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Andrew Wooler, CEO of Burstone
REIT

Burstone Group launches R5.4bn South African funds management business

JSE-listed Burstone Group has established its first South African funds management platform

  • Edward West
3 min read
South Africa’s new Industrial Development Strategy is built around “3Ds” — decarbonisation, digitalisation and diversification. But parliamentary warnings over funding raise a central question: can the plan reverse industrial decline without a dedicated, multi-year financing framework?
INDUSTRIAL

Without a funding framework, South Africa’s industrial strategy risks becoming another wish list

South Africa’s new Industrial Development Strategy is built around “3Ds” — decarbonisation, digitalisation and diversification. But parliamentary warnings over funding raise a…

  • Redge Nkosi
6 min read
A truck frm KAP's transport business Unitrans. Revenues for the industrial group flattened out at R29.6 billion for its 2026 financial year, while operating profit before capital items firmed up robustly by 28% to R2.4bn.
KAP

KAP lifts HEPS 88% but reports loss after R1.2bn impairments

KAP’s headline earnings per share rose 88% to 45.2 cents for the year ended June 30, but a R1.2bn impairment charge pushed reported earnings per share into a loss.

  • Tawanda Karombo
3 min read