OPINION: Five accounting myths debunked
Most people don't understand accounting basics. Being equipped with knowledge about accounting "literacy" may help in bringing clarity and correcting misconceptions. Grant Forsyth debunks some of the...
View ArticleNEWS: Vodacom to announce results
South Africa's leading communications provider, Vodacom is set to announce it's full year results ending March 2015, on 18 May 2015. Market Analyst Shaun Murison provides some insight ahead of the...
View ArticleINSIGHT: Government to focus on achieving fiscal balance
There is a call for renewed government focus on achieving fiscal balance and sustainably cutting the costs of doing business. Over-regulation, skills and fiscal deficits are key CEO concerns.
View ArticleINSIGHT: Run your personal finances like a business
There are similarities in the way successful business owners operate their companies and financially stable individuals control their personal finances. Approach wealth building with an entrepreneurial...
View ArticleBUSINESS: Closing the curtain on counterfeiting
Sales of counterfeit goods are a concern to businesses worldwide, which lose up to an estimated €26.3bn. Counterfeiting has caused over 518 000 direct and indirect job losses.
View ArticlePRO PICK: Vodacom- The future is red
So far telecommunications and data company, Vodacom has had a steady earnings outlook and should achieve reasonable growth in the coming years, says Rhynhardt Roodt, portfolio manager at Investec...
View ArticleINSIGHT: Employment engagement in SA is lacking
A radical shift is needed to narrow declining levels of employee engagement in South Africa. A 2015 survey on the State of Employee Engagement in South Africa reveals that senior managers do not see...
View ArticleNEWS: SA’s emerging companies face multiple challenges
A report by PwC reveals the challenges some emerging and small enterprises face. Among these are limited market access, funding and skills shortages.
View ArticleNEWS: Financial crisis- a distant memory for SA Banks
South Africa’s major banks have reported record profits, growing 11 times faster than GDP, in the first half of 2015. This performance is driven by the strong growth in the rest of the African...
View ArticleINSIGHT: Comair trusts its bank balance to beat competition
With two new entrants into SA’s small domestic airline market, the company with the biggest bank balance would survive in an environment where large-scale investment is needed to boost airplane...
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