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Friday, 24 June 2016

UK has filed for divorce, but there is still lots of paperwork to be done

Legally speaking, the process of actually leaving the EU will take some time and the UK government will now have to arrange its exit, writes Gavin Barrett


JSE-listed, UK-based firms feel Brexit squeeze

Intu and Capital & Counties lose a combined R22bn, as companies with exposure to the UK feel the effect of the UK’s shock vote to leave the EU


PE the charm for Springbok Test rugby

The Springboks’ only defeat in the last century in PE was against the 1974 British and Irish Lions, who smashed them 26-9 to clinch a first ever series win in SA


UK will have to decide just how little it wants to do with Europe

If the free right of movement is terminated, then Brexit will damage the value of British nationality far more than that of European nationality, writes Andrew Taylor


Suspension of SABC journalists shocks National Editors’ Forum

The three have been suspended for disagreeing with an instruction during a diary conference not to cover the R2K campaign’s protest against censorship at the SABC


Moody’s warns of prolonged uncertainty for UK after Brexit vote

The rating agency says the move is negative for the country’s credit rating, and will weigh on its economic and financial performance


World stocks and sterling in freefall as UK votes for EU exit

European shares down 7.5% and Asian shares follow as US stock futures skid and US bond yields fall the most since 2009, building pressure for a rates cut


Airline caterer workers on strike

Unions allege favouritism‚ bullying and shouting by management‚ and unfair discrimination as workers were not allowed to wear religious or cultural items


Weak rand comes back a bit after early morning jolt

The rand suffered one of its biggest one-day drops against the dollar in early morning trade after British voters decided to leave the EU


Give a court date for Zuma to face corruption charges, DA asks Shaun Abrahams

The High Court has refused President Jacob Zuma and the NPA’s application for leave to appeal against a ruling that prosecution of Zuma be discontinued


Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Hammanskraal evictions put on hold

MEC says the state will allocate houses for displaced community members in violence-hit Hammanskraal, but warns the measure is not a ‘free-for-all’


Eskom boss disapproves of treatment of Guptas

Eskom CEO Molefe, in reference to treatment of Guptas, says tendency to ‘colour people in a particular colour, very quickly, without getting facts’ is unfair


Chinese skippers appear in court for illegal fishing in SA waters

Three Chinese skippers appear in East London court on charges of fishing in South African waters without permission and evading the law


Elite mine rescue squad risks all to save lives

Gruelling training prepares recruits for precarious rescue missions underground where they fight fires and retrieve mineworkers trapped by rockfalls and other disasters


Food parcels are not ANC electioneering, Ramaphosa says

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says poverty relief tools by the state must not be mistaken for electioneering by the ANC ahead of local government elections


Energy efficiency at Union Buildings and Tuynhuys saves Presidency R7m

President Jacob Zuma launched an energy-saving campaign in 2015 to ensure that government-owned buildings are energy efficient


Lieberman as Israel’s defence minister raises questions on next steps

Palestinian Authority says by bringing in firebrand right-wing politician Avigdor Lieberman the Israeli government ‘is mixing extremism with craziness’


Gauteng unveils centre to monitor infrastructure maintenance

Centre will enable greater oversight in order to prevent cost over-runs, corruption or delays during construction or maintenance of infrastructure