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Cell C seeks Big Daddy

In an interview with Business Times this week, Cell C CEO Alan Knott-Craig gave his strongest suggestion yet that South Africa’s third mobile operator would need to be swallowed up by a larger group to compete with the likes of MTN and Vodacom, the company he founded. Add a comment

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Supermarkets exposed ... The meat-label scandal!

Popular supermarkets including PicknPay, Shoprite, Fruit and Veg City, Woolworths and Spar have been identified as stocking incorrectly labelled meat products. Add a comment

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Absa tops the bank complaints league

ANGRY customers at South Africa's banks lodged nearly 20% more complaints last year with the banking ombudsman  — with Absa being the biggest culprit. This came despite the fact that the banks ploughed millions into cleaning up their image in a bid to woo new customers. Add a comment

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Highveld's R2.8bn heist

THE state-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) seems set to back an empowerment company with links to President Jacob Zuma in a proposed buy-out of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich's stake in Evraz Highveld Steel & Vanadium. Add a comment

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Engineers plan to fix mounting tender abuse

An engineering industry body is looking at legal action and a new procurement officer to combat corruption. Overwhelmed by the high number of complaints from its members, the Consulting Engineers of South Africa (Cesa) has established a legal fund to take action against private companies and government entities who abuse the tender system. Add a comment

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