Author: Boitumelo Kgobotlo

Business

Roger Jardine replaces Trevor Manuel as Old Mutual Chair

Former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel is retiring as the Chair of the Old Mutual Board, effective mid-year. Manuel (70), who became an Old Mutual non-Executive Director... Read more.
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Business

MTN shows R27bn profit while SA business displays weak performance

MTN Group has delivered R27.4-billion in profits for the 2025 financial year following R11.2-billion loss in the previous year. In the annual financial statement... Read more.
Success
Business

Personal loans used for sudden economic shock, not luxuries

Specialist loan provider DirectAxis has found that South Africans are increasingly turning to personal loans to cover essential needs rather than spending on luxury... Read more.
Business

Storm claims dent margins but OUTsurance earnings still climb

OUTsurance Holdings reported steady earnings growth, supported by strong premium growth and improved cost efficiency, even as severe weather events in Australia... Read more.
Business

Harmony revises dividend policy upwards as high gold prices drive profit surge

One of the country’s largest gold producers, Harmony Gold, has revised its dividend policy to increase shareholder payouts and declared a record interim dividend... Read more.
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Big Reads, News, Provincial

MEC Lebogang Maile presents R549bn Gauteng budget amid fiscal pressures

The Gauteng government will spend R549.3-billion over the next three years for competing priorities with most of the money going to health, education and social... Read more.