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 | Interest in Africa continues to increase as more and more international organisations are opening offices on the continent, more banks are viewing Africa with interest, and stock markets are showing strong performances. Read more >>
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 | Gillian Jones Insurer MMI Holdings (MMI) grew diluted core headline earnings per share (HEPS) 13% to 105.4c for the six months to December‚ up from 93.6c in the previous period. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Epic Communications Nedbank continues to be rated amongst the most transformed companies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) under the Codes of Good Practice (DTI codes), having maintained a Level 2 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) rating for the fifth consecutive year. Read more >>
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 | After last year's successful iTrade Fantasy League Facebook app and competition, online trading platform Sanlam iTrade has announced the start of a new league. Read more >>
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 | The Financial Planning Institute (FPI) and the Financial Services Board (FSB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create awareness on the rights and responsibilities of consumers, personal financial management, as well as the overall distribution of financial education, and to give credence to the Financial Services Board Act, 1990. Read more >>
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 | In partnership with iMobilise Transportation Systems, Nedbank has introduced an integrated taximeter and card acceptance solution into 200 metered taxis, using its innovative PocketPOS device to accept fare payment with a credit or debit card. Read more >>
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 | The impact of weak economic growth is being increasingly felt as thousands of jobs disappear and employment prospects dissipate. Read more >>
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 | BENGHAZI, LIBYA: Libyan authorities said they intercepted a North Korean-flagged tanker, which had loaded crude from a rebel-held eastern port, as the conflict over the country's key petroleum revenues escalated. Read more >>
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 | Nick Hedley Branded consumer products group AVI grew its earnings 10% in the six months ended December‚ which chief executive Simon Crutchley described as a solid performance in a pretty constrained environment. Read more >>
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 | Aspen Pharmacare said normalised diluted headline earnings per share (HEPS) increased 23% to R46.74 for the six months to December‚ led by growth in its international business. Read more >>
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 | Thabiso Mochiko MTN Group has reported a 27.5% rise in headline earnings per share (HEPS) to R13.86 for the year to December. Read more >>
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 | Alistair Anderson Growthpoint Properties‚ the biggest JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) that operates in South Africa‚ managed to grow its distributions 8% to 78.5c per share in the six months to December last year. Read more >>
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 | Today's rich are more at home bidding for art, wildlife or wine estates. In September 2013 South African billionaire Johann Rupert was part of a consortium that bought a Cape Buffalo bull for a record R40m. Read more >>
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 | Nick Hedley Furniture and household goods group Steinhoff International Holdings reported a 39% rise in fully diluted headline earnings per share to 217.9c for its six months to December. Headline earnings were reported up 41% to 243 cents a share Read more >>
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 | Amanda Visser and Mark Allix A major class action against bread producers found guilty of price fixing and market allocation by the Competition Commission has calculated that the damage to consumers amounted to a mere R2.1m, while the bread producers were fined almost R300m. Read more >>
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 | The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has approved the Public Administration Management Bill, which seeks to stop public servants from doing business with the State. Read more >>
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 | TOKYO, JAPAN: Bitcoin exchange MtGox faced a huge hacker offensive last month, coming under some 150,000 denial-of-service attacks per second for several days ahead of its spectacular failure, a report said over the weekend. Read more >>
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 | PARIS, FRANCE: Bouygues Telecom on Thursday (6 March) made a €14.5bn offer for Vivendi's SFR unit in a deal that could create a new French telecommunicationss powerhouse amid a wave of consolidation in the sector. Read more >>
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 | SINGAPORE: The 28-year-old American boss of a Bitcoin exchange has been found dead at the base of a Singapore apartment block, police and reports said on Thursday (6 March), in the latest misfortune linked with the troubled virtual currency. Read more >>
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 | TOKYO, JAPAN: Japan may slap regulations on Bitcoin including taxing transactions, a report said on Wednesday, 5 March, as the global digital currency suffered another alleged theft that cast doubt on its reliability. Read more >>
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 | Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies will hold talks with food processing companies to share views on how the agro-processing sector can be expanded to stimulate job creation. Read more >>
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 | South Africa's labour force can expect an improvement in the payment of benefits when the Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill is signed into law. Read more >>
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 | Energy Minister Ben Martins has held talks with Tan Rongyaoto, vice administrator of China's National Energy Commission, to seek ways for China to participate in South Africa's civil nuclear energy projects. Read more >>
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 | Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies says a draft of the next iteration of the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) has been prepared. Read more >>
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 | The agricultural sector grew employment by 65,000 between 2009 and December last year, says Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel. Read more >>
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 | Government has allocated R2.7bn towards a grant aimed at addressing housing for mineworkers in identified mining towns. Read more >>
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Distell Ltd invites applications for the position of assistant financial accountant to perform finance tasks for Joint Ventures managed by Primary Production Finance at Papegaaiberg in Stellenbosch. Read more >>
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