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Liquor bill approved for public consultation

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Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the publication of the National Liquor Amendment Bill of 2016 for wider public consultation, Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, said on Thursday.

Subpoena served on Secretary of Cabinet

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Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe said Cabinet, at its meeting on Wednesday, noted that a subpoena has been served on the Secretary of Cabinet by the Public Protector Thuli Madonsela.

SA participating in 17th NAM summit

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Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoane-Mashabane is leading a South African delegation to the 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).

SA top brands named

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Pretoria – South Africa’s top 10 brands are MTN, Vodacom, Sasol, Standard Bank, Woolworths, FNB, Absa, Nedbank, Investec and Mediclinic.

Treasury favours free sanitary products

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Cape Town – National Treasury has told members of Parliament that instead of exempting a VAT tax on sanitary pads, government departments should budget for them and give them away to members of the public, including schools, for free.

Visit your heritage sites this month

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Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans to use the month of September, which is known as Heritage Month, to visit places like museums and other monuments to learn about the country’s rich history and heritage.

Non-payment of invoices a financial misconduct

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Cape Town – Deputy Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Buti Manamela, says a failure to pay invoices within 30 days is a financial misconduct.

Eskom to engage Moody’s

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Pretoria - Eskom has noted concerns raised by rating agency Moody’s Investor Services to place the electricity utility’s Ba1 senior unsecured and (P)Ba1 senior unsecured medium-term note (MTN) ratings on credit review.