Nigerian tycoon Aliko Dangote, ranked by Forbes as one of the world's richest Africans, was Thursday elected president of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), an NSE spokesman said.
South Africa is lagging behind its revenue collection target and may face a shortfall of between 50 billion rand ($6.4 billion) and 60 billion rand by the end of the current fiscal year, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said.
South Africa's new finance chief Pravin Gordhan warned Tuesday that corruption will not be tolerated under his watch as the head of Africa's biggest economy.
The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in South Africa. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names and prices are from the last close.