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Stitch unveils smartphone wallet solution for Apple, Samsung, Google

11 Jul 2024

Superbalist partners with PayJustNow for BNPL services

Superbalist partners with PayJustNow for BNPL services

3 Jul 2024

RMB's Ettienne le Roux suggests that SA's manufacturing sector may already be in a recession. Image:

Manufacturing confidence remains subdued

Claire Bisseker 11 Jun 2014

Equites' Andrea Taverna-Turisan believes a listing will give investors an opportunity to participate in a quality development and management company. Image: Equites

Equites to enter JSE's listed property sector

Alistair Anderson 11 Jun 2014

Spiro Noussis wants Rockcastle to have an even split of investments in funds and actual properties. Image: Resilient

Rockcastle seeks main board listing on JSE

Alistair Anderson 11 Jun 2014

Prof Chris Evans says that SA's reliance on personal tax and VAT made it difficult to "get more blood out of the stone". Image:

South Africa 'too reliant on personal taxes', says professor

Amanda Visser 10 Jun 2014

Johan van Zyl blamed Sanlam Sky's poor performance on the strike among platinum miners. Image:

Sanlam looking to invest in Africa, South-East Asia

Phakamisa Ndzamela 6 Jun 2014

CEO's have expressed confidence in several sectors of South Africa's economy but expect a large correction on the JSE in the medium-term. Image:

CEO's confidence high on financials‚ low on basic materials

6 Jun 2014

Santova's Glen Gerber says the company is keen to expand its supply chain management services to a number of African countries. Image:

Santova seeks to expand trade corridors

Marc Hasenfuss 5 Jun 2014

Judge Dennis Davis has formed a number of sub-committees to look into whether the tax regime is appropriate for those sectors. Image:

Treasury might hike taxes

4 Jun 2014

Osayaba Giwa-Osagie says that government restrictions in SA are limiting investment from Nigerians who are keen to put money into the economy. Image:

SA's red tape restricts Nigerian investments

4 Jun 2014

Succession planning is proving difficult in family-owned businesses according to a survey by PwC. Image:

Succession in family firms a difficult issue

Mpho Sibanyoni 3 Jun 2014

Naamsa says sales of new vehicles and exports of cars fell sharply in May, prompting further fears of a recession in South Africa. Image: David Castillo Dominici

New vehicle sales drop 9.2% to 49‚465 units in May

3 Jun 2014

Professor Alex van den Heever of Wits says that health care reforms are urgently needed to allow medical aids to remain affordable for members. Image:

Medical aid reforms needed now, say experts

3 Jun 2014

Massmart's new Chief Executive Guy Hayward. Image: Massmart

Massmart feels 'consumer plight'

Zeenat Moorad 2 Jun 2014

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

Mark Allix 2 Jun 2014

Joint Chief Executive of Standard Bank Sim Tshabalala Image: Standard Bank

Standard Bank defends high salaries to executives

Phakamisa Ndzamela 30 May 2014

Cape Town's tallest building, Portside, is 32 storeys high and 142m high. Image:

Cape skyscraper is city's first in 21 years

Joan Muller 30 May 2014

Mergence Managing Direcgtor Masimo Magerman wants all listed companies to disclose the wage gap between the highest and lowest paid workers when the annual reports are published. Image: Mergence Group

Mergence wants wage gap disclosed in annual reports

Evan Pickworth 30 May 2014

Financial Manager, Geoffrey Makhubo has tabled a R47.1bn budget for the City of Johannesburg that will see property rates, electricity costs and water charges rise at rates higher than inflation. Image:

Jo'burg council chambers to get R103m facelift

Penwell Dlamini and Lehlohonolo Tau 30 May 2014

Verimark's Mike van Straaten says that for the first time in 37 years the company has hiked prices twice in one year because of currency fluctuations. Image:

Verimark finds import-linked price hikes deter customers

Marc Hasenfuss 29 May 2014

Portia Tau-Sekati of the Property Sector Charter Council says the contribution made by the property sector in all its forms to the SA economy is huge and will help define transformation plans. Image:

Property contributes R191.4bn to SA economy

Alistair Anderson 29 May 2014

Money laundering remains a serious problem worldwide and bankers are battling to meet the regulations to prevent money from being 'washed clean'. Image: AdamR

Companies forced to take money laundering more seriously

Amanda Visser 28 May 2014

Santam's Ian Kirk says personal service is what clients are prepared to pay for. Image: Santam.

Brokers offer tailor-made client solutions

28 May 2014

Mr Price has performed well, declaring a dividend of R4.82 a share. African operations performed particularly well. Image:

Mr Price earnings up 22.4% to 715.1c

28 May 2014

Neotel's Sunil Joshi has confirmed that the deal with Vodacom is "very important" to the future of the company. Image:

Vodacom buyout important for Neotel

Thabiso Mochiko 28 May 2014

Vukile's Laurence Rapp says the property fund has delivered on its promises to investors for the last ten years and would continue to do so. Image:

Vukile says it will match market's performance

Alistair Anderson 27 May 2014

Believe it or not, you've just finished 'working for the government'

Believe it or not, you've just finished 'working for the government'

23 May 2014

Interest rates based on entrepreneur's merits

Interest rates based on entrepreneur's merits

Lee Bromfield 23 May 2014

Rebosis Chief Executive Sisa Ngebulana. Image:

Merged property funds would have muscle

Alistair Anderson and Joan Muller 23 May 2014

Repo rate unchanged

Repo rate unchanged

23 May 2014

SABMiller's Alan Clark says the outlook for the coming year is positive with growth coming mainly from emerging markets. Image: SABMiller

SABMiller's profits reach US$5.712bn

22 May 2014

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Prof Chris Evans says that SA's reliance on personal tax and VAT made it difficult to "get more blood out of the stone". Image:

South Africa 'too reliant on personal taxes', says professor

Amanda Visser 10 Jun 2014

Johan van Zyl blamed Sanlam Sky's poor performance on the strike among platinum miners. Image:

Sanlam looking to invest in Africa, South-East Asia

Phakamisa Ndzamela 6 Jun 2014

CEO's have expressed confidence in several sectors of South Africa's economy but expect a large correction on the JSE in the medium-term. Image:

CEO's confidence high on financials‚ low on basic materials

6 Jun 2014

Santova's Glen Gerber says the company is keen to expand its supply chain management services to a number of African countries. Image:

Santova seeks to expand trade corridors

Marc Hasenfuss 5 Jun 2014

Judge Dennis Davis has formed a number of sub-committees to look into whether the tax regime is appropriate for those sectors. Image:

Treasury might hike taxes

4 Jun 2014

Osayaba Giwa-Osagie says that government restrictions in SA are limiting investment from Nigerians who are keen to put money into the economy. Image:

SA's red tape restricts Nigerian investments

4 Jun 2014

Succession planning is proving difficult in family-owned businesses according to a survey by PwC. Image:

Succession in family firms a difficult issue

Mpho Sibanyoni 3 Jun 2014

Naamsa says sales of new vehicles and exports of cars fell sharply in May, prompting further fears of a recession in South Africa. Image: David Castillo Dominici

New vehicle sales drop 9.2% to 49‚465 units in May

3 Jun 2014

Professor Alex van den Heever of Wits says that health care reforms are urgently needed to allow medical aids to remain affordable for members. Image:

Medical aid reforms needed now, say experts

3 Jun 2014

Massmart's new Chief Executive Guy Hayward. Image: Massmart

Massmart feels 'consumer plight'

Zeenat Moorad 2 Jun 2014

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

Mark Allix 2 Jun 2014

Joint Chief Executive of Standard Bank Sim Tshabalala Image: Standard Bank

Standard Bank defends high salaries to executives

Phakamisa Ndzamela 30 May 2014

Cape Town's tallest building, Portside, is 32 storeys high and 142m high. Image:

Cape skyscraper is city's first in 21 years

Joan Muller 30 May 2014

Mergence Managing Direcgtor Masimo Magerman wants all listed companies to disclose the wage gap between the highest and lowest paid workers when the annual reports are published. Image: Mergence Group

Mergence wants wage gap disclosed in annual reports

Evan Pickworth 30 May 2014

Financial Manager, Geoffrey Makhubo has tabled a R47.1bn budget for the City of Johannesburg that will see property rates, electricity costs and water charges rise at rates higher than inflation. Image:

Jo'burg council chambers to get R103m facelift

Penwell Dlamini and Lehlohonolo Tau 30 May 2014

Verimark's Mike van Straaten says that for the first time in 37 years the company has hiked prices twice in one year because of currency fluctuations. Image:

Verimark finds import-linked price hikes deter customers

Marc Hasenfuss 29 May 2014

Portia Tau-Sekati of the Property Sector Charter Council says the contribution made by the property sector in all its forms to the SA economy is huge and will help define transformation plans. Image:

Property contributes R191.4bn to SA economy

Alistair Anderson 29 May 2014

Money laundering remains a serious problem worldwide and bankers are battling to meet the regulations to prevent money from being 'washed clean'. Image: AdamR

Companies forced to take money laundering more seriously

Amanda Visser 28 May 2014

Santam's Ian Kirk says personal service is what clients are prepared to pay for. Image: Santam.

Brokers offer tailor-made client solutions

28 May 2014

Mr Price has performed well, declaring a dividend of R4.82 a share. African operations performed particularly well. Image:

Mr Price earnings up 22.4% to 715.1c

28 May 2014

Neotel's Sunil Joshi has confirmed that the deal with Vodacom is "very important" to the future of the company. Image:

Vodacom buyout important for Neotel

Thabiso Mochiko 28 May 2014

Vukile's Laurence Rapp says the property fund has delivered on its promises to investors for the last ten years and would continue to do so. Image:

Vukile says it will match market's performance

Alistair Anderson 27 May 2014

Believe it or not, you've just finished 'working for the government'

Believe it or not, you've just finished 'working for the government'

23 May 2014

Interest rates based on entrepreneur's merits

Interest rates based on entrepreneur's merits

Lee Bromfield 23 May 2014

Rebosis Chief Executive Sisa Ngebulana. Image:

Merged property funds would have muscle

Alistair Anderson and Joan Muller 23 May 2014

Repo rate unchanged

Repo rate unchanged

23 May 2014

SABMiller's Alan Clark says the outlook for the coming year is positive with growth coming mainly from emerging markets. Image: SABMiller

SABMiller's profits reach US$5.712bn

22 May 2014

A US$30m expansion is underwas at Southern Sun Maputo, part of Tsogo Sun's growth strategy. Image:

Tsogo Sun's earnings up 18% to 176.5c

22 May 2014

Old Mutual's Julian Roberts says he is very pleased with the positive sales growth in South Africa. Image: Old Mutual.

Old Mutual gross sales up 24% to €6.2bn

20 May 2014

Vodacom's Shameel Aziz Joosub has confirmed the mobile operator will buy Neotel for R7bn if it gets regulatory approval. Image: Vodacom

Vodacom earnings up just 2.8% to R8.96

20 May 2014

Faith Ngwenya of SAIPA says that perceptions among banks of the independent review need to change and that's the real challenge. Image: SAIPA

Small firms shun reviews as banks want audits

Amanda Visser 13 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

African Bank's profits have dropped sharply and it is now expecting to make a loss of us much as R3,3bn for the six months to March. Image:

African Bank faces huge losses

5 May 2014

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has dumped the Insurance Laws Amendment Bill. Image: GCIS

Gordhan dumps Insurance Laws Amendment Bill

Evan Pickworth 2 May 2014

Selecting online payment methods

Selecting online payment methods

Brendon Williamson 30 Apr 2014

Pain awaits indebted

Pain awaits indebted

30 Apr 2014

Communications Minister, Yunus Carrim is pleased that communications costs in South Africa have dropped. Image: GCIS

Minister pleased with steps to cut communication costs

Samuel Mungadze 29 Apr 2014

The risk for South African life assurance companies are rated as 'intermediate' by S&P. Image: Ideas go free

Economic risks a 'challenge' to SA's life sector

Gillian Jones 25 Apr 2014

The inflation rate rose to 6% prompting fears of an interest rate hike after the May elections. Image: Pipi

Interest rate hike will hurt cash-strapped SA

Mpho Sibanyoni 25 Apr 2014

Santam's Chief Executive says that the company will unwind its international operation and concerntrate of the African markets. Image: Santam

Santam wants to unwind international division

Phakamisa Ndzamela 23 Apr 2014