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Phumla William's call to South Africans to work together. Image: GCIS

Let's pull together towards growth

Phumla Williams 21 May 2014

Famous Brands revenue up 12%, expands further in Africa

Famous Brands revenue up 12%, expands further in Africa

Zeenat Moorad 20 May 2014

Grand Parade Investments, which bought Burger King to South Africa and is extending its operations to the rest of Africa has bought a higher stake in kitchen equipment manufacturer Mac Brothers. Image: Burger King

Grand Parade ups its stake in Mac Brothers

20 May 2014

Buildmax has not declared a dividend even though it made a profit of almost R270m. Image: Buildmax

Buildmax earnings up 15% to 32.9c

20 May 2014

Astral Foods has increased its earnings by 308% and its dividend to 200 cents a share. Image: Master Isolated Images

Astral Foods diluted earnings up 308% to 386c

20 May 2014

Pioneer has increased its earnings by 58% and its dividend by 41% Image

Pioneer Foods adjusted earnings up 58% to 353c

20 May 2014

Finding opportunities in South Africa's manufacturing sectors

Finding opportunities in South Africa's manufacturing sectors

Siyenza 19 May 2014

New C-Class Merc to be produced locally

New C-Class Merc to be produced locally

19 May 2014

Alan Olivier, Chief Executive of Grindrod says the company will raise R4bn to put into infrastructure development in Africa. Image: Grindrod

Grindrod, a boost for Africa

19 May 2014

Simon Leps, Chief Executive of Fontera says that biometrics will be increasingly used to authenticate users, particularly when shopping online. Image:

Password always on hand

19 May 2014

A joint venture between Larimar and Iveco will see Putco's buses being built at Rosslyn outside Pretoria. Image:

Big bet on buses and trucks

David Furlonger 16 May 2014

Power system 'severely constrained'

Power system 'severely constrained'

16 May 2014

Nedbank Capital's Mike Peo says the Mamba Cement project will cut cement prices in inland areas because of reduced logistics charges. Image: Twitter

Mamba to lift South Africa's cement capacity

Nick Hedley 15 May 2014

Astrapak's Robin Moore says that exceptional costs and the impact of a fire at East Rand Plastics contributed to the losses incurred by the company this year. Image: Astrapak.

Astrapak diluted loss per share of 32.9c

14 May 2014

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has distanced herself from the Foodcorp deal that gave the company large quotas for hake and lobster. Image: GCIS

Joemat-Pettersson distances herself from FoodCorp deal

14 May 2014

South Africa's economy lost 1,163 jobs in April. The public sector employed people but manufacturing and retail sectors shed them. Image Ratch0013

SA economy sheds 1‚163 jobs in April

13 May 2014

Astrapak's Chief Executive Robin Moore is hoping to bring the company back to profitability after a significant restructuring programme. Image: Astrapak

No quick fix for Astrapak

13 May 2014

Huge demand for the MG3 in the UK has left South Africa without any models for its dealerships. However, after extensive talks with the manufacturers, the MG3 should be available in this country from July. Image:

UK demand behind delay in supply of MGs to SA

David Furlonger 13 May 2014

Elections bode well for business confidence: Sacci

Elections bode well for business confidence: Sacci

13 May 2014

Ralph Boëttger, Chief Executive of Sappi says that the group has improved its performance in all three of its operating regions. Image:

Sappi's US$32m profit in tough times

13 May 2014

Cape Town is likely to get a new passenger terminal soon as the calls for work to be done have already gone out from Transnet. Image:

Cruise liner terminal plans for Cape Town and Durban

12 May 2014

The Lumia 1020 and the Samsung side by side. Image:

Nokia, Microsoft never the twain

Toby Shapshak 12 May 2014

Pre-register for FHW and guarantee business connections

Pre-register for FHW and guarantee business connections

Fiera Milano 9 May 2014

South African company, CZ Electronics is making affordable smartphones and tablets specifically aimed at the African market. Image: adamr

Locally made smartphone available in SA soon

9 May 2014

Graham Briggs, Chief Executive of Harmony Gold says steps have been taken to improve profitability and increase operating margins at Harmony's mines. Image: Harmony

Harmony Gold's output down 6% in third quarter

Allan Seccombe 8 May 2014

Zimbabwe's new Reserve Bank Governor John Mangudya says he is powerless to do anything about the economy. Image:

Zimbabwe central bank has 'no tools' to fix economy

8 May 2014

HSBC has confirmed that the outlook for manufacturing declined sharply in April. Image: David Castillo Dominici

HSBC confirms drop in local manufacturing activity

Fifi Peters 8 May 2014

Grant Thornton's Chairman, Deepak Nagar says the lack of political certainty is affecting business and investment decisions. Image: Grant Thornton

Political uncertainty hammers investments

Evan Pickworth 6 May 2014

Levels of alcohol abuse are too high in South Africa and the Treasury is considering taxing alcohol more heavily in an effort to cut down on such abuse. Image: Victor Habbick

Beverage tax aimed at reducing alcohol abuse

Linda Ensor 6 May 2014

Andre Coetzee says the strong link between manufacturing and mining is weighing heavily on the economy. Image:

Producers' activity falls on holidays and strikes

6 May 2014

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