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Wed Feb 22 2017
 
     
 

#Budget2017 is transformative

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has heeded calls for the Budget to enable transformation of the economy.

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#Budget2017: Smokers, drivers, wealthy to pay more tax

South Africans earning more than R1.5 million a year will pay more tax, as will smokers and drivers.

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#Budget2017: Inflationary increase for welfare grants

The 17 million people who rely on the state for welfare get minimal relief from the Budget.

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'So why doesn’t Gauteng stop e-toll payments then?'

Outa says Gauteng premier David Makhura should stop e-toll payments for his provincial fleet.

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Down syndrome comment: Phat Joe off ECR's airwaves

The decision comes after the afternoon drive show host made a comment about “feeling Down syndromish” on his show last week.

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PICS: Joburg's R24 reopens after floods cause havoc

The R24 West outside Eastgate Shopping Mall in Bedfordview was finally reopened after being flooded for nearly 24 hours.

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AFRICA  

Zim VP not guaranteed to be Mugabe's successor

President Robert Mugabe has made it clear that that Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa is not the "people’s choice" as his successor.

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WORLD  

Far right editor quits after child sex remarks

Far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has quit as a senior editor of the Breitbart News website after he was vilified and lost a book deal over comments about child sex.

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SPORT  

Former Stormer Kobus van Wyk smiling again

Sharks wing Kobus van Wyk says he has rediscovered hi passion for rugby since moving to Durban.

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LIFESTYLE  

#Budget2017: Govt rethinks #SugarTax

Government has revised its classification of sugary drinks and aims to enact legislation later this year.

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BACKPAGE  

Girl, 7, applies for job at Google – gets reply

A seven-year-old girl who penned a letter to Google, asking for a job, was delighted to receive a personal response from the chief executive himself.

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BUSINESS  

#Budget2017: Private sector holds back growth

National Treasury says the low level of private sector investment is the main short-term inhibitor to economic growth.

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TONIGHT  

Jamie Foxx target of racial slur in Croatia - report

Foxx claims he was was dining in a restaurant when two men "assaulted" him.

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SCITECH  

New in-car display shows how long light will be red

Imagine if you pull up to a red light, and a display on your instrument panel tells you how long it’ll be before the light turns green.

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MOTORING  

Why SA should build fuel cell busses

A competitive fuel cell industry could do more than just add value to SA's platinum resources, experts say

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TRAVEL  

Top spots to visit in Namibia

Take some time to view some of Namibia's finest spots.

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