Flash Briefing: Ramaphosa cabinet cull begins; Pioneer plummets; GOT set-back knocks Naspers

Loading player...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved quickly to show he is serious about cleaning up his cabinet following May 8 elections.
On the JSE, Pioneer Foods was the big loser of the day. Its share price plunged about 12% after the release of its half-year results.
Also dragging down the JSE FTSE All-Share Index was Naspers, which dropped about 4% on Monday. South Africa’s Naspers, with 31%, is the biggest shareholder in Hong Kong listed Chinese tech giant Tencent, which took a hit earlier in the day.
Also hammering Hong Kong stocks were concerns about US sanctions against Chinese mobile phone company Huawei.
The top gainers on the JSE on Monday were Liberty Holdings and Harmony, up around 3% by the end of trading. The rand was trading at just over 14 to the US dollar, and 16 to the Euro, while R18 could get you one pound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 May 2019 11AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

Other recent episodes

BizNews Edge: Stranger than fiction - Jooste's consigliere meets ET-type end

Today's BizNews Edge covers three stories that cut to the heart of South African business and politics. John Steenhuisen has broken publicly with the DA, naming Geordin Hill-Lewis and Tony Leon in allegations that threaten serious damage to the party just months before the 2026 municipals. Prosus, once a byword…
29 Jun 5AM 24 min

Criminalising corporate silence with Wendy Addison

South Africa's first high-profile whistleblower Wendy Addison is done talking shop. She's raised a criminal docket against a corporation and its directors for silencing two financial industry whistleblowers — and she thinks it could be a watershed moment. Can personal criminal accountability finally give whistleblower protection real teeth?
29 Jun 3AM 23 min

BN Daybreak: Strait of Hormuz showdown as US and Iran head back to Doha

Vessels are still threading the Strait of Hormuz, but a Bloomberg analyst calls it Schrodinger's Strait: you never know if it's open until you try to get through. With traffic down to a fraction of normal and ships taking hits, owners are weighing whether the world's most vital oil route…
28 Jun 9PM 15 min