South Africa's rand weakened on Friday, giving back some of the big gains from the previous session as expectations of an aggressive interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve cooled, prompting investors to pocket end-of-week profits.  Full story

Sub-Saharan Africa will stay on its recovery path next year provided heavyweight economies punch better, a Reuters poll found, but it will still grow below potential for a part of the world with a growing population.  Full story

South African media and e-commerce giant Naspers said on Friday the delayed multi-billion euro listing of its international internet assets, including its over 30% stake in China's Tencent, will go ahead on September 11.  Full story

PepsiCo has struck a deal to buy South Africa's Pioneer Food Group for $1.7 billion, the companies said on Friday, lifting Pioneer's shares and boosting a sector that has been hit by drought and tough trading conditions.  Full story

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U.S. energy firms this week reduced the number of oil rigs operating for a third week in a row as drillers follow through. . .  Full story

Wall Street's main indexes edged higher on Friday after solid results from technology giant Microsoft added to an upbeat mood following hints from. . .  Full story

European shares ended only marginally higher on Friday as worries about the stability of Italy's government dented optimism from renewed signals the U.S.. . .  Full story

Chicago corn and soybean futures gained on Friday as investors weighed trade talks between the United States and China and expected cooler U.S.. . .  Full story

The United States and Iran were at odds on Friday about a U.S. assertion that its Navy had brought down an Iranian drone. . .  Full story

Gold fell over 1% on Friday as the dollar firmed and investors took profits after prices briefly surpassed $1,450 to hit a six-year. . .  Full story

Long spells of hot, dry weather have brought the worst bark beetle infestation in two decades to eastern France, ruining conifer forests and. . .  Full story

President Tayyip Erdogan's abrupt decision to sack Turkey's central bank governor Murat Cetinkaya came after months in which they had not met and. . .  Full story

Company News

Shareholders are referred to the Stock Exchange News Service ("SENS") announcements relating to the acquisition by Milco SA of all the. . .  Full story

The King IV Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa 2016 (King IV) recommends that a lead independent director should be. . .  Full story

Stakeholders are advised that Global Credit Rating Co. ("GCR") has amended the Company's national scale debt rating to BBB-, (which is. . .  Full story

Shareholders are advised that the company's integrated annual report (including the notice and proxy of the annual general meeting) for the. . .  Full story

Naspers N Shareholders and A Shareholders (Shareholders) are referred to the announcements made by the Company on: (i) 25 March 2019 in relation to the Company's intention to form a new global consumer internet group, comprising the Naspers group's international internet assets (Proposed Transaction). These assets will be held by Myriad International Holdings N.V. (previously referred to as NewCo and to be renamed Prosus N.V.), an existing subsidiary of Naspers incorporated in accordan. . .  Full story

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