Zimbabwe cement business boosts PPC’s earnings (opens on the publisher’s site)
Group margins expand as pricing discipline and product mix offset volume decline
Business Day
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Northern Star Resources rejects Gold Fields’ R445bn bid (opens on the publisher’s site)
Australian miner Northern Star Resources says Gold Fields bid undervalues company and poses higher risk
Gaming boom opens new commercial opportunities for SA companies (opens on the publisher’s site)
Mobile dominates a rapidly expanding market as brands explore e-sports and gaming
Retailers expand in townships, but consumers say support falls short (opens on the publisher’s site)
Brands urged to go beyond prices to build trust with shoppers from local communities
Winifred Mandela precinct launches African-inspired 'diamond walk' (opens on the publisher’s site)
Retail hub aims to showcase Africa's top designers in an exclusive setting
Chinese firms seek more investment and partnerships in South Africa (opens on the publisher’s site)
Manufacturers explore local factories, joint ventures and partnerships in SA, and some want to put down roots, says COO of Meorient International Exhibition
Absa’s Lopokoiyit targets Africa’s unbanked with tech-driven strategy (opens on the publisher’s site)
Former CEO of M-Pesa sees untapped opportunities in the township and rural economies to fuel growth
Jorge Mendes puts R21m of his money in Cell C shares (opens on the publisher’s site)
Mendes acquired 792,187 ordinary shares in Cell C, through a series of on-market transactions, committing R20.81m of his personal fortune
MTN teams up with Gates Foundation to back R400m AI platform in Nigeria (opens on the publisher’s site)
MTN has teamed up with Bill Gates’s philanthropy arm to back a R400m artificial intelligence platform that aims to cut maternal mortality rates in Nigeria
Summers delivers Pick n Pay turnaround mandate, picks Sonn as next CEO (opens on the publisher’s site)
By naming Spencer Sonn as Sean Summers’ successor, Pick n Pay is showing investors it is planning ahead of time
Naspers and Prosus add R89bn to market caps as Tencent shows off new AI platform (opens on the publisher’s site)
South African investors benefit from Tencent's pivotal role in the global AI race
Discovery Green’s new platform cuts risk for renewable energy buyers (opens on the publisher’s site)
EnergyOS leverages group’s actuarial expertise to manage uncertainty in power procurement
After Gold Fields, Griffith eyes $1bn to invest in Africa’s critical minerals (opens on the publisher’s site)
Former mining house CEO teams up with private equity investors for Africa investment
PODCAST | Momentum’s conversations strategy in focus (opens on the publisher’s site)
Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Natalie Druion, executive head of conversations at Momentum Group
Kenya’s SEZ model puts SA’s industrial logistics sector on the back foot (opens on the publisher’s site)
Improvon says regulatory certainty and operational customs infrastructure, exemplified by Nairobi Gate’s success, are crucial in attracting investment
Energy and mining set to benefit from global investment shift (opens on the publisher’s site)
Tariffs and evolving supply chains reshape opportunities in local industries
Small retailers face tougher rules after watchdog finds widespread violations (opens on the publisher’s site)
The Consumer Commission’s two-year investigation found widespread abuses in the informal sector, especially price transparency
CIVH earnings rocket after Vodacom-Maziv fibre merger (opens on the publisher’s site)
Maziv merger and Herotel acquisition drive Remgro telecom profits into the black
WATCH | Pan African Resources CEO on record R1.5bn dividend and R500m buyback (opens on the publisher’s site)
Business Day TV speaks to Cobus Loots, CEO of Pan African Resources, for more insight into the producer's performance
FNB CEO bullish as deposits top R1-trillion and private banking nears 2-million clients (opens on the publisher’s site)
Lender’s digital strategy drives record transaction volumes and e-commerce activity
South32 targets higher production after Alcoa aluminium sale (opens on the publisher’s site)
US and Chilean projects will drive growth as the miner plans to cut overhead costs
Harmony mine deaths reach 46 in five years, fuelling safety scrutiny (opens on the publisher’s site)
Another worker death at Mponeng raises fresh questions over Harmony’s safety performance
Premier expects jump in earnings after RFG deal (opens on the publisher’s site)
Premier invests in bakery and network upgrades to drive operational efficiencies
Pepkor sells 65% logistics stake to YW Capital-RMB’s IronOak for R2.25bn (opens on the publisher’s site)
Sale-and-leaseback structure secures long-term use of key distribution centres