THERE'S A PLAN FOR MTN PROCEEDS
By Themba Hlengani
South Africa's newest hotel and gaming company - that's new CEO Christine Ramon's vision for Johnnic, now that shareholders have voted to unbundle the company's interests in media and entertainment group Johnnic Communications (Johncom). And R...

NOBODY LIKES TO BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED
By Stephen Cranston
The Public Investment Commissioners' (PIC) decision last week to withdraw funds from private fund managers came as a nasty surprise to the industry. But at least the PIC, which administers the state's largest pension funds, spread the pain. ...

FROM BLACKBOARD TO BRASS PLATE
By Chris Gilmour
Miller Moela was a "chalkie" when the JSE Securities Exchange (JSE) still had a trading floor, recording the prices of traded shares on the exchange's big blackboard. He wasn't even allowed on the trading floor then. Now, 20 years later, Moela...

YOUNG LION FIGHTS FOR TERRITORY
By Mzwandile Jacks
After only five years in business, SA's only black-owned short-term insurer, Lion of Africa, is reaping the benefits of its empowerment status and its sound management. It recently released its 2004 financial results, which show gross premium ...

THE GREAT TRAIN RACE ABOUT TO BEGIN
By Shareen Singh
Gauteng is pulling out all the stops to complete the Gautrain rapid rail link in time for the 2010 soccer World Cup. But there could be delays. Ahead of the announcement of the winning consortium next month, Paul Mashatile, Gauteng's MEC for...