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 | CATHERINE WIJNBERG Locally, small pockets of businesses are embracing circularity as a new way of doing business... read |
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 | Procompare has revealed its top South African professionals for 2023 and there is an increase in demand for home renovations… Read |
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 | The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) initiates the Islamic Finance Knowledge Pavilion Marketplace, a digital platform connecting stakeholders in Islamic finance, supporting sustainable development globally... Read |
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 | The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology has announced the top 5 regional winners for the MEST Africa Challenge, an Africa-wide pitch competition for early-stage technology startups... Read |
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 | HLENGIWE SKOSANA AND MINENHLE NTULI Can an employer include bonuses and provident fund contributions in the calculation of employees’ salaries to fulfil the purpose of the National Minimum Wages Act? Read |
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 | KAAJAL NAGINDAS In the first of this two-part series, we reviewed the EU and Australian trade mark guidelines for virtual goods and services. Here we’ll explore the UK and US guidelines, as well as the Nice Classification updates... Read |
| Small and Medium-sized Enterprises |
 | In KZN, the commercial property market rebounds strongly, supported by increased large deals, BPO sector growth, and positive shifts in office and industrial spaces... Read |
 | World-renowned business turnaround expert shares how SA can avoid mass retrenchments... Read |
| Social Entrepreneurship |
 | Standard Bank Group and UnionPay International collaborate to enhance e-commerce acceptance in multiple African countries... Read |
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 | ABDI SHEIKH Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signed a law nullifying an agreement by the breakaway Somaliland region to grant Ethiopia access to the Red Sea in return for recognition as an independent nation... Read |
 | NJ AYUK Africa's abundance of critical minerals puts continent at centre of global transition to clean technology... Read |
 | In 2024, the APHRC and Wellcome will launch the Mental Health Data Prize – Africa to address mental-health gaps through data-driven innovation. The initiative includes multidisciplinary teams, a capacity-building programme, and awards valued at £200,000... Read |
 | MACDONALD DZIRUTWE In February 2021, Nigeria's CBN prohibited banks from dealing in crypto, citing risks. Its December 2022 guidelines require licensing for crypto businesses but maintain the ban on bank transactions... Read |
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 | KATJA HAMILTON Decisive shift: Key banks cleared as Competition Appeals Court dismisses rand manipulation case... Read |
 | The year 2023 was a prolific year for the City of Cape Town as it hosted more than 1,200 events, which contributed nearly R4bn to the economy and created job opportunities for its citizens... Read |
 | RAYMOND PARSONS Despite challenges to SA's economy, potential exists for lower inflation, -interest rates, and improved energy security, with a projected 1% GDP growth in 2024. Addressing electricity and transport challenges will be crucial for economic success... Read |
 | Engie successfully acquires BTE Renewables in South Africa, adding 340MW net of renewable assets and over 3GW in development projects... Read |
 | Few people are unaware of burnout - the state of extreme stress, exhaustion, and overload that can dramatically affect one’s work, personal life and well-being. Less well-known, however, is another sub-optimal state that is prevalent in workplaces across the globe and thankfully much easier to address – the state of boreout... Read |
 | RICHARD FIRTH Parliament's decision not to extend the two-pot retirement system's implementation date to 2025 raises industry concerns. Challenges include incomplete legislation, technical details, and readiness for the significant overhaul required by the new system... Read |
 | Black Sash predicts “devastating” effect on grant recipients in rural areas... Read |
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 | Tripple, a groundbreaking digital legacy firm, debuts a free mobile app revolutionising life and medical will creation... Read |
