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'The dollar is just a steamroller.' Rand back at R19/$

‘The dollar is just a steamroller.’ Rand back at R19/$

Africa-Press - South-Africa. The dollar rose to a new 10-month peak against a basket of major currencies on Tuesday as US bond yields hit...
Investment manager gets licence back from Financial Services Tribunal

Investment manager gets licence back from Financial Services Tribunal

Africa-Press - South-Africa. The Financial Services Tribunal has restored the operating licence of Brite Advisors SA and cut an administrative penalty levied against the...
Gold investing: The rulebook has been thrown out

Gold investing: The rulebook has been thrown out

Africa-Press - South-Africa. What determines the price of gold? For much of the past decade the answer was easy: the price of money. The...
'Many farmers are devastated': Fires cost SA farmers over R1bn of livestock, says Agri SA

‘Many farmers are devastated’: Fires cost SA farmers over R1bn of livestock, says Agri...

Africa-Press - South-Africa. Agri SA says at least R1 billion worth of crops and livestock were destroyed due to fires that raged in parts...
From cook to franchise business consultant: How Beverly Malebathi climbed the KFC corporate ladder

From cook to franchise business consultant: How Beverly Malebathi climbed the KFC corporate ladder

Africa-Press - South-Africa. Beverly Malebathi, a long-standing member of the KFC family, climbed the corporate ladder at the fast-food chain, from the rank of...
Large German vaccine firm seemingly abandons plans for SA factory

Large German vaccine firm seemingly abandons plans for SA factory

Africa-Press - South-Africa. BioNTech is revising plans to build a manufacturing network of vaccine plants in three countries in Africa, just over a year...
JP Landman | SA's fight against corruption is uneven and slow. But there is progress

JP Landman | SA’s fight against corruption is uneven and slow. But there is...

Africa-Press - South-Africa. South Africa's titanic struggle against crime and corruption is not unique. But we can take comfort from the US experience, writes...
Investec gets profit boost from higher interest rates

Investec gets profit boost from higher interest rates

Africa-Press - South-Africa. Investec's share price gained more than a percent on Friday morning after the niche private bank and wealth manager confirmed half-year...
Defence accuses prosecutor of 'making excuses' as NMB City manager's fraud trial delayed again

Defence accuses prosecutor of ‘making excuses’ as NMB City manager’s fraud trial delayed again

Africa-Press - South-Africa. The fraud and corruption trial of the City manager of Nelson Mandela Bay hit another snag when the defence ripped into...
SA’s finances are in a very bad state - but there's little scope for higher taxes, says Treasury

SA’s finances are in a very bad state – but there’s little scope for...

Africa-Press - South-Africa. South Africa’s public finances are in a poor state, with the government failing to meet its tax-collection targets and tighter financial...