Strong markets boosting life insurer profits

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Zimele Mbanjwa from FNB Wealth & Investments discusses the strong trading updates from Momentum and Old Mutual, what is driving their earnings growth, and whether there is still value in these shares. Andre van Deventer, CFO of Master Drilling, unpacks the company’s results and the reversal of last year’s equipment impairment. Citadel’s Maarten Ackerman considers whether South Africa can position itself to benefit as a new global equilibrium emerges.
27 Aug 2025 1AM English South Africa Business News · Business

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