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September 1, 2010

B-BBEE imperatives at Switch

The Switch Group, a multi-disciplinary brand consultancy, has been awarded a Level Two Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) rating for the second consecutive year.

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Posted by StaffWriter at 10:15 AM

Khula drums up support for SME development drive

In a "well-represented" stakeholder meeting with business organisations on Wednesday, development finance institution (DFI) Khula Enterprise Finance managed to drum up further support for its plans to better serve small and microenterprises (SMEs) in South Africa.

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Posted by StaffWriter at 10:03 AM

August 31, 2010

BBBEE needs revision: Manuel

PARLIAMENT - National Planning Commission Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel conceded on Tuesday that the broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) policy needed to be revised.

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Posted by StaffWriter at 10:13 AM

August 27, 2010

Transforming by numbers

Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu, co-founder and chairman of investment company Pan-African Capital Holdings, became the first black South African to qualify as a chartered accountant (CA) in 1976.

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Posted by StaffWriter at 10:08 AM

August 25, 2010

Imperial's Outstanding Results And Strongest Balance Sheet In Recent Years Position The Group For Growth

-          HEPS from continuing operations up 40% to 976 cps
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Operating profit up 34% to R 3 288 million
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Revenue 2% up to R 53 438 million
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Cash Conversion Ratio 119%
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Debt down from R10,2 bn to R8,3 bn; net debt:equity (excl. prefs) 39%
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Final dividend 200 cents

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Posted by StaffWriter at 7:55 AM

August 22, 2010

ADSL prices in South Africa: Why so high?

South Africa's ADSL prices remain very high compared to global trends. What sits behind these high prices?

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Posted by StaffWriter at 10:28 AM

August 16, 2010

LaserCom boosts BBBEE scores

Direct marketing, variable print and mail processing specialist LaserCom, a division of Bytes Technology Group, has been rated as a Level 2 (AAA) Contributor and Value-Adding Supplier according to the BB-BEE Codes of Good Practice by accredited verification agency Empowerdex. This is the second year running that the company has achieved the rating.

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Posted by StaffWriter at 11:53 AM