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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
It’s business vs business in fight over Eskom probe funding
Business Unity South Africa’s chief executive has accused the organisation’s president of throwing the lobby under the bus in a meeting with the president
Questioning state and corporate motives should be routine
Captains of industry may appear the benevolent saviours of a state in decline, but we ought to question their intentions
BLSA on Eskom investigation: ‘We don’t go out of our way to meddle”
BLSA on Eskom investigation: ‘We don’t go out of our way to meddle”
‘It takes two to tango’: The private sector must ’fess up to role in state capture
During a webinar on Wednesday, the group chief executive of EOH, Stephen van Coller, called private sector participation in the Zondo commission into state capture ‘disappointing’
Business isn’t bad – if you’re big
Large corporates have thrived during the pandemic to the detriment of the workforce
‘Explosive’ jobs crisis imperils South Africa
Experts’ strategies for fixing the unemployment crisis range from devaluing the rand to a universal income grant or accepting debt from loans
‘Exciting’ ramp-up for Covid jabs
As more vaccines arrive in the country, South Africa could administer 420 000 doses a day
Public wage bill is impeding SA’s growth prospects — Busa
Business Unity South Africa is eager to talk to its social partners at Nedlac about how the spiralling public-sector wage bill can be tamed. And the organisation says these talks…
Paul David stared down political Goliaths
The lawyer, whose sense of justice stayed with him till his death, was an unassuming but essential part of South Africa’s ongoing struggle for equality – and he never forgot his…
Businesses should use alternative energy sources, industry bodies advise
Business associations are urging companies to continue seeking alternative energy sources in light of Eskom’s court judgement which would allow the utility to bump up electricity…
South Africa’s Covid-19 economic stimulus plan — opportunity out of crisis
The president’s R500-billion economic package offers a new deal for desperate South Africans across the class divide
Moody’s axe likely to fall on ordinary South Africans
The ratings agency is scheduled to announce its decision on a possible downgrade of SA credit worthiness on March 27
Tito’s back in town
Mboweni, a former reserve bank governor and labour minister, was sworn in as finance minister on Tuesday
BASA says members willing to help out stressed parastatals
Banking Association of South Africa says its members are willing to help out SOEs such as Eskom and Transnet with "expertise and resources"