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 | | From the rural Eastern Cape to co-founding his own investment firm, Unathi Mkiva has never forgotten the values of sharing with others, discipline, respect and embracing one's blessings instilled in him by the extended family that raised him... read |
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 | CRAIG DUGGAN The desire for cashless transactions - driven by the ongoing fear of Covid-19 infection - is as prevalent in the informal sector as anywhere else. What is needed is a way to make these a reality...read |
|  | | Audit firms are advanced in terms of being able to work remotely. Many firms, even the smaller firms, have cloud-based software that can be accessed anywhere and at any time...read |
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| |  | June is Youth Month in South Africa and this year, Pride Factor Academy kickstarted the conversation with Bizcommunity, by launching the 'Have Your Say' campaign... Read |  | With the African continent already becoming one of the world's leading markets for the crypto-economy, Paxful is shining the spotlight on the opportunities the fast-growing bitcoin economy has to offer the youth... Read |  | |
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 | BERNARD SACKS On 26 February, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni, presented his National Budget to Parliament against a backdrop of weak economic growth, coupled with high unemployment, a sluggish economy and a looming credit ratings downgrade... Read |
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 | Government has started a process of implementing an economic recovery plan, which is coupled with preserving the livelihoods of South Africans and saving lives, said President Cyril Ramaphosa... Read |
 | TOLU OLAREWAJU The Covid-19 pandemic will have economic consequences for many countries. In Nigeria, the country's lockdowns froze economic activities, causing job losses and supply chain disruptions. Read |
| Financial Services |
 | The fallout from Covid-19 is disrupting most sectors and the retirement fund industry is no exception... Read |
| Fintech |
 | Despite the given current uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, it is possible to foresee some changes that are already taking place in the South African economy... Read |
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 | The Presidency has announced the commencement of certain sections of the 2013 Protection of Personal Information Act... Read |
| Markets & Investment |
 | BERNARD DROTSCHIE The full effects and consequences of the lockdown will only be revealed in time, but safe to say the cost to the economy has been extreme and came at a time when the country could least afford it... Read |
| Taxation & Regulation |
 | GRAEME PALMER Section 179 of the Tax Administration Act, 2011 allows the South African Revenue Service (Sars) to issue a notice to a person who holds or owes money, including a pension, salary, wage or other remuneration, for or to a taxpayer, requiring the person to pay the money to Sars in satisfaction of the taxpayer's outstanding tax debt. Read |
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 | Vera Songwe, executive secretary of the ECA, says tackling the ongoing coronavirus pandemic effectively to ensure Africa grows back and builds back better in the aftermath of Covid-19 requires boldness... Read |
 | RISTO PALDANIUS How can African countries build an electrical system that can both integrate a large amount of inexpensive, but intermittent, renewable energy, while at the same time ensure resiliency for the continent's blackout-prone grids? Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE The youth, by their very nature, have always been the first to embrace the latest trends when it comes to technology... Read |
 | KHANYISA NOMOYI It is without doubt that the inclusion and representation of Black people in corporate South Africa continues to be an urgent matter that needs to be addressed... Read |
 | ANDREW WALLACE "What will it take to encourage much more widespread reliance on working at home for at least part of each week?" asked Frank Schiff, the chief economist of the US Committee for Economic Development, in The Washington Post in 1979... Read |
 | Amazon has announced the creation of 3,000 new virtual jobs in customer service in South Africa this year... Read |
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