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Biden's withdrawal fuels market uncertainty, bolstering dollar as safe havenAndre Cilliers

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S.African homeowners' appetite for alternative power solutions declining, Absa saysNqobile Dludla

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Trump accepts Republican nomination, dollar gains capped by rate cut betsAndre Cilliers

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The MPC has held the repo rate steady - now what?Katja Hamilton

Coronation launches new brand campaign: Invest early, you’ll be so happy you didCoronation

Bell Equipment looks to expand its manufacturing capabilities in Europe

Bell Equipment to go private after family-led takeoverLindsey Schutters

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No reason to waste a good crisis in East African property marketsSomaya Joshua and Zaharaa Khanbhai

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S.African homeowners' appetite for alternative power solutions declining, Absa says

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Trump accepts Republican nomination, dollar gains capped by rate cut bets

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Invicta, which owns HPE the distributors of Hyundai earth-moving equipment declared a dividend of 184.65 cents a share. Image:

Invicta's earnings climb 15% to R7.65

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

Currency volatility a problem for SMEs

Currency volatility a problem for SMEs

13 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

RMB Corvest's Stephen Brown said the offer to RMB at R93 was "too light". Evraz Highveld's share price is now about R6. Image: RMBCorvest

Drop in Evraz Highveld's share price hurts RMB

Mark Allix 13 Jun 2014

Some Sandton offices are already standing empty and yet new buildings keep being built. Image:

Sandton offices standing empty

Joan Muller 13 Jun 2014

Telkom's Sipho Maseko says the turnaround plans at Telkom are starting to show results. Image: Telkom

Telkom's earnings up 35.1% to 388 cents

Samuel Mungadze 13 Jun 2014

Workers at platinum mines have been on strike since January and now it seems the strike may finally be over. Image:

Deal with striking platinum miners reached 'in principle'

13 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

GEPF honoured for responsible investment reporting

GEPF honoured for responsible investment reporting

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

Private Equity Industry Survey reflects 17% increase in funds

Private Equity Industry Survey reflects 17% increase in funds

10 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

Transnet's Brian Molefe is keen to help small- and medium-sized business to build components needed for the Telkom locomotives locally and in Africa. Image: Transnet

Transnet wants to 'industrialise railways'

Amanda Visser 9 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

South Africa 13th most attractive investment destination

South Africa 13th most attractive investment destination

5 Jun 2014

Chinese investors show interest in business rescue transactions

Chinese investors show interest in business rescue transactions

Eric Levenstein 5 Jun 2014

Indian businessman invests in local wine industry

Indian businessman invests in local wine industry

5 Jun 2014

CFA conference to discuss investment opportunities in Africa

CFA conference to discuss investment opportunities in Africa

5 Jun 2014

Chandrakumar BJG

Effect of labour strike on national economy

Chandrakumar BJG 5 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

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

Recession unlikely in second quarter: Reserve Bank

Recession unlikely in second quarter: Reserve Bank

4 Jun 2014

Purchasing and Supply Africa Managing Director Andre Coetzee says that few orders from mines are hurting the manufacturing sector as well. Image:

SA's manufacturing figures drop, raising red flags

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi and Nick Hedley 4 Jun 2014

Workers inside Graphic Packaging International's Arkansas plant have revised a way to reduce 'make-ready' waste. Image:

Mondi to buy US Graphic Packaging International for $105m

Alistair Anderson 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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Currency volatility a problem for SMEs

Currency volatility a problem for SMEs

13 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

RMB Corvest's Stephen Brown said the offer to RMB at R93 was "too light". Evraz Highveld's share price is now about R6. Image: RMBCorvest

Drop in Evraz Highveld's share price hurts RMB

Mark Allix 13 Jun 2014

Some Sandton offices are already standing empty and yet new buildings keep being built. Image:

Sandton offices standing empty

Joan Muller 13 Jun 2014

Telkom's Sipho Maseko says the turnaround plans at Telkom are starting to show results. Image: Telkom

Telkom's earnings up 35.1% to 388 cents

Samuel Mungadze 13 Jun 2014

Workers at platinum mines have been on strike since January and now it seems the strike may finally be over. Image:

Deal with striking platinum miners reached 'in principle'

13 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

GEPF honoured for responsible investment reporting

GEPF honoured for responsible investment reporting

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

Private Equity Industry Survey reflects 17% increase in funds

Private Equity Industry Survey reflects 17% increase in funds

10 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

Transnet's Brian Molefe is keen to help small- and medium-sized business to build components needed for the Telkom locomotives locally and in Africa. Image: Transnet

Transnet wants to 'industrialise railways'

Amanda Visser 9 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

South Africa 13th most attractive investment destination

South Africa 13th most attractive investment destination

5 Jun 2014

Chinese investors show interest in business rescue transactions

Chinese investors show interest in business rescue transactions

Eric Levenstein 5 Jun 2014

Indian businessman invests in local wine industry

Indian businessman invests in local wine industry

5 Jun 2014

CFA conference to discuss investment opportunities in Africa

CFA conference to discuss investment opportunities in Africa

5 Jun 2014

Chandrakumar BJG

Effect of labour strike on national economy

Chandrakumar BJG 5 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

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

Recession unlikely in second quarter: Reserve Bank

Recession unlikely in second quarter: Reserve Bank

4 Jun 2014

Purchasing and Supply Africa Managing Director Andre Coetzee says that few orders from mines are hurting the manufacturing sector as well. Image:

SA's manufacturing figures drop, raising red flags

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi and Nick Hedley 4 Jun 2014

Workers inside Graphic Packaging International's Arkansas plant have revised a way to reduce 'make-ready' waste. Image:

Mondi to buy US Graphic Packaging International for $105m

Alistair Anderson 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

Crowdfunding a challenging solution to unsecured lending

Crowdfunding a challenging solution to unsecured lending

Jared Nickig 2 Jun 2014

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

Massmart feels 'consumer plight'

Zeenat Moorad 2 Jun 2014

Deputy General Secretary of Numsa, Karl Cloete says that a strike is inevitable if employers don't meet demands for a 15% wage hike for industrial workers. Image:

Crippling new strike threatens

2 Jun 2014

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

Mark Allix 2 Jun 2014

Gooderson Leisure's Alan Gooderson says results for the past financial year were pleasing with a dividend of 1.875 cents a share being paid to shareholders. Image:

Gooderson increases dividend for third year in a row

Marc Hasenfuss 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

DTI's Rob Davies says apart from the film industry's contribution to GDP, it has created 25,000 jobs in South Africa. Image: GCIS

DTI to improve support for film industry

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

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

Adcock's new chairman, Brian Joffe says that the company will be decentralised allowing each division to make decisions. Image: Bidvest

Adcock Ingram announces decentralisation‚ drop in profit

Charlotte Mathews 29 May 2014