Eskom, Tegeta: details sought

The Department of Public Enterprises wants details of the arbitration settlement Eskom struck with Tegeta Exploration & Resources, which is part-owned by the Gupta family.

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• M&R unit lands Aussie contract
• Numsa accepts 'sell-out' bus driver wage increase
• Steel, property bolster China's growth

#BusStrike: Minister urges taxis to cater for stranded commuters

Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi's department has had to engage taxi associations to extend their services to cater for more commuters.

• Gigaba to meet with Moody's to stave off third downgrade
• UK house prices go up, birth rates go down
• Mining volumes jump
• Emerging markets need more resilience

M&R unit lands Aussie contract

M&R's wholly-owned Australian subsidiary, RUC Cementation Mining, secures a multimillion-Australian dollar underground mine development and production contract.

• Bus strike over, but not the union war
• AB InBev to tap African flavours
• Abu Dhabi continues to weigh on Mediclinic
• Atterbury to develop new offices for Deloitte

Africa and China trade is booming

China remained Africa’s biggest trading partner as bilateral economic relations boomed.

• Steel, property bolster China's growth
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Rand firmer, JSE flat on profit-taking

The rand firmed on Thursday after new Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba pledged to work to keep the country from a third credit downgrade to junk status.

• Oil stocks rise despite OPEC cut
• Egypt imposes sugar export tariff
• Wall Street ends lower
• Junk makes banks a bargain buy

Teenagers are making a mess of retail wisdom

Teenagers tend to think they know best. When it comes to retail, they may have a point.

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