Personal and corporate tax would not be raised to cover the higher-than-expected wage increase for public servants, the National Treasury said yesterday, but some economists have not ruled it out entirely.
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Slowdown hammers building jobs
Tens of thousands of jobs are being lost in the construction sector because of the completion of large projects and a slowdown in the awarding of big contracts to the major construction companies.
Aveng punts solution to acid mine drainage
Aveng, the listed construction and engineering group, has patented what it believes is a solution to acid mine drainage problems facing the country.
Treasury seeks alternatives to higher tax to fund wages
Personal and corporate tax would not be raised to cover the higher-than-expected wage increase for public servants, the National Treasury said yesterday, but some economists have not ruled it out entirely.
AOL to team up with Ellen DeGeneres online
AOL is adding talk show host Ellen DeGeneres to its family of web properties as it looks for ways to draw more people to its sites.
Be careful what your tweet for
In decisive actions showing that misuse of social networking sites has no place in English cricket and that the reputation of the chairman of selectors must be protected at all costs, Kevin Pietersen and Dimitri Mascarenhas were both fined.
Cosatu intensifies battle against corruption
Strike action to curb rampant corruption may be on the cards.
Pres dismisses Zuma Empowerment
The notion of ZEE, as opposed to BEE, had President Jacob Zuma flummoxed in the National Assembly.
Durban is SA’s only candidate to bid for 2020 games
South Africa’s Olympic committee says Durban is the country’s only candidate to host the 2020 Olympics.
SA strikers return to work amid dissent
Most of South Africa’s 1.3 million striking state workers returned to their posts as union leaders struggled to persuade members to accept a deal that would officially end the labour action.