Low interest rates usually encourage spending, but uncertainty created by the pandemic has driven people to save their cash in hard times
Social impact bonds focused on decreasing youth unemployment and improving early childhood learning have delivered positive outcomes the government can replicate to establish effective service delivery.
Marcia Mayaba has been in the motor industry for 24 years, donning hats that include receptionist, driver, fuel attendant, dealer principal and now chief executive at Barloworld Motor Retail. She talks to Tshegofatso Mathe about her love of cars, the changes she is making in a competitive industry — and why her nervous breakdown was ‘necessary’ […]
Travelling during the pandemic: Tala was rocked by mismanagement and then Covid-19, but proved to be resilient
Tightened belts meant South Africans ate 19% less chicken last year, and local farmers say dumped imports and the hard lockdown have hurt their businesses
The South African Reserve Bank cautioned that if it was not for load-shedding, the country’s economy could have been stronger
The SAPS has received more than R500-billion over the past five years, yet commercial crime cases such as Steinhoff drag on
PwC’s Women in Work Index says governments and businesses must tackle causes of inequality
Research by retail bank BNP Paribas estimates that unemployment will linger for longer in emerging markets
The South African Revenue Services didn’t gazette the EU quota rates for about month, with no reasons given – and then suddenly published them