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Month: July 2024

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Don’t blame us for greylisting, say estate agents

July 30, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Lawyers and estate agents have been accused by the Financial Intelligence Centre of holding up SA’s removal from the grey list. Here’s how some of […]

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Making the case for simply following the trend

July 30, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Sticking with your winners, even the overvalued ones, appears to be the best strategy. From Moneyweb. A survey of six major brokers reveals a stark […]

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Sibanye-Stillwater chooses not to engage with cyber attackers

July 30, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Group is recovering from attack announced two weeks ago that impacted its global IT systems. Publication of its 2024 interim results has been delayed two […]

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New public procurement bill to divvy up R1trn in annual spend

July 26, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Signed into law this week, it is unsurprisingly polarising – with preferences for some and not for others. From Moneyweb. President Cyril Ramaphosa this week […]

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Takis Biltong wins trademark case but sneaky snack food won’t go away

July 26, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Family-owned South African business has spent millions defending its trademark against an international food giant with deep pockets – and may need to head to […]

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Transnet secures R18.5bn loan from African Development Bank

July 22, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

It’s a good start, but nowhere near enough. From Moneyweb. Transnet has secured an R18.5 billion ($1 billion) loan from the African Development Bank as […]

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It’s time to take a bet on SA Inc

July 22, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

The election outcome was better than most expected and SA equities are undervalued. From Moneyweb. The JSE All Share index is up more than 7% […]

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Sasfin set to depart the JSE

July 22, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

It is offering shareholders a 65% premium to the average trading price of the last month. From Moneyweb. Financial services group Sasfin has announced plans to delist […]

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Orion Minerals aims to bring ‘vibrancy’ back to JSE with latest fundraising

July 12, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Capital raise is targeting 22 000 smaller shareholders. From Moneyweb. “Democratising the financial markets” is arguably one of the more abused shibboleths in SA, but […]

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Why the war on cash is failing

July 11, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Demand for cash is growing everywhere, especially in Africa. Not everyone trusts the digital equivalent. From Moneyweb. International cash handling group Travelex is in South […]

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