UPDATE 1-Boss of South Africa's Capitec buys shares in show of confidence
February 01, 2018 at 03:25 AM EST
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Capitec's boss has bought 1.5 million rand ($126,300) of shares in the South African lender, exchange filings showed on Thursday, as he seeks to shore up confidence in the firm after a research report this week sparked a selling frenzy in the stock.