JSE: 18% of top 100 black-owned

With most of the country's commuter rail system reaching the end of its life span, the government is planning a massive investment in new rail infrastructure and technologies - including proposed high speed rail projects - that is expected to run for the next 20 years.

South African Islamic investors and financiers are likely to be recognised via a new insertion in the Income Tax Act, at a time when a growing number of countries are changing their regulations to attract investors who can only put their money into Shariah-compliant assets.

While compulsory third-party car insurance is crucial for the motor insurance industry as a whole, says a local insurer, it is important that the scheme does not become an additional financial burden on the taxpayer.