South African motor manufacturers expect 2006 to be yet another year of buoyant economic circumstances and increasing prosperity for the country — in an environment that is…
The levels of unemployment in South Africa continued to be one of the biggest challenges of 2005, together with the growth of casualisation and a reduction in the quality of…
The CEO of listed plastic packaging group Astrapak, Ray Crewe-Brown, on Monday said that if the plastic industry can manage to come up with a technology that will enable the…
South African packaging group Nampak on Wednesday reported an 18,5% decrease in fully diluted headline earning per share to 118,4 cents for the year ended September 30 2005, from…
Noting the heightened public interest in the Gautrain Rapid Rail Link project, the Gauteng government stated "unambiguously" on Thursday that the project is still on track.…
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Wednesday said that it is to conduct a survey of workers, union members and non-members to get their views on the labour…
Beneficiaries of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) have been given until November 1 to put their bank accounts in order. Those who are without any accounts are running the…
Strike action by staff of beauty and pharmacy retailer Clicks who are members of the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union was under way across the country…
Listed beauty, health and pharmacy retailer New Clicks is facing strike action by members of the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers’ Union, who are set to…
The profile of well-heeled South Africans is changing dramatically and financial institutions need to recognise these changes and accommodate them, according to the CEO of First…
South African automobile parts group Tiger Wheels on Wednesday reported a 9,4% decrease in headline earnings per share to 214,1 cents for the year ended June 30 2005, from 236,3…
South African media and entertainment group Primedia on Tuesday reported a 39,7% increase in headline earnings per share to 95 cents for the year ended June 30 2005, from 68…
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says it remains committed to pursue its rolling mass action in support of the jobs and poverty campaign, which runs until…
Listed packaging group Nampak has reached agreement to conclude a 10% black economic empowerment (BEE) transaction pursuant to which approximately 5% of the issued share capital…
The JSE is set to start Wednesday’s session in negative territory taking its cue from a weaker close on the United States markets overnight, traders said. By 8.40am, near-dated…
The Business Connexion group on Tuesday reported headline earnings per share of 74,9 cents for the year ended May 31 2005, from 34,2 cents a year ago. The group declared a normal…
Diamond group De Beers Consolidated Mines on Friday confirmed that the National Union of Mineworkers has indicated its intention to declare a dispute with the company. According…
Risk-management group TransUnion on Wednesday announced that it has completed two separate black economic empowerment (BEE) transactions, with a market value of more than…
Close to 3 000 members of Solidarity and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa are on an indefinite strike at steel producer Highveld Steel’s Witbank plant.…
Trade union Solidarity on Wednesday expressed its misgivings about the course of the Department of Labour investigation into the cause of the Sasol Unit 24 explosion last…
