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Dreams of Covid recovery dashed by rising unemployment

Business Sarah Smit - 23 Feb 2021

According to Statistics South Africa, the unemployment rate reached 32.5% in the last months of 2020 — the highest since the quarterly labour-force survey began

Assets, wealth revolution on the go

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 11 Dec 2020

Financiers are ‘impact investing’ by shifting their support to investment products that prioritise environmental, social and governance issues

Dirty EOH’s clean-up plan makes strides

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 7 Dec 2020

The technology service company has cut its debt from R4-billion to R2-billion in just two years. Its reputation was harmed by corruption that has come to light during the inquiry into state capture

Botswana retail giant Choppies sues PwC over ‘unethical tactics’

Africa Joel Konopo - 6 Dec 2020

Choppies Enterprises chief executive and executive director claim the auditing firm asked for a job for one if its directors — and dragged its feet on an audit when refused.

Surveys predict Black Friday likely to fuel e-commerce

Business Sarah Smit - 26 Nov 2020

Fear of contracting the coronavirus while fighting off other shoppers will probably change how people shop for sales

Sars is running more smoothly, but still missing targets

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 13 Sep 2020

The revenue service said that change in compliance behaviour of taxpayers has been observed since April

White men still rule and earn more

Business M&G Data Desk & Sarah Smit - 7 Aug 2020

Women and black people occupy only a few seats at the JSE table, the latest PwC report has found

Moody’s axe likely to fall on ordinary South Africans

Article Thando Maeko - 26 Feb 2020

The ratings agency is scheduled to announce its decision on a possible downgrade of SA credit worthiness on March 27

Net closes on alleged Tongaat fraudsters

Article Paddy Harper - 14 Feb 2020

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is still deciding whether to prosecute the Tongaat Hulett executives — including its former chief executive — allegedly responsible...

Unemployment rate remains unchanged, despite 45 000 new jobs being created

Article Thando Maeko - 11 Feb 2020

Labour statistics show that more jobs were created in the fourth quarter of 2019, but the rate of increase hasn’t kept up with the growth of the potential workforce, leaving the unemployment rate constant, at 29.1%

Editorial: The Western enablers of global corruption

Article Editorial - 24 Jan 2020

The Luanda Leaks, publicised late on Sunday evening, have vividly outlined the scale of the business empire of Isabel dos Santos, daughter of the...

Laundering Isabel dos Santos

Africa Claudia Gastrow - 21 Jan 2020

"African corruption" is only African as regards its victims. Its perpetrators are institutions and individuals from across the globe who are willing to loot without conscience as they watch their offshore accounts grow.

Isabel dos Santos did not loot Angola alone

Africa Simon Allison - 21 Jan 2020

Once again, Western auditing and consulting firms shamelessly facilitated corruption on an international scale

The Copyright Amendment Bill is a recipe for recolonising education

Article Collen Dlamini - 2 Sep 2019

One of the unintended consequences of the Bill will be the dominance of foreign content in our schools, as it will disincentivise local creatives

Pay back the money: Markus Jooste, Steinhoff edition

Article Mashadi Kekana - 27 Jun 2019

The former Steinhoff chief executive could be ordered to pay back R870-million to the global general household retailer

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Dreams of Covid recovery dashed by rising unemployment

Assets, wealth revolution on the go

Dirty EOH’s clean-up plan makes strides

Botswana retail giant Choppies sues PwC over ‘unethical tactics’

Surveys predict Black Friday likely to fuel e-commerce

Sars is running more smoothly, but still missing targets

White men still rule and earn more

Moody’s axe likely to fall on ordinary South Africans

Net closes on alleged Tongaat fraudsters

Unemployment rate remains unchanged, despite 45 000 new jobs being created

Editorial: The Western enablers of global corruption

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Isabel dos Santos did not loot Angola alone

The Copyright Amendment Bill is a recipe for recolonising education

Pay back the money: Markus Jooste, Steinhoff edition

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