Fidelity Security Group has bought ADT, the South African subsidiary of New York-listed Tyco, for R1.9bn.

In a recent scientific literature review by Dr Nathan O’Callaghan, CSIRO Food and Nutrition Flagship, for Horticulture Innovation Australia, the pear, or Pyrus in Latin, has been found to have a number of important health benefits.

In the 2014-15 financial year, more than R548m worth of poor quality, unsafe goods were removed from the South African market, said Asogan Moodley, CEO of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS), on Tuesday.

Representing the South African portion of a global industry that has witnessed astonishing growth over the last 10 years, the Health Products Association of South Africa (HPASA) has undergone a brand refresh and developed a new market positioning strategy in a bid to prepare itself for a growing number of industry needs.

What It Means: Brining both adds and takes away value, say experts. Chicken imports are the fox in the hen house.

Moumo Integrated Development, a development agent of the Royal Bafokeng Nation, has acquired Lusitania Food Products after receiving approval from the Competition Commission.

Investment firm RECM and Calibre (RAC) — headed by investment personalities Piet Viljoen, Jan van Niekerk and Theuns de Bruyn — has made rosy returns on its holding in healthcare retailer Dischem, which is reportedly being prepped for a JSE listing.

Margarine and cooking oil maker Sime Darby Hudson Knight agreed to pay a R35m fine for colluding with Unilever, the Competition Commission said.

The Competition Commission has approved a merger between Nestle SA’s pet food business and the company that owns Bob Martin, which makes snacks and treats for dogs.