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It’s My House: Cost Of Maintaining A Home

Buying a home is the single biggest financial commitment and investment that most people will make in their lifetime. However, there are a lot of other expenses to factor in.

7 Sep 2021 10AM 21 min

Merchants Awarded The Maximum Points For Enterprise Development, Supplier Development and Socio-Economic Development

This year, Merchants was awarded the maximum points for Enterprise Development, Supplier Development and Socio-Economic Development while also being recognised beyond the maximum score with bonus points for Supplier Inclusion and Diversity. “Our supplier strategy involves procuring and developing entrepreneurs and small businesses, and integrating them into our supply chain.

7 Sep 2021 9AM 9 min

Reviewing The GDP In The Second Quarter

South Africa’s economy grew 1.2% in the second quarter compared to the previous three months, beating analysts’ forecasts, statistics agency data showed on Tuesday. In unadjusted year-on-year terms, GDP jumped 19.3% in the second quarter, reflecting a low base last year when the government shuttered much of the economy during…

7 Sep 2021 9AM 5 min

Legal Implication Of Discovery Plans To Make Vaccinations Mandatory

Discovery chief executive Adrian Gore says that the group’s mandatory vaccination policy won’t just be limited to employees but will extend to all of the group’s properties across South Africa. In a letter published on social media, Gore said that Discovery would take steps to make all its buildings vaccinated-only…

6 Sep 2021 10AM 9 min

The Power Of A Healthy Working Environment

If you’re in a leadership position, it’s important to remember the knock-on effects of creating a healthy work environment. If your employees are happy at work, they’re more likely to produce their best results, which will make your clients happy and lead to return work. Your business is nothing without…

6 Sep 2021 10AM 15 min

Careers Corner: How To Negotiate Your Salary

Nomazibulo Tshanga is a CoFounder and Managing Director of Ziyana Business Consulting and Training, a people management consultancy company that assist small, medium and large organizations in building a value-based working environment, values and culture embedding and in designing and implementing the various organizational development interventions to align with the…

6 Sep 2021 10AM 20 min

Wealth Creation

One of the crop of new alternative securities exchanges that have sprung up in SA in recent years, 4 Africa Exchange (4AX), is rebranding to become the Cape Town Stock Exchange after relocating from Johannesburg to the Mother City.

6 Sep 2021 9AM 12 min

New District Model For Serve Delivery

President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the government aims to establish a citizen-centred public service delivery system that is seamless, adaptive and responsive. Writing in his weekly open letter to the public, the president said that public servants have been in the spotlight for the wrong reasons in recent years. This…

6 Sep 2021 9AM 7 min

Our Africa: IMF Special Drawing Rights And Africa

Recently, the largest allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) in history - about US$650 billion - come into effect.

6 Sep 2021 9AM 9 min

Bizz Lifestyle

Nike gives head office staff a week off for mental health break- Cold this be this potentially work in SA? Is the model that could work in SA?

2 Sep 2021 10AM 10 min

Addressing Disinformation Through Information With Medical Scheme Members

Given the current issues around vaccine hesitance and within the context of the new vaccination targets that have been set by the National Department of Health (DoH), Medical Schemes have come together to support government in efforts to ensure that we drive the right information around the vaccination programme.

2 Sep 2021 10AM 12 min

Inside Your Pocket

Even if you don't know what it is or how it works, you've probably heard of compound interest. It's a term used by wealthy and money-savvy people – people who have been 'clever' enough to use this tactic to grow their savings by several hundred percent. But compound interest is…

2 Sep 2021 10AM 23 min

The Pivot Point

Guest: Gloria Serobe – who has earned a distinguished reputation as a leader in the South African business world, especially in agriculture, as the founder of WIPHOLD

2 Sep 2021 9AM 12 min

An Open Letter To The President

Mr Mohale wrote an open letter to the president about business being ready and waiting to be part of getting SA out of “mess”.

2 Sep 2021 9AM 10 min

National State Of Disaster Extension & Economy

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet has approved the extension of South Africa’s national state of disaster by another month. The extension means that the state of disaster will now run until 15 October 2021.

2 Sep 2021 9AM 6 min

Ekasinomics

Isabella Jewellers is a 100% black female owned, Gauteng-based licenses jewellery refinery and manufacturing business run by Isabella Kobela and her daughter Meiki Ngcengeni. The business uses modern and improved technology to skilfully process precious metals.

1 Sep 2021 10AM 6 min

Ekasinomics: Digitizing The Funeral Industry

A South African company launched the world’s first full-service funeral arrangement app called Sendoff. The new app aims to change what it calls the current “broken” way of arranging funerals in South Africa by digitising the entire experience. “While there are already apps and websites that allow one to write…

1 Sep 2021 10AM 12 min

Legally Speaking: Why One Should Consult An Attorney For A RAF Claim

Being the victim of a car accident can come with many implications and complications that may literally affect, or halt, a person’s ability to earn income for many years to come, or even a lifetime. Bearing in mind that it may also come with huge medical bills, loss of ability…

1 Sep 2021 10AM 32 min

Inside Your Business: Time To Respond To Changed Fundamentals In Business

In the wake of the Covid-19 induced crisis, certain sectors have ridden a wave of exponential growth on the back of transformative trends, while others are struggling for relevance and survival and the changes ushered in will rewrite many previous business fundamentals, including that of the banking sector.

1 Sep 2021 9AM 11 min

Social Security And Retirement Reform Proposal Withdrawn

While Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu withdrew her department's Green Paper on Comprehensive Social Security and Retirement Reform on Tuesday, it won’t be the end of the controversial plan. The Green Paper triggered outrage among taxpayers and the business sector, as it proposed that all South African earners pay up…

1 Sep 2021 9AM 8 min