Katharine Child
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HomeChoice operating profit rises more than 80%
Retail lending division PayJustNow enabled R747m of sales in the 2022 financial year, an increase of 260% → Read More
Heineken-Distell merger finally gets approval from Competition Tribunal
Acquisition of SA’s largest liquor company will create a brewing giant to better compete with AB InBev’s SAB, despite shareholder dissatisfaction with the deal price → Read More
Heineken-Distell R40.1bn merger approved, but with long list of conditions
Acquisition of SA’s largest liquor firm will create a brewing giant to better compete with AB InBev’s SAB → Read More
Thungela expects earnings to double as coal demand soars
Headline earnings are likely to be R17.4bn-R17.7bn, from R7bn in 2022 → Read More
Renergen aims to raise more than R1bn in US listing to boost output
LNG and helium producer says second phase of Virginia project will start production in 2026 and cost $1.6bn → 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
Ruling on R40bn Heineken Distell merger imminent at last
The Competition Tribunal says that in terms of legal time frames it has until Wednesday to take the decision → Read More
Ramaphosa set to announce cabinet reshuffle on Monday
The announcement comes after weeks of speculation and president's attendance at cattle auction while ill → Read More
Ramaphosa set to announce cabinet reshuffle at 7pm on Monday
A cabinet shuffle has been widely expected since Ramaphosa was re-elected leader of the ANC in December → Read More
Cashbuild hit by intensified protests and load-shedding
Independent rivals and inferior products are hurting the building materials retailer → Read More
Woolworths says it is not Checkers, ‘we have the holy grail’
The company is not a mainstream retailer and offers value for the premium prices people pay, CEO Roy Bagattini says → Read More
SIU close to recovering R11.5m from former SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng
Special Investigating Unit expects warrant of execution against assets belonging to Motsoeneng within days → Read More
Truworths sees further rise in credit sales
Interim revenue grows 13.7% as number of new accounts increase 5.7% → Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Tongaat and Deloitte come to R260m settlement
The settlement will be made without Deloitte admitting any liability for the financial misstatements at Tongaat → Read More
Retail CEOs furious they missed out on diesel rebate
CEOs of Pick n Pay, Spar and Shoprite criticised the decision to offer a tax rebate on diesel use only to food manufacturers → Read More
Cost of power cuts might quadruple, says Distell
Direct cost of load-shedding was R12.5m for SA’s largest alcohol producer, according to the company’s latest results → Read More
Tiger Brands makes contingency plans for stage 8 load-shedding
Food producer is the first company to announce its preparations for intense power cuts → Read More
Northern Cape irrigation farmers resigned to energy crisis
Farmers await a decision by Eskom to reduce power cuts with crop yields falling and jobs on the line → Read More
City Lodge books welcome return to profit
Hotel group City Lodge is back in the black, according to its interim results to end-December, after three years of interim losses. Its half-year results show its headline earnings will rise as much as four times, after the company struggled during lockdown when local and international travel slowed to a halt. .. → Read More
UCT chair says council will hold meeting about Mamokgethi Phakeng
Media reports on Friday said the council voted to suspend the vice-chancellor imminently, giving her 48 hours to state why she should not be suspended → Read More