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 | | Cape Town and the Western Cape's economy is due for a boost as more than R4.1bn in new direct investments is expected to make its way into the region over the next five years...read |
|  | JOHAN BOTES AND ETHAN CHETTY Financial institutions, law firms, estate agents and other accountable institutions operating in South Africa must vet all employees for competence and integrity, or risk sanction, including a fine of up to R50m...read |
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 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG AI won't steal your job, but a person who is comfortable using AI will, said Vincent Viviers of Pick n Pay, who took to the stage at Ecom Africa to share his top e-commerce trends for 2023... Read |
| Accounting & Auditing |
 | MILTON SEGAL, ISSUED BY SAICA The recent saga with the issuing of late-night government gazettes, justification thereof and subsequent 'temporary' retractions has certainly heightened the awareness of the general public around the importance of corporate reporting... Read |
| Banking |
 | Credit extension slows down in the fourth quarter... Read |
| Economy |
 | PAUL MAKUBE The latest inflation data shows no respite for consumers as headline consumer price inflation inched 0.1 percentage point higher to 7.1% year-on-year in March 2023 from 7.0% year-on-year in February... Read |
| Financial Services |
 | Roper most recently held the position of CEO of FNB Connect... Read |
| Fintech |
 | Shoppers are looking for a retail experience that seamlessly traverses both online and offline, and companies that fail to offer a true omnichannel experience risk losing out on growth opportunities, says PayFast's David Adams... Read |
 | IMRAN SALIE Cybersecurity isn't something that individuals take very seriously. Think for a moment about how often you make a concerted effort to ensure that your personal information is secure online... Read |
| Markets & Investment |
 | Copper 360 will be using a cluster mining model - where several mines feed into one process facility - to create a new 'copper country'... Read |
 | The investments spread over 853 deals represent a 1% decline from 2021 - a record year in Africa... Read |
 | This is the first time that tangible, real-world travel benefits and privileges are being attached to tradeable, transferrable digital assets by a local high-end short-term rental-management company... Read |
| Taxation & Regulation |
 | The National Treasury and Sars has called on the public to comment on the draft legislative amendments to give effect to the two renewable energy tax incentives, announced in the 2023 Budget... Read |
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 | Data from the latest Salesforce Shopping Index reveals that global online sales fell 2% year-on-year, but the Middle East and Africa saw strong digital commerce growth at 21% year-on-year... Read |
 | AYENAT MERSIE A Kenyan judge ruled on Thursday that Facebook's parent company Meta could be sued in Kenya, after 43 moderators at its Nairobi hub last month filed a lawsuit against the group and its local partner Sama for unfair termination... Read |
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 | Africa.com revealed its third annual Definitive List of Women CEOs, sponsored by Standard Bank Group, during a virtual event on 19 April 2023... Read |
 | HARTMUT WINKLER As South Africa's new electricity minister has warned, the winter of 2023 is going to be challenging... Read |
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