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Rashied Small
Technology in accounting: humans are here to stay
[Rashied Small, SAIPA] As technology gets smarter and takes over more and more of the work we deem "skilled", are professionals such as accountants at risk of being replaced?... read



Africa Month
Liz Hart, MD, Infrastructure Africa
Infrastructure Africa to focus on regional opportunities

Sindy Peters

Infrastructure Africa will this year showcase some of Africa's mega projects... read
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Insurance & Actuarial
2015 report of the Ombudsman for Short-Term Insurance issued
2015 report of the Ombudsman for Short-Term Insurance issued

Issued by OUTsurance

OUTsurance has, for the second year in a row, comfortably beaten the industry averages for both key indicators. Of all the typical large short-term insurers, OUTsurance's referral rate of two complaints per 1,000 claims was second only to Zurich Insurance... read
#Africa Month: Marrying money and media campaigns

Nicci Botha

The problem nowadays is that technology has created a netherworld, where the clearly defined borders between industries have become irreparably blurred... In a good way... read
The South African life insurance industry
The South African life insurance industry

Issued by Analytix BI

Analytix recently completed a research report on the South African life insurance industry based on 30 industry expert interviews as well as hosting a number of focus groups in Johannesburg and Cape Town... read
Education & Training
Front Simphiwe Buthelezi (Siyayenzalenlo Tourism), Nonhlanhla Poswa (Fitness Class), Tsholofelo Ntuli (Fitness Class) and Mlungisi Shabalala (Siyayenzalenlo Tourism). 
Back Ray-ann Sedres (head: transformation at Santam), Karl Bishop (head: niche business at Santam) and Martine Solomon (Phama Media Marketing and Solutions).
Giving entrepreneurs a head start
With 5,7 million South Africans of working age unemployed, teaching budding entrepreneurs the skills they need to grow their business is becoming a necessity... read
Fintech
Jesse Hemson-Struthers, CEO: Niveus Ventures
Translating ideas into successful businesses
Most businesses don't survive past the start-up phase despite great ideas. .. read
Markets & Investment
Probability and potential impact of an investment ratings downgrade
Probability and potential impact of an investment ratings downgrade

Nicci Botha

If nothing else, the portent of a ratings downgrade has lit a fire under business and government to work together to re-engineer South Africa's economy... read
Business
#InTouch2016: Survival strategy for the digital future
#InTouch2016: Survival strategy for the digital future

Lauren Hartzenberg

The key problem in business is that while technology changes, business processes don't... read
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