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Front of the Book
  • Foreword
  • Definitions

    Winners
  • The winners - The elite within the elite
  • SA Giants - How the big guys fared
  • Asset heavyweights - Jostling in the ranks
  • International view - SA giants play away

    Sectors
  • Mining - New year, same old issues
  • Platinum - The pressure mounts
  • Other mining - The winner is BHP Billiton
  • Gold - A vicious world
  • Banks - The best time ever
  • Life assurance - School of hard knocks
  • Industry consolidation - Sage bows out
  • Short-term insurance - Mixed fortunes
  • Support services - Much bigger is much better
  • Property - Many brilliant returns
  • Property - Funds follow companies
  • Construction - Train bid boosts sector
  • Retail - Hey big spenders
  • Retail - Shuffling the deck
  • Chemicals - Rand's knock-on effect
  • Leisure - New listings boost sector
  • Food and beverages - Still some way to go
  • Health and pharmacies - Access the name of the game
  • Electronics - Big three remain on top
  • Household goods - Dull outsells mystique
  • Information technology - The hangover is lifting
  • Telecommunications - Too much of a good thing
  • Media - Good times for most players
  • Transport - More than buoyancy
  • Black chips - Where everyone wants to BEE

    Investments
  • Top performers - Strong rand shake-up
  • Impact of the rand - A defiant currency
  • Top top performers are here to stay
  • JSE - Mixed signals from First World
  • AltX - No place for sissies
  • Unit trusts - Well placed instruments
  • Asset managers - The pressure to transform
  • Economy - Riding on the coat tails
  • Corporate governance - Slow revolutions at work
  • Top Performers static table
    Please note that we have disabled the link to the interactive tables owing to technical problems.
    		• The Top 20 Companies
  • The bluest of blue chips
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  • Banks and retailers win the day
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    1. Grindrod
      2.
    2. Aspen Pharmacare
      3.
    3. MTN
      4.
    4. Edcon
      5.
    5. Kagiso Media
      6.
    6. Murray & Roberts
      7.
    7. BHP Billiton
      8.
    8. Metair
      9.
    9. SABMiller
      10.
    10. Reunert
      11.
    11. Altech
      12.
    12. Pick 'n Pay
      13.
    13. Astrapak
      14.
    14. Santam
      15.
    15. PPC
      16.
    16. Woolworths
      17.
    17. Standard Bank
      18.
    18. City Lodge
      19.
    19. Truworths
    20. Absa
      21.

    Services
  • Legal advisers - Hive of legal activity
  • Table: Legal & corporate clients
  • Table: Attorneys & corporate clients
  • Accountants - Tough in a small pond
  • Table: Auditors & corporate clients
  • Sponsoring brokers - Way to get a foot in the door
  • Table: Sponsors & corporate clients
  • Medical aid - Hard work to widen the net
  • Table: Medical aid & corporate clients
  • Advertising agencies - Beer, banks and cars
  • Table: Advertising agencies & corporate clients
  • PR companies - Ink in the right papers
  • Table: PR companies & corporate clients
  • SA Giants static table - 1-100
  • SA Giants static table - 101-200


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    Anglo American's Tony Traher


    Minerals & Energy minister Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka


    Standard Bank CEO Jacko Maree


    JD Group's David Sussman


    Mustek CEO David Kan


    City Lodge's Hans Enderle


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