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Over the past decade, the South African Post Office has had significant business problems, including debt to creditors and poor revenue collection.
BAILOUT FUNDING

Mid-term budget: ‘Tough love’ for Post Office, which faces liquidation

The treasury also did not allocate new funds to other struggling state-owned entities such as Denel, Transnet, the Land Bank and the South African National Roads Agency

  • Anathi Madubela
2 min read
. Building a working relationship with a financial partner, one that supports informed decision-making, may prove to be one of the most practical advantages available in the year ahead.
ADAPT TO CHANGING MARKET CONDITIONS

Why customised SME funding solutions are key to your business success

By tailoring strategies to the specific needs of funders, SMEs can enhance their chances of securing the capital they need to thrive

  • Partner Content
3 min read
Freedom to express fundamental rights versus administrative action by the South African Revenue Service exposes a fundamental link to communal interests and justice in a constitutional democracy. (Oupa Nkosi)
BUSINESS

Two-pot a R4bn bonanza for Sars

Many South Africans are relying on the new two-pot retirement system for immediate financial relief

  • Anathi Madubela
6 min read
BBC WORLD NEWS

Pay-TV provider StarSat challenges Icasa over expired licence

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has ordered StarSat to stop broadcasting after failing to renew its licence on time

  • Anathi Madubela
2 min read
Business leaders questioned the relevance of the National Economic Development and Labour Council at its 29th annual summit in Johannesburg on Friday.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Business questions relevance of Nedlac

The council must review how it will remain relevant in an economy characterised by artificial intelligence, digitalisation and hybrid ways of working, business partners say

  • Anathi Madubela
3 min read