Category: Business

Sea-Air-Land Ports and Development Zones in Africa – an integrated logistics framework to accelerate reshoring, job creation, and trade. For Africa to achieve significant economic growth requires a rethink of its logistics infrastructure. Existing transportation involves a traditional truck-rail-air-sea service capability unsuited to today’s needs. The competitiveness of the continent has further been impacted by its predominant export […]

FNB has announced a new partnership with online tax solution firm TaxTim, the latest partner to join its eBucks Rewards programme. FNB and RMB Private Bank customers can now earn up to 50% of the cost of their tax return submission fee back in eBucks when paying for the service using their qualifying FNB/RMB Private […]

The future of the office is in question after the Covid lockdown forced millions of people to work from home.  The sudden boom in remote working has people speculating on the purpose of the workplace as we know it – so is this the end of office life? No.  Not according to business owners and managers who […]

It has been reported that when South Africa went into a hard lockdown in March, it had the highest unemployment rate out of all the major economies in the world, recorded at 30.1% in Q1 2020. On the back of an expected increase in Q2 as a result of the impact of Covid-19, it is […]

Fuelled by smart technologies, mobile devices, and 24/7 connectivity, the way consumers browse, shop, and pay is moving towards digital. In response to these evolving consumer practices, commerce itself is undergoing a profound transformation, with businesses looking at digital solutions to improve sales, acquire new customers, and reduce costs. Cross-border sales have opened the door […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has put the financial livelihoods of many non-profit organisations (NPOs) in jeopardy, making it essential that they have a clear understanding of the potential donors they can reach out to. This is according to Inyathelo, The South African Institute of Advancement, which supports NPOs and tertiary education institutions in their efforts to […]

Titled ‘When Women Thrive 2020 Sub-Saharan Report’, the survey paints a hopeful picture of the continent. The international consulting firm has carved a niche in gathering data and providing a global picture about gender inequality in the workplace. Respondents of the survey included multinational companies with a footprint on the continent across several industries.  “The […]

Comair on Friday passed another significant waypoint en route to returning to the skies when the vast majority of creditors and shareholders voted to adopt the business rescue plan. In terms of the business rescue plan the preferred investment consortium, comprising a number of former Comair board members and executives, will invest fresh equity of R500 million in return […]

Contracts are a part of everyday life, but it is often only when something goes wrong that many people read them for the first time. By then it is too late to do anything but pay up or accept the penalty clauses that are part of ‘the small print’, and walk away knowing that you […]

As Daniel Kahneman observed in his book Thinking, Fast and Slow, there are two principal modes of human thinking. In a crisis, like our current one, our instinct is to think fast, simplify and leap to conclusions. But when we do this, we tend to rush and by rushing we risk neglecting the all-important slow thinking, reflecting and anticipating. […]