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Petmin up, annual profit rises  Comment
2010-09-08 11:49:01
Shares in Petmin rise nearly 7 percent as the South African anthracite and silica producer says full-year headline earnings per share rose 5 percent to 19.09 cents.
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Sasfin falls, annual profit drops  Comment
2010-09-08 11:47:01
Shares of Sasfin slip more than 1 percent as the South African financial services firm posts a 37 percent decline in full-year headline earnings per share due partly to an increased number shares in issue.
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 Mercantile, Sasfin explore possible merger
 Sasfin acquires Capital Hill Corporate Finance
 Sasfin expects lower earnings
 Mercantile calls off Sasfin talks, shares sag
Steinhoff slips on results  Comment
2010-09-08 12:50:01
Shares of Steinhoff fall more than 2 percent, a day after the South African furniture maker and retailer posted flat full-year headline earnings per share as sales failed to outstrip currency translation effects.
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 Shoprite chairman seeks Steinhoff stake -report
 Steinhoff first half profit dips, cautious on outlook
 Steinhoff annual profit flat, eyes expansion
 Steinhoff to spread retail footprint
Union sees long Northam Platinum strike  Comment
2010-09-08 14:12:01
National Union of Mineworkers said the strike at Northam Platinum could go on for several months until the company meets its pay demands.
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BHP, ArcelorMittal ditch planned Africa iron ore JV  Comment
2010-09-08 14:12:01
ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, and No. 1 miner BHP Billiton have scrapped plans to combine their iron ore assets in West Africa after they failed to seal a final deal.
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Banks: Campaign to counsel on debt  Comment
2010-09-09 04:00:01
An R8 million national consumer awareness campaign to promote a better understanding of debt counselling has been launched.
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Karoo shale gas extraction not viable till late next decade - Sasol  Comment
2010-09-09 04:00:01
Petrochemicals group Sasol did not expect any large-scale output of shale gas in South Africa before the latter part of the next decade, but the resource could be significant, an official said yesterday.
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Standard Bank: Revenue slow from ICBC tie-up  Comment
2010-09-09 04:00:01
Standard Bank had been disappointed by the revenue so far from its tie-up with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), chief executive Jacko Maree said yesterday.
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Exxaro ups pay offer, Northam stews  Comment
2010-09-09 04:00:01
Exxaro Resources raised its wage offer to striking workers at its mineral sands unit yesterday, while the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said another strike at Northam Platinum might take long to resolve.
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ArcelorMittal, Billiton scrap W Africa mine talks  Comment
2010-09-09 04:00:01
Top mining company BHP Billiton and leading steel maker ArcelorMittal have scrapped talks on a proposed iron ore joint venture in Liberia and Guinea.
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Mondi: Stake in Israeli firm to fetch €10.4m  Comment
2010-09-09 04:00:01
Mondi would sell about half its stake in an Israeli joint venture for €10.4 million (R96m) to help pay down debt, the pulp and paper maker said yesterday.
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African Dawn Capital: Investors unmoved by finance talks  Comment
2010-09-09 04:00:01
African Dawn Capital shares remained unchanged at 16c on the JSE yesterday after the specialist finance company said discussions with potential liquidity providers were continuing.
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Improved economic climate puts shine on Richemont sales  Comment
2010-09-09 04:00:01
Swiss-based luxury group Richemont exceeded analysts' expectations yesterday when it reported a 22 percent increase in sales at constant currency rates for the five months to August due to an improvement in the general economic climate in the review period.
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Sasfin says merger talks failed on lack of cultural fit  Comment
2010-09-09 04:00:01
Sasfin, the JSE-listed niche bank, yesterday for the first time since it terminated merger talks with Mercantile Bank a month ago gave reasons for ending the tie-up discussions abruptly.
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GMSA shuts down Isuzu KB line  Comment
2010-09-08 16:21:01
General Motors SA has shut down its Isuzu KB line as a result of the strike in the auto components sector.
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Exxaro tables improved offer after talks  Comment
2010-09-08 16:23:01
Mining company Exxaro has tabled an improved wage offer to striking employees at its KZN Sands operation near Richards Bay.
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 Exxaro seeks to expand base metals ops
 Mass strikes at Exxaro, Richards Bay waits
 Exxaro hopeful of deal to end KZN Sands strike
 Exxaro ups wage offer to striking workers
Mondi sells stake in Mondi Hadera Paper  Comment
2010-09-08 15:01:01
Forest and paper products group Mondi has sold a 25.1-percent interest in Mondi Hadera Paper for 10.4 million euros.
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Exxaro ups wage offer to striking workers  Comment
2010-09-08 15:02:01
Exxaro has raised its wage offer to workers at its mineral sands business in a bid to end a wage strike.
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Gomwe appointed to Anglo American exec committee  Comment
2010-09-08 11:44:01
Anglo American has announced that Godfrey Gomwe, executive director of Anglo American South Africa, has been appointed to the group's executive committee with immediate effect.
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Steinhoff to spread retail footprint  Comment
2010-09-08 12:07:01
Steinhoff model of increasing retail footprint it was looking for strategic partnerships and corporate opportunities to increase its presence in Europe and southern Africa.
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 Shoprite chairman seeks Steinhoff stake -report
 Steinhoff first half profit dips, cautious on outlook
 Steinhoff annual profit flat, eyes expansion