According to a
Business Live report, some companies are likely to ditch e-mails in favour of social networking sites to forge closer ties with customers and partners, which quotes the IBM CEO study of 1 700 chief executives from 64 countries.
23 May 2012 15:57
The government was warned in 2010 that collection costs for the controversial e-toll system would be considerably higher than a petrol levy or tax,
Beeld newspaper reported on Monday.
22 May 2012 12:25Business leader Bobby Godsell has suggested SA establish an independent commission into executive pay. He said it was excessive and lacked transparency.
23 May 2012 11:46Financial institutions need to ensure that they keep abreast of fast-changing legislative developments and are able to implement changes within the required time frames.
24 May 2012 16:31
[Michael Bratt] If your manufacturing business is in need of a boost, come June 4 the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) may be able to assist you. That is the day when applications open for its newly launched Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (MCEP).
23 May 2012 11:29
South Africans are living through "dangerous times", Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan told Parliament on Friday, saying it was "clear that investment is still held back by both global and domestic uncertainties".
22 May 2012 12:18This is according to the Manufacturing Circle, which recently released its 2012 first quarter Manufacturing Survey results. The survey featured 50 chief executive officers from a variety of manufacturing companies.
22 May 2012 11:49
South African businesses are either putting off their investment decisions or investing in foreign countries according to Grant Thornton's first quarter survey and
Business Live says that government incompetence and inefficiency is the main reason for the lack of confidence.
18 May 2012 09:00
[Paul Vecchiatto] Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says that the facts around the R20bn Gauteng e-tolling saga will be presented to Parliament.
21 May 2012 11:02Independent research by leading local financial website, ThinkMoney, has confirmed that Capitec Bank offers South Africa's lowest bank charges.
23 Jun 2009 14:45
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (SBSA) has signed a US$1.35 billion, 36-month term loan facility in London. The transaction was launched in an amount of US$750 million and an oversubscription of US$726 million was obtained, thus allowing for a final take of US$1.3 billion.
25 May 2012 10:21First National Bank's Instant Accounting solution which enables business owners to produce full management accounts using information pulled automatically from their bank statements has undergone a major face-lift in recent months, aimed at making it more user friendly for the small business owner.
22 May 2012 11:39
Oikocredit, a leading international micro-finance organisation, will present its vision for Africa's micro-finance sector at this year's Africa Finance & Investment Forum (AFIF2012), hosted by EMRC International and Rabobank.
22 May 2012 10:31