Vernon Pillay

Digital Journalist, IOL Business

RASOOL RETURNS A HERO

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Ex-ambassador to US backed by comrades

Social grants slashed

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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana cuts to social grants to extend SRD for a year

Eskom to add more power to electricity grid

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The state utility Eskom said that South Africa has now reached more than 250 days without implementing load shedding and has saved almost R17 billion in diesel costs ...

Dis-Chem recalls ‘fakes’

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Do you use Sol de Janeiro products? Dis-Chem have decided to remove the items from its shelves as they may be fake.

SABC top bosses calls Sars for help with household levy

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The embattled SABC is calling on Sars to help enforce revenue collection from South Africans.

Don’t expect rate cut

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The Reserve Bank governor yesterday poured cold water on hopes of an interest rate cut this month.

‘Energy crisis not over’

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Despite 131 days without load shedding Minister of Energy and Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa warned South Africans that the country is “not out of the woods ...

Cabinet finally revealed

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President Cyril Ramaphosa was due to announce a new National Executive on live television on Sunday night.

New tax laws for fashion

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The South African apparel industry has welcomed the government’s new regulations on de minimus rules that will make it more costly for ...

Shampoos are hazard

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The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has called on mense to stop using certain Dark and Lovely products immediately.

Guptas gevang in India not wanted by SA authorities, Interpol

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The men arrested in India are not the Gupta brothers South Africa is trying to extradite for State Capture offences.

Gupta brothers busted in India

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Ajay and Anil Gupta have been arrested in India for their alleged involvement in the suicide of a prominent builder. The brothers are accused of threatening and ...

End to load shedding ‘unlikely’

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An end to load shedding remains unlikely, an energy expert ...

Old Mutual faces public lashings over a mom’s pension

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Old Mutual has been facing a public relations nightmare after a user on social media post sparked outrage over the company allegedly defying a court order.

Please Call Me: Makate agrees to meet Vodacom over potential out of court settlement

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Vodacom said the ‘Please Call Me’ judgment would also affect South Africa’s attractiveness as an investment destination.

Sin Tax: How much more you’ll pay to vape, smoke and drink according to new budget

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Government said that it has proposed an increase on excise duties on alcoholic beverages by between 6. 7 and 7. 2% for 2024/25.

Pick n Pay explains what really happened amid peanut butter saga

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Pick n Pay has given IOL News more details on the peanut butter issue in South Africa and why the company decided to recall its product from stores.

Recall saga: What peanut butter is safe to eat?

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The recall of several peanut butter brands in South Africa has led to many consumers asking what brands are safe.

Interest rate to hold?

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South Africans will be holding their breath this week as they prepare for another possible interest rate hike.

Nog ‘n interest rate hike on the cards

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It looks like there is another interest rate hike on the horizon, according to Bank of America.

McCain SA recalls frozen green beans, Spar-branded French stir fry over glass fragments found in some bags

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McCain South Africa is recalling its frozen green beans and Spar-branded French stir fry because some of the bags may contain glass fragments from a light fitting. ...

Ramaphosa ‘not a trophy hunter’

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has rejected claims that he profited from breeding and selling animals for trophy hunting from his Phala Phala wildlife breeding operation. ...

The nurse who never took a sick day in 35 years

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Meet Sister Colleen Grehan a nurse, who has never taken a sick day in her 35-year career, at Groote Schuur Hospital.