ramaphosa has given ministers in the economic cluster a two-week deadline to come up with measures to ease the burden of high fuel prices and the VAT hike on already struggling consumers.
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Cyril Ramaphosa downplays hope of a ‘quick fix’ for high fuel & VAT
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ANC bash caught up in VBS Mutual Bank’s web
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The ANC may be entangled in alleged fraudulent transactions involving embattled VBS Mutual Bank. These details have emerged from the ongoing investigation into the bank’s collapse, contained in civil claims launched by VBS curator Anoosh Rooplal against VBS shareholder Vele Investments and former bank officials.
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Woolworths Recalls Frozen Rice Mix Amid Listeria Concerns
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Woolworths has withdrawn a Frozen Savoury Rice Mix following a worldwide product recall issued by the Hungarian food safety agency. The rice mix contains frozen sweetcorn sourced from the Greenyard Factory in Hungary. The factory has been implicated as the potential source of a listeria outbreak in Europe. The food chain says this is a..
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Helen Zille launches court battle against public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane
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Western Cape Premier Helen Zille has launched her court bid to take public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s report on judicial review and, in doing so, the controversial leader has once again defended her infamous tweets on colonialism.
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Wage strike: Post Office and Telkom workers embark on national shut down
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Do not expect any mail from the Post Office anytime soon. Oh, and Telkom users, we aren’t sure what will happen with your service. The Post Office has advised beneficiaries of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) to withdraw funds at ATMs as workers have announced that they, along with Telkom employees, are embarking..
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ANC party calls on government to increase petrol reserves and freeze fuel hikes
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The ANC has called on government to increase petrol reserves and to consider freezing or decreasing the fuel levy. ANC national spokesperson Pule Mabe said the petrol was at its highest level ever, “putting a squeeze on all aspects of life of fellow South Africans”. The department of energy announced on Tuesday that the inland..
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Brace yourself, tougher times are still ahead
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As temperatures plummeted across the county this week, fuel prices hit record highs of R16.02 for a litre of 95-octane petrol in Gauteng.
Taxi fares and the cost of basic foodstuffs are also expected to rise as a result. But beyond appealing to manufacturers and service providers to hold off on increases, there is no immediate plan for the government to help hard-hit consumers.
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The DA accuses the ANC of instigating Western Cape land protests
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) caucus in the Western Cape province has accused the ANC of spurring on land occupations around the Cape in an effort to bully their party.
Around the Cape, land occupations and protests have taken place as communities demand decent housing.
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Another day of terror for Mosiuoa Lekota (COPE)
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Congress of the People (Cope) leader Mosioua Lekota should be worried about his party’s chances in the 2019 general elections if sentiments expressed by participants in the public hearings into proposed amendments to the Constitution are anything to go by.
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STRIKE:- Sassa will ‘cripple’ operations – PSA
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The Public Servants Association (PSA) says it will shut down South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) offices on Monday, after Minister of Social Development Susan Shabangu failed to consider the union’s demands.
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Consumers are being fooled with so called bargain deals
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Houswifes are constantly studying advertisements to make possible bargains, and this usually applies to the purchase of groceries. But are the bargains advertised as special offers such bargains? The Vryburger went to check out some of the special offers and in the process obtained disturbing information that influenced the entire purchase pattern. Some instant coffee’s..
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AA warns motorists to brace for possible fuel price hike in July
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Motorists can brace for another potential petrol price hike next month. The Automobile Association is predicting an increase of about 30 cents per litre. This comes on the back of an 82 cents per litre petrol price hike at the start of June. The association’s Layton Beard explains: “It must be noted that this a..
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Greedy World Bank Endorses Land Expropriation Without Compensation! Happy to Profit From Poor SA’s Misery, Debt and Destruction
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If ever there was proof that we are living in enforced debt slavery, the World Bank has just shown its hand. It is so greedy to create new debt it even endorses South Africa’s Racist Land Expropriation without Compensation Plan, which will surely destroy the country just like Zimbabwe!
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Former execs slapped the firm KPMG for R30m
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Two former KPMG directors who left because of the scandal involving the audit firm and VBS Mutual Bank have slapped the firm with multimillion-rand law suits for defamation and discrimination. But by doing so it has emerged that they were indebted to the embattled VBS — including for an almost R8‑million home loan.
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After a Quarter Century of Black Rule in SA, “Blacks” Still Blame “Whites” For EVERYTHING! When will blacks appropriate accountability, responsibility, duty and honour?
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Despite being in charge and control of everything from Taxes, Budget, Finance, Police, Army, Hospitals, Roads, Municipalities, Councils, Parliament, Judiciary, Customs, etc. etc. the black majority government in South has been unable to do anything more than consume the wealth that whites created prior to 1994.
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