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JSE-listed vertically integrated steel and vanadium slag producer Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium has returned to profit after suffering big losses during 2012. On Monday the group reported an...

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Barloworld reports first half profit

Industrial group Barloworld grew its revenue by 11 percent to R31.3 million in the six months to...

Glencore Xstrata dumps veteran chairman John Bond

A shareholder revolt at the newly formed Glencore Xstrata has seen veteran chairman Sir John Bond...

Uchumi targets East Africa expansion

Kenya's Uchumi Supermarkets will open 13 new stores over the next year, Chief Executive Jonathan...

Safaricom posts FY profit

Kenyan telecoms giant Safaricom has posted a full year profit for the year ended March. The company...

IBM Innovation Centre Opens in Kenya

Continuing with its expansion into Africa, IBM has announced the opening of its new IBM Innovation...

Shell presses ahead with world’s deepest offshore oil well

Royal Dutch Shell is pressing ahead with the world’s deepest offshore oil and gas production...

Skills gap hampering business says PwC

A lack of key skills is hampering growth and government needs to “prioritise initiatives that help...

AngloGold Ashanti appoints Cutifani successor

AngloGold Ashanti has appointed Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, its chief financial officer (CFO), as...

Kagiso PMI 50.5 in April

Kagiso Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) increased in April after a slight decline in March, it was...

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