African expansion costs halve Choppies profit
Thursday, March 16, 2017
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The retail giant posted a 47% drop in Profit After Tax (PAT) to P55 million in the six months ended December 2016.
On the other hand, the group’s total expenditure increased by 28.5% to P847.7 million in the six months ended December 2016 from P606.2 million in the same period the previous year.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...