JOHANNESBURG Aug 29 (Reuters) - Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Ltd : * Says year earnings 104.8 cents per share compared to 101.3 cents per share last year * Says year turnover grew 11% to R4,819 billion. * Says declares a dividend of 50.0 cents per ordinary share, preference dividend of 410.0 cents per share © Thomson … [Read more...] about BRIEF-Caxton says year earnings rise slightly
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Tax charge weighs on Santam’s H1 earnings
(Adds details) JOHANNESBURG Aug 29 (Reuters) - South African short-term insurer Santam posted an expected 29 percent drop in half-year earnings on Wednesday due to the impact of a significant increase in the taxes. Santam, which is majority owned by life insurer Sanlam , said headline earnings per share came in at 415 cents in the six months to end-June from 584 cents … [Read more...] about Tax charge weighs on Santam’s H1 earnings
UPDATE 2-Cricket-England test captain Strauss retires from cricket
(Adds further quotes, detail) By Alison Wildey LONDON Aug 29 (Reuters) - England captain Andrew Strauss, who oversaw back-to-back Ashes wins over Australia and took the team to the top of the test rankings, announced his retirement from professional cricket on Wednesday. Strauss, appointed in 2009, will be replaced by one-day skipper Alastair Cook. "It's a … [Read more...] about UPDATE 2-Cricket-England test captain Strauss retires from cricket
BRIEF-Rainbow Chicken says year earnings fall
JOHANNESBURG Aug 28 (Reuters) - Rainbow Chicken Ltd : * Says year headline earnings per share down 11,4% * Says total dividend 60,0 cents per share * Says year headline earnings per share 90.7 cents © Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved … [Read more...] about BRIEF-Rainbow Chicken says year earnings fall
S.Africa’s Tutu boycotts seminar in anti-Blair protest
JOHANNESBURG Aug 28 (Reuters) - Nobel peace prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has withdrawn from a seminar in South Africa this week in protest against the presence of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his support for war in Iraq. "The archbishop is of the view that Mr. Blair's decision to support the United States' military invasion of Iraq, on the basis … [Read more...] about S.Africa’s Tutu boycotts seminar in anti-Blair protest
