SA unemployment rises despite 101 000 new jobs
More people entered the labour market than found employment in the third quarter.
US moves aircraft from second UK base over Iran threat
A month after its bombers left a different English airbase in the wake of an alleged terror plot.
Vodacom seeks partners to build out AI data centres in Africa
The firm declared an interim dividend of R3.55, 7.6% higher than a year earlier. Customers increased 12% to a record 250m.
Can new coalitions turn around SA’s struggling municipalities?
‘The economic climate that you create at the local level is now as important for South Africa's future economic performance as it is at the national level,’ says Professor Raymond Parsons of the NWU School of Business and Governance.
Stor-Age lifts interim dividend as earnings improve
Distributable income growth was supported by higher rental rates and tight cost control.
Coalition crunch: Parties must deliver more than deals for positions
Municipal election results put growth and investment in focus. Following the money in SA’s pet economy. Black Friday shoppers grow sceptical of deals.
Steel industry fears Amsa could become another SOE under IDC ownership
Its survival may depend on even more protective measures than those already in place, meaning higher steel prices for domestic customers.
Xtra Savings adds fuel rewards of up to 50c/l at Astron Energy
As the FNB-Clicks-Engen tie up further boosts spend rewards ….
Premier Group lifts operating profit by 52.5% after RFG acquisition
Millbake margins improved as manufacturing efficiencies and the integration of Rhodes Quality and Bull Brand supported earnings.
Failed Australian chain David Jones in limbo in hunt for buyer
Australia’s oldest department store chain collapsed last week, almost 200 years after it was founded in Sydney.