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Attacq declares interim dividend as rental income rises
However, that is despite a big drop in profit for the property group → Read More
Sun International’s profit more than doubles as pandemic fades
The casino, gaming and hotel group’s 2022 year was the first one since the virus struck that was largely unaffected by it and government bars → Read More
Blackouts cost MTN R695m in 2022
SA could become a failed state unless it deals with the crisis, CEO Ralph Mupita warns → Read More
Hammerson’s loss improves as it narrows its focus
Sales recovered strongly as consumers shop less frequently but visit Hammerson’s destinations with more purpose → Read More
Northam gets regulator approval to proceed with RBPlat offer
Endorsement by the Takeover Regulation Panel could see the lengthy battle for control of the platinum miner drag on → Read More
S&P downgrades SA’s credit outlook over infrastructure and power issues
Slow reforms and contingent liabilities from SOEs pose risks to the country’s fiscal and debt position, says National Treasury → Read More
Quilter reports jump in profit despite global market turmoil
The assets under management and administration of Old Mutual’s former wealth management unit fell more than 10% in 2022 → Read More
Quilter sheds £12.2bn in assets under management
Net inflow of £1.8bn at Old Mutual’s former wealth management unit falls from £4bn a year earlier → Read More
Momentum’s mortality claims return to pre-Covid-19 levels
The group has upped its interim dividend by 43% due to higher operating profit, though falling new business volumes are a worry → Read More
Low growth worries Momentum Metropolitan CEO
New business volume falls almost a fifth but half-year headline earnings leap → Read More
Higher costs undercut Sea Harvest’s improved sales
CEO Felix Ratheb says the financial year under review ‘was one of the most challenging’ for the company → Read More
Shoprite’s profit could have been higher if not for power cuts, CEO says
Pieter Engelbrecht says impact of outages on economy is devastating → Read More
Urgent and decisive leadership needed to deal with national crises, Nedbank CEO says
Mike Brown calls municipal service delivery ‘poor’ and corruption ‘unacceptably high’ → Read More
Metrofile’s jump in revenue due in part to move to digital
The acquisition of storage firm IronTree Internet Services also helped sales, but organic growth accounted for most of the sales improvement → Read More
Hulamin shareholders upbeat despite a drop in profit
Shareholders are upbeat by the company’s jump in revenue and normalised headline earnings → Read More
Power cuts cost RCL Foods R96m as profit slumps
The food and logistics group’s well-known Rainbow Chicken brand took a hit in its interim results → Read More
RCL Foods close to shedding Vector Logistics
The food and logistics group’s Rainbow Chicken brand took a hit in its interim results → Read More
African Rainbow Minerals reports higher profit, but lower production
The diversified miner benefited from higher commodity prices following global economic instability, partly brought on by the war in Ukraine → Read More
African Rainbow Minerals earmarks R1bn in capex for Bokoni Platinum Mine
The diversified miner benefited from higher commodity prices following global economic instability, partly brought on by the war in Ukraine → Read More
IPO of Premier Group might be back on, Brait says
Investment holding company Brait said institutional investors and other interested parties approached the food producer → Read More