Few in the West have heard of Dongguan, but the chances are that your shoes, your TV or your children’s toys originated here.
South Africa’s latest Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, outlined by Finance Minister Trevor Manuel on Wednesday, combines real increases in spending of 9,7% in the current…
South African Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel has revised upward by R29,6-billion the government’s projected revenue collections for the 2006/07 financial year. The sharp…
Sanlam, South Africa’s second-largest life insurer, has confirmed it is examining a possible acquisition of the United Kingdom life insurance business of General Electric (GE) as…
The average price of wines sold at the 32nd Nederburg Auction over the weekend fell 25% from those attained in 2005, with the market experiencing a correction after having soared…
The South African wine industry marked a milestone on Wednesday with the launch of Women in Wine, the country’s first wine producing company that is owned, controlled and managed…
The South African government does not expect the recent power blackouts experienced in the Western Cape to either derail economic growth or impact adversely on investment in the…
There could be "inflationary consequences" for South Africa if economic growth was higher than the annual 4,5% rate shown by research to be the country’s potential output rate,…
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress will convene a special meeting of its national executive committee (NEC) solely to address the conclusions contained in the…
Building costs as measured by the cost to the client (including building materials, labour, fuel and contractor profit-margin) have risen by about 85% in the past six years,…
Listed short-term insurer Santam has launched South Africa’s first affordable household insurance product aimed at the lower-income sector, the company announced on Monday. The…
SABMiller, one of the world’s largest brewers, has received permission from the Slovak competition authority to acquire Slovakia’s third-largest brewery, Topvar, in a deal worth…
Retail-sales data for December released earlier on Wednesday by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) show that growth in sales over the Christmas spending season was "phenomenal",…
Old Mutual South Africa, the South African subsidiary of listed insurance and financial-services group Old Mutual, has seen its operating profit grow by only 2% in 2005 due to…
The South African wine industry, represented by the South African Wine & Brandy Company, has officially asked the government for support in regaining a competitive advantage…
Listed South African fashion retailer Truworths International has reported a 33% increase in its fully diluted headline earnings per share for the 26 weeks to the end of December…
Mr Price Home, the furniture, homeware and home decor chain of stores owned by listed retailer Mr Price Group, has reached the R1-billion mark in annual sales after only seven…
The CEO of Swedish financial-services group Skandia, Hans-Erik Andersson, faced with the recent success of Old Mutual’s R38-billion takeover of the company, has emphasised…
Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel has unveiled a "good news for all" Budget for the next three years, providing for lower Budget deficits between 2005 and 2009, tax relief of…
The South African government is faced with such an embarrassment of riches in 2006/07 that Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel will be able to cut personal income tax by 1% across…
