Amplats expects a 20% surge in profits

Anglo American Platinum expects its profits for the year ended 2016 to surge by 20 percent, despite impairments on its earnings.

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#Sona 'should drive economic transformation'

The ANC urges government to use the 2017 Sona to "give expression to the 12 urgent tasks of the movement" on economic transformation.

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• SA scores with foreign investment

Amplats expects a 20% surge in profits

Anglo American Platinum expects its profits for the year ended 2016 to surge by 20 percent, despite impairments on its earnings.

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Tiffany abruptly drops CEO

Tiffany & Co abruptly replaced CEO Frederic Cumenal after disappointing financial results.

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Armyworms could reach Asia

The fall armyworms that have ravaged corn fields from Ghana to SA since arriving on the continent last year could spread to Asia and the Mediterranean.

• Armyworm confirmed
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A poker-winning machine is no threat

It was, after all, only a matter of time before someone built a powerful computer with a vast database of known game situations.

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