RAISING THE SIGHTS
By Andrew McNulty
The change in Scharrig Mining's name to Sentula Mining last month may be mainly symbolic, but marks an interesting transition for this group. For investors, it is another signal that it is no longer the family-controlled and -manage...

PREPAID POTENTIAL
By Desné Masie
Pay-as-you-go cover is the latest brainchild of insurance actuaries, aimed at lower-income markets. A range of products has recently emerged, allowing consumers access to cover without regular payments (in some cases) and for a nominal amount. M...

TALENT SCOUT FINDS VALUE
By Larry Claasen
For a small investment firm, the Vunani group is rapidly making a name for itself. Not only did it list on AltX, the JSE's junior board last week, one of its investments, a 16% stake in mining services firm TWP, listed on the main b...

PREPARING FOR CHOICE
By Matebello Motloung
Even though they are not yet operational, the new pay-TV channels are having an impact. Since the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) announced the opening of this lucrative space to more players, Naspers's MultiChoice h...

FUNDING A CLEAN BREAK
By Desné Masie
Getting divorced? You may need to know that pension fund benefits to a non member spouse are now payable at the date of a divorce. This "clean break" principle was added to the Pension Funds Act on September 13 2007. Pension fun...

SABMILLER
By Heather Formby
SABMiller's recent Australian acquisition of Bluetongue Brewery is somewhat different from its usual targets. Most of its other acquisitions, except in the US, have been in emerging markets, while Australia is a developed market. Austr...

SEKUNJALO
By Shoks Mzolo
It's been another year of mixed fortunes at Cape-based investments company Sekunjalo. Despite a generally promising set of results and a positive outlook, the price:earnings ratio is lumbering at 2,75. That can be described as a vot...

ELLIES
By Larry Claasen
Ellies CEO Wayne Samson did not know that Megatron Federal, the company he bought a week ago, has a name similar to that of the giant shape-shifting robot in the movie Transformers. Samson asked if the Megatron in the movie p...

DIAMONDS & DOGS
By Jamie Carr
Diamond Sekunjalo Hats off to Dr Iqbal Survé, who has overcome the occasional early speed-wobble to turn his Sekunjalo Investment Group into a substantial, promising organisation. The mighty World Economic Forum has include...

NASPERS - BROADCASTING & ENTERTAINMENT
By matabello Motloung
Naspers Ord price R182,50

SEKUNJALO - DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES
By Shoks Mzolo
SEKUNJALO Ord price 80c <...