To meet the growing need for affordability and convenience, Vodacom has simplified its RED Core contract portfolio. The new packages reflect Vodacom’s commitment to putting customers first by offering extra value, increased flexibility, and greater ease, ensuring they benefit from every rand they spend. With the new RED Core range of contracts, customers can select…
Bradley Elliott In June this year, the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Strasbourg Plenary deemed South Africa successful in “substantially completing” its 22-item Action Plan for removal from the FATF greylist. This has set the stage for an authorised onsite visit in October when FATF will determine whether South Africa can finally be scrubbed from…
Webinar connects SMMEs with practical tools for growth and compliance The Beer Association of South Africa (BASA) is helping small businesses tap into the opportunities within the beer industry through its recent Brewing Business Success webinar, which connected over 50 participants with experts in compliance, digital marketing, retail, and skills development. “There’s a huge appetite among entrepreneurs…
As the rising cost of living continues to strain household budgets across South Africa, many families are looking for smarter ways to manage their money and stretch their resources further. As National Savings Month comes to a close, FNB is encouraging homeowners to take a fresh look at how their home loan access funds facility…
John Loos When it comes to broker perceptions of commercial property investor demand relative to supply across South Africa’s major metro regions, the City of Cape Town continues to be perceived as the strongest market, showing the most significant “under-supply” across all three major commercial property sectors. At the other end of the spectrum, Greater…
Prof. Yudhvir Seetharam When data professionals rely on someone else to pitch their ideas, the edge is lost, As data becomes increasingly central to the business strategy, the expectations of data teams are shifting. They’re no longer just enablers; they’re expected to influence, initiate and lead. But influence doesn’t come from being right; it comes…
Standard Bank data shows that a significant portion of its customers, even among those earning a stable income, don’t have an immediate accessible cash savings that can serve as emergency savings. More than 45% of clients have no accessible emergency savings. Among Private Banking clients, who earn between R25,000 and R58,000 a month, more than…
Eskom confirms that the two contractual disputes with Framatome, the contractor for the Steam Generator Replacement Project at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, are being addressed through the agreed resolution process. In accordance with the contract, disputes are first referred to adjudication and, if not resolved, to arbitration. Two disputes were adjudicated between December 2022 and…
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN UNREVISED SPEECH!!! It is an honour and a privilege to stand before you this morning on this occasion of the 3rd Annual African Continental Free Trade Area Conference. This event is taking place during a very important month in the South African and global calendar. The month of July marks Mandela…
Louis Van Ravesteyn A soybean harvested in Mpumalanga today moves through a value chain more structured than it was a decade ago. It travels from farm to storage through coordinated channels, often under the oversight of commercial offtakers with long-term supply relationships. Crushing plants are structured around scheduled throughput, aligned with feed manufacturers forecasting…
