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Capitec's earnings tank by 78% due to R4.2 billion hole created by the lockdown

Capitec's earnings tank by 78% due to R4.2 billion hole created by the lockdown

Capitec says the lockdown negatively affected all areas of its business for the six months ended on 31 August, save for active client numbers, which grew.

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'It is illogical': Mboweni takes aim at high pay for heads of state-owned entities

'It is illogical': Mboweni takes aim at high pay for heads of state-owned entities

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MONEY CLINIC | My home was repossessed after I was retrenched. Am I still liable to pay the residual amount?

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Credibility of recent Stats SA's jobs data questioned amid concerns about its future funding

Credibility of recent Stats SA's jobs data questioned amid concerns about its future funding

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Today’s business update — and SA’s ‘clearly crazy’ official new unemployment number

Today’s business update — and SA’s ‘clearly crazy’ official new unemployment number

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SAA 'mothballed' as government still searches for money

SAA 'mothballed' as government still searches for money

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'We are in a serious crisis': Four out of every 10 South Africans now out of work

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'We are in a serious crisis': Four out of every 10 South Africans now out of work

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New CEO for property developer Hammerson

New CEO for property developer Hammerson

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China’s coal industry unflinching over 2060 zero-carbon goal

China’s coal industry unflinching over 2060 zero-carbon goal

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Ramaphosa says structural reform critical in responding to jobs crisis

Ramaphosa says structural reform critical in responding to jobs crisis

29 Sep

Protests at power plants not impacting Eskom production, says utility

Protests at power plants not impacting Eskom production, says utility

29 Sep

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Sifiso Ntombela

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is a writer, journalist, broadcaster, social activist and sometime teacher. He has catholic interests but specialises in political and economic analysis and labour.

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is an independent economist who has worked in financial services for over 17 years. She is also a member of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council.

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is Executive Chief Economist at Alexander Forbes and was ABSIP economist of the year 2019.

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Tobacco group ejects Zimbabwe's Gold Leaf after accusations of dealing in illicit trade

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Tobacco group ejects Zimbabwe's Gold Leaf after accusations of dealing in illicit trade

The Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association abruptly announced it had terminated the membership of the Gold Leaf Tobacco Corporation,...

29 Sep

ArcelorMittal to resume steel production at Vanderbijlpark in January as demand picks up

ArcelorMittal to resume steel production at Vanderbijlpark in January as demand picks up

29 Sep

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Crowdsourcing bid selected to try and save SA Express from liquidation

Crowdsourcing bid selected to try and save SA Express from liquidation

29 Sep

Netflix bets on mobile content blitz to strengthen Africa grip

Netflix bets on mobile content blitz to strengthen Africa grip

29 Sep

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Primedia finetuning radio brands after a fraught season

Primedia finetuning radio brands after a fraught season

29 Sep

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INTERVIEW | Tongaat promises to hold Deloitte accountable for not tracking irregularities on its...

INTERVIEW | Tongaat promises to hold Deloitte accountable for not tracking irregularities on its books

29 Sep

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Kieswetter laments governance failure at SARS: 'We could have done better'

Kieswetter laments governance failure at SARS: 'We could have done better'

The commissioner of the revenue collection agency says the Covid-19 pandemic has rocked the revenue collector, which may suffer a tax revenue shortfall of up to R300...

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Businessman Zoli Kunene of 'Kunene Brothers' dies

29 Sep

SA sheds 2.2 million jobs in the second quarter

29 Sep

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Five key takeaways from Q2 economic performance

29 Sep

South Africa pins infrastructure hopes on green-bond appetite

29 Sep

Asian markets mostly up as Biden-Trump debate moves into focus

Asian markets mostly up as Biden-Trump debate moves into focus

The ever-present spectre of the coronavirus and the reimposition of containment measures in several countries were keeping optimism at bay.

29 Sep

Stock markets surge, pound in focus

28 Sep

Equity markets mixed after tough week, optimism at a premium

25 Sep

Hong Kong stocks finish week with another loss

25 Sep

European stock markets slide at end of volatile week

25 Sep

Weighing up buying versus renting property

Weighing up buying versus renting property

The usual argument is that it doesn't make sense to rent for years on end when all you're doing is paying off your landlord's bond.

28 Sep

MONEY CLINIC | How safe is investing in RSA retail savings bonds during Covid-19?

26 Sep

MONEY CLINIC | I'm 36, with no debt. How do I maximise growth on my investments for me to retire...

26 Sep 2020

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Pandemic impact causing some key changes in what home buyers are looking for

24 Sep

MONEY CLINIC | Help! I'm under debt review. My instalment is R6 000 I can only afford R4 500

23 Sep

These are all the new emoji coming to the iPhone in the next iOS update

These are all the new emoji coming to the iPhone in the next iOS update

They cover a wide variety, from polar bears and bubble tea to the trans flag. And they're coming to a smartphone near you.

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Jack Dorsey says Bitcoin and blockchain will shape Twitter's future where 'content exists forever'

29 Sep

WhatsApp photos, videos could self-destruct soon

29 Sep

FarmVille is leaving Facebook after more than a decade of harvesting crops

28 Sep

PlayStation 5 launch titles: Every game coming to PS5 this year, including new Sony exclusives

28 Sep

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Here are the biggest moments from the chaotic first Trump-Biden debate

Here are the biggest moments from the chaotic first Trump-Biden debate

Trump went after Biden's intelligence. Biden told Trump to shut up. The consensus is clear: 2020's first presidential debate was a mess.

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ANALYSIS | The first US presidential debate was a horror show as Trump tried to bully Biden

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Biden tells Trump to 'shut up, man' in a chaotic US presidential debate

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Parrots were removed from a UK safari park after teaching each other to swear

29 Sep

Rolls-Royce will build an electric vehicle within the next decade to keep up with tightening...

29 Sep

Post-Covid financial spring-cleaning

Post-Covid financial spring-cleaning

Many South Africans’ financial affairs are under far more strain than a year ago. Experts provide some tips on how to manage those big expenses in the wake of the...

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Back to the future: Electrifying ride

29 Sep

How big data is changing investment

28 Sep

Sprouts of recovery

23 Sep

Fighting hunger with digital solutions

23 Sep

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ZAR/USD

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ZAR/GBP

21.76

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ZAR/EUR

19.90

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ZAR/AUD

12.08

(+0.12)

ZAR/JPY

0.16

(-0.35)

Gold

1886.10

(-0.56)

Silver

23.79

(-1.84)

Platinum

868.00

(-1.64)

Brent Crude

41.31

(-3.06)

Palladium

2308.00

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All Share

54609.42

(+0.19)

Top 40

50469.17

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Financial 15

10025.69

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Industrial 25

73569.68

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Resource 10

54214.58

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Do you think it was a good idea for the government to approach the IMF for a $4.3 billion loan to fight Covid-19?

Yes. We need the money.

11% - 1392 votes

It depends on how the funds are used.

73% - 9008 votes

No. We should have gotten the loan elsewhere.

16% - 1989 votes

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