Capitec Bank Holdings is a bank offering a simple banking solution to its customers. The company has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Capitec Bank Holdings Limited
Short name: Capitec
Ticker: CPI
Sector: Banks - banks
Five top facts about Capitec Bank Holdings
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Capitec Bank Holdings employs over 10,200 people. The company has 668 branches servicing... ››› more
With its origins dating back to 1924, The Foschini Group is a long established South African retailer. The company has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: The Foschini Group Limited
Short name: TFG
Ticker: TFG
Sector: Retail – general retailers
Five top facts about The Foschini Group
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Since starting out in 1924, The Foschini Group now has 17 retail ... ››› more
With South African roots, Mondi is a paper and packaging company. It's a major company operating in South Africa. Mondi has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Mondi Limited
Short name: MondiLtd
Ticker: MND
Sector: Basic resources – forestry & paper
Five top facts about Mondi
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Mondi employs 25,000 people across more than 30 countries. In South Afric... ››› more
This morning, Taste Holdings announced that it's entered an agreement with Starbucks that will see the coffee stores opening in South Africa.
Shares in Taste soared on the back of the news, rising over 19%.
Let's take a closer look at the deal…
Starbucks stores will open from next year
Taste [JSE:TAS] has “signed an exclusive agreement to develop Starbucks outlets” across Sout... ››› more
Pick n Pay Stores is a well-known South African retailer. The company has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Pick n Pay Stores Limited
Short name: PicknPay
Ticker: PIK
Sector: Retail – Food & drug retailers
Five top facts about Pick n Pay Stores
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Pick n Pay Stores operates in Africa in the retail sector. As well as South Africa, it operates in Leso... ››› more
With its roots dating back to 1918, Santam is a provider of short-term insurance. The company has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Santam Limited
Short name: Santam
Ticker: SNT
Sector: Insurance – non-life insurance
Five top facts about Santam
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Santam employs over 5,100 people across its operations.
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Santam has a listing on the Johann... ››› more
Investec is an investment bank, focusing on banking and asset management. The company has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Investec Limited
Short name: InvLtd
Ticker: INL
Sector: Financial services – financial services
Five top facts about Investec
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Investec is an asset manager and specialist bank operating internationally. It provides services t... ››› more
Nampak founded in South Africa in the 1920s making cardboard boxes. Nampak is now Africa's leading packaging company. The company has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Nampak Limited
Short name: Nampak
Ticker: NPK
Sector: Industrial goods & services – general industries
Five top facts about Nampak
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Nampak operates in South Africa, a number of othe... ››› more
Brait is an investment company focusing on investing in privately held companies in different industries. The company has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Brait SA
Short name: Brait
Ticker: BAT
Sector: Financial services – financial services
Five top facts about Brait
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Brait is an investment company. It primarily invests primarily in privately ow... ››› more
There's a new stock exchange in the process of starting up in South Africa.
It's the first exchange that's applied that's got as far as the public comment stage.
And if this application is successful it'll be the first new exchange in South Africa in the last 120 years.
The reason why I'm so excited about this new exchange is its target market. Is aim is to give a home to small, agile companies... ››› more
Founded in 1902, Barloworld is an industrial goods company. It focuses on distributing equipment, handling and logistics. The company has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Barloworld Limited
Short name: Barworld
Ticker: BAW
Sector: Industrial goods & services – general industrials
Five top facts about Barloworld
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Barloworld operates in 24 countrie... ››› more
Distell Group formed from the merger of the Stellenbosch Farmers' Winery and Distillers Corporation. The company has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Distell Group Limited
Short name: Distell
Ticker: DST
Sector: Food & beverage - beverages
Five top facts about Distell Group
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Distell Group employs nearly 5,000 people across its operations in South A... ››› more
This week, markets in China have continued to fall. This led the country's stock market regulator to impose a ban on large shareholders selling shares for the next six months.
So what's behind the collapse of Chinese stocks? The markets are down 30% in a month.
Read on to find out…
The stock markets in China have soared over the past year
Over the past year, markets in China have ... ››› more
Redefine Properties is a real estate investment trust. The company's main focus is its property portfolio in South Africa. Redefine Properties has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Redefine Properties Limited
Short name: Redefine
Ticker: RDF
Sector: Real estate – real estate investment trusts
Five top facts about Redefine Properties
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Redefine Prop... ››› more
If you want to start investing in shares, chances are you'll buy ordinary shares.
Ordinary shares are the most common type of shares in circulation and make up the bulk, if not all, of most investor's share portfolios.
So what exactly is an ordinary share? And what are the characteristics of this kind of share?
Read on to find out…
What are ordinary shares?
When you invest in o... ››› more