Group Five faces massive challenges to climb back to profit

Photo by Simphiwe Mbokazi

Photo by Simphiwe Mbokazi

Published Aug 22, 2017

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JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Group Five

chief executive said it would be challenging

to lift the construction firm back into profit but the goal

would be achieved.

"If you look at the results we're sitting with a business

that just announced R8.29 rand fully diluted headline loss, so to

turn it around from that would be quite a tall order," CEO

Themba Mosai told Reuters, but added: "We are poised to turn

this ship around."

The construction firm, which swung to a full-year loss,

said in a earlier statement the firm's new board would set the

firm on a more stable course in the coming year with plans to

restructure its operations and improving execution of contracts.

- REUTERS 

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