If the greying adults displaying shenanigans in state owned enterprise (SOEs) board rooms were actors in a comedy show on one of the public broadcaster’s television channels, SABC 2, tax payers would have found them hilarious. But managing the chaos Read the full story
With Telkom employees resigned to the reality that retrenchment is imminent, Solidarity, a trade union which represents mainly white workers, has warned Telkom that it would have to file a court petition if needs be to prevent its members from Read the full story
With the anti-dumping measures aimed at EU imports on the cards, consumers will no longer have the option of a wide variety of poultry products from the local and international producers at low cost. The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) Read the full story
President Jacob Zuma has to stamp his authority as head of government as union bosses are abusing the rights of workers to push their own political agenda within the tripartite alliance, and most significantly, against the National Development Plan, lamented Read the full story
It is foolhardy to expect consumers to save when you give them ease of access to secured and unsecured lending, reasons Standard Bank’s head of deposits and payments, Michael Daniels, explaining that it’s no wonder South Africans still have a Read the full story
For once, there is something about women-owned businesses to cheer about, at least according to the SME Survey 2014, the annual study of factors behind the success of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa. A small business owned Read the full story
The government is prepared to engage with those concerned about the negative economic impact of the newly introduced immigration laws, Home Affairs Minister, Malusi Gigaba told The New Age’s televised breakfast briefing in Midrand. Short of acknowledging the regulations’ shortcomings, Read the full story
Millions of township residents can be brought into the mainstream of the economy, noted Gauteng Premier, David Makhura, in his State of the Province Address. He said the hidden potential in townships should not be underestimated. “Township entrepreneurs are capable Read the full story
Where there are human beings it is not atypical for tensions to surface, at times over petty issues. And when you throw into the mix people of varied racial persuasions, an evenly-balanced gender mix, and those with disabilities, there Read the full story
It does not just add up that the private sector, which boasts one of the biggest corporates in Africa and the world in both the financial and resources sectors, contributes less than 20 percent to the national fiscus, Economic Freedom Read the full story
