{"id":109159,"date":"2016-01-15T16:07:40","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T14:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=109159"},"modified":"2016-01-15T16:07:40","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T14:07:40","slug":"5-of-the-most-important-things-happening-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/109159\/5-of-the-most-important-things-happening-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"5 of the most important things happening in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Need to catch up on the biggest news stories of the day? Here\u2019s the BusinessTech wrap:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Automobile Association and Solidarity have come out with an interim petrol price update &#8211; with the rand being knocked around this week, here&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/109103\/here-is-the-expected-petrol-price-for-february\/\">what you can expect to happen to the fuel prices in February<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/109075\/massive-zuma-must-fall-banner-erected-in-cape-town\/\">A massive banner declaring &#8220;Zuma Must Fall&#8221; has been erected in Cape Town<\/a><\/strong>, sending South Africans into a tizz. No one has claimed ownership of the costly sign, leaving everyone guessing as to who is bankrolling the politically-charged message.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The FW de Klerk Foundation has submitted a complaint to the SA Human Rights Commission regarding 45 social media postings that incite extreme violence against white South Africans. The group\u00a0says\u00a0that <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/109155\/most-racism-is-from-disaffected-blacks-fw-de-klerk-foundation\/\">the most virulent and dangerous racism has come from disaffected black South Africans<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/109079\/sanral-threatening-motorists-via-sms-over-e-toll-fees-outa\/\">Sanral has started sending out text messages to Gauteng motorists, threatening them to pay up, or face action<\/a><\/strong>. Anti-toll group, Outa, says that the &#8220;intimidation tactic&#8221; shouldn&#8217;t be feared. Sanral is also <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/government\/149395-why-you-should-pay-e-tolls.html\">trying to convince people to pay\u00a0by asking\u00a0nicely<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/109015\/we-need-to-make-tough-decisions-on-sa-finances-gordhan\/\">Finance Minister Pravin Gordahn has snuffed out claims that the country is headed for a recession<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; but he didn&#8217;t provide much hope for the economic outlook, saying that, while there is growth, it&#8217;s far too slow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And in case you missed it &#8211; reports of a mid-flight robbery on SAA went viral this week, and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/109153\/saa-mid-flight-robbery-is-more-common-than-you-think\/\">new reports have found that the crime is far more common than initially thought<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need to catch up on the biggest news stories of the day? 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