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

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Ascendis concludes R50m transaction with WDBIH

Ascendis concludes R50m transaction with WDBIH

17 Sep 2014

Last year MTN's Chief Executive Sifiso Dabengwa said MTN intended to spend $8bn on an acquisition but he would not say what the acquisition was. Image: MTN

MTN bumps up its loan facilities

Samuel Mungadze 17 Sep 2014

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says a R1m incentive for the production of local films made by black filmmakers has been launched to support the South Africa film industry. Image: GCIS

DTI to put R1m into helping black filmmakers

17 Sep 2014

Moneyweb has dumped its plush offices in Melrose Arch in an effort to save costs having recorded at loss of R2,6m this year. Image:

Moneyweb dumps Melrose Arch offices

Nick Hedley 16 Sep 2014

Roger Baxter of the Chamber of Mines says that it's not the cost of materials that inhibits beneficiation but rather the regulatory environment and labour costs that do so. Image:

Beneficiation needs favourable environment

12 Sep 2014

Productivity SA's Bongani Coka says that mechanisation may lead to short-term job losses but will create more jobs in the longer term. Image: Productivity SA

Mechanisation brings profits and jobs says Coka

10 Sep 2014

Cele wants stock theft to have same priority as cash heists

Cele wants stock theft to have same priority as cash heists

9 Sep 2014

Special Economic Zone Act will attract foreign investments

Special Economic Zone Act will attract foreign investments

Chris Mashigo 8 Sep 2014

Elaine Wilson says that South African shoppers use the internet for research but prefer to actually buy products in shopping malls or from retailers directly. Image:

Online shopping no threat to malls

Joan Muller 8 Sep 2014

WBHO's Chief Executive Louwtjie Nel says that currently Australia contributes about 25% of the company's profits but he hopes to increase this to more than 30% in the next three years. Image:

SA building companies thriving in Australia

Nick Hedley 8 Sep 2014

JD Group to sell finance unit‚ market speculates over buyer

JD Group to sell finance unit‚ market speculates over buyer

Colleen Goko 5 Sep 2014

ARM says that strong performances from its platinum and ferrous metals operations as turnover for these two divisions rose sharply. Image:

ARM declares R6 dividend per share

Allan Seccombe 5 Sep 2014

Sanlam has seen earnings rise by 27% in the first six months of this year with strong performances from its different life assurance and short-term insurance divisions. Image: Master Isolated

Sanlam earnings up 27% in six months to June

5 Sep 2014

The BMF's Dumisani Mpafa supports a national minimum wage in principle but warns the implications have to be carefully assessed as it could increase the ranks of the unemployed. Image: BMF

Minimum wage has serious implications for business

5 Sep 2014

Mr Price has seen sales increase by by 16% in the 18 weeks to August despite tough trading conditions for fashion outlets in South Africa. Image:

Mr Price sees 16% sales rise in 18 weeks

5 Sep 2014

African Equities team will expand Investec's footprint

African Equities team will expand Investec's footprint

5 Sep 2014

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has assured South Africans that their pension funds will not be nationalised and that pension reforms are aimed at reducing charges imposed by fund managers and trustees. Image: GCIS

Nene assures South Africans their pensions are safe

5 Sep 2014

Deputy Director General for Industrial Policy Development, Garth Strachan says 3,200 jobs have been created at the new plant, which will contribute to economic growth in the country. Image:

New Hyundai plant will benefit SA economy

5 Sep 2014

Rhodes' Bob Henderson, with RFG's Ayrshire herd says the listing will allow the company to accelerate its expansion plans. Image:

Rhodes Food hopes to raise R600m by listing

4 Sep 2014

From April next year Virgin Atlantic will no longer offer a direct flight to Cape Town. Image:

Virgin Atlantic dumps direct flight to Cape Town

4 Sep 2014

Neotel's Sunil Joshi wants to replicate its success in the Western Cape in other parts of South Africa as it rolls-out fibre-optic cables to government authorities and schools for free Wi-Fi connections. Image:

Neotel wants to extend fibre, wireless throughout SA

4 Sep 2014

Nomusa Dube-Ncube has dissolved the Mooi Mpofana municipality and fired its seven councillors. Image:

Mooi River municipality disbanded, councillors fired

More Matshediso 4 Sep 2014

More than R800m has been made available to small businesses in South Africa over the past year according to Thakhani Makhuvha, head of Sefa. Image: LinkedIn

Sefa gives R800m to 40,000 small businesses

4 Sep 2014

HSBC says that export orders are still subdued but there are signs of growiing confidence in the South African local economy among purchasing managers. Image: 3D Mask

HSBC's PMI higher at 51.1 for August

3 Sep 2014

Naamsa's Nico Vermeulen expects that domestic vehicles sales will fall but improvements in Europe should see exports rising quite sharply. Image: Naamsa

Exports of vehicles increase in August

3 Sep 2014

Eqstra Holdings says its contract mining division was hurt by labour disruptions in the mining sector. Image: Eqstra Holdings

Earnings at Eqstra Holdings drop 26.3% to 76.7c

3 Sep 2014

Woolworths is seeking R10bn from shareholders having used its cash resources to buy David Jones in Australia. Image Wikipedia

Woolworths asks shareholders for R10bn

Nick Hedley 2 Sep 2014

Kagiso's Abdul Davids says a sharp increase in manufacturing activity indicates that the outlook for South Africa's manufacturing sector is improving. Image: Kagiso

PMI up from 45.9 in July to 49 in August

2 Sep 2014

Hyprop's Pieter Prinsloo says the renovation of the Mall of Rosebank had a direct impact on the investment trust's performance this year. Image: [[http://www.sacommercialpropnews.co.za SAcommercialProp News

Rosebank Mall renovation hurts Hyprop's profits

Alistair Anderson 2 Sep 2014

Exports of new vehicles have been hard hit this year with figures falling 16.30% to 164‚034 units. Image: Ratch0013

New vehicle sales in August fall to 55‚722

2 Sep 2014

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Roger Baxter of the Chamber of Mines says that it's not the cost of materials that inhibits beneficiation but rather the regulatory environment and labour costs that do so. Image:

Beneficiation needs favourable environment

12 Sep 2014

Productivity SA's Bongani Coka says that mechanisation may lead to short-term job losses but will create more jobs in the longer term. Image: Productivity SA

Mechanisation brings profits and jobs says Coka

10 Sep 2014

Cele wants stock theft to have same priority as cash heists

Cele wants stock theft to have same priority as cash heists

9 Sep 2014

Special Economic Zone Act will attract foreign investments

Special Economic Zone Act will attract foreign investments

Chris Mashigo 8 Sep 2014

Elaine Wilson says that South African shoppers use the internet for research but prefer to actually buy products in shopping malls or from retailers directly. Image:

Online shopping no threat to malls

Joan Muller 8 Sep 2014

WBHO's Chief Executive Louwtjie Nel says that currently Australia contributes about 25% of the company's profits but he hopes to increase this to more than 30% in the next three years. Image:

SA building companies thriving in Australia

Nick Hedley 8 Sep 2014

JD Group to sell finance unit‚ market speculates over buyer

JD Group to sell finance unit‚ market speculates over buyer

Colleen Goko 5 Sep 2014

ARM says that strong performances from its platinum and ferrous metals operations as turnover for these two divisions rose sharply. Image:

ARM declares R6 dividend per share

Allan Seccombe 5 Sep 2014

Sanlam has seen earnings rise by 27% in the first six months of this year with strong performances from its different life assurance and short-term insurance divisions. Image: Master Isolated

Sanlam earnings up 27% in six months to June

5 Sep 2014

The BMF's Dumisani Mpafa supports a national minimum wage in principle but warns the implications have to be carefully assessed as it could increase the ranks of the unemployed. Image: BMF

Minimum wage has serious implications for business

5 Sep 2014

Mr Price has seen sales increase by by 16% in the 18 weeks to August despite tough trading conditions for fashion outlets in South Africa. Image:

Mr Price sees 16% sales rise in 18 weeks

5 Sep 2014

African Equities team will expand Investec's footprint

African Equities team will expand Investec's footprint

5 Sep 2014

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has assured South Africans that their pension funds will not be nationalised and that pension reforms are aimed at reducing charges imposed by fund managers and trustees. Image: GCIS

Nene assures South Africans their pensions are safe

5 Sep 2014

Deputy Director General for Industrial Policy Development, Garth Strachan says 3,200 jobs have been created at the new plant, which will contribute to economic growth in the country. Image:

New Hyundai plant will benefit SA economy

5 Sep 2014

Rhodes' Bob Henderson, with RFG's Ayrshire herd says the listing will allow the company to accelerate its expansion plans. Image:

Rhodes Food hopes to raise R600m by listing

4 Sep 2014

From April next year Virgin Atlantic will no longer offer a direct flight to Cape Town. Image:

Virgin Atlantic dumps direct flight to Cape Town

4 Sep 2014

Neotel's Sunil Joshi wants to replicate its success in the Western Cape in other parts of South Africa as it rolls-out fibre-optic cables to government authorities and schools for free Wi-Fi connections. Image:

Neotel wants to extend fibre, wireless throughout SA

4 Sep 2014

Nomusa Dube-Ncube has dissolved the Mooi Mpofana municipality and fired its seven councillors. Image:

Mooi River municipality disbanded, councillors fired

More Matshediso 4 Sep 2014

More than R800m has been made available to small businesses in South Africa over the past year according to Thakhani Makhuvha, head of Sefa. Image: LinkedIn

Sefa gives R800m to 40,000 small businesses

4 Sep 2014

HSBC says that export orders are still subdued but there are signs of growiing confidence in the South African local economy among purchasing managers. Image: 3D Mask

HSBC's PMI higher at 51.1 for August

3 Sep 2014

Naamsa's Nico Vermeulen expects that domestic vehicles sales will fall but improvements in Europe should see exports rising quite sharply. Image: Naamsa

Exports of vehicles increase in August

3 Sep 2014

Eqstra Holdings says its contract mining division was hurt by labour disruptions in the mining sector. Image: Eqstra Holdings

Earnings at Eqstra Holdings drop 26.3% to 76.7c

3 Sep 2014

Woolworths is seeking R10bn from shareholders having used its cash resources to buy David Jones in Australia. Image Wikipedia

Woolworths asks shareholders for R10bn

Nick Hedley 2 Sep 2014

Kagiso's Abdul Davids says a sharp increase in manufacturing activity indicates that the outlook for South Africa's manufacturing sector is improving. Image: Kagiso

PMI up from 45.9 in July to 49 in August

2 Sep 2014

Hyprop's Pieter Prinsloo says the renovation of the Mall of Rosebank had a direct impact on the investment trust's performance this year. Image: [[http://www.sacommercialpropnews.co.za SAcommercialProp News

Rosebank Mall renovation hurts Hyprop's profits

Alistair Anderson 2 Sep 2014

Exports of new vehicles have been hard hit this year with figures falling 16.30% to 164‚034 units. Image: Ratch0013

New vehicle sales in August fall to 55‚722

2 Sep 2014

Morvest's Suren Singh says that competition from Chinese products is hurting the local operations and it is now looking to expand into Africa where there is significant potential. Image:

Morvest revenue up to R1.1bn

2 Sep 2014

Net1's Herman Kotzé says that the company is actively pursuing other interests in Africa and India where its payment systems are already being used. Image:

Net1's earnings improve as it moves beyond SA

Thabiso Mochiko 2 Sep 2014

DTI's Minister Rob Davies says that the investment by government of R645m in the clothing and textile industries has helped to make this sector competitive and increase the number of jobs for workers, particularly in the Western Cape. Image: GCIS

Government says it will protect textile sector

2 Sep 2014

Ascension's Shaun Rai says the company has surpassed its own targets for the year and is on track to keep growing its distributiions. Image:

Ascension surpasses its own growth targets

Nick Hedley 1 Sep 2014

Les Matuson, one of the business rescue practitioners responsible for African Bank Investments Limited has confirmed that no decision on retrenchments of Ellerines workers has been made yet. Image: Matuson & Associates

No retrenchment of Ellerines workers yet

1 Sep 2014

Health Economis Alex van den Heever says that hospital plans, which attract younger members, will have long-term and damaging effects on private medical aids in South Africa. Image:

Insurance schemes hurt medical aids

29 Aug 2014

High feed costs, currency devaluation and financing charges resulted in RCL Foods recording a net loss of 47.7c a share for the year. Image: Rainbow Chickens

RCL Foods reports loss of 47.7c a share

29 Aug 2014

Investec's Chief Economist Annabel Bishop believes producer price inflation will fall further this year as food and petroleum prices drop. Image: Investec

July PPI drops marginally to 8%

29 Aug 2014

Grand Parade's Burger King franchise has cost a lot of money to set up but will not require funding after June next year when it should start making profits. Image: Burger King

Grand Parade's earnings drop 26%

29 Aug 2014

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is targeting growth of at least 5% a year to stimulate job creation and alleviate poverty. Image:

Government seeks to transform economy

29 Aug 2014

Adcock Ingram reported a loss of R962m this year after making a profit of R463m last year. It blamed the poor performance on lower sales and dealing with merger proposals. Image: Nenov Borthers

Adcock Ingram bleeding money

29 Aug 2014

One of SA Corporate's properties, Stellenbosch Square in the Western Cape. Image:

Better days ahead for SA Corporate

Joan Muller 29 Aug 2014

Growthpoint's flagship property, the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. Image:

Growthpoint distributes 161.3 cents per share

Fifi Peters 29 Aug 2014

Human Settlements spokesman Ndivhuwo Mabaya says handing over of title deeds is a priority for the department and audit is underway to track down the rightful owners of government-subsidised properties. Image:

Title deed handover will open formal housing market

Fifi Peters and Sikonathi Mantshantsha 27 Aug 2014