What businesses and chief executives are most afraid of in 2023
/ 20 January 2023

What businesses and chief executives are most afraid of in 2023

Two reports reveal what bosses and businesses worldwide are most concerned about. In South Africa, Eskom and cyber risks are big concerns

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GDP contracts as SA’s sluggish economy embarks on a go-slow
/ 6 September 2022

GDP contracts as SA’s sluggish economy embarks on a go-slow

Global dynamics and South Africa’s energy crisis will weigh on domestic growth for years to come. But green investment could, eventually, resuscitate the economy

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Relief: Government must guard SA’s poor against inflation’s assault
/ 6 July 2022

Relief: Government must guard SA’s poor against inflation’s assault

It could prove difficult for government to loosen its grip on the public purse, but economists say the current extraordinary circumstances require intervention

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Explainer: Why wage talks are inflation’s next battlefront
/ 31 May 2022

Explainer: Why wage talks are inflation’s next battlefront

High food and fuel prices have prompted trade unions to make bigger wage demands, which will exert upward pressure on longer-term inflation

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2022: A return to normality or more economic uncertainty?
/ 5 January 2022

2022: A return to normality or more economic uncertainty?

Covid-19 cast the economy adrift, but a less punishing new phase of the pandemic could set it back on track

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In South Africa, only 5% of chief executives are women
/ 5 August 2021

In South Africa, only 5% of chief executives are women

Only 5% of chief executives are women and the gender pay gap is most pronounced in the top JSE-listed companies, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report released on Thursday. The report, which tracked executive director remuneration trends in 285 companies, found that there were only 81 women executives among the 725 people whose pay was […]

Shanduka shade over Free State education
/ 7 May 2021

Shanduka shade over Free State education

Audit firm PwC said R500-million irregular expenditure incurred by the Free State education department is related to an unsolicited bid by the Kagiso Shanduka Trust to improve schools

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SAPS’ misplaced financial priorities inhibit it from tackling commercial crimes
/ 19 March 2021

SAPS’ misplaced financial priorities inhibit it from tackling commercial crimes

The SAPS has received more than R500-billion over the past five years, yet commercial crime cases such as Steinhoff drag on

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Come what may, the UIF will pay
/ 28 February 2021

Come what may, the UIF will pay

The fund – the main safety net for unemployed workers – will run at an almost R20-billion deficit

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