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 | Sam Camilleri, CEO of Natal Joint Municipal Pension Funds, has picked up three awards at the Best Practice Awards ceremony which was held by the Institute of Retirement Funds Africa (IRFA) on 18 August at the International Conference Centre in Durban. read more>> |
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 | Payroll fraud hurts the bottom-line at many South African businesses, with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) suffering the most from this form of white-collar crime. read more>> |
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 | Insurance companies and intermediaries are bracing themselves for rapid, far-reaching regulatory changes that are due to be introduced in 2016. read more>> |
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 | Gillian Jones Financial services company Clientele grew its new business to what it says was a record level of R638.2m for the full year to June‚ in a tough economic climate. read more>> |
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 | Hollard Insurance Company and Telesure Investment Holdings, owner of Auto & General Insurance, 1st for Women Insurance, Budget Insurance and Dial Direct Insurance, have launched a pilot development programme for small motor body repairers (MBRs). read more>> |
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 | The South African insurance sector is advised to approach the digitisation journey incrementally rather than as a radical business transformation. read more>> |
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 | Alistair Anderson Texton Property Fund grew its distribution by 10.6% to 85.47c per share in the year to June. read more>> |
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 | MTN Group has added about R54bn to its market capitalisation since its well-received interim results early this month, leaving both the top-40 and all-share indices trailing in the distance. read more>> |
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 | Social dialogue is of little value in transforming SA's economy as it only reinforces the positions adopted by the government, business and labour, a manufacturing forum in Sandton has heard. read more>> |
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 | Zeenat Moorad Italtile has reported a 13% rise in full-year profit, bucking the broader retail malaise, as the group's higher-income customers and integrated supply chain supported growth. read more>> |
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 | Mark Allix ARB Holdings saw continued growth for the year to June despite subdued markets, the electrical and lighting equipment supplier said. read more>> |
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 | Packaging group Transpaco said it expects the tough trading environment in the plastics and metal sector to continue "for a while" following a recent national strike. read more>> |
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 | Alistair Anderson Specialised Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) Hospitality Property Fund posted distribution growth of 14.5% for the year to June‚ blasting growth expectations by only 4%. read more>> |
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 | Mobile telecommunications and payments specialist Blue Label Telecoms reported increased headline earnings per share (HEPS) of 67.98 cents a share for the year to May or revenue that was up by 2% to R19.4bn. read more>> |
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 | Mark Allix Metair‚ a manufacturer and distributor of mainly automotive products‚ saw its Mutlu Akü vehicle and industrial battery company in Turkey significantly bolster group revenue for the six months to June. read more>> |
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 | Jana Marais Africa's changing demographic over the next three-and-a-half decades could transform the continent into the next China, but only if its youthful population is educated and entrepreneurial. read more>> |
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 | CEOs around the world are increasingly recognising the untapped potential of sub-Saharan Africa. This is driven by Africa's unparalleled demographic edge or demographic dividend. By 2040, Africa is expected to... read more>> |
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 | Total income from the food and beverages sectors in South Africa increased in nominal terms (current prices) by 4.2% year-on-year (y/y) in June‚ according to data from Statistics South Africa. read more>> |
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 | The Director General of the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) Tshediso Matona is Eskom's new Chief Executive Officer and his appointment has been confirmed by Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown. read more>> |
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 | The City of Cape Town has accused the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) of "peddling fallacies" about the proposed tolling of the N1-N2 Winelands highway, deepening their public spat. read more>> |
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 | The distribution of a deceased estate to a charitable organisation, also known as a charitable bequest, is an easy way to leave a lasting legacy by benefiting a charity. read more>> |
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 | Reports that Chancellor George Osborne is preparing to prevent non-residents from offsetting income generated in the UK against their £10,000 personal allowance, may lead British expats to sever financial ties with the UK. This is according to Nigel Green, founder and chief executive of deVere Group. read more>> |
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 | A 20% tax on sugar-sweetened drinks could cut the number of obese South Africans by almost a quarter of a million, saving lives and money, local research has found. read more>> |
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 | PARIS, FRANCE: Experts are racing to identify and fix a problem that saw two satellites from Europe's troubled Galileo satellite navigation system going into the wrong orbit. read more>> |
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: The US Department of Homeland Security has warned businesses to watch for hackers targeting customer data with malicious computer code like that used against retail company Target. read more>> |
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 | NEW YORK, USA: US online company Amazon is preparing to take on Google in one of its core businesses, internet advertising, the Wall Street Journal said, citing sources familiar with the developments. read more>> |
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 | At the Offshore Excellence Awards in London, six South African companies were honoured, with marcusbrewster being named South Africa's Best Onshore & Offshore Focused PR Firm... read more>> |
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 | LONDON, UK: The heads of Britain's largest companies earned 143 times more than their average employee last year, a study has revealed, exposing the growing pay gap between bosses and workers. read more>> |
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 | More Matshediso Communications Minister, Faith Muthambi, claims women have shown courage in pioneering economic emancipation in southern Africa and beyond. read more>> |
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 | Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande has released a new policy framework, which aims to end racism and promote integration at tertiary institutions. read more>> |
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 | Public Service and Administration Minister Collins Chabane says the public sector must challenge itself to be creative and embrace innovation as a new way of doing government business more smartly and delivering its services. read more>> |
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