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 | Vusi Nkabini, the oldest to qualify as CA(SA) at the age of 52, shares his journey and insights about the profession... read |
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 | HARSHANA KASSEEAH Mauritius is a small island nation located in the Indian Ocean. Like other countries, it faces drastic changes to its social and economic landscape with the appearance and spread of Covid-19...read |
|  | | Standard & Poor's has lowered South Africa's further into junk status with a "BB-" credit rating because of the "significant adverse implications" of Covid-19 on the country's already-weakened economy...read |
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| |  | MISHECK MUTIZE A number of rating agencies have downgraded emerging market economies during the Covid-19 pandemic. Their actions have raised the question: why do so during a crisis? Read |  | ISSUED BY SHIFT IMPACT AFRICA Companies across Africa have taken rapid and significant steps to initiate community emergency relief efforts in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic... Read |  | AROOP CHATTERJEE. AMORY GETHIN & LÉO CZAJKA The consequences of the Covid-19 lockdown are yet to be fully determined and understood. But one thing we can be fairly certain of - in South Africa its impact will be shaped by the country's inequalities... Read |  | ISSUED BY SAICA Saica hosted a webinar where Investec chief economist Annabel Bishop spoke about the effects of sub-investment grade status and the coronavirus on our country's already struggling economy... Read |  | JOHN LOOS A slowing capital growth trend, into negative territory by 2019, has been in play in recent years. The coronavirus crisis is likely to add momentum to this correcting trend in 2020... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY SAICA Shaah Bootha, the youngest to qualify as CA(SA) at the age of 23, shares his journey and insights about the profession... Read |
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 | VUKANI MNGXATI In the midst of a major technology revolution, South Africa continues to face multiple challenges such as high unemployment, slow economic growth and declining productivity to mention a few... Read |
 | ARTHUR KAMP When measured relative to the size of our economy, South Africa's Covid-19 targeted economic programme is extensive, comparable to some of the largest pandemic-related interventions in other countries... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF FINANCIAL SCIENCES The Graduate Institute of Financial Sciences recently announced a new professional programme: the Occupational Certificate, Organisational Risk Practitioner (specialism in short-term insurance NQF Level 6)... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY MIWAYLIFE Not all life insurance is created equal, so how do you go about finding one that will give you peace of mind and meet your loved ones' needs? It is all in finding the right features and benefits that compliment your current lifestyle, and here is what you need to look out for before you sign your name on the dotted line... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Ten-year-old Gracia spent hours watching her seamstress grandmother make clothes. As she grew older, she became concerned about how people didn't like to wear African print designs... Read |
 | MELISSA MBAZO While skills development and policymaking play a vital role in long term transformation efforts, youth entrepreneurship serves as a viable way to achieve tangible impact on a local, national and even continental scale... Read |
 | JUSTINE DAVIES On 2 April, Sierra Leone reported its second Covid-19 case. The government reacted quickly, the country was on lockdown for 72 hours and borders were closed... Read |
 | LOICE ERAMBO In the wake of the spread of the Covid-19 global pandemic, the real estate and loan markets in Kenya are bound to be affected... Read |
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 | The Gray philanthropy ecosystem in South Africa has made available R180m of funding to assist with the economic, educational and medical shortages created by the coronavirus crisis. Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE DigsConnect is a seasonal business, with the busy period being between September and February. However, the student accommodation platform has taken the lockdown period to evolve their product offering... Read |
 | The Covid-19 coronavirus has forced essential businesses to offer delivery options and pushed consumers to buy online... Read |
 | ANDRE VAN HEERDEN, JACQUES VAN WYK, AND BRADLEY WORKMAN-DAVIES How do we calculate the benefits payable to employers, on behalf of their employees, in terms of the Covid-19 TERS...? Read |
 | BIASE DE GREGORIO Covid-19 has provided an opportunity for society, business and government to embrace uncertainty. This global crisis will force us to solve highly complex problems in new and creative ways... Read |
 | The nationwide lockdown has dramatically flattened South Africa's Covid-19 curve, allowing the country time to reinforce its healthcare infrastructure, Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize said in a technical briefing... Read |
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