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Front of the Book
  • Foreword - SA may escape the worst
  • Definitions


    The Winners
    See the Top 20 Companies at right >>>
  • MTN - An act worth emulating
  • Aspen - Not much to be proud of


    SA Giants
  • Only the strong will prevail
  • Table: World's largest companies -
    Forbes 200 rankings
  • International view - Proud to stand with the best
  • Asset heavyweights - Bases largely unaffected
  • Table: SA Giants

    Sectors
  • Mining - All the gains melt away
  • Platinum - The highs and lows
  • Gold - Not much glittering
  • Banks - Banks are still standing
  • Life Assurance - More about savings
  • Short-term insurance - A formula that works
  • Support services - A mixed bag of fortunes
  • Property - Fewer funds, more focus
  • Construction - Not much to build on
  • Retail - Just holding by a thread
  • Chemicals - Under a bit of pressure
  • Leisure - Very little cheer in the air
  • Food and beverages - There is strength in diversity
  • Health & pharmaceuticals - A new lease of life
  • Electronics - The outlook is dimmer
  • Household goods - More than a bit of luck
  • Information technology - Quick thinkers will survive
  • Telecommunications - The next great opportunity
  • Media - Life beyond adspend
  • Transport - The ride's been very bumpy


    		• The Top 20 Companies
    1. MTN - 2008 Massmart
    2. Basil Read - 2008 Grindrod
    3. Assore- 2008 BrimstoneSteel
    4. Palabora - 2008 Highveld
    5. HCI - 2008 Sentula
    6. WBH-Ovcon - 2008 Famous Brands
    7. Massmart - 2008 CMH
    8. York Timber - 2008 Dawn
    9. Naspers - 2008 BHP Billiton
    10. Dawn - 2008 MTN
    11. Buildmax - 2008 Sasfin
    12. Tiger Brands - 2008 Sun International
    13. Shoprite - 2008 Yorkcor
    14. ArcelorMittal - 2008 Woolworths
    15. Peregrine - 2008 Advtech
    16. Advtech - 2008 Northam
    17. Highveld Steel - 2008 Digicor
    18. Brait - 2008 African Bank
    19. Billiton - 2008 Aspen
    20. Simmer & Jack - 2008 PSG

    Investment

  • Top performers - a respectable showing
  • Table: 200 top performers
  • JSE - This is one to bet on
  • AltX - The litmus test
  • Unit trusts - How things have changed
  • Economy - No margin for error
  • Corporate governance - The fat gets trimmed
  • Table - Kings of the boardroom

    Services
  • Legal advisers - More than just hope
  • Table: Legal advisers & corporate clients
  • Table: Attorneys & corporate clients
  • Accountants - The game gets stricter
  • Table: Auditors & corporate clients
  • Sponsors - Going through a rough patch
  • Table: Sponsors & corporate clients
  • Medical aid - Time to get serious
  • Table: Medical aid & corporate clients
  • Advertising agencies - Not much adspend
  • Table: Advertising agencies & corporate clients
  • PR companies - Too important to ignore
  • Table: PR companies & corporate clients

    MAIN TABLES
  • Table: Top Performers table
  • Table: SA Giants

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