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		Cyprus and Malta ready for Euro adoption	Malta and Cyprus will adopt the euro in January 2008, less than 4 years after they joined the EU. Read more...
		Analysis of ID number	Allen West deconstructs the numbers within an Identity Number.
		Call to include freeborns in AA	Trade Union asks Parliament to introduce an amendment in the Employment Equity Act. Read more...
		Cabinet approves justice turnaround	Cabinet has approved a major turnaround strategy to revamp the criminal justice system after accepting that parts of it were “disfunctional”. Read more...
		Deeds office closures hit SA market	If government does not act in time the property industry stands to lose millions through the closures. Read more...
		Foreign rivals raise the bar for SA’s lawyers	There is fierce competition from an abundance of law firms and lawyers crowding the marketplace in every jurisdiction in the world. Read more...
		R25.5bn contract for Gautrain	The Minister of Transport, Jeff Radebe, has disclosed that the price of the Gautrain project will be R25.5-billion. Read more
		How revenue proposals could affect investors	This applies to both listed and unlisted shares. Read more... Revenue laws amendment bill has been released for comment. This bill contains many significant changes to South African tax legislation. Read more...
		How fat cats looted land bank billions	Cabinet calls for criminal charges after R2bn is siphoned off to fund associates’ business schemes. Read more...
		Interest rates and the global credit crunch	Interest rates are high in South Africa and may get worse. Read more...
		Light goes out for light bulbs	Clicks retailer announced that it would no longer stock and sell the old energy inefficient, incandescent light bulbs. Read more...
		Locals to have their say on name changes	Government plans to hold countrywide public hearings early next year on the issue of name changes. Read more...
		Mbeki about Quotas	With true transformation, as a country, South Africa could become an even greater force in world sport. Read more...
		More accessible court systems on the cards	Western Cape Justice and Constitutional Development Department's aiming to modernise itself. Read more...
		Pay increase for domestic workers	Domestic workers will have more to spend this festive season. Read more...
		Smacking ban ruled out	Parents will not be banned from smacking their children, the United Kingdom government said. Read more...
		Sectional title unit rates to skyrocket	Sectional title homeowners may see their rates going up by about 400 per cent once the Rates Act is applied. Read more...
		Tax residence rules	Barry Ger recaps the withholding tax provisions as contained in Section 35A of the Income Tax Act. Read more...
		Tax shocker for wealthy property investors	If you've sold properties that have been tucked in trusts, expect a hefty surprise penalty. Read more...
		Woman wins back home after five years	after being involved in a near-fatal car accident, Clare Shea lost virtually everything. Read more...