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            <title>Tau launches upgraded, real-time beneficial ownership register in partnership with the CIPC</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has launched the upgraded beneficial ownership register, through which accredited users from law enforcement agencies can get beneficial ownership information in real-time. The new model will expose ownership links and make tracing easier for law enforcement officials.]]></description>
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            <title>BII commits $65m for Zambia sustainability bond, Zim agricultural trade finance</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[UK development finance institution British International Investment (BII) has committed $65-million to support financing initiatives in Zambia and Zimbabwe. In Zambia, BII is anchoring the Zambia National Commercial Bank's (Zanaco’s) $100-million Sustainability Bond Programme with a $15-million commitment to help to deliver Zambia’s first bank-issued sustainability bond and demonstrate how domestic capital markets can mobilise investment into projects with environmental and social impact.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>KPMG South Africa is to move its Johannesburg office to Sandton</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[KPMG South Africa, which is composed of audit services entity KPMG Incorporated and advisory and tax services entity KPMG Services (Proprietary) Limited, has announced that it will relocate its Johannesburg office from Parktown to Sandton next year. The Johannesburg office is its head office. The group occupied its leased Parktown office for almost 30 years and the move is the result of a normal property asset transaction between commercial landlords. KPMG stated that the move had no effect on its long-term tenancy, professional service delivery, or local operations.]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>PPC reports earnings growth as Zim operations deliver ‘outstanding’ performance</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed cement and construction materials company PPC notes in a trading update for the five-month period to August 31, that group earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) increased by 40% year-on-year while the group Ebitda margin strengthened by 6.2 percentage points year-on-year to 22.1%. Group revenue also increased by 1%, with the positive revenue growth in Zimbabwe of 4% offsetting a 2% decline in South Africa and Botswana cement revenue, which reflects lower sales volumes partly recovered through improved price and product mix.]]></description>
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            <title>Draft electricity pricing policy published, SAWEM start needs to be set – BLSA</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[While the recently published draft Electricity Pricing Policy, which is due to be finalised by March 2027, will support a competitive electricity market, the launch of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM) has been repeatedly delayed, says business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso. In the most recent update provided, the market was set to begin trading with external participants in September, but no update has been provided on when full operation can be expected.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>UIF, NEF launch R1bn enterprise fund </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) on September 25 launched a R1-billion partnership, which aims to stimulate enterprise growth and create upwards of 30 000 jobs. With R500-million committed from each entity, this combined considerable capital finance endeavours to advance employment, drive transformation and empower small, medium-sized and microenterprises.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <title>Hyphen’s ambitious Namibia green hydrogen project to receive $5.93m grant from AfDB</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Development finance institution the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has selected green hydrogen development company Hyphen Hydrogen Energy for a prospective $5.93-million reimbursable grant under the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) Green Hydrogen Programme. The grant will contribute towards the development of Hyphen's project up to final investment decision (FID). At full development, Hyphen's project in Namibia will comprise about 7 GW of renewable generation capacity and 3 GW of electrolyser capacity.]]></description>
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            <category>GREEN HYDROGEN</category>
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            <title>ASI acquires majority stake in Conekt Group</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Financial services and investment firm ASI Financial Services has acquired a majority stake in Johannesburg-based managed information and communications technology (ICT) provider Conekt Group, which will now trade as ASI Connect. The partnership combines Conekt's more than 30 years of enterprise managed services expertise with ASI's capital resources, national platform and transformation credentials.]]></description>
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            <category>MERGERS &amp; ACQUISITIONS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Oceana reports steady revenue, increased operating profit</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed fishing company Oceana says its revenue for the 11 months to August 31 was in line with that of the 11 months to August 31, 2025, while operating profit increased, driven by improved performances from Lucky Star foods, fishmeal and fish oil (US) and Wild caught seafood, and partly offset by continued pressure in the fishmeal and fish oil (Africa) segment, where lower production and sales volumes resulted in a significant operating loss. In a trading statement, the company says its Lucky Star foods division delivered mixed results for the period, with a strong first half followed by a subdued second half through to the end of August.]]></description>
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            <title>York Timber will restructure, unbundle Stadsrivier and Mbulwa assets</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed solid wood processor York Timber says its board has resolved to restructure and optimise the York group and will proceed with the separation and unbundling of the business operations conducted through Stadsrivier Vallei and Mbulwa Estate. In a trading statement, the company says it expects to report a core loss a share from continuing operations of between 4.9c and 4.95c for the financial year ended June 30, compared with a core loss a share of 0.86c in the prior financial year.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>TIMBER</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Mpact disposes of Versapak Paarl property for R185m</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed paper and plastics packaging and recycling company Mpact has disposed of its Versapak Paarl property to joint venture (JV) Inofort for R185-million. The 29 541 m2 property is on the corner of Borssenberg street and Jan van Riebeeck drive, in Paarl, in the Western Cape. Inofort is a JV between industrial property company Inospace 5 and JSE-listed real estate investment company Fortress Real Estate Investments.]]></description>
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            <category>PROPERTY</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Afreximbank, DBSA contribute to fund to advance bankable projects in Southern Africa</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/afreximbank-dbsa-contribute-to-fund-to-advance-bankable-projects-in-southern-africa-2026-09-18</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Multilateral trade finance institution the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and development finance institution (DFI) the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) will each contribute $10-million to prepare high-impact, trade-enabling infrastructure and industrial projects in South Africa and the wider region. Afreximbank and DBSA will collaborate to advance high-impact projects from concept stage to bankability.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>BANKABLE PROJECTS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>World Bank Group reports record mobilisation of private capital for developing countries</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The World Bank Group has announced that, during fiscal year (FY) 2026, it mobilised a greater amount of private capital than it had done in any year since it was set up in 1944. The private capital that it mobilised for financing in developing countries in FY2026 was $112-billion, which was more than 200% greater than the figure for FY2022, which had been $35-billion. Adding direct financing by the World Bank Group itself, and the total funding released to developing countries in FY2026 came to “well over” $200-billion. The Group also issued a record number of guarantees, totalling $25-billion. This meant that it surpassed its target of issuing guarantees worth $20-billion in a year, by 2030, four years early. This was the achievement of the World Bank Group Guarantee Platform, created in 2024.]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>Benus acquires Forever Resorts South Africa</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Investment company Benus Trade and Invest, a subsidiary of diversified investment company Community Investment Holdings (CIH), has acquired hospitality and leisure group Forever Resorts South Africa, for an undisclosed amount. The transaction presents opportunities for Forever Resorts’ continued strategic growth and development, says Forever Resorts MD Eugene van Jaarsveldt.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Venture capital sector maturing, says Savca</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[While the deployment of venture capital (VC) in South Africa in 2025 moderated from the record levels achieved in 2024, investment activity for the year remained well above historical norms and reflects a maturing sector, industry organisation the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) reports. Its latest 'Venture Capital Industry Survey' shows that R2.48-billion of venture capital was deployed in the country in 2025, with R2.23-billion deployed as equity and R247-million deployed as debt funding.]]></description>
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            <title>Attacq grows distributable income by 15.5%, final dividend by 17.2%</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE- and A2X-listed real estate investment trust Attacq has reported normalised distributable income per share (DIPS) growth of 15.5% to 125.1c for the financial year ended June 30. It also declared a final dividend of 54c, increasing the full-year dividend by 17.2% to 102c.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>DBSA invests R240m into Airnergize Capital’s over R3bn Fund I</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/dbsa-invests-r240m-into-airnergize-capitals-over-r3bn-fund-i-2026-09-14</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Airnergize Capital, the clean technology investment platform of New GX Capital, has confirmed the final close of Fund I at R3.89-billion, with the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) committing R240-million as lead development finance institution. Initial deployment is into commercial and industrial solar and storage assets operating in South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean islands, with a pipeline extending across generation, transmission-related infrastructure, water and gas.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Omnia receives R21.8bn buyout bid from India-headquartered group</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE- and A2X-listed Omnia has announced that Solar SA Investments has made an offer to acquire all of Omnia’s issued ordinary shares in an all-cash transaction valued at R21.8-billion, after which Omnia’s shares will be delisted from the JSE and A2X markets. This follows only days after Omnia on September 11 informed shareholders that it was in discussions with a then unnamed party regarding a potential offer.]]></description>
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            <category>MERGERS &amp; ACQUISITIONS</category>
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            <title>Absa boosts financing for Newlyn Group to R5.1bn for logistics infrastructure</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Financial services firm Absa Corporate and Investment Banking has increased the financing facilities for logistics and industrial infrastructure developer Newlyn Group to R5.1-billion. Newlyn focuses exclusively on infrastructure that improves the efficiency of national supply chains through strategically located logistics parks, multimodal freight facilities and bespoke port-related developments.]]></description>
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            <category>LOGISTICS FINANCING</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Growthpoint increases asset value by 3.8%, distributable income by 4.3%, dividend by 7.4%</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/growthpoint-increases-asset-value-by-38-distributable-income-by-43-dividend-by-74-2026-09-10</link>
            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties reported a 4.3% year-on-year increase in distributable income per share (DIPS) to 152.6c and a 3.8% increase in net asset value to R21.31 for the financial year ended June 30. It also reported an increase in total dividend per share of 133.5c, up by 7.4% from 124.3c in the prior financial year. The payout ratio was 87.5% for the full financial year, up from 85% in the 2025 financial year.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Financial services firm Standard Bank and corporate finance advisory firm Java Capital have formed a partnership to create an integrated advisory, capital-raising and financing services and investment platform focused on South Africa’s real estate, infrastructure and broader real estate sectors. Real estate is an important sector in any economy, such as in the form of factories, warehouses, business centres, retail centres and housing. Through the partnership, Standard Bank aims to take an advisory-led approach to becoming a strategic adviser to businesses in the sector, Standard Bank Investment Banking head Brian Marshall said during a September 8 media briefing in Johannesburg.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal approve, with conditions, the proposed acquisition by Netherlands solar power systems company EMIF II of renewable energy independent power producer Mainstream Renewable Power South Africa. EMIF II controls various entities in South Africa that are active in the development, financing, ownership, operation and installation of distributed solar PV solutions for commercial and industrial customers, as well as rooftop solar PV solutions for retail centres, offices and factories, including solutions incorporating energy storage.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Diversified financial services group Capitec has been approved for a secondary listing on licensed stock exchange A2X Markets, with its shares to be available for trade on the A2X from September 7. The company will retain its primary listing on the JSE. The secondary listing on the A2X is expected to broaden investor access to Capitec’s ordinary shares by providing an additional regulated trading venue, thereby enhancing shareholder choice and supporting liquidity in the company's ordinary shares. ]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>FINANCIAL SERVICES</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Growthpoint to complete Walmer Park redevelopment in November</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed commercial property company Growthpoint Properties has completed phase one of the R75-million redevelopment of the Walmer Park Shopping Centre, in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape, with the overall project remaining on track for completion in November. Growthpoint’s reinvestment in the high-performing South African retail asset aims to position Walmer Park as a top retail destination in Gqeberha.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>RETAIL PROPERTY</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Africa Finance Corporation has created its own in-house insurance company</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[African infrastructure and industrial development financing group, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), has, in order to strengthen its risk management capabilities, created a new subsidiary company, AFC Captive Insurance Company (AFC Captive). Wholly-owned by the AFC and based on the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda, AFC Captive will also support the continuing expansion of its parent group’s infrastructure financing activities across the continent. “Africa’s infrastructure needs demand innovative processes that allow us to mobilise more capital and extend financing capacity across the continent,” highlighted AFC president and CEO Samaila Zubairu. “AFC Captive is an important addition to our platform, enhancing our ability to manage risk, deploy capital more efficiently, and scale investment into the infrastructure and industrial projects that will drive long-term growth and economic transformation.”]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
            <category>DEVELOPMENT FINANCE</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Bidvest posts higher revenue, all divisions deliver trading profit growth</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed services and trading group Bidvest has reported a 2.9% year-on-year increase in revenue to R130.3-billion for the financial year ended June, while trading profit increased by 8.4% year-on-year to R13.1-billion, with every division delivering trading profit growth. Headline earnings per share (HEPS) grew by 6% to R18.64. Group basic EPS increased by 1.3%, to R18.08 a share.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>FINANCIAL RESULTS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Rainbow Chicken grows revenue, HEPS; declares dividend and special dividend</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed poultry and animal feed producer Rainbow Chicken recorded a 7.7% year-on-year increase in revenue to R17.1-billion for the financial year ended June 28, while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) increased by 101.8% year-on-year to R2.13-billion. Earnings for the year increased by 134.8% to R1.34-billion. The company also reported increased cash and cash-equivalents of R2.4-billion, up from R1.8-billion in the prior financial year.]]></description>
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            <category>FINANCIAL RESULTS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Industrial policy to have big impact on the IDC's future</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the Industrial Development Corporation’s recent loss and some of the big policy choices that could affect its role and outlook.]]></description>
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            <category>INDUSTRIAL POLICY &amp; FINANCE</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>PPC extends Matias Cardarelli's term as CEO</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed construction materials company PPC has extended the contract of its CEO Matias Cardarelli to March 31, 2030. Cardarelli has served as CEO since December 2023 and, in the past two and half years, the company has achieved significant progress in its strategy, PPC says.]]></description>
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            <category>EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Youth initiative partners with BMW, Absa on graduate work opportunities and debt relief</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/youth-initiative-partners-with-bmw-absa-on-graduate-work-opportunities-and-debt-relief-2026-08-27</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The biggest private-sector employment initiative for the youth in South Africa, the Youth Employment Service (YES), has announced that it has entered a strategic partnership with automotive enterprise BMW Group South Africa (BMW SA), major commercial Bank Absa and an unnamed major international donor funder, aimed at helping unemployed graduates by filling the gap between graduation and employment. Through this partnership, BMW will provide 12 months of paid and full-time work experience. Absa will grant historical debt relief for those graduates who qualify. The international donor will provide top-up salary support.]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
            <category>EMPLOYMENT</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Bidcorp posts record Ebitda, despite tough market conditions</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed food services multinational Bidcorp increased its revenue for the financial year ended June 30 by 2.8% year-on-year to R242.2-billion, while its trading profit increased by 6.5% to R13.8-billion. Trading margins increased by 20 basis points to 5.7%, with the 30 basis points of gross margin improvement more than offsetting the ten basis points increase in the company's costs.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>FINANCIAL RESULTS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>Northam to call for further proposals after receiving unsolicited buyout bid</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/northam-to-call-for-further-proposals-after-receiving-unsolicited-buyout-bid-2026-08-25</link>
            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Northam Platinum says it will initiate a strategic, competitive process to proactively solicit proposals from interested parties for one or more potential transactions, with a view to maximising shareholder value. This comes after it received an unsolicited, exploratory, nonbinding approach from a major producer in the South African PGM industry regarding a potential transaction with Northam involving an asset-level or a corporate transaction.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>PLATINUM MINING</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>Transnet puts Carlton Centre, golf courses up for sale alongside 12 other properties</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/transnet-puts-carlton-centre-golf-courses-up-for-sale-alongside-12-other-properties-2026-08-25</link>
            <description><![CDATA[State-owned freight operator Transnet has invited requests for proposals (RFPs) for 15 noncore properties, including the Carlton Centre, in Johannesburg; the Bloemfontein Golf Course, in the Free State; the Avion Park Golf Course, in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng; and the Umlazi Mall Megacity, in KwaZulu-Natal, among others. National departments, provincial departments, municipalities, State-owned companies and other public entities are afforded the first right of refusal to express an interest in acquiring, using, leasing, or otherwise taking transfer of the said properties for public sector purposes.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>STATE-OWNED PROPERTIES</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Italtile maintains revenue, but profit and earnings decrease</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed tile manufacturer Italtile has reported a 0.6% year-on-year increase in revenue to R11.3-billion for the financial year ended June 30, while trading profit decreased by 10.4% year-on-year to R1.8-billion, owing to subdued demand, rising input costs and aggressive competition. Basic earnings per share (EPS) decreased by 10% to 113.1c a share and basic headline earnings per share (HEPS) decreased by 9.4% to 113.4c a share.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>FINANCIAL RESULTS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Mpact declares dividend despite challenging six months</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed paper and plastics packaging company Mpact increased its revenue for the six months to June 30 by 1.1% year-on-year to R5.96-billion, and declared an interim dividend of 15c a share, despite the trading environment being challenging, CEO Bruce Strong has said. The growth in revenue was supported by higher volumes in paper manufacturing, paper converting and plastic bins and crates, as well as an improved product mix in plastic fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) at its Wadeville, Gauteng, operations.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>FINANCIAL RESULTS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Absa appointed master custodian of Government Employees Pension Fund</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Financial services firm Absa has been appointed master custodian to the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) – Africa’s largest pension fund, with more than R3.5-trillion worth of assets under management. Absa says this is one of the most significant custody mandates in South Africa’s institutional investment market.]]></description>
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            <category>PENSION FUNDS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Westbrooke announces R750m investment in South African businesses</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Asset management company Westbrooke has invested more than R750-million in three South African founder-led and family-owned entrepreneurial businesses. The first investment was to form a partnership with the founder of an equipment rental business who wanted to realise partial liquidity while retaining operational involvement and securing the capital needed to support the company’s continued organic and acquisitive growth.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>VENTURE CAPITAL</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Nene appointed Financial and Fiscal Commission chair</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Nhlanhla Nene as chairperson of the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) and Malijeng Ngqaleni as its deputy chairperson. Additionally, Bulelwa Nqadolo, Neo Tsholanku, Andrew Donaldson and Astrid Ludin have been appointed as members of the commission.]]></description>
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            <category>EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Nigeria's Dangote refinery IPO gets $1bn underwriting programme, advisers say</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Two advisers on Dangote Petroleum Refinery's Initial Public Offering (IPO) on Tuesday announced a $1-billion underwriting programme for the offering, which could become Africa's largest. Marob Strategies and Consulting DIFC and Lilium Capital Group said in a statement that the programme comprised a completed and funded $600 million private placement and a $400 million underwriting commitment in support of the planned IPO.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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