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Below are the answers to Quiz #245: 2 November-23 November, which appeared in the 5 November edition of the magazine.
1. True or False? The South African government approved an export tax on chrome ore.
True.
2. Struggling state-owned agricultural lender Land Bank asked government for an extra R10bn. In what year was the Land Bank founded?
1912.
3. True or False? The SABC is launching a streaming service.
True.
4. The Hawks crime investigation unit was established as an independent directorate within which institution?
South African Police Service.
5. Who was appointed as the new auditor-general of South Africa?
Tsakani Maluleke.
6. To which area is Anglo American moving its Johannesburg headquarters?
Rosebank.
7. True or False? No permit is required to harvest abalone in SA.
False.
8. How much did the JSE fine Steinhoff International for breaching listing requirements?
R13m.
9. True or False? Exxaro is buying a 24.4% stake in Vedanta Zinc International's Black Mountain Mining operations from the IDC.
False, Exxaro is selling its stake in Vedanta Zinc International's Black Mountain Mining operations to the IDC.
BONUS QUESTION IN THE MAGAZINE:
Which SA city is known as the ‘Jacaranda City’?
Pretoria.
