INNER WORKINGS
As a sector that is integral to SA manufacturing, industrial engineering is holding its own in the face of economic peaks and troughs Read more
SHELF SPACE
Sales growth in the specialty retailers/home improvement sectors has been steady despite an increasing air of economic malaise. However, companies will need to work hard to maintain momentum Read more
FINDING THE FORMULA
Companies in the chemicals sector have proved resilient in the face of the commodity crunch and are well poised for a pick-up in the mining sector, home to many of their largest customers Read more
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
Listed travel and leisure companies continue to hold up despite the tough consumer market, benefiting from a focus on the steadier ‘small luxuries’ end of the sector Read more
TAKING STOCK
SA’s food product sector has seen robust growth locally but is cautiously looking towards the rest of the continent in terms of expansion Read more
IN THE MIX
The variety offered by the diversified industrials sector may be more interesting to investors in a time of volatile markets Read more
SUM OF ALL TOTALS
Despite economic challenges, the fund management industry remains agile, with large independent asset managers emerging in the last decade Read more
FIRM BACKING
An investor looking for value in the small-cap space has some choices for above-average prospects in the business support services sector Read more
