Reports of vehicles that are stolen and hijacked in the country might seem few and far between but, annually, the economy loses R8.5 bn, Hugo van Zyl, CEO of the South African Insurance Crime Bureau (SAICB) said in Johanesburg. Read the full story
Traditional financial institutions often regard small and medium enterprises as high risk, and so are not willing to take the plunge and avail funds to them. But small businesses can make the most of an equity finance mechanism recently developed Read the full story
For everyone in the country no matter their economic circumstances, evidence of the devastation of poverty, inequality and unemployment is inescapable, noted Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Gauteng Provincial Social Cohesion Summit in Ekurhuleni. “The material conditions under which our Read the full story
Instead of being defensive like similar entities usually do,Sacci has owned up to its shortcomings in its initiatives to create an inclusive society and promised to enhance its efforts. Responding to a challenge by outspoken ANC secretary general, Gwede Mantashe, Read the full story
To some degree people who protest should be exonerated, said University of Witwaterand journalism professor, Anton Harber, at media diversity round table discussion in Johannesburg. Chronic protests in the country were a result of a people feeling like they were Read the full story
For ordinary taxpaying citizens Chapter 9 institutions can be condensed in one form: Thuli Madonsela. Due to her indefatigable attitude and not cowering under political pressure, according to observers, the country’s most revered civil servant has raised the public profile Read the full story
All sporting codes need development funds. But it is becoming evident that government coffers are overburdened, as corporate sponsorship is dwindling as, battling with tough economic times, companies are cutting down on their corporate social responsibility budgets. To make matters Read the full story
For the benefit of those that still question the observation that the economy is not in the best of shape, for want of a better term: at worst, businesses are closing, or, at best, battling to get along. Trade and Read the full story
The appointment of Tshediso Matona as the new CEO of Eskom has not gone down well with some commentators, but the Black Business Council (BBC) has thrown its weight behind him. The BBC said it believed Matona, currently director general Read the full story
Through its new regulations, the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) might have unwittingly given consumers carte blanche to get as much credit as they can access from lenders, fears Neil Roets of Debt Rescue. The new regulations forbid credit Read the full story
