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 | The only positive point to be drawn from 2013's list of the world's worst and easiest to hack passwords is that "password" is no longer in the number-one spot - it's at number two and 123456 is now in the top spot Read more >>
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 | Linda Ensor The Department of Labour will devise proposals over the next five years for the introduction of a national minimum wage and the provision of retirement savings for workers. ‚ Read more >>
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 | Freight and logistics company Grindrod's subsidiary‚ Grindrod Freight Services (GFS)‚ has teamed up with the Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund (PRIF) to form a leasing joint venture. Read more >>
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 | Alistair Anderson MAS Real Estate says it will go to market next month to raise capital to fund its plans for its accelerated growth in the UK and continental Europe. Read more >>
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 | Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has appealed to striking employees to respect picketing rules by using designated picketing areas. Read more >>
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 | Spur Corporation increased total restaurant sales by 11.5% to R2.8bn in the six months to December‚ with sales from existing restaurants increasing by 7.6%. Read more >>
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 | Thabiso Mochiko Telkom kicked off 2014 on a positive note, at least on the share price side. The stock has kept the momentum it had last year, when the price moved from R15 in April to end the year at R28. From the time that trading began this year the price had risen by almost 18%. Read more >>
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 | DAVOS: The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) concluded on Saturday, 25 January 2014, on a note of cautious optimism about the world economy. Read more >>
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 | Global brewing company SABMiller's Nigerian subsidiary‚ Intafact Beverages‚ is to expand its brewery in Onitsha‚ south-eastern Nigeria. Read more >>
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 | Alistair Anderson Arrowhead Properties' plan to grow its portfolio to R10bn by 2016 was given a boost on Thursday (23 January) when a private placement to fund acquisitions was over-subscribed by R90m. Read more >>
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 | Joan Muller Tower Property Fund‚ one of four real estate companies that made their debut on the JSE last year‚ exceeded its pre-listing forecast with a maiden distribution of 33c per share for the six months to November‚ compared with its pre-listing forecast of 31.4c per share. Read more >>
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 | Industrial group AVI has reported a 10.4% rise in revenue from R4,89bn a year ago to R5.40bn for the six months ended December. Read more >>
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 | The world's second-biggest platinum producer Impala Platinum will halt its operations to prevent violence during a planned mass strike, the company said. Read more >>
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 | US hotel giant Marriott announced it had finalised a deal to buy the Protea group, Africa's largest hotel chain, for US$186m. Read more >>
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 | Alistair Anderson South African investors should add listed property stocks to their portfolios this year because their track record in beating inflation is better than cash‚ bonds and certain other equity investments‚ says Grindrod Asset Management's Ian Anderson. Read more >>
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 | Brendan Ryan The president of the Chamber of Mines‚ Mike Teke‚ has renewed his appeal to Transnet to collaborate with the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) on further expansion to cater for junior black coal miners wanting access to export markets. Read more >>
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 | Thabiso Mochiko Telkom is reportedly in talks to sell its mobile tower infrastructure to a company based in south-east Asia‚ in a move analysts say would enable Telkom to focus on strengthening its services and cutting its costs. Read more >>
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 | Tamar Kahn The Medical Research Council (MRC) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) on Tuesday (21 January) announced two new partnerships with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation aimed at finding new tools to fight HIV‚ tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. Read more >>
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 | The Foschini Group said its Christmas trading was in line with expectations across all merchandise categories‚ with group sales growth for December of 11.4% and same-store growth of 5.3%. Read more >>
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 | Andiswa Maqutu SA's tourism sector performed better than expected in the last quarter of 2013‚ showing resilience despite global economic woes‚ according to the Tourism Business Council of SA's (TBCSA's) FNB tourism business index. Read more >>
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 | Electronics group Ellies Holdings has reported a 40.9% decline in its interim headline earnings per share (HEPS)‚ which it ascribed to the end of an Eskom contract that had boosted its results in the previous periods. Read more >>
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 | HONG KONG: A bottle of malt whisky has gone under the hammer in Hong Kong for the record-breaking sum of HK$4.9m (US$628,205), an auction house says. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: US chip manufacturer Intel said it will trim its workforce by five percent this year as it shifts from personal computers to powering mobile gadgets. Read more >>
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 | For the first time, judges will be legally compelled to disclose their business interests outside of their remunerated work. Read more >>
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 | A pilot partnership between Standard Bank and Massbuild will see Massbuild supply building materials through a R20-million credit facility to 10 pre-selected BEE contractors. Read more >>
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 | LONDON, UK: Britain's Lloyds banking group apologised on Sunday, 26 January, after many of its debit card customers were left unable to access their money following a server glitch. Read more >>
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 | HELSINKI, FINLAND: Nokia announced falling mobile phone sales and lower profits in its latest financial report before handing its mobile phone business over to Microsoft. Read more >>
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 | PARIS, FRANCE: French car manufacturer Renault said on Tuesday (21 January) that its sales rose by 3.1% last year to 2.63m vehicles thanks to accelerating performance by its low-cost Dacia brand. Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK, USA: Verizon said it would buying Intel Media, a unit of the chipmaking company that delivers movies and more to televisions sets via the Internet cloud, for an undisclosed price. Read more >>
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The Department of Financial Services at Stellenbosch University is seeking to appoint an assistant accountant, to provide a financial advisory service to faculties and departments. Read more >>
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