finance

Capitec lifts interim dividend as profit climbs

JSE-listed Capitec reported a 26% jump in headline earnings to just over R8 billion for the six months ended 31 August 2025, it announced on Sens on Wednesday morning.Advertisements Basic headline earnings per share (Heps) rose to 6 962 cents, from 5 544 cents a year earlier. The Stellenbosch-based bank declared an interim dividend of…

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Phiri, Nkomo steer Zimbabwe Women to series lead

Zimbabwe Women – 203-7 in 50 overs (Loryn Phiri 69, Josephine Nkomo 52, Modester Mupachikwa 19; Esha Oza 2/33, Indhuja Nandakumar 2/35, Athige Silva 2/52)Advertisements UAE Women – 168-8 in 50 overs (Heena Hotchandani 40, Vaishnave Mahesh 18*, Indhuja Nandakumar 16*; Lindokuhle Mabhera 3/21, Adel Zimunu 2/29, Loreen Tshuma 1/13) Zimbabwe Women won by 35…

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Jimmy Kimmel’s show back

Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show will return to ABC affiliates belonging to Sinclair and Nexstar after the two major network operators took his programme off-air over his comments in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.Advertisements Kimmel was accused of being “offensive and insensitive” after using his programme, Jimmy Kimmel Live, to accuse Donald Trump and his allies of…

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JSE breaches 107 000 for first time as gold stocks shine

The JSE hit a new record on Monday morning, briefly trading at 107 914 points before moderating to 107 555 by mid-morning, lifted largely by a rally in gold shares.Advertisements Gold producers led the morning’s gains, with DRDGold climbing 4.93%, Sibanye up 4.73% and Harmony 4.48% higher. Retailer Boxer was the standout non-resource stock, rising…

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Treasury clamps down on runaway spending

FINANCE secretary George Guvamatanga is pushing for a further containment of public expenditure by capping unauthorised spending at US$2 million, a 25 percent fuel cut, foreign trips, a consolidation of all payrolls under the Salary Services Bureau and even introducing penalties for departments violating these rules, as government seeks to fix its books.This comes as…

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