South African court doubles Pistorius sentence to more than 13 years: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – A South African appeals court increased paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius’ sentence for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp to 13 years and five months on Friday, November 24. The Supreme Court of Appeal in …
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SA lags in developing employee talent – report: Johannesburg – A lack of development of employees beyond schooling is one of the weaknesses which has dragged down South Africa’s competitiveness in the IMD World Talent Ranking for 2017. South Africa dropped five places to rank 48 out of 63 countries …
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South Africa to outline ‘decisive’ policy in 2018 after debt rating cut: JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa will use its annual budget next year to outline “decisive” policy to strengthen its fiscal framework, the finance ministry said on Saturday after S&P Global Ratings cut its local currency debt to “junk” status.
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BLSA: We shouldn’t be surprised that we’ve been downgraded: JOHANNESBURG – Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) says there needs to be an urgent commitment to the broader economic crisis to avoid more downgrades. Standard & Poor’s Global has lowered South Africa’s ratings due to a weakening economic and fiscal …
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Angola-South Africa entry VISA free exemption a big boost for tourism, trade & investment in the Cape: We understand that, as of 1 December 2017, citizens of Angola and South Africa travelling to each other’s countries will be able to enter for a period of 90 days per annum, provided that each visit does not exceed 30 days in total. This development will …
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