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Shares in SA’s largest retailer jump after group announces decision to exit Nigeria

Amid a slow recovery of fuel demand due to the resurgence of the virus, investors are also worried about oversupply

The JSE was firmer on Monday, with its global peers mixed as data out of China boosted investor sentiment, while the rising number of Covid-19 infections globally and tension between the US and China continue to be of concern.

Donald Trump threatened at the weekend to ban Chinese social app TikTok

But the US tech sector has scaled record highs, and last week Apple became the world’s most valuable company

Group winds back production cuts while rising Covid-19 cases worldwide point to a slower pickup in fuel demand

The latest figures provide a picture of what could be expected for the remainder of 2020, says Naamsa CEO

Structural reform continues to be one of the biggest risks to SA’s funds

The group is expecting some clients to struggle to repay loans, but says it expects to remain profitable in its year to end-March

Despite a slight decline from the previous month, conditions in manufacturing stayed above the neutral mark in July, according to Absa PMI data

You shut the sector so you have a duty to support it, head of promotion body tells government

Tightening of containment measures in July appears to have put a brake on the recovery

The move to reopen intra-provincial nature-based tourism as announced by the Minister of Tourism has been lauded as a step in the right direction in revitalising the country's ailing economy. The post Move to reopen intra-provincial nature-based tourism lauded appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South […]

Eskom and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) have issued summons in the North Gauteng High Court to recover funds from former Eskom executives, former Board members and members of the Gupta family. The post Eskom, SIU issue summons to recover funds from former Eskom executives, Gupta family appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, […]

Controversial Judge Tintswalo Makhubele testifies before the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture this afternoon. The post VIDEO | State Capture 3 August 2020, Part 2 appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader..

Chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has dismissed an application by Judge Tintswalo Makhubele to have her testimony postponed. The post Zondo dismisses Makhubele’s postponement application appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's […]

Chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, has told the legal team of Judge Tintswalo Makhubele that she had enough time to prepare for her testimony. The post Judge Makhubele had enough time to prepare for State Capture Inquiry: Zondo appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, […]

Controversial Judge Tintswalo Makhubele is yet again expected to appear before the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in Johannesburg on Monday morning. The post VIDEO | State Capture Inquiry, 03 August 2020 appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news […]

Telkom Financial Services managing executive Sibusiso Ngwenya joins the TechCentral podcast to unpack the news at the weekend that the company is launching a range of financial services products.

The SIU is going after members of the Gupta family, and former Eskom executives, board members and other associates in an effort to recoup R3.8-billion that the power utility lost when the Gupta family acquired Optimum Coal.

After finessing regulators and stroking egos to get this deal done, Microsoft will rightfully expect a big discount if it buys TikTok. The size of that discount will prove CEO Satya Nadella’s worth.

The goal of blockchain start-ups to build a decentralised Internet always depended on wresting data storage away from giants like Amazon and Google. That missing piece of the puzzle may be solved.

Google is buying a 6.6% stake in home security firm ADT for $450-million in a deal that will allow it to provide service to customers of its Nest home security devices.

MultiChoice Group is ditching the channel numbers on its vast SuperSport line-up and introducing football on what is currently known as SuperSport 1 but which will soon be renamed as SuperSport Grandstand.

In response to COVID-19, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has tried to simplify the tax filing process for individual taxpayers and remove the need t...

Nomi Bodlani reflects on common personal finance and investment mistakes investors tend to make in their 20s. If you can avoid these, you can better position...

Older investors face a host of challenges entirely different to those faced by their young selves. Sandy McGregor offers a wise perspective for those of this...

A first pay cheque tends to mark the start of adulthood and, with a bit of discipline, can mark your first tentative step towards financial independence. Phi...

As you approach your peak earning years and start to reap the rewards of the time and effort you have invested in your career, saving for retirement takes on...

Your 40s are known to be a challenging decade financially, typically balancing the demands of lifestyle costs, children and their education, ageing parents a...

Are you looking for ways to improve your ranking on Google? Want to learn the positive and negative signals Google looks out for? Blue Ocean Group share their tips for success in this infographic. Here’s a quick summary of what they cover: The umbrella of off page SEO Trust factors that have a positive impact […]

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How effective is the copy on your business website? Is it convincing people to do business with you, or encouraging them to leave? Grammar Check share their mistakes to avoid in these four infographics. Here are the infographic titles: 20 Clutter Words & Phrases We Use Too Often 44 Common Confusions to Annoy the Grammar […]