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| Sharon Snell New technology has been disrupting traditional models of doing business for many years and legislation has struggled to keep up... read |
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| Morné Stoltz With retail space becoming ever more expensive and the viability of long-term tenancy no longer what it was, the traditional shopping environment is undergoing a huge shift as retailers look to capitalise on the growing popularity of pop-up shops... read |
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| Auditing firms have always inspired trust, but is their expansion into consulting services posing a risk to audit quality and investor protection?.. read |
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| JP Kloppers Brands that fail to meet customers' high expectations may see their market share slide. Marketing is a multi-billion rand exercise in setting expectations... read |
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| Peter Alkema Mobile devices have simplified routine banking interactions and enabled customers to address their own needs anywhere and anytime, making banking processes almost ubiquitous... read |
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| Adriaan Pask Currently, US expansionary monetary policy supports economic growth. If this is removed by the next administration, what could take over the baton?... read |
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African Development Bank appoints first ETF managerThe African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed MCB Investment Management (MCBIM), as fund manager for its first multi-jurisdictional fixed income exchange traded fund (ETF) in Africa. The board of directors of the AfDB has also approved a seed equity capital investment of $25m for the ADBF. read |
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| Environmental rights advocacy groups are questioning why major banks and state entities are investing in new-build coal-powered power station... read |
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| The Wallonia export investment agency, AWEX, is active encouraging South African businesses expanding into Europe to make the southern Belgian region of Wallonia their home base... read |
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| Countries can decide their development path, says development economic Ha-Joon Chang. read |
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| National Treasury released a revised set of draft default regulations aimed at lowering charges and improving market conduct in the retirement fund industry... read |
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| Linda Ensor The Davis Tax Committee has called for public submissions on aspects of corporate income tax as part of its comprehensive review of the corporate tax regime... read |
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| Tamar Kahn Reducing the energy content of sugar-sweetened drinks would be a more effective way to combat obesity than implementing a sugar tax, according to research commissioned by beverage industry association BevSA... read |
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| Bruce van Wyk Africa is rising. According to the latest figures in the 2016 African Economic Outlook report, annual GDP growth rose to above 5% between 2001 and 2014... read |
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| Amandine Robin Often, the orientations to innovation are determined by the skills existing in a factory at a given time. Typically, the company owns a technical know-how and uses it to improve or transform its products... read |
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