But attributable earnings from continuing operations actually up.
‘I think a solid, solid set of numbers.’ – Tshepo Modiba.
Rating agencies expected to keep keen eye on SA.
‘We are in a very positive space at the moment.’
‘Divergences in terms of the stock performances were actually quite big today.’
‘We are taking these revenue-enhancement measures…to bridge the gap.’
Fuel tax, sin tax and personal tax to go up.
The 2015 budget is ‘friendly to the bonds and…definitely not growth-friendly.’
SA building and roads divisions performed well.
Bidvest makes a ‘bit of a low-ball offer’ for Adcock Ingram.
Fiscal consolidation on menu for Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene’s budget speech.
Foreign concern over new laws in South Africa.
How you can find the cellphone contract exactly suited to your pocket and needs.
‘If we do have an interruption in power we can withdraw people safely.’
Resources shares up strongly – Exxaro, Anglo American, all the diversifieds.
‘The improved yields are really a function of the stabilised plant.’
Lower earnings and higher dividend for year to end-December 2014.
Trading environment remains tough.
Human Rights Commission raises the need for a system to tax EAOs.
‘Two highlights – the demand for retailers and the fall in Sasol.’
SA’s summer grains deteriorating in extreme heat and dry conditions.
City Lodge’s higher occupancies continue to grow.
‘First time in almost four years that inflation has been this low.’
AMH has an eight-year contract to provide after-sales service to Daihatsu owners.
Rand at R11.67/dollar, R17.98/pound & R13.24/euro.
Not just building new schools but planning to expand the existing side.
Constrained growth in domestic passenger market continues.
‘Sustainable is not a nice to have. It's a have to have.’
‘Gold shares came plunging down, platinum shares came plunging down.’
Eskom’s ageing infrastructure will require almost three years to catch up the maintenance backlog.
‘We think the risk is actually very low relative to the reward.’
‘We want to get the basics right before we aggressively try and expand.’
‘We got our gains from the mining board.’
President Jacob Zuma expected to announce new sources of energy.
Business, Financial and Investments News.
AngloGold Ashanti’s restructuring rejected by shareholders.
‘In this reporting period our return on equity has been below our cost of capital.’
Chamber will re-engage with the Minister of Mining on 'developmental pricing'.
How mining companies can support economic activities around the mine site.
Government has dismissed reports of an imminent total blackout.
If by-laws are enforced ‘there is no way we can have what we are having now.’
The SA wine industry represents 1.2% of the country’s GDP.
Eastern European syndicate currently hijacking SA company databases for ransom.
‘Start looking at MTN and Vodacom [for] pretty nice dividend yields.’
South Africa needs about R100bn to develop its coal resources.
South32 businesses comprise a relatively sizeable portion of BHP Billiton’s portfolio.
Sellers seemingly downscaling owing to financial pressure now only 11%.
‘For 2015 we feel that perhaps we have reached the trough.’
‘A much better mood on European stock markets.’
Contentious national minimum wage talks begin in Johannesburg.
