The market seems to have taken a renewed interest in food and merchandising retailers, as most counters outperformed the JSE All-share index over the past six months.
South African gold output has fallen nearly 6% in 2009, leaving it in fourth place in global stakes.
The SA National Roads Agency has raised R15.9bn of funding for the expansion and upgrade of toll roads, it says.
Investors looking for profitable shares in the IT, telecoms and media sectors will have to know their stuff, analysts say.
BHP Billiton and Anglo American apparently offer the best investments in the resources sector, according to analysts.
Because of their defensive nature, health-related companies have performed reasonably well during the economic downturn.
Most fund managers expect the JSE to rise by between 13% and 24% up to the end of the year.
The South African Revenue Service may force some dividend income unit trusts to shut down, according to an asset management group.
The market for SA bonds should remain solid at a time that other debt markets are struggling to attract money.
The outgoing MTN CEO fields questions about a difficult year and his legacy at the company. Time: 3:49
Call it the tenderpreneur dynasty. Bureaucrats, politicians and their families are vocal about having the right to have private business interests and to do business with the State. Their justification is simple: They're doing nothing wrong. And they're right. It's legal for politicians - who are private citizens - to do business with the State. It's also perfectly legal for public servants or their family to do business with the State if they get permission from the executive authority to do so.
