23/04 South Africa's rand weakened early on Monday as a firming dollar and rising U.S. bond yields lured investors offshore and there was little locally to firm the currency. Full story 
23/04 Revenue for the interim period shot up to R154.0 million (R79.8 million) whilst operating profit almost halved to R62.9 million (R124.6 million). Profit attributable to equity holders dipped to R15.5 million (R101.1 million). Furthermore, headline loss per share came to 0.9cps (headline earn Full story
23/04 Revenue for the interim period grew to R930.9 million (R897.2 million) whilst operating profit improved by 2.3% to R467.9 million (R457.4 million). Profit for the period took a 25.4% knock to R330.0 million (R442.4 million). In addition, headline earnings per share jumped to 104.4 cents per Full story
20/04 Revenue for the interim period lowered by 8% to R34.3 million (R37.4 million) whilst net loss dropped 13% to R17.0 million (loss of R15.1 million). Loss attributable to owners dived 65% to R16.8 million (loss of R48.2 million). Furthermore, headline loss per share widened by 66% to 1.89cps ( Full story
21/04 South African retailer Steinhoff remains in a "tough position" and is talking to creditors about restructuring debt, the company said on Friday at its first shareholder meeting since an accounting scandal. . . Full story
20/04 South African telecoms firm MTN has appointed Nigerian investment firm Chapel Hill Denham as lead issuing house for the initial public offering of its Nigerian business in Lagos later this year,. . . Full story 20/04 Caledonia Mining plans to buy gold assets in Zimbabwe and increase its stake in the Blanket mine after the removal of the country's tough ownership rules.. . . Full story
20/04 South Africa is expected to harvest three percent more maize in 2018 than previously estimated after late rains in the western part of the maize belt boosted yields, a Reuters poll. . . Full story
20/04 South Africa construction company Murray & Roberts (M&R) said on Friday that an independent board had recommended that its shareholders reject a takeover bid by Germany's ATON, the latest rebuff to. . . Full story
20/04 South Africa's rand was slightly weaker early on Friday but was on course for a 1 percent gain versus the dollar this week.. . . Full story 20/04 South Africa's logistics utility Transnet said on Thursday its chief financial officer Garry Pita had resigned due to ill-health after two years in the job, and would replaced by Mark-Gregg McDonald. . . Full story
19/04 South Africa's Public Servants Association (PSA) has declared a dispute with government after protracted wage hike talks stalled on Thursday, a senior PSA official said.. . . Full story
19/04 Global diamond giant De Beers is rolling out an app to help small-scale, artisanal diamond miners in Sierra Leone certify that gems they pry from the soil are legal, the Anglo. . . Full story 19/04 Revenue for the year increased to GBP24.1 million (GBP21.3 million) whilst operating income jumped to GBP20.6 million (GBP18.1 million). Profit for the year shot up to GBP17.0 million (GBP9.1 million). In. . . Full story
19/04 Total income for the year increased to R4.204 billion (2017: R3.843 billion), profit for the year attributable to owners of the parent rose to R566.5 million (2017: R486.9 million), while headline. . . Full story
19/04 A Dutch shareholder group has given notice that it plans to file a class action lawsuit against Barclays Plc, Commerzbank AG and Absa Bank Ltd over their roles in a 2015. . . Full story 19/04 South Africa's Clicks Group reported a 14.8 percent rise in half-year earnings on Thursday as health and beauty products appealed to thrifty consumers, and flagged strong full-year earnings growth.. . . Full story
19/04 Steinhoff Africa Retail (STAR) said on Thursday it expects one of its subsidiaries to repay part of the loans it owes its majority shareholder Steinhoff Africa Holdings by issuing preference shares. . . Full story
19/04 South Africa's rand inched higher early on Thursday, building on gains in the previous session that were driven by better-than-expected inflation and retail data.. . . Full story
19/04 South African retailer Pick n Pay Stores posted a 7.1 percent rise in full-year earnings on Thursday, as the grocer cut costs and increased productivity in store operations.. . . Full story 19/04 South Africa's Pioneer Foods Group said on Thursday it expects half-year operating profit and headline earnings to increase by up to 44 percent and 32 percent respectively.. . . Full story
19/04 Revenue for the interim period increased by 10.4% to R15.2 billion (2017: R13.8 billion) and gross profit was up 10.1% to R3.1 billion (2017: R2.8 billion). Profit for the period rose. . . Full story
19/04 Revenue for the period increased to R83.5 billion (2017: R79.5 billion), gross profit rose to R15.3 billion (2017: R14.5 billion), trading profit climbed to R1.8 billion (2017: R1.7 billion), while profit. . . Full story
18/04 South Africa's rand strengthened and bonds rallied on Wednesday after better than expected inflation and retail data reactivated investor optimism that has bolstered the currency this year.. . . Full story 18/04 mSurvey, a Kenyan start-up that uses mobile phone short-messaging to gather customer feedback for clients, has secured $3.5 million to fund expansion into Nigeria and South Africa, its chief executive said. . . Full story
