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 | ZUNEID YOUSUF The buzz and excitement around the continent's trade agreement, hailed as the answer to a fully integrated pan-African economy, has undoubtedly slowed its pace since the secretariat became operational in April 2020... read |
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 | | If South Africa is to adopt the right localisation policy at a larger scale, about 3.2 percentage points could be added to the country's annual GDP, says President Cyril Ramaphosa...read |
|  | | The Democratic Alliance's (DA's) proposal to allow retirement savers to use their savings as loan guarantees would likely do more harm than good, especially at the lower end of the income scale...read |
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 | Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has asked the National Assembly Speaker, Thandi Modise, to postpone tabling the 2020 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) by a week... Read |
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 | Although President Cyril Ramaphosa's Reconstruction and Recovery Plan addressed all the talking points in steering the country back to desirable growth levels in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, it fell short on tangible frameworks and deadlines.... Read |
 | Following the devastating impact which the Covid-19 pandemic has had on South Africa and the world, governments, corporates, and citizens collaborate to focus on a green economic recovery... Read |
| Fintech |
 | MARCIA KWARAMBA Mobile financial services are, in most African countries, born out of crises. In 2011, Zimbabwe had gone through a volatile decade of economic crises - hyperinflation, currency instability and a collapse of the formal financial system... Read |
| Insurance & Actuarial |
 | The winners of the annual Santam Women of the Future Awards were announced at an exclusive business luncheon emceed by Doreen Morris at Atlantic Studios, and broadcast via live stream... Read |
 | ROSS SIBBALD When South Africa went into lockdown, companies went into communication overdrive. Insurers were no exception... Read |
| Markets & Investment |
 | RISHAL BIPRAJ The Supreme Court of Appeal recently had to consider whether Section 218(2) of the Companies Act could be applied where certain minority shareholders of African Bank Investments Limited claimed that the value of their shares had been diminished due to misconduct of its directors... Read |
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 | PRENISHA GOVENDER Following queries and concerns from various industry stakeholders regarding information that all bonded goods must be imported into South Africa under sealed conditions (i.e. containerised), Sars has published a notice which clarifies the customs declaration process... Read |
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 | Gas is fast establishing itself as a key player in the global energy transition dynamics as nations seek to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions and other air pollutants... Read |
 | The Africa Cyber Security Culture Conference, an event that explores cybersecurity culture in Africa and shares best practices for organisations and individuals on the continent, returns on 11 November 2020... Read |
 | BENEDICT WEOBONG & JUSTICE NONVIGNON More than 13% of the global burden of disease is due to disorders such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and substance abuse. Almost three-quarters of this burden lies in low- and middle-income countries, because of extremely scarce health resources and investment... Read |
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 | Statistics South Africa indicates that almost two-thirds of South African households now have at least one person who accesses the internet and with that comes the ever-increasing risk of cyber fraud... Read |
 | Globally, the pandemic has seen consumers making an accelerated shift to subscription models instead of opting for ownership... Read |
 | PHILANI SANGWENI South Africa's always talked a big game when it comes to entrepreneurship. In fact, encouraging entrepreneurship, especially among young people, is one of the pillars of the National Development Plan... Read |
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