Tuesday, 31 May 2016

Rockwell’s losses almost double

Diamond producer says in the fourth quarter it reduced overhead costs, sold the noncore Tirisano asset, completed the closure of NJK and acquired two mines


India set to retain fastest growing economy tag

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has much to celebrate as cooling inflation and lower interest rates boost consumer demand in south Asian nation


Credit extended to private sector dips in April

Private sector credit extension, which includes corporate and households, has decelerated for four consecutive months


Gooderson blames Ebola for skipping dividend

Holiday resort and hotel owner says it faced load shedding, interest rate hikes, the spread of the Ebola virus and SA’s onerous new visa laws this year


Cartrack reports 20% growth in revenue

Company says its newly established entities recorded losses as overhead expenditure on infrastructure build was increased to support the planned sales growth


Proteas can enjoy the islands without being topic for review panel

‘The inherent insecurity among SA’s cricketers makes them exceptionally challenging interviewees who would prefer to say nothing than risk a political fallout,’ writes Neil Manthorp


Investments help Famous Brands grow

Famous Brands reports a healthy 31% rise in full-year group revenue as its diversified portfolio of eating brand offerings pays off


CampusKey targets growth from student accommodation

Student lifestyle specialist CampusKey plans to list within three years and aims at about 1,000 new beds per annum


SA, but not the economy, belongs to us all

Many black South Africans do not see their image and lived reality reflected in what is promised by the Constitution, writes Aubrey Matshiqi


Sibanye still on the lookout for acquisitions

Company plans to buy more platinum assets and another large gold mine in 2016, writes Allan Seccombe


Monday, 30 May 2016

Zuma’s leadership ‘a source of embarrassment’

Current leadership has lost credibility and therefore has no influence, says former McCarthy CEO Brand Pretorius


Rural councils must generate their own revenue streams

The FFC says as the government faces more pressure to maintain services, it will be harder for rural communities to depend on grants and transfers to deliver services


Stay or go? Brexit activists battle it out

If we stay there will be trouble, say activists in favour of Brexit, but those in the ‘in’ camp worry that leaving the European Union will make things worse


Workers at Sibanye resolve to return to work

Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union says its members held a mass meeting on Monday and further meetings with management are planned


Verdict due in war crimes trial of Chad ex-dictator

Prosecutors seeking life sentence for former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre for alleged crimes against humanity and torture between 1982 and 1990


AA gets its petrol price sums right

Automobile Association says international prices firmed in May and the weakening rand exposed consumers to the full force of oil’s strength


Errors by unit in agriculture department costs SA’s fruit export industry millions

Trade for table grapes and deciduous fruit with Thailand stopped after the National Plant Protection Organisation flouted deadlines to apply for trade in specific fruit


Gauteng taxi strike averted for now

Taxi association says outcome of meeting between South African National Taxi Council and the Gauteng provincial government will determine whether strike is called


SABC says social media ban is part of existing policy

SABC has says its ban on staff from making political comments or posting pictures of themselves wearing party regalia on social media is merely a reiteration of its social media existing policy


Workplace misconduct remains unreported often for fear of victimisation

A new survey shows people know about their firms’ codes of ethics‚ but pressure to meet unrealistic financial targets is probably to blame for some unethical action


Sunday, 29 May 2016

Mapisa-Nqakula’s ‘mystery trip’ uncovered as angry father hits back

Wege claimed his daughter Michelle was planning to marry Mapisa-Nqakula’s late son


Local elections about repairing ‘broken trust’‚ says Lekota

Lekota added that whereas South Africans all had great hope in 1994‚ they now hold a lot of anxiety and disappointment


M1 carriageway to get smaller

The JRA has said the M1 southbound will be reduced to two lanes from the Killarney area to the St Andrews off-ramp


No-one is above the law‚ including the president, says Nkoana-Mashabane

Nkoana-Mashabane said she was more frightened by seeing an old woman carrying a water can in modern day SA than by EFF leader Julius Malema’s threats of violence


Squad of 31 ushers in new era of Springbok rugby

Several players were not available for selection for the Springbok squads because of injuries or Springbok Sevens commitments