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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

Rebosis Chief Executive Sisa Ngebulana says the timing for the three-way merger of property funds was just not right. Image:

Rebosis is not rushing to buy 100% of Ascension

Nick Hedley and Alistair Anderson 27 Jun 2014

The mining sector in South Africa shed 13,000 jobs in the first quarter while the trade sector, including retail, lost 34,000 jobs. Image:

Just 9,000 jobs created in first quarter

Carol Paton 26 Jun 2014

Coronation Fund Managers' Anton de Goede said the merger presented too many practical challenges. Image

Three-way BEE merger dumped

Alistair Anderson 26 Jun 2014

Leaner meat industry with reduced GDP

Leaner meat industry with reduced GDP

Jan van Zyl 25 Jun 2014

Accelerate's Michael Georgiou says the expansion of Fourways Mall is already 70% let even though work will only start towards the end of this year. Image: Accelerate

Accelerate's performance outstrips forecast

25 Jun 2014

Former FSB employee, Dawood Seedat admits to being paid R3m by Edrees Hathurani for "consulting work". Image: LinkedIn

FSB's Seedat paid R3m by Hathurani

Asha Speckman 24 Jun 2014

GCR's Eyal Shevel says the shortage of management executives at Basil Read is a cause for concern for ratings agencies. Image:

Basil Read's loss of managers raises concerns

Nick Hedley 24 Jun 2014

Africa Rising: Doing business in Africa [part 1]

Africa Rising: Doing business in Africa [part 1]

Authors from Regent Business School 20 Jun 2014

Manufacturing confidence levels are at the worst level since 2009, increasing fears that SA is entering a recession. Image:

Manufacturing confidence levels fall sharply

20 Jun 2014

RBS's Michael Petersen says the company is looking for acquisitions this year. Image: RBS

Nadeson buys stake in Risk Benefit Solutions

19 Jun 2014

Equites' Andrea Taverna-Turisan says the company will meet its growth targets this year. Image: Equites

Equites lists of JSE's main board

19 Jun 2014

Liberty's Nicholas van der Nest says giving away free insurance cover to young people will convince them of its necessity. Image:

SA's people under-insured by R24trn

18 Jun 2014

FNB's John Loos says domestic demand for building materials has fallen although margins are slightly higher. Image:

Strike hits building confidence

18 Jun 2014

Chris Charter of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr says once bribery starts, extortion follows. Image:

Bribery and corruption perceptions higher

Evan Pickworth 13 Jun 2014

2014 car sales may be down 5%

2014 car sales may be down 5%

David Furlonger 13 Jun 2014

Tshwane's deal with DBSA for R1.6bn loan

Tshwane's deal with DBSA for R1.6bn loan

13 Jun 2014

Standard Bank has been accused of reckless lending over a reverse mortgage scheme. Image:

Standard Bank accused of reckless lending

Franny Rabkin 12 Jun 2014

Jeffrey Wapnick, Managing Director of Octodec and Premium says that vacancy levels are low and the business strong. Image:

Cost savings from Octodec-Premium merger

Nick Hedley 12 Jun 2014

SA Taxi will no longer finance old taxis as these tend to be unreliable. Image:

SA Taxi's cash pile opens new frontiers

12 Jun 2014

Retail 'therapy' not a good idea for debt-strapped consumers

Retail 'therapy' not a good idea for debt-strapped consumers

11 Jun 2014

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

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Leaner meat industry with reduced GDP

Leaner meat industry with reduced GDP

Jan van Zyl 25 Jun 2014

Accelerate's Michael Georgiou says the expansion of Fourways Mall is already 70% let even though work will only start towards the end of this year. Image: Accelerate

Accelerate's performance outstrips forecast

25 Jun 2014

Former FSB employee, Dawood Seedat admits to being paid R3m by Edrees Hathurani for "consulting work". Image: LinkedIn

FSB's Seedat paid R3m by Hathurani

Asha Speckman 24 Jun 2014

GCR's Eyal Shevel says the shortage of management executives at Basil Read is a cause for concern for ratings agencies. Image:

Basil Read's loss of managers raises concerns

Nick Hedley 24 Jun 2014

Africa Rising: Doing business in Africa [part 1]

Africa Rising: Doing business in Africa [part 1]

Authors from Regent Business School 20 Jun 2014

Manufacturing confidence levels are at the worst level since 2009, increasing fears that SA is entering a recession. Image:

Manufacturing confidence levels fall sharply

20 Jun 2014

RBS's Michael Petersen says the company is looking for acquisitions this year. Image: RBS

Nadeson buys stake in Risk Benefit Solutions

19 Jun 2014

Equites' Andrea Taverna-Turisan says the company will meet its growth targets this year. Image: Equites

Equites lists of JSE's main board

19 Jun 2014

Liberty's Nicholas van der Nest says giving away free insurance cover to young people will convince them of its necessity. Image:

SA's people under-insured by R24trn

18 Jun 2014

FNB's John Loos says domestic demand for building materials has fallen although margins are slightly higher. Image:

Strike hits building confidence

18 Jun 2014

Chris Charter of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr says once bribery starts, extortion follows. Image:

Bribery and corruption perceptions higher

Evan Pickworth 13 Jun 2014

2014 car sales may be down 5%

2014 car sales may be down 5%

David Furlonger 13 Jun 2014

Tshwane's deal with DBSA for R1.6bn loan

Tshwane's deal with DBSA for R1.6bn loan

13 Jun 2014

Standard Bank has been accused of reckless lending over a reverse mortgage scheme. Image:

Standard Bank accused of reckless lending

Franny Rabkin 12 Jun 2014

Jeffrey Wapnick, Managing Director of Octodec and Premium says that vacancy levels are low and the business strong. Image:

Cost savings from Octodec-Premium merger

Nick Hedley 12 Jun 2014

SA Taxi will no longer finance old taxis as these tend to be unreliable. Image:

SA Taxi's cash pile opens new frontiers

12 Jun 2014

Retail 'therapy' not a good idea for debt-strapped consumers

Retail 'therapy' not a good idea for debt-strapped consumers

11 Jun 2014

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