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SA’s industrial development zone (IDZ) programme has been a disappointment. Government is now overhauling and expanding it but scepticism remains, writes Claire Bisseker.
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It often seems that SA’s foreign policy is decided not in Pretoria, but in Havana, Harare or Caracas. The country’s interests seem peripheral, even incidental.
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Retailers - Possible battle to meet expectations
As good as it gets
SA retailers as a group have revelled in a decade of remarkable growth, and the high ratings of their shares may suggest there’s more to come. But there are warning signals too.
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Retailers
Anthony Puttergill
Peermont global bonds
In junk-bond territory
Marc Hasenfuss
Surely only the bravest punter would take a flutter on the offshore listed bonds issued by debt-heavy gaming group Peermont Global.
Brett Duncan
Alternative Investments - A wild ride
Warrants attention
Stafford Thomas
Investors who turned bullish on the equity market four months ago have reason to smile.
David Wentzel
RBA Holdings - On track to deliver more
Recovery play
Joan Muller
Affordable housing developer RBA Holdings is on track to deliver 60% more homes this year than in 2011, a level of building activity last seen four years ago.
Antonie Jacobs
Zeder Investments - Another shot at KWV?
Sniffing around
Marc Hasenfuss
A cautionary notice from PSG-controlled agri business specialist Zeder Investments has set tongues wagging on the trading floor, and at farm gates.
Robert Foster
Hedge funds - Unscathed
Ready for prime time?
Stephen Cranston
SA’s hedge fund industry has so far escaped the scandals suffered by its counterparts overseas.
Maurice Shapiro
Hospitality Property Fund - Under pressure
Choose your pain
Joan Muller
The bad news for shareholders of Hospitality Property Fund just keeps coming.
Mike Brown
Nedbank - Looking north
Ambitious plans
Maarten Mittner
Old Mutual’s sale of its Skandia life assurance interests at the end of last year makes it less likely that it will dispose of its majority stake in Nedbank soon.
Altech - Leadership problems?
Cast in a bad light
Larry Claasen
Allied Technology (Altech) CEO Craig Venter is not taking recent media reports that he has an autocratic management style lightly.
Insimbi Refractory & Alloy Supplies
Long-term potential
Charlotte Mathews
Insimbi Refractory & Alloy Supplies, which moved from the JSE’s AltX to the main board last month , is investigating new products and technology that will provide long-term growth.
Ivan Missankov, manager of Prime Equity Fund
Nine questions for...
Stephen Cranston
Stephen Cranston poses nine question for Ivan Missankov, manager of Prime Equity Fund.
Indequity group - Leaping out of obcurity?
Unknown quantity
Marc Hasenfuss
Is the Indequity group’s recent launch of a new line in insurance about to haul it out of obscurity on the JSE?
Dividend stocks - It is the total return that counts
Hard to beat
Stafford Thomas
Even over the past decade, generally a high-growth period for SA equity prices, dividend growth played a big role.
Net asset value - Only one of factors to consider
Beware the bargains
Marc Hasenfuss
NAV could indicate value, but investors should also look at other measures like cash, debt and return on equity.
Bidvest - Strategic means to an end
A bunch of keys
Marc Hasenfuss
Industrial conglomerate Bidvest’s investment arm , BB Investment Co , now holds listed investments worth nearly R3bn, making it a larger entity than a good number of specialist investment vehicles on the JSE.
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