Africa must digitise its economies, broaden its tax base, prevent further deterioration of fiscal and debt positions, and aim for double-digit growth to achieve the UN 2030 global goals (SDGs), and the AU Agenda 2063...
5 hours ago
British Prime Minister Theresa May is battling to get her various iterations of her Brexit deal passed to Parliament.
Sanisha Packirisamy 7 hours ago
South Africa had its fair share of turbulence in 2018 - from higher deficits and worsening unemployment rates to challenges around land reform and a technical recession in quarter two...
2 days ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa's aggressive efforts to boost the country's stagnant economic growth are yielding results, according to figures released by the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb)...
3 days ago
Litigation funding is becoming a mainstream asset class with the market set to double in the next five years, predicts Dilip N Massand of Legal Ventures...
3 days ago
As the fifth Parliament concludes its work in the next few weeks, it is pushing ahead by passing essential laws which are in line with the Constitution's values...
20 Mar 2019
Negotiations to ensure uninterrupted trade between the Southern African Customs Unions (SACU), Mozambique and the United Kingdom will continue as uncertainty continues over Brexit...
20 Mar 2019
There is still $400m unbanked in Africa, and the goal is to work with the private and financial sector to connect the poor with adequate financial systems...
Nicci Botha 20 Mar 2019
The geopolitical landscape is a treacherous one, with many global economic powerhouses being exposed to a variety of risks seemingly around every corner..
19 Mar 2019
Honouring professional excellence drawn from two main categories, namely the built environment and commerce law and management, the fourth annual South African Professional Services Awards (SAPSA) was held at Montecasino on 14 March 2019...
18 Mar 2019
On March 12, the British Parliament overwhelmingly rejected - for a second time - a Brexit plan worked out by Prime Minister Theresa May..
18 Mar 2019
Africa is open for business. With average annual growth for sub-Saharan Africa forecast at 8% until 2023, the continent is looking increasingly attractive as a trade and export destination...
15 Mar 2019
Strategic partnerships between payment services are crucial in ensuring that the payment ecosystem is seamless...
Maroefah Smith 15 Mar 2019
The insurance industry is gearing up for one of its most radical financial reporting changes in the last two decades, but they are running out of time to interpret and apply these new requirements to their contracts and reporting...
15 Mar 2019
The ability to raise revenues from taxes - called "fiscal capacity" - is a crucial aspect for the functioning of any state...
Roberto Ricciuti & Antonio Savoia 15 Mar 2019
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has reappointed Mark Kingon as acting South African Revenue Service (Sars) commmissioner for a further period of 90 days....
14 Mar 2019
The National Assembly has approved the Division of Revenue Bill and the Financial Matters Amendment Bill...
14 Mar 2019
The revised draft of the Financial Matters Amendment Bill contains an update of the South African Insolvency Act, aligning it with the new laws that regulate the trading of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.
14 Mar 2019
A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it, the comedian Bob Hope has been quoted as jokingly saying...
Dalene Sechele-Manana 13 Mar 2019
Although there are still challenges facing the South African mining sector, regulatory certainty and President Cyril Ramaphosa's administration could spell a new dawn for the industry...
Allan Reid 13 Mar 2019
South Africa and the World Bank have signed an agreement that will boost the local business environment while also helping to enhance foreign direct investment into the country...
12 Mar 2019
In a country where unethical behaviour and blatant corruption by political and business leaders seem to be the norm, more and more people are asking what causes it and how it can be prevented...
Renate Scherrer 12 Mar 2019
When it comes to feeling prosperous, mindset matters more than income, according to the results of Nielsen's new 2019 Changing Consumer Prosperity Report...
11 Mar 2019
The conversation around the future of the accounting profession usually veers to digitisation of the profession or the role artificial intelligence (AI) will play in transforming the practitioner's duties...
11 Mar 2019
Psychologically, we are programmed to respond well to being rewarded for good behaviour...
11 Mar 2019
The insurance industry is at greater risk than most when it comes to cybersecurity...
Mia Papanicolaou 8 Mar 2019
Corruption in South Africa isn't simply a matter of bad morals or weak law enforcement. It's embedded in processes of class formation - specifically, the formation of new black elites...
Karl von Holdt 8 Mar 2019
Are financial services providers able to cater to the demands of the next generation?...
Walter van der Merwe 7 Mar 2019
The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) and other regulators issued a consultation paper in January which points towards robust regulations for crypto assets...
6 Mar 2019
Mobile wallets just haven't lived up to expectations...
6 Mar 2019
