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Taxman's nemesis
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David Bullard
Unable to muster much enthusiasm for the Bill and Hill extravaganza

Stephen Mulholland
Without disagreement there is no liberty or democracy






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Sunday: 05 April, 1998

Agencies agog as Absa chooses maverick

MARCIA KLEIN
THE South African advertising industry was reeling with shock this week after the surprise announcement that dark horse Gitam/BBDO had won the R200-million Absa contract - the biggest single advertising account in SA.

You're a civil servant until lunchtime, slaving for tax

TERRY BETTY
FOR more than half of every day, most middle-class people are civil servants, whether they like it or not. It doesn't matter what kind of job they do, either. SA's exorbitant personal taxes mean they spend a fair chunk of their working time earning money for the state.
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Hosken to enter bidding for SA lottery

Demutualisation causes inflation fears

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THE WEEK AHEAD

Merger mania sweeps SA's boardrooms


Agencies agog as Absa chooses maverick

Johnnic managers feel the pressure from Nail

Nu-World maintains growth

Safren wants to separate the ships from

A kick in the keg from punters

Investec enlarges its footprint

BOE nips and tucks for final stages of facelift

Eskom sees privatisation light

Kafue deal collapse may delay privatisation

BUSINESS ROUNDUP

SCMB brings muscle to Partnership Fund

Engen continues forward drive

Steel barons in global tit-for-tat over cheap

T&N wheels in radiator revolution

Eskom sees privatisation light


Drive to expand golf resorts' range


No stopping the JSE juggernaut as share price records tumble

Bonds still bullish despite sick-looking rand

No stopping the JSE juggernaut as share price records tumble

No stopping the JSE juggernaut as share price records tumble


You're a civil servant until lunchtime, slaving for tax

When those chickens come home to roost

While we wait for change, enter the do-all card

Service lets you check the value of your house

UNIT TRUSTS:Southern Income Fund

Protection for investors in linked products

The finer details of claiming for your travel allowance

Retrenchment does not have to mean financial ruin

Sanlam spells out the facts on demutualisation

Retrenchment does not have to mean financial ruin

You're a civil servant until lunchtime, slaving for tax


Procter avoids the new Midi TV spotlight


BRIEFCASE

Tiny phone gives SA the drop on the US

Little helper for busy novices

Word-perfect Afrikaans

Cyber deals slip through taxation's blunt fingers

Innovation the path to software success

'Who dares wins' is the modern ISP motto

Colour rules as ink-jet printers storm the market

Internet banking technology to be downloaded in SA

Microsoft's dear old DOS has served its time


People on the move

People on the move

People on the move

People on the move


New head gives Metro a revamp

Service spearheads advertising drive

Cards on the table as licences are awarded

New players take up their positions

Govt stalls approval on tender document

Deal-making comes of age

Gencor sets the pace in new deals

Adding value is secret behind RMB's success

SA companies still venturing abroad

SCMB adopts specialist approach

Transforming the air waves

Black ownership base widens

Investec a major player in listings

Minnow took whale in Clinics deal

'Finance shops' give clients expert advice

NIB closing in on market leaders

SA banks lose out to foreign expertise

Paying the price

Tuning in to what the listeners want

In-your-face radio hits home

Stations hit right note with music research

Revamp wins audiences

Advertisers get money's worth

Regional radio has powerful reach

Boredom banned in educational broadcasts

Transforming the air waves


Unable to muster much enthusiasm for the Bill and Hill extravaganza

Without disagreement there is no liberty or democracy

BRIEFCASE

'I was surprised by teachers' primordial urge for violence'

'I was surprised by teachers' primordial urge for violence'




Tanya Accone