The target for tax authorities is the $2-trillion in annual e-commerce transactions that is set to rise to $4.5-trillion in three years’ time
The arid Karoo was fertile soil for the writing of a young, white, female agnostic in the late 1800s and she is an example of a decolonised mind
While the rand slipped below R14, RSA government bonds traded at yields not seen in 3 years and the JSE all-share closed at a 7 month high.
This destruction of our state entities, as we know, was aided and abetted by the private sector parties that are meant to act as watchdogs
There’s only one option for South Africa and that is to scrap the flailing power utility
The bulk of the Reserve Bank’s shareholders are individuals,but include trusts, pension funds, unions, a library, and an archbishop
The tax authorities in many countries in Africa, including South Africa, have capacity problems
Eskom put its future into just two megaplants, a handful of contractors and a single energy coal which some of our banks will no longer finance.
A veteran of the Dusi canoe marathon, Kevin Davie recalls the many bends in the river and the gladiatorial mind-set pilgrims need to survive it.
As investors move away from risky emerging markets, the highly traded rand is caught up in the contagion
Kevin Davie deals with sleep monsters and hallucinations in a bid to cycle on minimal sleep and beat his previous Ride2Rhodes time.
Kevin Davie reflects on a recent conference in Rabat held to explore the potential of a re-energised Atlantic Basin.
You do not have to have done much travelling in the new South Africa to see how dramatically the rural landscape has changed.
Rapid urbanisation brings with it instability as new communities set up, often in informal conditions with associated social problems.
The events at Marikana last week have cast such a long shadow that right now it seems we have just two options: doom or gloom.
There have been sufficient numbers of rogue traders to warrant a page on Wikipedia that lists the most infamous scoundrels by name.
Kevin Davie says he wants to be Bob Diamond in his next life. Precisely Bob Diamond in the period he was a top executive at Barclays.
Reports ahead of last weekend said that major central banks across the world were ready to make money available to banks to keep global finance going.
Drug-related killings have overshadowed the fact that Mexico’s economy is alive and well, writes Kevin Davie.
The creation of the eurozone now seems such an ill-considered idea that it is hard to imagine what its founders were thinking.
No matter how concerned you may or may not be over the smearing of The Spear, you have to give some credit to Barend la Grange, writes Kevin Davie.
Whether the Greeks are left with a much-diluted drachma or not, there is still more pain ahead, writes Kevin Davie
Everybody knows that if South Africa and Spain have one thing in common, it is an abundance of sun. But what about unemployment?
A new book by the former head of the Competition Tribunal David Lewis argues that the decision-making ability of competition heads has been destroyed.
Trends have shown that the wealth of the top 1% people is increasing despite the global economic slump.
Solidarity has shown people getting fired from Absa "Wall Street" style on YouTube and FNB embraces the power of social media during a power crisis.
The ANC policy document (sims) has proposed a 50% tax on super-profits and stands to enable the state to intervene in price setting.
Moody’s has cut the rating of South Africa and the banking sector by a notch. This means the government’s infrastructure ambitions have to be trimmed.
Pravin Gordhan stresses that government departments have to stretch their resources and fund their projects with their own cashflows.
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FormerRoyal Bank of Scotland boss stripped of his knighthood after its collapse under his stewardship.
Some blame the occult, others the eurozone, but France gets down to brass tacks.