Analysts expect the deal to be approved.
The merged South African liquor giant, Distell, appealed against the finding of the South African Competition Tribunal that its merging should, after all, be subject to the approval of the South African Competition Commission. Banking ombudsman Neville Melville. Melville on Tuesday spoke out against SA banks' lack of action against ATM crime. Meanwhile the Banking Council announced steps to reduce clients' exposure to banking fraud. The railways are creaking, the countryside is on its knees, but Prime Minister Tony Blair still held a formidable trump card as he called a general election for June 7.