Tag: billion

Can Kenny Fihla resuscitate Absa? Bank pockets R11 billion, half of Standard Bank’s earnings

Absa made R11.9 billion in headline earnings for the first half of…

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Standard Bank pockets R24 billion in six months, while Capitec eyes earnings to surge above 22%

Headline earnings are a way of measuring a company’s core profit. The…

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Life insurers settled 95.6% of all death claims in 2024, paid out R39.5 billion

Asisa started publishing the average pay-out rate of life insurers provide consumers…

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Apple and pear exports lost R1 billion in 2024 due to Cape Town port inefficiencies

It is not only US tariffs that keep farmers and export agents…

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Eskom burns nearly R6 billion on Diesel to keep lights on during winter

According to the power utility, there has been no rolling blackouts since…

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Apple pledges additional $100 billion to make iPhone parts in US

Trump also announced 100% tariffs on computer chips and semiconductors manufactured outside…

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Rami Chuene reacts to R11bn state capture recovery: ‘A yoh for each billion’

Rami Chuene reacts to shocking corruption scandal in SA Actress Rami Chuene…

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Reserve Bank and Ibex reach final settlement of R6.3 billion on Steinhoff fraud

Steinhoff imploded in December 2017 when the auditors refused to sign off…

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South Africa gets R8.4 billion loan to help fix and improve its energy sector

The money will be used to support the implementation of the Just…

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Cogta warns municipalities against wasting R1.2 billion disaster relief

Batches of disaster relief funding will be paid to affected municipalities who…

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