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Remuneration & Payroll

Salary increase predictions for 2024/2025

22 Oct 2024

Economy

Creating a job shouldn’t cost R365,000 (but it does in SA)

Nicholas Woode-Smith 16 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf This month AI in Advertising examines a key topic in AI: the state of regulation and all the legal issues that this topic raises

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising: How AI regulation is shaping the future of advertising and its impact

Jarred Cinman 16 Sep 2024

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

New water resources infrastructure agency bill to boost development, finance

Calvin Nchabeleng and Makgati Makgatho 10 Sep 2024

Economic strains and lifestyle changes drive new trends in SA's auto market

Commercial & Industrial

Economic strains and lifestyle changes drive new trends in SA's auto market

Paul Marshall 29 Jul 2024

France and the Reunion Island audio-visual professionals to scout, network with local film industry

Film & Cinematography

France and the Reunion Island audio-visual professionals to scout, network with local film industry

8 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Schroders' Kondi Nkosi, country head in South Africa.

Markets & Investment

A big year for local and global elections – what this means for investors

30 May 2024

Source: Supplied. Samuel Seeff, chairman of the Seeff Property Group.

Trends

#AfricaMonth: Seeff explores the continent's real estate trends and growth opportunities

Katja Hamilton 28 May 2024

State of the Retail Nation: FMCG trade sales climb 7.7% to R112bn

FMCG

State of the Retail Nation: FMCG trade sales climb 7.7% to R112bn

22 May 2024

30 years on, entrepreneurs are making the most of SA’s enduring miracle

SMEs

30 years on, entrepreneurs are making the most of SA’s enduring miracle

Issued by Business Partners Limited 24 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. Fred Razak, chief trading strategist at CMTrading.

Finance

Moody's downgrade - fair or foul? Exploring China’s economic landscape

Fred Razak 27 Mar 2024

Source: Dilip Naran, vice president, product architecture, CompuGroup Medical South Africa.

Trends

#BizTrends: NHI to boost South Africa's digital healthcare

27 Feb 2024

Onyi Nwaneri, Deputy CEO, Afrika Tikkun

Skills Development & Training

Afrika Tikkun, Microsoft partner to boost youth employability in South Africa

13 Nov 2023

Gwede Mantashe speaks at Africa Energy Week. Source: Lindsey Schutters

Energy & Mining

South Africa's fight against energy poverty is getting dirty

Lindsey Schutters 6 Nov 2023

Haval invests in AA Technical College to develop new energy skills

Fuel & Energy

Haval invests in AA Technical College to develop new energy skills

15 Aug 2023

Gear change needed to accelerate SA's auto manufacturing sector

Manufacturing & Parts

Gear change needed to accelerate SA's auto manufacturing sector

Pieter Wessels 10 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Hans Croukamp, bioLytical Laboratories' chief operating officer.

Healthcare

#HIVToday: The company that's empowering South African youth with rapid HIV self testing

Katja Hamilton 21 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. Andrew Miller, is the national treasurer at the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of South Africa.

Medical Research

Genetic medicine divide: Why SA lags behind the rest of the world

Andrew Miller 30 May 2023

Minister says "no" to City of Cape Town bid to take over the trains

Railway

Minister says "no" to City of Cape Town bid to take over the trains

17 May 2023

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Legislation

Govt to tighten legislations on procuring locally produced products

10 Mar 2023

Eskom bailout won't end power cuts, splitting up the utility can

Energy

Eskom bailout won't end power cuts, splitting up the utility can

Roy Havemann 28 Feb 2023

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Energy

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Vincent Obisie-Orlu 26 Jan 2023

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

Retail Marketing

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

7 Nov 2022

Ditching ESG doesn't make sense, especially in Africa

CSI & Philanthropy

Ditching ESG doesn't make sense, especially in Africa

Bryan Turner 6 Sep 2022

Helping business leaders navigate a rocky economy

Business Plans

Helping business leaders navigate a rocky economy

Issued by Grow 13 Jul 2022

Realigning the links of the disconnected supply chain

Supply Chain

Realigning the links of the disconnected supply chain

26 Apr 2022

PMG in Africa: Evolving OOH in a time of growth

OOH

PMG in Africa: Evolving OOH in a time of growth

Jacques du Preez, Issued by Provantage 20 Apr 2022

African Development Bank appoints evaluator general

Banking

African Development Bank appoints evaluator general

11 Apr 2022

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2022: Government must create conditions for SMMEs to grow into larger enterprises

Simone Cooper 22 Feb 2022

Kenya's dairy sector is failing to meet domestic demand. How it can raise its game

Agro-processing

Kenya's dairy sector is failing to meet domestic demand. How it can raise its game

Timothy Njagi Njeru 16 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: This state we're in is quite bizarre

Trends

#BizTrends2022: This state we're in is quite bizarre

Evan-Lee Courie 8 Feb 2022

Aviation

Blue-sky thinking: net-zero aviation is more than a flight of fantasy

Emma Rachel Whittlesea and Tim Ryley 3 Jan 2022

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Economy

MTBPS focus: finance minister takes tough stance

Danette Breitenbach 11 Nov 2021

How entrepreneurs can unlock a winning scenario for SA's future

SMEs

How entrepreneurs can unlock a winning scenario for SA's future

Pieter Bensch 8 Oct 2021

Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) launches Media Leadership Think Tank

Media

Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) launches Media Leadership Think Tank

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 9 Sep 2021

How the South African government can boost its credibility in the agricultural sector

Agribusiness

How the South African government can boost its credibility in the agricultural sector

Wandile Sihlobo 6 Sep 2021

Ntombifuthi Ntuli

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

RIP: Sawea's Ntombifuthi Ntuli

16 Aug 2021

Former president Jacob Zuma, who faces fraud and corruption charges, speaks to supporters after appearing at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 17 May 2021. Reuters/Rogan Ward/File Photo

Criminal Law

Zuma hands himself over to police to begin sentence

Siyabonga Sishi 8 Jul 2021

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Covid-19

South Africa's vaccine quagmire, and what needs to be done now

Alex van den Heever, Imraan Valodia, Shabir A Madhi & Willem Venter 5 Jul 2021

Franchising

Hard-hit food and beverage industry amongst slowest to recover

5 Jul 2021

Policy review on excise to impact beleaguered alcohol and tobacco industries

Tax Law

Policy review on excise to impact beleaguered alcohol and tobacco industries

Virusha Subban 28 Jun 2021

Robin Parkbrook, fund manager and co-head of Asian equity alternative investments, Schroders.

Markets & Investment

3 shifts in the world of investment

Robin Parkbrook 23 Mar 2021

Artscape to celebrate its 50th birthday throughout the year

Theatre

Artscape to celebrate its 50th birthday throughout the year

11 Mar 2021

2020 a slow year for dealmaking in Africa, but post-pandemic opportunities look promising - Part 2

Corporate & Commercial Law

2020 a slow year for dealmaking in Africa, but post-pandemic opportunities look promising - Part 2

Wildu du Plessis and Morne van der Merwe 18 Feb 2021

New Mauritius route introduced for FlySafair

Tourism & Travel

New Mauritius route introduced for FlySafair

8 Feb 2021

Albertus Marais

Trends

#BizTrends2021: 'Wealth tax' unlikely to be government policy in near future as pressure on tax base mounts

Albertus Marais 6 Jan 2021

Youth training initiatives position SA as desirable services delivery destination

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Youth training initiatives position SA as desirable services delivery destination

19 Oct 2020

#DoBizZA: Best Little Guide helps South Africans shop local

Retail Marketing

#DoBizZA: Best Little Guide helps South Africans shop local

Lauren Hartzenberg 23 Sep 2020

Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi can make a simple policy change that can allow South Africa to implement a health programme that will be a model for the world. Photo: Tariro Washinyira

Covid-19

Here's a quick health win for government

GroundUp editors 25 Aug 2020