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Finance

B20 urges Basel III easing to unlock infrastructure investment across Africa

16 hours

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Finance

World's biggest climate fund ramps up investment plans

4 Jul 2025

Advertising

Global ad spend projected to hit $1.16tn, despite economic volatility

12 Jun 2025

Exam prep hacks for busy families

Primary & Secondary Education

Exam prep hacks for busy families

Issued by Tutor Doctor 10 Jun 2025

Alarm bells over burnout in SA's toughest teaching environments

Primary & Secondary Education

Alarm bells over burnout in SA's toughest teaching environments

9 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf While Global advertising spend is now on course to grow 6.7% this year to $1.15trn, according to a new study from Warc, this is a downgrade of almost one percentage point (pp) from the marketing effectiveness experts’ November forecast

Marketing

Warc study shows growth this year but still downgrade of almost one percentage point

28 Mar 2025

From the decline of development aid to the rise of a reformed social sector

Markets & Investment

From the decline of development aid to the rise of a reformed social sector

Issued by Next Generation 27 Mar 2025

Budget 2.0 tax hangover for the public

Accounting & Auditing

Budget 2.0 tax hangover for the public

Issued by SAICA 17 Mar 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

How good are South African kids at maths? Trends from a global study

Vijay Reddy 11 Mar 2025

Is a VAT rate increase to 17% justifiable?

Taxation & Regulation

Is a VAT rate increase to 17% justifiable?

Issued by SAICA 11 Mar 2025

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Healthcare

Africa relies too heavily on foreign aid for health – 4 ways to fix this

Francisca Mutapi 25 Feb 2025

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Mining

Regulatory overhaul puts halt on DRC cobalt exports

Lindsey Schutters 25 Feb 2025

Budget 2025: “Transfer Pricing to B or not to B…?”

Economy

Budget 2025: “Transfer Pricing to B or not to B…?”

Christian Wiesener, Issued by SAICA 12 Feb 2025

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Shipping

Red Sea crisis: Supply chain issues set to continue despite Gaza ceasefire

Gokcay Balci 3 Feb 2025

Taxation & Regulation

Landmark Global Minimum Tax Act: SA's MNEs face reform

Katja Hamilton 7 Jan 2025

Climate Change

African countries shouldn’t have to borrow money to fix climate damage they never caused – economist

Carlos Lopes 6 Nov 2024

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Climate Change

Carbon pricing poses threat to economies of developing countries

11 Oct 2024

Minister Gwarube in talks to enhance education sector

Primary & Secondary Education

Minister Gwarube in talks to enhance education sector

9 Sep 2024

Financial Services

Hloolo platform bridges funding gap for green SMEs

16 Aug 2024

Source: G20 Brasil. Brazil’s Finance Minister, Fernando Haddad.

Taxation & Regulation

Historic: Global effort to tax super-rich intensifies

Katja Hamilton 30 Jul 2024

Join our V5 Africa Webinar: Where are the lightbulbs in a turbulent world with Abdullah Verachia

Events & Conferencing

Join our V5 Africa Webinar: Where are the lightbulbs in a turbulent world with Abdullah Verachia

Issued by V5 Digital 10 Jul 2024

Making short films is a powerful way to learn job skills: 5 ways it prepares students for work

Skills Training

Making short films is a powerful way to learn job skills: 5 ways it prepares students for work

Wendy Smit, Zayd Waghid 3 Jul 2024

Consumer Law

NCC acting commissioner appointed

14 Jun 2024

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Logistics & Transport

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Bedassa Tadesse 13 Jun 2024

‘Packageless’ products can reduce plastic waste and increase sales

Packaging

‘Packageless’ products can reduce plastic waste and increase sales

6 Jun 2024

Economy

African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them

Carlos Lopes 6 May 2024

Maritime transport: a significant economic driver in global trade

Logistics & Transport

Maritime transport: a significant economic driver in global trade

Kennedy Ntenjwa 2 May 2024

Defining future value will require higher education institutions to step out of their comfort zones

Higher Education

Defining future value will require higher education institutions to step out of their comfort zones

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 19 Mar 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

2024 Africa Impact Investment Awards open for entry

6 Mar 2024

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2024: The future of foreign exchange

23 Feb 2024

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana had some tough love for the SOEs

Mining

#BudgetSpeech2024: Mining industry’s struggle amid economic challenges

22 Feb 2024

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Trends

#BizTrends2024: The year of a global fibre revolution

David Coleman 17 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Majesty King Charles III open the inaugural Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum.

Markets & Investment

UAE launches groundbreaking COP28 Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum

1 Dec 2023

3 ways AI can help farmers tackle the challenges of modern agriculture

Agri Tech

3 ways AI can help farmers tackle the challenges of modern agriculture

Joe Hollis 30 Nov 2023

Bad food choices: clearer labels aim to help South Africans pick healthier options

Packaging

Bad food choices: clearer labels aim to help South Africans pick healthier options

Safura Abdool Karim, Makoma Bopape, Rina Swart and Tamryn Frank 16 Nov 2023

From classrooms to boardrooms - the power of education innovation and private investment

Education

From classrooms to boardrooms - the power of education innovation and private investment

Wrenelle Stander 2 Nov 2023

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Mixed-Use Property

Resilient Claremont CBD poised for further investment and growth

27 Oct 2023

Taxation & Regulation

More companies willing to report publicly on their tax approach, study shows

20 Oct 2023

Cocoa prices are surging: West African countries should seize the moment to negotiate a better deal for farmers

Agro-processing

Cocoa prices are surging: West African countries should seize the moment to negotiate a better deal for farmers

5 Oct 2023

Making cotton sustainable requires science, investment and governance

ESG

Making cotton sustainable requires science, investment and governance

5 Oct 2023

Eduvos Career Fairs to empower high school learners

Higher Education

Eduvos Career Fairs to empower high school learners

Issued by Eduvos 27 Sep 2023

The top 5 consequences of content piracy in the entertainment industry

Media

The top 5 consequences of content piracy in the entertainment industry

Issued by MultiChoice 3 Aug 2023

Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

Food Security

Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

Simon Roberts and Ntombifuthi Tshabalala 26 Jul 2023

Fellows appointed to promote evidence-based decision-making in education policy in Africa

Education

Fellows appointed to promote evidence-based decision-making in education policy in Africa

13 Jul 2023

How coworking spaces can boost local economies

Office Property

How coworking spaces can boost local economies

Mariachiara Barzotto, Felicia Fai and Phil Tomlinson 11 Jul 2023