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Acquisitions boost Indluplace’s FY revenue

Indluplace released its annual results today. Recording a 64% surge in revenue - fuelled by contributions from its recent acquisitions. But the tough economic environment continued to weigh on the group. Translating into an unchanged dividend for the period - at just over 97 cents. It's Financial Director, Terry Kaplan…
14 Nov 2018 3AM 7 min

Spar’s FY earnings get a boost from Irish operations

Spar released it’s full year numbers today. The retailer's weathered challenging trading conditions to report a 1.4% rise in headline earnings per share boosted by improving contributions from its Ireland businesses which offset declines in Switzerland. While the group's Southern Africa division grew revenue by 6.7%. Graham O'Connor, CEO of…
14 Nov 2018 3AM 7 min

High Court orders VBS liquidation

Despite calls by the EFF for VBS Mutual Bank to be recapitalised in the name of transformation, the final liquidation of the company has been ordered by the High Court following an urgent application by the Reserve Bank for the process after the organisation found the institution to be hopelessly…
13 Nov 2018 6AM 6 min

Telkom’s push into mobile pays off in H1

Telecomms provider, Telkom released its interim results today reporting a 3.3% decline in headline earnings per share largely driven by costs related to the company's early retirement and voluntary severance packages, revenue however is up 5.2% boosted by the group's mobile business unit where revenue increased close to 54% due…
13 Nov 2018 6AM 9 min

Oil prices reach highest 1-day increase in a month

We saw oil prices rise by more than 1% today - this as Saudi Arabia announced supply cuts for December - a measure aimed at halting a market slump that has seen crude prices decline by 20% since early October. Bjarne Schieldrop, Chief Commodities Analyst at SEB joins us on…
12 Nov 2018 6AM 4 min

Vodacom H1 HEPS drop as BEE deal bites

Mobile giant, Vodacom released its interim results today reporting a near 14% drop in headline earnings per share as the impact of its R16.4 billion empowerment deal weighed. The company added 4.8 million customers during the period most of which came from the domestic market where service revenue was lifted…
12 Nov 2018 6AM 7 min

Land expropriation without compensation spells 'Economic Disaster'

Two academics have painted a bleak picture of the likely outcomes of land expropriation without compensation. The findings from their macroeconomic impact assessment flags lower capital formation, a deep recession, rising budget deficits and debt levels. One of the academics, Roelof Botha from the University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of…
12 Nov 2018 6AM 6 min

Gautrain seeks R4BN for expansion

William Dachs, the COO of the Gautrain Management Agency joins Business Day TV in studio to discuss their future plans.
9 Nov 2018 8AM 6 min

Public Protector to investigate Pravin Gordhan

Minister Pravin Gordhan has been subpoenaed to appear before Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane in an investigation related to former Sars Deputy Commissioner, Ivan Pillay. Ranjeni Munusamy, Associate Editor of Analysis at Tiso Blackstar joins us on the line with the finer details.
8 Nov 2018 5AM 7 min

A2X Markets attracts two major new listings

One year since its debut, stock exchange A2X Markets has basically bagged 13 secondary listings, Kevin Brady, CEO of A2X joins us to put the listings into perspective in context of the stock exchanges growth strategy.
8 Nov 2018 5AM 5 min

Capping petrol price will hit profit & lead to job losses

In September government's decision to raise the petrol price by 5 cents against the projected 25 cents cost the state R500 million and while petrol prices were projected to decrease at midnight, they will remain unchanged. Reggie Sibiya, CEO of the Fuel Retailers Association joins us to flesh out their…
6 Nov 2018 6AM 8 min

Delta Property reports flat H1 results

Delta property has reported a 0.8% rise in like for like net property income and a 1.6% up-tick in contractual rental income due to the disposal of non-current assets held for sale and an increase in vacancies. The company’s CEO Sandile Nomvete joins us now for more on their latest…
5 Nov 2018 8AM 7 min

Factory Activity drops to 15 month low

Manufacturing activity got off to a poor start in the fourth quarter. Absa Economist Miyelani Maluleke joined Business Day TV for his view.
1 Nov 2018 6AM 7 min

Car manufacturers to invest R40BN in next 5yrs

Car manufacturers have committed to investing 40 billion rand in SA over the next 5 years. Joining Business Day TV on the line to discuss the kind of dynamics at play is Nico Vermeulen, Director at Naamsa.
1 Nov 2018 6AM 8 min
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