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Pepkor shows growth as revenue jumps 13% to R54.8bn

Pepkor shows growth as revenue jumps 13% to R54.8bn

From cost cuts to online growth, Pick n Pay is rebuilding fast, but the hardest moves are still on the table. (Source: Image supplied)

Pick n Pay’s comeback era is here and starting to deliver

Takealot data reveals South Africa’s e-commerce habits

Takealot data reveals South Africa’s e-commerce habits

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Iran war is exposing South Africa’s dependency on diesel: what went wrongLisette IJssel de Schepper

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Treasury to recover billions owed to municipalities

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The surprise driver of higher grocery bills this month isn’t fuel

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AI could add R528bn to South Africa’s GDP

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Food inflation slowdown points to easing pressure on consumersPaul Makube

Domestic tourism growth continues despite rising travel costs

Domestic tourism growth continues despite rising travel costsRobin Fredericks

From cost cuts to online growth, Pick n Pay is rebuilding fast, but the hardest moves are still on the table. (Source: Image supplied)

Pick n Pay’s comeback era is here and starting to deliver

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Takealot data reveals South Africa’s e-commerce habits

Takealot data reveals South Africa’s e-commerce habits

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South Africa producer inflation quickens to 5.1% y/y in September

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World Bank approves $1bn loan to help SA tackle power crisis

World Bank approves $1bn loan to help SA tackle power crisis

Anait Miridzhanian 25 Oct 2023

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Time for central bank digital currencies to prove their worth

Marc Jones 25 Oct 2023

Source: © Mikhail Nilov SA's over 55s group is gaining significance, but brands are no longer interested in them says UCT Liberty Institute of Strategic Marketing's Forerunners Report

SA's over 55s: Redefining aging and reshaping consumer behaviour

20 Oct 2023

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South Africa's path to inflation stabilisation uncertain- cenbank

20 Oct 2023

Source: Wikipedia. US Chamber of Commerce Building in Washington.

Kendra Gaither takes helm as president of US-Africa Business Center

19 Oct 2023

Relief at the pumps this November?

Relief at the pumps this November?

18 Oct 2023

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SA braces for yet another interest-rate hike

18 Oct 2023

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Oil jumps 2% as Middle East tension deepens

Arathy Somesekhar and Muyu Xu 18 Oct 2023

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Israel-Gaza conflict: Oil prices surge amidst regional unrest

Izak Odendaal 16 Oct 2023

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Standard Bank's R1.5m aid and OneFarm share mobilisation for flood-hit regions

16 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf The annual Africa Business Media Innovators (ABMI) Forum 2023 will take place from 30 October to 1 November in Cape Town

Bloomberg's Annual Africa Business Media Innovators Forum 2023 set for Cape Town

16 Oct 2023

A child collecting chunks of coal looks on at a colliery while smoke rises from the Duvha coal-based power station owned by state power utility Eskom, in Emalahleni. SOurce: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

World Bank in talks for $1bn loan to end SA load shedding

Rachel Savage and Jorgelina do Rosario 16 Oct 2023

In a struggling economy, market to Millennials or miss out

In a struggling economy, market to Millennials or miss out

Bertie Jacobs, North-West University (NWU) 13 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Lindi Monyae, head of Liberty Corporate.

Liberty Symposium: Unpacking purpose-driven leadership in the corporate landscape today

12 Oct 2023

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Standard Bank's inaugural nature-conservation loan powers Wilderness' market expansion

11 Oct 2023

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Global markets navigate tensions amid Gaza siege

Katja Hamilton 10 Oct 2023

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South Africa's net foreign reserves fall to $54.980bn in Sept

Tannur Anders and Bhargav Acharya 6 Oct 2023

FNB MasterUp SME development programme calls for applications

FNB MasterUp SME development programme calls for applications

5 Oct 2023

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Is Mauritian banking transforming sub-Saharan Africa's economic landscape internationally?

Thavin Audit 4 Oct 2023

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AWS report says cloud adoption could unlock R3.9trn for South Africa

27 Sep 2023

Central bank holds key rate in expected move

Central bank holds key rate in expected move

21 Sep 2023

Rand strengthens ahead of rate decision

Rand strengthens ahead of rate decision

21 Sep 2023

Consumers are tightening their belts in the fast-moving consumer goods sector

Consumers are tightening their belts in the fast-moving consumer goods sector

Georgina Crouth 20 Sep 2023

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Japan's yen takes the spotlight in central bank week

18 Sep 2023

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Cape Town's commercial property sector booms as market bullish

15 Sep 2023

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Rental arrears rising, reveals PayProp in latest Rental Index

14 Sep 2023

Food inflation remains at nearly twice the inflation rate - Competition Commission

Food inflation remains at nearly twice the inflation rate - Competition Commission

14 Sep 2023

A view shows rubble in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Talat N'yaaqoub, Morocco, 11 September 2023. Reuters/Hannah McKay

Morocco wants IMF-World Bank meetings to proceed despite quake

David Lawder 12 Sep 2023

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South Africa current account deficit widens in second quarter

Kopano Gumbi 8 Sep 2023

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