Fifi Peters
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Last night, I became an Award Winning Journalist
It’s taken 10 years to get here. And it hasn’t always been easy.
Thank you Sanlam for recognizing my work and making it all worth it!
#SanlamAwards
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Woolworths CEO, its Board & senior executives will take a 30% pay cut for the next 3 months.The savings will be used to ensure staff continue to receive their normal salaries. Essential service staff that worked throughout the lockdown will get paid more
@cnbcafrica
#Covid19SA
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Africans are more generous in helping strangers,volunteering time &donating money to charities than World peers. Watch
@cnbcafrica
at 9amCAT
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Anglogold has not been severely impacted, to date, by the new mining laws in
#Tanzania
like Acacia & Petra Diamond - Moodys
@cnbcafrica
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While most thought Mr Price was the best suitor to acquire Edcon's assets, The Foschini Group (TFG) was silently making moves to get its hands on them
Today, TFG announced its plans to buy JET for R480m.
The deal has been accepted by Edcon's business rescue group but T&C's remain
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Congratulations to Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi for his appointment as a member of South Africa's Competition Tribunal 👏👏
The Tribunal's function is to hear and decide cases on mergers and prohibited practices like cartels & abuse of market dominance
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18 months ago, Bidvest appointed Mpumi Madisa as CEO designate,to take over as its first female black CEO in the 2021 financial year
She would be one of the youngest&only female CEO's to lead a JSE Top 40 company
How time flies
Mpumi officially starts as Bidvest CEO next month
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Clicks just announced its buying Sorbet for R105m.
When Brian Joffe's former company, Long4Life bought Sorbet in 2017, the deal was valued at R116m.
Did Clicks just get a Black Friday discount for Sorbet🙊
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When Shoprite says it achieved record sales of almost R157 billion at the height of a pandemic..
It tells you where most African's have been shopping for their essential food items
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That
#Steinhoff
auditor
#Deloitte
refused to sign off on its financial results is telling. Kudos to them for upholding governance standards after the
#KPMG
saga. But SA is suffering from a crisis of ethical leadership - both politicians & businessman. An urgent cure is needed!
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Another female CEO to lead a JSE Top 40 company
Nompumelelo Zikalala to succeed Themba Mkhwanazi as CEO of Kumba Iron ore from January 1
She is currently a MD at De Beers
Nompumelelo joins Bidvest's Mpumi Mandisa, Anglo Platinum's Natasha Viljoen & Clicks Bertina Engelbrecht
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Peter Moyo has arrived at Old Mutual to resume his duties as CEO. Old Mutual has said Moyo will not be returning to work in the interim as he has not challenged the validity of his second firing on August 21
#OldMutualvsMoyo
@cnbcafrica
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I have always dreamed of interviewing the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa
Today that dream came true 🙏🏾
#SAIC2022
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South Africa is described as a rainbow nation
Yet the boardrooms of most companies listed on the JSE are dominated by one colour
Let's splash more colour in the C-Suite
It makes for a prettier picture 🌈🌈🌈
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Congratulations to Caster Semenya for being picked for the December cover of
#Forbes
Women Africa👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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JUST IN
The SARB has sanctioned & fined Nedbank R35m for failing to comply with certain provisions of the FIC Act.
The act seeks to combat money laundering
& the financing of terrorism, although the SARB says there was no evidence that Nedbank was involved in such transactions
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The Queen of Business Radio does it again!!
#KayaBizz
bags best Business & Finance show at the SA
#RadioAwards
.
Congratulations Gugu Mfuphi. Extremely proud of you my friend
@gugumfuphi
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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#MoyovsOldmutual
The media has been let in the building...
Moyo said he would start the day with a coffee, there it is☕
@cnbcafrica
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I set myself a goal to finish paying off my car in 2020
Covid19 introduced a couple of speed bumps & potholes along the way
But I did it!
It’s paid💃🏽💃🏽
#smartmoneymoves
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These are facts!
There is a definite bias in reporting amongst us as the media when it comes to Andre De Ruyter and I think we need to check ourselves as the fourth estate in this country!
I really don’t buy this Andre de Ruyter is a hero nonsense. He should never have been put in to run Eskom - did anyone actually check his credentials. Look no further than the value destruction at Nampak under his leadership. Now trying to play the white knight card. Ridiculous
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Good to see Eskom is practicing austerity in these dark times
Just saw Eskom Chief Operating Officer, Jan Oberholzer, in the Economy cabin on a SAA flight
He could have been with fellow government officials that were in Business Class on the same flight but he wasn’t 🙈
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They say the best time to leave a party is at its peak
When Sipho Maseko joined Telkom as CEO in 2013, it had many challenges.
He is leaving Telkom at the end of June 2022 as the third biggest mobile business in SA with 15 million customers
Talk about track record
#dropsmic
🎤
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Next time you take your new
#iphone
out of its white box , know that
#JSE
listed
#Sappi
made that box! Sappi has the contract to make all iphone boxes in the world because they have the whitest paper, amongst other things. Thanks for the cool fact
@AntheaCartesian
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#BreakingNews
MTN appoints current CFO Ralph Mupita as new Group President and CEO of Africa's largest telecoms operator
Mupita succeeds outgoing CEO Rob Shuter, who will step down at the end of this month.
Mupita will start on September 1
@cnbcafrica
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Tyme Bank, backed by billionaire Patrice Motsepe & the Zion Christian Church have partnered to create the Zion City Moria card. Church goers that sign up for it will get a Tyme Bank debit card.The ZCC is Southern Africa's largest church with about 12 million members
@cnbcafrica
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A SARB shareholder has asked who will repay the R70bn IMF loan and how it will be repaid?
Governor Kganyago says that question is best addressed to the government.
Its a question for National Treasury not the SARB
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I wonder where African Bank CEO Basani Maluleke is headed?👀
She has resigned after three years in the job. She leaves at the end of April to pursue other career opportunities
Basani played a key role in the transformation of the African Bank that emerged from business rescue
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“If you sleep 8 hours a day, by the time you are 60, you would have slept for 20 years of your life,” Dr Reuel Khoza
Heh, that can’t be so!😳🙈😭
To young people in pursuit of success, Dr Khoza says:
Work smart;
Work hard
Put in the hours!
#ChairmansConversation2021
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#BREAKING
:
#HSBC
's Joburg branch has been sanctioned & fined R15m by the SARB's Prudential Authority because of weaknesses in the banks processes, which inhibits it from detecting potential money laundering & terrorism financing
@cnbcafrica
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Eskom's CEO History
2007 Jacob Maroga
2009 Mpho Makwana
2010 Brian Dames
2014 Collin Matjila (acting) & Thediso Matona
2015 Brian Molefe
2016 Matshela Koko
2017 Johnny Dladla (acting) & Sean Maritz
2018 Phakamane Hadebe
2019 Andre De Ruyter
2023 ??
Source:Business Insider SA
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Famous Brands to part ways with Tashas, selling its 51% stake in the restaurant back to founder, Natasha Sideris
Famous Brands bought Tashas in 2008 with only 2 restaurants
Its selling it back to the Sideris family with 18 restaurants in SA & 8 in the United Arab Emirates
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BREAKING:Peter Moyo has filed an urgent application to the High Court to challenge his second firing as CEO, as expected. This time he wants Judge Mashile to direct OM board chair, Trevor Manuel & the 14 non-executive directors to pay legal costs with their own money
@cnbcafrica
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From Cashier to CEO!
That was the career path of Clicks CEO Vikesh Ramsunder
It took him 28 years to get to the corner office. In fact, Clicks is the only company he has worked for😳
Would you stay that long in a company to get the top job?
#marketupdate
#safm
@Moneyweb
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JSE has fined EOH R7.5m for publishing false & misleading financial statements in 2017 & 2018.
R2.5m of the fine will be suspended for five years provided the technology group doesn't breach listing rules again
Investigations into previous management & auditors still ongoing..
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Something seems off when a company's CEO, CFO & COO all quit on the same day, with immediate effect
That happened at JSE listed Delta Property Fund today
Sandile Nomvete(CEO), Shaneel Maharaj(CFO)& Otis Tshabalala(COO) have left the company
Reasons for their exit not disclosed🤔
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Old Mutual Chief Economist Johann Els deserve a bells!
He was the first economist to forecast SAs economy would grow by over 5% this year.He stuck to his guns even after the July riots
Today, the SARB came to his party. It revised its 2021 growth forecast to 5.3% from 4.2%
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Did you know Michael Jordaan was 36 when he become CEO of FNB
Age is certainly nothing but a number…
Image source: Daily Investor
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There is R22bn worth of unclaimed dividends in South Africa
That’s according to the CEO of the JSE Investor Services.
Why are people not claiming their dividends? Happy to take them if you don’t want your money 🙈😂
#MarketUpdate
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I have had the most amazing two years at Moneyweb. I’m so grateful for all the support I received from the team. I wish the show continued success and I know it will continue to be great!!
[RADIO]
#Moneyweb
bids farewell to the host of
@SAfmRadio
#MarketUpdate
-
@FifiPeters
.
After two extraordinary years, she's turning the page to a thrilling new chapter. Best of luck on your next adventure, Fifi! 🚀🌻
#Moneyweb
#RadioMagic
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The latest in the
#SteinhoffSaga
The JSE has served Steinhoff with a R13.5 million fine
R7.5m is for publishing false & misleading financial statements for the 2016,2015 & prior years
R6m is for not disclosing material transactions to shareholders,as per listing requirements
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#BREAKING
Peter Moyo plans to return to work as Old Mutual CEO AGAIN on Wednesday. This will be his third attempt to do so after being blocked previously. "We are giving them the opportunity to mitigate their contempt of court," - Attorney Eric Mabuza
#oldmutualvsmoyo
@cnbcafrica
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Bumped into two of Africa’s finest journalists doing amazing things on the global stage.
Truly inspired by
@EleniGiokos
&
@LarryMadowo
🙌🏾🙌🏾
#Expo2020Dubai
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Presidents from
#SouthAfrica
, # Rwanda,
#Ghana
arrive at
#AfricaInvestmentForum
- the largest investment conference on the continent which kicks off today for the next three days
@cnbcafrica
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#Zimbabwe
finance minister Mthuli Ncube maintains Zimbabwe is open for business & is optimistic about getting investments at
#WEF2019
. Here's why
@cnbcafrica
@MthuliNcube
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Just remembered that this month, five years ago, I rejoined CNBC Africa for the second time.
This follows my 2 year internship with them straight after varsity.
That’s 7 years🙈
Happy anniversary to me I guess😂🥂
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Finally, some accountability for
#Steinhoff
Former CFO Ben Le Grange is now disqualified from being a director or officer of a JSE listed company for 10 years
The JSE has also fined him R2m for failing in his duties as Steinhoff CFO, which contributed to the massive fraud
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Shoprite to say bye-bye to Nigeria, after almost 15 years there
Shoprite says its received a number of offers & is considering them
"...the Board has decided to initiate a formal process to consider the potential sale of all or a majority stake in Retail Supermarkets Nigeria"
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Former Absa CEO, Maria Ramos makes a comeback to the JSE
This time as Chairperson of mining group Anglogold Ashanti
Ramos replaces Sipho Pityana who has resigned from the board.
Anglogold says the changes come into to effect, immediately
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The
#Zimbabwe
military are both confining Mugabe to his home but also protecting him from the wrath of his people. Protestors are being blocked from proceeding to the state house.
@cnbcafrica
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It's been almost six months of back and forth court action for Old Mutual & Peter Moyo. I asked Moyo if he would do it again and if its all worth it
#oldmutualvsmoyo
@cnbcafrica
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Major CEO changes in SA this week👇🏽
SUSPENDED -Peter Moyo, Old Mutual
QUITS -Phakamani Hadebe, Eskom
FIRED -Thomas Thomsen, Ascendis Health
HIRED -Mitchell Slape, Massmart
SUSPENDED -Ramachandran Ottaphatu, Choppies
HIRED -Shirley Machaba, PwC Southern Africa
@cnbcafrica
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A fascinating picture of Africa’s Wealth…
Did you know, Cairo has the most billionaires of any African city?!
Source:
@MIPAD100
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#BREAKING
: Old Mutual's head of Communications, Tabby Tsengiwe emotional after court overturns Judge Mashile's decision to reinstate Peter Moyo as CEO
#OldMutualvsMoyo
@cnbcafrica
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President of the African Development Bank
@akin_adesina
and South Africa's Finance Minister
@tito_mboweni
get down with
@AmandaBlackSA
at the
#AfricanInvestmentForum
gala dinner
@cnbcafrica
@AfDB_Group
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You know times are tough when sales of Lucky Star hit a record high…
Or is Tito still making tinned fish popular?!
Anyway Oceana said today Lucky Star sales volumes increased by over 20% to 5-million carton in the six months to March 2023
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Did you know approximately 900 000 babies are born in South Africa every year? That’s according to Dis-chem. That’s why Dis-chem is buying Baby City for R430m. The pharmaceutical retailer is hoping to profit from SA’s booming baby sector.
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PSG, Capitec's largest shareholder is "seriously considering" selling its stake in Capitec. PSG says keeping the 30% stake in Capitec may present regulatory burdens its trying to avoid.The unbundling can also unlock value for shareholders, it says.Details will be announced soon
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They say it’s important to share your successes AND your failures on your journey to self improvement
Well I was second time unlucky in my attempt to pass CFA Level 1
Feeling pretty sad if honest 😔
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I wonder what a debrief between Basani Maluleke (ex African Bank CEO), Daniel Mminele (ex Absa CEO) and Peter Moyo (ex Old Mutual CEO) about their previous roles would be like?
I'd love to be a fly on that wall...
#daydreaming
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Peter Moyo escapes
#unemployment
. Says he plans to return to work as Old Mutual CEO tomorrow at 8am after the Judge ruled his firing was unlawful. Here's Moyo and his family after the historic judgement
#MoyovsOldMutual
@cnbcafrica
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Another South African making moves on the international stage
Outgoing MTN Group CEO, Rob Shuter is headed to London to join BT Group-the largest mobile network operator in the UK
He will be CEO of the Enterprise Unit
I'm so happy for you👏
@ShuterRob
#southafricanexcellence
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About 3500 people could lose their jobs at ArcelorMittal’s New Castle & Vereeniging operations
The steel maker says its winding down some plants due to challenges caused by SA's slow economy, limited infrastructure spending, project delays, logistics failures & high energy costs
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Its a Happy Monday for AngloGold Ashanti shareholders
The gold miner will double its dividend payout ratio from 10% to 20% of free cash flows, as profits soar & debt slides to 2011 lows
Shareholders will also receive dividends twice a year as opposed to once previously 💰💰
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Ex-
#Steinhoff
boss Markus Jooste is reportedly selling his luxury estate in the Cape Winelands for R15m. If true, this should not be allowed. The NPA should also freeze his assets in the same way they are gunning for those of
#McKinsey
&
#Trillian
!
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Who gets a radio job and then loses their voice???
ME🤦🏽♀️😭
Doc has given me some serious medication to treat this laryngitis.
I hope to have my voice back in the coming days and finally get to work 🙏🏾
@Moneyweb
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Anyone else feel like
#Covid_19
is leapfrogging us into the fourth industrial revolution? We've heard endlessly how
#4IR
will see kids learning in digital classrooms, adults working from home, the rise in online sales of food & goods. Ready or not,
#4IR
is here!
#CoronavirusInSA
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BREAKING: Theres been a bomb scare at Old Mutual's Sandton offices. All staff have been evacuated from the building. Details to follow...
@cnbcafrica
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This is very kind 💜🙏🏾
Our
#WCW
is
@FifiPeters
, award-winning financial journalist and broadcaster!
A senior anchor at
@cnbcafrica
, host of
@SAfmRadio
Market Update with Moneyweb, facilitator and MC.
Fifi Peters is undeniably a trailblazer in her field. Women Power!
#SantamWOTF
#FAIRLADYxTRUELOVE
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Peter Moyo has lost his 4 year battle to get his job back as Old Mutual CEO & claim damages for being fired.
The Constitution Court unanimously dismissed his appeal application, with costs.
Old Mutual says it’s pleased justice has prevailed
Case closed!
#MoyovsOldMutual
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27. 8 million South Africans receive social grants, which is about 46% of the population.
Simply put, almost of South Africa’s population live on social grants.
Our economy needs to growth AND it needs to grow inclusively!!!
#MTBPS2021
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#JUST
IN: Telkom is cutting jobs!
The South Africa telcos said it will start a Section189 process that could impact up to 15% of its total workforce
Telkom said the job cuts are intended to optimise costs and ensure the sustainability of the group
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I’d like to thank everyone that listened to the
#marketupdate
for their time.
It has been a pleasure to be in your company these past two years 🙏🏾
We bid farewell to the host of the
#MarketUpdate
with
@Moneyweb
-
@FifiPeters
.
After two extraordinary years, she's turning the page to a thrilling new chapter. Best of luck on your next adventure, Fifi!
#Moneyweb
#RadioMagic
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There's poaching and then there's poaching
I see Tsholofelo Molefe is hanging up on Telkom as its Chief Financial Officer and dialling into MTN to become its new Group CFO in 2021
I guess its about who butters your bread the best, right?!
Ladies, this is securing the bag💰💰
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An interesting couple of weeks in SA’s banking sector
First, Investec announced that Richard Wainwright would be stepping down as CEO.
Now, Mike Brown says he is also ready to call it a day as CEO of Nedbank
Timing is probably a coincidence but interesting nonetheless
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My debit order for my car insurance premium for August just went off.
The premium has gone up by 25% this month - that’s almost nine times the rate of inflation in SA😳
At that time, I hardy use the car because I work from home
Time to leave Budget Insurance🚘
@budgetins
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The Motsepe Family, together with Sanlam, African Rainbow Capital and African Rainbow Minerals have pledged R1bn to fight
#Covid19
in South Africa. This follows contributions of R1bn each from the Rupert and Oppenheimer families. Seems like R1bn is the benchmark.
Whose next👀
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Aspen partners with Johnson & Johnson to manufacture its Covid19 vaccine candidate
Aspen will manufacture J&J's Covid19 vaccine candidate from its plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
The facility has the capacity to make 300 million doses per year
Aspen opens up 5% on JSE
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The rand is running away and in the wrong direction😢
What a Gwan??
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SA's mine production value jumped to R1.2tn last year from R910bn in 2020,boosted by higher commodity prices
It paid R78bn in corporate income tax vs R39bn in 2020
The sector now contributes 8.7% to GDP vs 7.1% in 2020 & employs about 458,954, according to the Minerals Council
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Here's the list of canned vegetable products Tiger Brands is recalling👇👇
If you have KOO or Hugo’s veggie cans at home made between 1 May 2019 - 5 May 2021, you can return them to your supermarket or wholesaler for a refund, Tiger Brands said in a statement.
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And South Africa gets another interest rate cut.
The SARB has cut the repo rate further by 25bps to 3.5%
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SA has tabled a new law for the the banking sector.
The Banking Conduct Standard will hold banks to a higher standard to treat customers fairly & act in their best interests. Research has found SA customers have experienced poor outcomes from their banks for years, says the FSCA
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Success is not a miracle. It's hard work, discipline, commitment, sacrifice, fear, failure, more hard work and persistence
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It’s almost showtime!
Tonight,
#Steinheist
makes its debut on Showmax
It tells the story of the rise and fall of
#Steinhoff
- the biggest corporate scandal in South Africa
What a privilege to work with Idea Candy, Richard Gregory & Ryk Van Niekerk on the series
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I caught up with MTN’s Ralph Mupita to discuss the groups latest campaign to fight
#Covid19
and what he looks forward to in his new job as CEO of Africa’s largest telecoms company.
Catch the interview today at 17h30 CAT on CNBC Africa
@cnbcafrica
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The rand was at R8/$ on this day,10 years ago when Lehman Bros went bust & set off the global financial crisis
#FlashbackFriday
@cnbcafrica
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South Africa's Reserve Bank has placed Habib Overseas Bank under curatorship
The SARB says the decision was not linked to the recent banking crisis in the US & Switzerland
Habib Overseas Bank was placed under curatorship due to governance, compliance & operational failures
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African Heads of State about to pitch to a room full of local and global investors about why they should invest in their respective countries
#Southafrica
#Rwanda
#Mozambique
#Ghana
#AfricaInvestmentForum
@cnbcafrica
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Moyo makes a brief appearance. Says talks are still ongoing.
@RayMahlaka
calls him out for attempting to walk past the media without an update😂😂
#MoyovsOldmutual
@cnbcafrica
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I’m learning that asking short, simple questions, doesn’t necessarily mean you lack knowledge in the subject matter
It actually demonstrates familiarity with the topic and confidence in your craft
Cheers to getting more by saying less🥂
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Look how far prices have come 👀👀
This is a Shoprite add in the 1980s
Frozen peas - R1.79
12 Twinsaver singleply - R3.49
Frozen chicken - R1.69 per kilo
Now this is what you call inflation!
Source: Whitey by Niel Joubert
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