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Minister of Public Works to address SACPCMP’s Project and Construction Management...

The Minister of Public Works, Mr Thulas Nxesi, will address the SACPCMP 6th Project and Construction Management Professions Conference at the Gallagher Convention Centre...
To zero-rate, or not to zero-rate: why the VAT debate is more complex than it appears

To zero-rate, or not to zero-rate: why the VAT debate is...

The one percentage point increase in South Africa’s Value Added Tax (VAT) rate, which was implemented in April this year, has raised important questions...
Recession points to the ANC’s inability to ensure economic stability

Recession points to the ANC’s inability to ensure economic stability

The recession in which South Africa currently finds itself, due to the contraction of the country's economy in the second quarter of 2018, points...

What changing the ownership of South Africa’s central bank will, and...

South Africa’s second largest opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has lodged a parliamentary motion to amend laws that govern the management and...

Zero rated VAT items: how South Africa is going about expanding...

    Shutterstock South Africa is processing a new report produced by an independent panel that reviewed the current list of items exempted from Value Added Tax...
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Don’t blame women for leaving fields like engineering. Blame bad attitudes

There are reasons why feminists use the slogan “the personal is political”, especially when men make arguments using the age old idea that “biology...
Public Sector capital expenditure decreased in 2017

Public Sector capital expenditure decreased in 2017

While capital expenditure by public sector institutions decreased in 2017, significant amounts were spent on service delivery orientated aspects, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)...

How new Silk Road will cement China as major trading partner...

Asit K. Biswas, National University of Singapore and Cecilia Tortajada, National University of Singapore In 138 BC China took its first step towards global connectivity...

ANC expediency is messing up South Africa’s land reform process

It’s highly likely that an amendment will be made to South Africa’s constitution that will allow for land expropriation without compensation following a decision...

Market concentration is plaguing South Africa’s private health care market

The preliminary findings of a recent inquiry into South Africa’s private health care sector shows worrying trends. Key among the inquiry’s revelations are high...
Impala urged to engage government on restructuring plans

Impala urged to engage government on restructuring plans

Minister of Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe has called on Impala Platinum to engage government in an effort to look at alternatives to its restructuring...

Women’s Month 2018: How to Develop a Thrifty Money Psychology

South African women don’t only tackle their daily schedules hands-on; they are also known as providers, chauffeurs, caretakers and so much more. It is...