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23 May 2013
                       
 
 
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07 May 2013
 
 
The Licensing of Business Bill – the government must come clean
INSIGHT AFRICA
Few pieces of legislation have drawn such fire as Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies’ Licensing of Businesses Bill – and with good reason. Contrary to some commentators’ view that it...
 
 
07 Mar 2013
 
Walmart-Massmart commercialises the local supply chain: A step in the right direction?
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
In March 2012, American multi-national retail corporation Walmart (2) completed its acquisition of a 51% stake in South African retailer Massmart (3) for US$ 2.4 billion, one of the largest merger...
 
 
10 Oct 2012
 
SA: Statement Massmart, welcomes Competition Appeal Court ruling (10/10/2012)
STATEMENT
Massmart welcomes the decision handed down by the Competition Appeal Court (CAC) earlier today in which it provided clarity regarding the supplier development fund that was volunteered as a...
 
 
SA: Statement by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, on instruction by the Competition Appeal Court to Wal–Mart (09/10/2012)
STATEMENT
The Competition Appeal Court has instructed global retail giant Wal-Mart to set up a R240 million supplier development fund as a condition for it acquiring the South African retailer, Massmart.
 
 
26 Jul 2012
 
SA’s new investment policy to forge minerals, industrialisation link
INVESTMENT POLICY
South Africa is crafting a “new generation” investment policy framework, which will be underscored by the developmental needs of the country, especially the expansion of the country’s...
 
 
05 Jul 2012
 
SA ranks in top 20 of prospective FDI host economies
INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE
South Africa has entered a list of the top 20 prospective host economies for investment by transnational corporations (TNCs) for the period 2012 to 2014, the latest World Investment Report...
 
 
14 Jun 2012
 
 
 
Daily podcast – June 25, 2012
PODCAST
A planned R100-million fund from Wal-Mart and Massmart to help South African suppliers source more goods locally should be increased to at least R500-million, suggests a regulator-affiliated panel.
 
 
08 Jun 2012
 
News this week
UPDATE
There is an ongoing conspiracy by "certain individuals" to unsettle the management of the South African Police Service, says acting national police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. He was...
 
 
09 Mar 2012
 
Cosatu: Statement by the Congress of South African Trade Unions, on the outcome of the Walmart-Massmart appeal (09/03/2012)
Statements

The Congress of South African Trade Union endorses the preliminary response of its affiliate, SACCAWU, to the ruling of the Competition Appeal Court (CAC) on the Appeal and Review applications...

 
 
02 Mar 2012
 
 
 
More merger activity predicted for 2012
Competition Law
The improving South African economy could pave the way for an increase in the number of merger filings this year, says legal practice Norton Rose South Africa head of competition law Heather Irvine.
 
 
25 Nov 2011
 
News this work
UPDATE
Outspoken South African politician Julius Malema has submitted a legal appeal against his five-year expulsion from the African National Congress (ANC) for bringing the ruling party into disrepute,...
 
 
18 Nov 2011
 
News this week
UPDATE
The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) has again threatened legal action if a public interest defence clause is left out of the Protection of State Information Bill. Sanef says it is...
 
 
15 Nov 2011
 
 
 
Daily podcast – November 15, 2011
PODCAST
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says a sharp slowdown in world growth will increase the risk of recession in poorer countries, whose budgets have barely recovered from the last economic slump...
 
 
07 Nov 2011
 
Cosatu: Statement by Patrick Craven, Congress of South African Trade Unions spokesperson, responding to comments made by Kgalema Motlanthe, on the Walmart-Massmart merger (04/11/2011)
Statements

The Congress of South African Trade Unions is deeply disappointed with the stance taken by Deputy President, Cde Kgalema Motlanthe, on both Walmart’s merger with Massmart and the youth...

 
 
25 Oct 2011
 
FDI inflows to SA rose to R17.3bn in H1 2011
MTBPS 2011
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to South Africa rose to R17.3-billion in the first six months of 2011, which was nearly three times higher than the amount recorded in the first half of...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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