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Ian Mann's book review

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Capitec, Nedbank, PIC on shortlist to buy Mercantile Bank

Capitec, Nedbank and the Pubic Investment Corporation are on the shortlist of four potential buyers to participate in the second phase of the sale process of Mercantile Bank.

Financial Services

Liberty refuses to pay ransom after hackers hit computer systems

Jun 18 2018 08:22

Liberty Holdings says it refused a ransom demand after hackers breached its information-technology infrastructure and accessed some emails.

Eskom

Eskom load shedding will hurt economy and add to weakness - economist

Jun 17 2018 17:00

Eskom's current load shedding will add to the weakness of the South African economy which is already battling, says economist Mike Schüssler.

Economy

Why load shedding topped off a bad week for the economy

Jun 17 2018 16:08

Two days of load shedding amidst plummeting temperatures are only topping off a week of miserable economic news for South Africans.

Economy

City Power issues alert of load shedding in Joburg suburbs

Jun 17 2018 13:58

Eskom stage one load shedding on Sunday will affect a number of Johannesburg suburbs, according to City Power.

Economy

Finance Minister re-appoints Kingon as SARS commissioner for 90 more days

Jun 17 2018 15:02

South African Revenue Service acting commissioner Mark Kingon’s time at the helm has been extended by another three months, thanks to Minister of Finance Nhlanhla Nene.

Analysis & Opinion

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SA's social entrepreneurs - going from surviving to thriving

Hopefully, social enterprises will soon receive official recognition....

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BOOK REVIEW: Why getting enough sleep can save your life

"Pulling an all-nighter" is not a badge of honour. Sleep influences every...

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We must rein in our increasingly violent kids

Children kicking teachers, beating parents, insulting preachers. What’s...

Opinion

Carbon tax - the latest tax on the poor

Many objections and reservations have been raised regarding the tax -...

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Oil slumps near $64 as OPEC clash looms and trade war escalates

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Oil has fallen near $64 a barrel as Saudi Arabia and Russia prepared for a clash with allied crude producers over whether to lift output and as China and the US exchanged threats over trade.

European stock markets diverge at open

Jun 18 2018 09:40

Europe's main stock markets have opened mixed, with London higher on solid share price gains for heavyweight miners, while Frankfurt and Paris dropped.

Asian markets tumble as Trump tariffs spark trade war fears

Jun 18 2018 07:58

Fresh fears of a trade war between the world's top two economies sent Asia markets tumbling after the United States and China imposed tit-for-tat tariffs on billions of dollars of imports.

Tokyo stocks open lower on worries over trade war

Jun 18 2018 08:07

Tokyo stocks opened lower amid lingering worries over a US-China trade war and after a strong earthquake shook western Japan with no immediate reports of major damage.

Global stocks pressured by US, China tariff announcements

Jun 17 2018 11:14

Revived trade war fears have weighed on US and European bourses following tit-for-tat tariff announcements by the United States and China.

Benefits key to talent management

Jun 15 2018 17:17

Keeping the best staff in place requires more than a great salary - excellent benefits are increasingly key, says Steven Nathan, CEO of 10X Investments.

SA Equities

Selected from the top 100 Equities by Market cap.

Winners	Price	Change	% Change
AFE A E C I Limited	R106.85	R0.00	0.00%
AGL Anglo American Plc	R307.25	R0.00	0.00%
AMS Anglo American Platinum L...	R344.50	R0.00	0.00%
ANG Anglogold Ashanti Limited	R109.28	R0.00	0.00%
ANH Anheuser-busch Inbev Sa/n...	R1329.48	R0.00	0.00%

Selected from the top 100 Equities by Market cap.

Losers	Price	Change	% Change
WHL Woolworths Holdings Limit...	R55.67	R0.00	0.00%
VVO Vivo Energy Plc	R24.75	R0.00	0.00%
VOD Vodacom Group Limited	R134.55	R0.00	0.00%
VKE Vukile Property Fund Limi...	R21.80	R0.00	0.00%
TSH Tsogo Sun Holdings Limite...	R21.57	R0.00	0.00%

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