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Peak car is just 14 years away – report

BloombergNEF just published its latest annual Light-Duty Vehicle Outlook.

Skilled South Africans are quitting their jobs – here’s where they are going

Even in a job-scarce country like South Africa where workers would be expected to hang onto their jobs, the ‘great resignation’ has had a profound impact on the country.

Finance minister on massive government reforms for South Africa

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has outlined some of the progress that has been made by Operation Vulindlela – a flagship initiative to accelerate the implementation of key growth-enhancing refor...

New case deals with a South African employee who was fired for wearing high heels – what you should know

​​In a recent judgment, South Africa’s Labour Court reinstated an employee who had been dismissed for voicing her dissatisfaction with the company’s policy on wearing high-heeled shoes on mining pr...

South Africa’s most valuable brands – and the smart business decisions to reach the top

Data and analytics company, Kantar BrandZ has published its Most Valuable South African Brands 2022 report, showing that the top 30 brands in the country are collectively valued at $34.9 billion, r...

Fikile Mbalula has a plan to fix potholes in South Africa

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says that the government will on Monday (8 August) roll out a programme to address potholes across all national provinces called Vala Zonke.

Call for South Africa to ban consultancy for its dodgy work at SARS

The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF)has called on the government in South Africa to follow the lead of its adversaries in the UK and ban consultancy Bain & Co the role it played in facilitating the ca...

A South African company with 16,000 staff on flexible working

Workplaces don’t look the way they used to, says Lettie-Basani Phume, group human capital executive at Momentum Metropolitan. But even as businesses have mostly adopted a hybrid approach where peop...

5 important things happening in South Africa today

Treasury officials want Bain&Co banned from doing business with the government; the SA Nursing Council denies blocking nurse training but admits to problems; crypto traders are in for a tax wake-up...

How to renew your car licence quickly in South Africa

The SA Post Office says it has seen a healthy uptake for its facility for the online renewal of motor vehicle licences, which it launched at the end of January 2022.

Data shows domestic workers losing their jobs as South Africans leave the country

New data published by SweepSouth shows the devastating impact of emigration and semigration on domestic workers in South Africa.

Why it’s time to retire this rule of thumb in South Africa

For many years, the retirement rule of thumb advised citizens to diligently save 15% of their earnings over a 35-year period in a growth portfolio; to generate an income sufficient to comfortably s...