Category: Business

Although COVID-19 has severely impacted our communities, the financial fallout has not been evenly distributed. It is a sad reality that small businesses and many South Africans they employ have struggled the most in this era of social distancing, lockdowns and enforced isolation. Cash flow is an important part of SME health at the best […]

Millennial buyers are piling into the property market despite the belief that they would rather rent. This is no surprise, says Samuel Seeff, chairman of the Seeff Property Group, we are in the “perfect storm” for young homebuyers who are using the benefits of buying right now and taking the property market by storm. Seeff’s […]

Getting insurance cover for one’s assets is commonly seen by many as a  grudge purchase, and as much as some customers might not enjoy paying their monthly premiums, the good news is that they’re assured that their assets are well covered (within the limits of the policy wording) to face the worst of unforeseen circumstances. […]

First National Bank (FNB) has announced that individual consumers and institutional investors in South Africa will now have an opportunity to own shares from as little as R10 in some of the world’s best performing companies such as Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, Tesla, Coca Cola and Alphabet which owns Google. The announcement follows the […]

South Africa’s financial situation was given a punch in the gut by the Covid-19 pandemic. Statistics South Africa reports that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell by 16% between the first and second quarters of this year, giving an annualised growth rate of -51%. This is the largest fall in GDP in over half a century, […]

The accelerating rate at which retail merchants are enabling consumers to pay digitally at point of sale is fueling the growth of digital payments in South Africa. This is according to FNB, which revealed that its Scan-to-Pay and Tap-to-Pay functionality on the FNB APP recorded the highest month-on-month usage growth in August 2020 since launch.  […]

While Generations X, Y and Z are firmly on the radar of marketers and communications experts in South Africa and globally, more consideration needs to be given to the next generation on the rise, Generation Alpha, says Jacki McEwen, Eclipse Communications founding partner and strategist. “Born between 2010 and 2025, the successors of Generation Z […]

Recognition & Awards Ceremony 2020 was truly a remarkable evening, in case you missed it, see Who’s Who in the MIPAD Global 100 List. Most Influential 100 Under 40Recognition Week 2020 Monday Oct 5th 10am-12pm EST (New York) Climate Action: A Great Green Wall Discussion Thandie Mwape Villadsen, Partners for Resilience Elvis Paul NFOR TANGEM, […]

For South African business owners that were already having to contend with a contracting economy, the additional pressure of COVID-19 and lockdown has left many stretched to their limit. But as tempting as it may be to offload your business’ property for liquidity purposes, now might not be the best time to sell. This is […]

South African businesses are increasingly setting up businesses in the UK, sometimes as a hedging strategy in the uncertain economic climate in South Africa, and often because they want to tap into the global trade opportunities the UK is well-positioned for. Scott Brown, managing director of Sable International UK, says that Britain is known for […]