date:Aug 20, 2014
llion rand ($9.56 billion), while the total dividend was raised 3.6 percent to 3.50 rand.
With economic growth expected to remain below 3 per cent in the new financial year, there is not much relief in sight for the beleaguered South African consumer, Chief Executive Officer Whitey Basson said in the statement. The improved sales growth in the last quarter of the 2014 financial year has continued into July and beyond, but with market conditions unchanged, it is doubtful whether this can be sust