Electrical wholesaler and lighting distributor ARB Holdings, which generated record profits in its 2021 year, says its momentum was derailed by July’s violent riots, which left some customers unlikely to recover.

Headline earnings fell 5% to R91.8m in the six months to end-December, ARB said on Friday, with about 200 customers affected by the violent riots, while group operations were also shuttered for a week...

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