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CHRISTMAS retail trading in SA will be subdued, judging from continued weak demand for packaging from industries ranging from beverages to food in the six months to September.
FUEL retailer Engen Petroleum yesterday pleaded ignorance to reports Zimbabwean authorities had thwarted its bid to acquire fuel assets in the country.
ALMOST three years have passed since I reviewed Coronation Fund Managers ( Coronat ). The review then appeared in a Forecast Factory column, the predecessor to the Private Investor column
MASS market lender and furniture retailer African Bank's ( Abil 's) annual profit fell 11% as the recession hit consumer spending, forcing it to tighten its lending criteria.
PROPERTY loan stock company Vukile 's distributions for the six months to September increased 6,6% to R138,9m, or 47c per linked unit, but higher electricity and rates and taxes charges had a negative effect on distributable earnings as these charges were not fully recovered from tenants.
LEGENDARY Springbok prop Os du Randt yesterday questioned coach Peter de Villiers's decision to exclude overseas-based players from the national squad, saying that if they were the best in their respective positions they should be selected.
SPRINGBOK coach Peter de Villiers' stress levels rose significantly yesterday ahead of the toughest Test of their European tour against Ireland at Croke Park, following the release of a frightening Springbok injury list.
THERE was not a happier trainer at Sunday's International Challenge at Turffontein than Sean Tarry and the stable can continue its hot form at the Vaal this afternoon.
ESKOM would know early next year if the World Bank had approved a loan of up to 5bn, the bank said yesterday.
STATE Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele asked the South Gauteng High Court yesterday not to compel former national intelligence co-ordinator Barry Gilder to testify in the corruption trial of former police commissioner Jackie Selebi.
FORMER prosecutions head Vusi Pikoli may be offered a government post, two years after his controversial suspension and later dismissal.
JOHANNESBURG will soon join an elite group of destinations to which the world's largest commercial aircraft, the Airbus A380, will be flown.
THE rand was the strongest emerging-market currency yesterday, gaining as much as 1,75% to R7,46/ after it benefited from a weaker dollar and a gold price that reached new highs.
THE long-awaited signing of the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement between Zimbabwe and South Africa will take place on Friday, Economic Planning and Investment Promotion permanent secretary, Dr Desire Sibanda, has said.
South African President Jacob Zuma has postponed his visit to assess Zimbabwe's troubled power sharing agreement after the feuding parties missed a deadline to kick start negotiations but his advisors have expressed impatience over delays to conclude the talks.
Parliament has urged the government to allocate more money to agrarian reform, saying SA cannot afford to postpone this any longer and the lack of sufficient funding would compromise its development agenda.
South Africans are dying younger and in greater numbers, and HIV/AIDS is to blame, according to a report released this week by the South African Institute of Race Relations.
Former National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli has reached an out of court settlement with the state.
So, where does Nelson Mandela reckon he'll end up when the moment we all dread comes and he leaves this life?
SABMILLER 's two main competitors in Nigeria, Guinness and Heineken, make nearly as much in that market as SA's brewing giant makes in 24 other African countries, excluding SA.
Further investigations into the leaked Mpumalanga matric examination papers have led to the arrest of an official from the Mpumalanga Department of Education and eight other people.
The South African Mint Company has minted special gold coins to commemorate the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
For the next 16 days all sectors of South African society will be mobilised to act together against abuse and to support the victims and survivors of abuse.
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana Mashabane will today depart for Trinidad and Tobago where she will participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM).
South Africa-based Elgin Engineering and the state-owned Tanzania State Mining Corporation (Stamico) are jointly constructing a $20 million mining equipment manufacturing facility.
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