Category: Business

The South African economy was almost on life support before Covid-19 and lockdown struck.  Coronavirus has left mass economic devastation in its wake and South African investors have been hard hit. Many investors had already externalised funds to mitigate the erosive impact of SA’s ailing economy.   But what about those who are only now looking at investing […]

Doing business with women entrepreneurs has never been more vital, as South Africa grapples with the ripple-effect of the extended lockdown and economic crisis. The challenge is to connect women business owners with potential corporate buyers. The sheer size and volume of corporate purchasing worldwide means that corporations have the potential to dramatically influence the […]

After working from home and collaborating at a distance, the importance of the workplace and all that it offers has become clear: An office is more than just a place to work and while some people have adapted to WFH, many people miss the office, perhaps even surprising themselves.  “The workplace drives innovation and growth […]

Budgeting is a fundamental money management tool that is encouraged in order to structure one’s finances to ensure that we plan for our expenses and savings. If people are not aware of the importance of a budget or do not track their income and expenses, then it is unlikely that they will be able to […]

The JSE is proud to announce a brand-new opportunity for South African investors’ investment exposure to some of the world’s largest companies as  First National Bank (FNB)  lists new Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs).  South African investors will now have the opportunity to gain exposure to 10 different underlying assets which inlcude  stellar international companies, such […]

At a time when the rest of the world is re-thinking its approach to commercial agriculture, Africa has a clear opportunity to refresh its approach to the sector and become an emerging force. Big shifts are already happening in food production, land and water use, and the integration of agri-tech and product tracing. If African […]

By Sola David-Borha, Chief Executive of Africa Regions at Standard Bank Group Sola David-Borha, Chief Executive of Africa Regions at Standard Bank Group Africa’s economic recovery can be meaningfully accelerated if policymakers and the private sector step up their efforts to empower women – a group that accounts for more than half of the continent’s […]

Mastercard aims to inspire 5 million girls by 2025 to pursue STEM-related futures Mastercard’s signature science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programme, Girls4Tech™, today reached its initial goal of educating one million girls. The programme has a new and inspiring ambition to reach five million girls by 2025. The programme, which launched in 2014, offers activities and […]

Investing is a personal choice and a number of influences will hold sway over where people put their money. A personal value system is one such influence and, for most South Africans, this appears to be non-negotiable. This is according to the recently released Schroders’ Global Investor Study 2020 – an annual survey that canvassed […]

‘Tax season’ is a term that fills many South Africans with dread and submitting a tax return is normally associated with admin, long queues and surprise letters of payments due to SARS. “However, with smarter tax return planning, anyone can turn tax return time into something to look forward to,” says Susan Steward of Budget […]