Business

Clicks supplier loses trademark fight over R54m brand

What began as a new personal care brand pitched to Clicks in 2023 grew into a national business generating more than R54-million in annual...

Woolies posts marginal sales growth as SA retail holds up against...

Woolworths Holdings has delivered marginal growth in the first 19 weeks of its 2027 financial year, as resilient South African operations helped offset continued...

Dangote Cement shelves London listing, blames market conditions in blow to...

Nigeria's Dangote Cement postponed its plans for a secondary listing in London on Tuesday, citing deteriorating market conditions, in a setback for the

Unemployment rate edges up, highlighting key voter concern

The unemployment rate edged higher in the third quarter, underscoring one of South Africa's most persistent economic challenges and highlighting the frustration that contributed...

Vodacom’s East Africa bet boosts earnings, but court battle clouds takeover

Vodacom Group's interim results show that the company delivered one of its strongest interim performances on record after gaining control of Safaricom, but the...

Blue Ribbon bread maker’s profits surge by 62%

Premier Group has delivered a sharp increase in earnings for the six months to September 30, 2026, with net profit rising 62.1% to R1.17...

March and March protests closed down over 400 township spaza shops,...

Premier Group, the producer and supplier of Blue Ribbon, one of South Africa's leading bread brands, says the March and March protest action has...

NIC acting CEO accused of over R4.5m in unauthorised company spending

Numsa Investment Company acting CEO Osborn Mahanjana is dragged to court to be declared a delinquent director over allegations of financial misconduct, unauthorised payments...

Omnia grows first-half profit 29% on stronger pricing, operational gains

Diversified chemicals group Omnia Holdings increased first-half profit by 29% and grew operating profit by 26%, aided by stronger commodity-linked pricing, improved operational performance...

Shoprite, Investec partner to expand banking services offering

Shoprite Holdings, South Africa's biggest grocer, has agreed in principle to partner with lender Investec to expand its financial services offering