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Franchise sales up 16.8% for Famous Brands

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:34:00 +0200

Famous Brands has reported that its franchise sales increased 16.8% in the March to May quarter with a 16% improvement in South Africa and a 27.2% improvement in the rest of Africa region.
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Aspen's offer for GSK's thrombosis drugs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:59:00 +0200

SA's biggest generic drug manufacturer Aspen Pharmacare has offered to buy GlaxoSmithKline's thrombosis drugs and their associated manufacturing site‚ in a potential deal which it says could generate turnover of £300m a year.
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Officials to meet over Transnet tenders

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:45:00 +0200

The Department of Trade and Industry has called for a meeting of top government officials after almost a year of tireless lobbying by specialised spring manufacturer Springmaster over the role state-owned Transnet Engineering (TE) has been playing in the rail engineering sector.
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Food, beverage sales rise by 3.6%

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:29:00 +0200

Measured in nominal terms - or at current prices - total income generated by the food and beverages industry in South Africa increased by 3.6% in April compared with the previous year‚ data released by Statistics South Africa on Tuesday (18 June) showed.
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Create/update your MyBiz Profile on Bizcommunity and win!

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:09:00 +0200

Create or update your MyBiz Profile on Bizcommunity.com before 30 June 2013 and stand a chance to WIN an awesome GoPro camera and accessories worth over R6000!
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Eskom can cut Billiton's power if it wants to

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:08:00 +0200

Eskom has invoked its right to disrupt the power supply to BHP Billiton's aluminium smelters in the case of an emergency as demand by households showed signs it will exceed the state-owned utility's capacity to generate enough power this winter.
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Steel market doldrums hurt BSI

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:14:00 +0200

BSI Steel's headline earnings per share plummeted 51% in the year ended March 31 amid declining steel consumption in the South African market.
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Wholesale trade sales keep rising

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:36:00 +0200

Wholesale trade sales at constant (2012) prices increased by 7.2% year-on-year (y/y) in April compared with a revised 0.5% (0.7%) y/y decrease in March‚ Statistics SA (Stats SA) data showed on Thursday (13 June).
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Weak rand not all good for local manufacturers - Rabbie

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:47:00 +0200

According to some economists, as the rand weakens against the US dollar, the potential for local manufacturers to compete with imports grows. However, the situation is not that simple, says Lance Rabbie, financial director at Blue Strata, a South African integrated end-to-end import and working capital specialist.
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Employers perturbed by labour ban

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:54:00 +0200

The National Employers Association of SA (Neasa) on Wednesday (12 June) added its voice to organisations opposing a total ban of labour brokers.
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