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24 Mar 2025

Making the right fiscal choices today

By Staff Writer

Over the past week, South Africans have had time to scrutinise the Budget Speech 2025 and its related documents, with diverse responses to key proposals and major decisions. As activities around the speech wind down and the budget documents make their way through Parliamentary processes, it is important to take a step back and consider...
08 May 2024

The State of SA’s Industrial Manufacturing Industry  

By Staff Writer

PFERD products prioritise sustainability through PFERDVALUE, which is a dual strategy aimed promoting worker well-being and resource efficiency.
28 Feb 2024

National Treasury positive about economic growth

By Staff Writer

According to PWC experts, Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana expects structural reforms and interventions in energy, logistics and safety to boost business and investment sentiment. A key announcement was that tax rates will not be increased in 2024/2025, as previously signalled by the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) 2023, to generate the extra R15bn needed...
08 Mar 2022

Debt raised in Africa in 2021 points to possible economic turnaround, says PwC report

By Staff Writer

PwC’s annual Africa Capital Markets Watch report shows that African markets have continued with a modest recovery through 2021.
21 Feb 2022

South African boards focus on purpose and trust - while fighting to retain their key talent: PwC report

By Staff Writer

The PwC Non-Executive Directors report for 2022 – which annually surveys boardroom trends in South Africa – is centred around three main themes: Purpose, Retention and Risk.

05 Aug 2021

SA’s boards are placing ESG high on the corporate agenda

By Staff Writer

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced boards to change how they work and operate. Some of these changes are temporary while others look to be more durable. Most board members have done a great job with many of the challenges thrown at them while others have struggled navigating the complexities.
18 Feb 2021

African capital market activity lower in 2020

By Staff Writer

Overall, African equity capital market (ECM) activity in 2020 was the lowest it has been in the last decade, recording a significant decline in both volume and value. The drop in equity markets was largely driven by the impact of the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as global and economic uncertainty.

19 Nov 2020

How COVID-19 is fast-tracking adoption of renewable energy in Africa

By Staff Writer

Spurred on by the COVID-19 global pandemic, the world is finally galvanising its commitment to move towards a green and sustainable future and the global energy transition is the cornerstone of this new world. This transition to renewable energy will continue to rapidly gain momentum throughout the coming decade, led by policy shifts towards green...
03 Apr 2020

Packaging and Beyond Conference highlights 2017

By Staff Writer

This year’s Packaging and Beyond Conference, which takes place on 27 and 28 June will present an array of exciting topics.

17 Mar 2020

MPC preview: Interest rate cut - not “if”, but “by how much”

By Janice Roberts

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) gathers for its next bi-monthly meeting on March 17-19.
16 Mar 2020

Policy responses to COVID-19: What cards can South Africa afford to play?

By Janice Roberts

South Africa is in a grip of panic over the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The situation prompted an extraordinary address to the nation by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the evening of March 15.
03 Mar 2020

Recession arrives ahead of COVID-19 panic

By Janice Roberts

Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) reported on March 3 that the South African economy slipped into recession during the second half of 2019.