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Boxer formally announces its intention to list on JSE

#OrchidsandOnions: Spar reminds us why we're special with Christmas ad

Brendan Seery

Inflationary pressures see alcohol and fast food purchases decline

Danette Breitenbach

Mattel scrambles after Wicked doll packaging links to explicit site

SAB triumphs with 9 Effie Awards, cementing its position as SA's Most Effective Marketer

Best of local talent named at the National Film & TV Awards South Africa 2024

Postbank has started introducing a new Black Card for Sassa beneficiaries. The current Gold Cards were set to expire on 31 December, but Postbank has assured grant recipients that they will be able to access their money into the new year. Photo supplied by Sassa

Sassa Gold Cards will remain valid, says Postbank, as deadline loomsMarecia Damons

Source: Supplied.

Cashing in: Study shows banks investing big in GenAI, and it’s paying off

Source: Supplied. Joanne Solomon, chief executive officer of SA REIT Association.

SA REIT and Nedbank lead sustainability drive in real-estate sector

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PPS's John Marsden warns students that debts won't just go away and payment plans must be made to repay financial institutions. Image:

Students may end up with debts they can't pay

4 Jun 2014

Six months to save for end of year holidays

Six months to save for end of year holidays

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

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

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

Vote online for North Africa Banking Awards

Vote online for North Africa Banking Awards

27 May 2014

New ministers and their portfolios

New ministers and their portfolios

26 May 2014

Ivan Ritossa, chairman, board of directors of Exotix Partners

Exotix Partners appoints new chairman

26 May 2014

High banking fees teach children its costly to save

High banking fees teach children its costly to save

23 May 2014

How to turn away online business

How to turn away online business

Marion Scher 23 May 2014

Repo rate unchanged

Repo rate unchanged

23 May 2014

Government and private sector after 20 years of democracy

Government and private sector after 20 years of democracy

Brett Bowes 22 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

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

Rabie Property Group's John Chapman says the total development at Century City is worth R4.3bn. Image: Rabie Property Group

R4.3bn development at Century City

Joan Muller 16 May 2014

Datatec's Chief Executive Jens Montanana says the outlook for the year will produce another robust performance for the company. Image: Datatec

Datatec's operating profit drops to US$122m

Thabiso Mochiko 15 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

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

Laurence Hillman

Retirement reforms and making provision

Laurence Hillman 8 May 2014

Shortlist for African Banker Awards announced

Shortlist for African Banker Awards announced

5 May 2014

Standard Bank's commercial banking business sets goal for 2016

Standard Bank's commercial banking business sets goal for 2016

5 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

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

A retendering process must be held after the contract for handing out social grants was found to be flawed. Image:

Landmark ruling on social grants may open tenders to scrutiny

Franny Rabkin 23 Apr 2014

Pensioners will receive a cash bonus amounting to a total of R178m from Transnet this month. Image: Annakmi

Pensioners get R178m bonus from Transnet

Evan Pickworth 23 Apr 2014

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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

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

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

Vote online for North Africa Banking Awards

Vote online for North Africa Banking Awards

27 May 2014

New ministers and their portfolios

New ministers and their portfolios

26 May 2014

Ivan Ritossa, chairman, board of directors of Exotix Partners

Exotix Partners appoints new chairman

26 May 2014

High banking fees teach children its costly to save

High banking fees teach children its costly to save

23 May 2014

How to turn away online business

How to turn away online business

Marion Scher 23 May 2014

Repo rate unchanged

Repo rate unchanged

23 May 2014

Government and private sector after 20 years of democracy

Government and private sector after 20 years of democracy

Brett Bowes 22 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

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

Rabie Property Group's John Chapman says the total development at Century City is worth R4.3bn. Image: Rabie Property Group

R4.3bn development at Century City

Joan Muller 16 May 2014

Datatec's Chief Executive Jens Montanana says the outlook for the year will produce another robust performance for the company. Image: Datatec

Datatec's operating profit drops to US$122m

Thabiso Mochiko 15 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

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

Laurence Hillman

Retirement reforms and making provision

Laurence Hillman 8 May 2014

Shortlist for African Banker Awards announced

Shortlist for African Banker Awards announced

5 May 2014

Standard Bank's commercial banking business sets goal for 2016

Standard Bank's commercial banking business sets goal for 2016

5 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

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

A retendering process must be held after the contract for handing out social grants was found to be flawed. Image:

Landmark ruling on social grants may open tenders to scrutiny

Franny Rabkin 23 Apr 2014

Pensioners will receive a cash bonus amounting to a total of R178m from Transnet this month. Image: Annakmi

Pensioners get R178m bonus from Transnet

Evan Pickworth 23 Apr 2014

PSG's Chief Executive Piet Mouton says the investment in Capitec is solid and strong. Image:

PSG sets aside Curro rights issue funds

Phakamisa Ndzamela 22 Apr 2014

Absa supports Orlando Children's Home

Absa supports Orlando Children's Home

17 Apr 2014

Pick n Pay's Richard Brasher says Pick n Pay has much still to do before it achieves its objectives. Image: Pick n Pay

Pick n Pay earnings up 24.4% to 138.5c

16 Apr 2014

Billionaire Adrian Gore spent R103m on a New York apartment initially valued at R130m. He has rented it to Richard Pepler for about R416,000 a month. Image: Discovery.

Discovery's Gore buys R103m New York pad

Impiwe Piliso 14 Apr 2014

Vodacom erected a tower on a Karoo koppie with permission from the local authority but without the owners' permission. The tower wasn't even disguised as a tree, as is done in many suburban settings. Image:

Town rents out owners' land to Vodacom

Bobby Jordan 14 Apr 2014

Telkom's Sipho Maseko is confident that management can take the company back into profitability within five years. Image: Telkom

Will Telkom's turnaround work?

Gugu Lourie 14 Apr 2014

'Heartbleed' computer bug may rob you

'Heartbleed' computer bug may rob you

Matthew Savides 14 Apr 2014

2014 Internet Banking SITEisfaction survey shows improvement in sector

2014 Internet Banking SITEisfaction survey shows improvement in sector

11 Apr 2014

Kalyani Pillay, chief executive of Sabric says Internet users must be vigilant and guard there e-mail accounts, particularly those on sites such as Gmail and Yahoo. Image: SA Reserve Bank

Consumers warned of email hacking for bank account details

9 Apr 2014

President Jacob Zuma's tax affairs will be investigated by SARS. Image: GCIS

SARS sets sights on Zuma after Nkandla report

4 Apr 2014

SA tax regulations encourage compliance says Grant Thornton. Image: Grant Cochrane

Executives see tax system encouraging compliance

Amanda Visser 4 Apr 2014

Ubank's Luthando Vutula says the bank will diversify away from the mines and include farm workers, teachers and others. Image: Ubank

Ubank hiring aimed at growth among workers

Phakamisa Ndzamela 4 Apr 2014