Incidences where land distributed to beneficiaries becomes unproductive barely after eighteen months have cast doubt on whether the implementation of the land reform programme is ill-timed. As a result, analysts as well as the mainly white dominated agricultural community have Read the full story
You probably have been seeing a person running a taxi business since you were in primary school some light years ago and wonder why he seems to be more or less stuck in the same financial state, bar upgrading Read the full story
Since Sarafina – not the first part that starred Whoopi Goldberg, but the 20 million rand sequel whose fate is better not discussed – government has not been keen to fund movies. But soon emerging film makers will be getting Read the full story
If truth be told, current economic conditions do favour the growth of small businesses. And the end of the cycle of lower interest will only aggravate matters. Lee Bromfield, CEO of Core Lending at FNB Business, foresees, with the rising Read the full story
As someone whose trade union credentials cannot be questioned, Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa, knew that he was going to step on a few toes in the labour union fraternity when he expressed his blunt sentiment on strikes, and was prepared Read the full story
The fact that Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) share scheme launches are few and far between these days mirrors low corporate confidence in the area as a lucrative growth vehicle more than anything else. Little wonder, Freedom Property Fund, the newly Read the full story
This is not what even labour union movements’ man of the moment, Joseph Mathunjwa, had anticipated when he saw months of gruelling negotiations being yielded by a princely pay hike for members of his organisation. Mine workers who recently celebrated a Read the full story
South Africa is falling way short of enhancing its research and development capacity due to its low output of PHD graduates, fears Science and Technology Minister, Naledi Pandor. During the unveiling of her Department’s Budget, she told parliament that the Read the full story
Let’s be honest. Comfort zones are the best places to reside. You don’t need to move into second gear. You do things the same way and still get an acceptable result. So why do you have to change anyway? However, Read the full story
Tax payers’ money only won’t just suffice to tackle the bulk of the 3 trillion rand infrastructure programme, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene told businesses leaders. “We, certainly, have to seek external funding to implement our programme,” revealed Nhlanhla. The infrastructure Read the full story
