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From left to right Newly onboarded Play Your Part Ambassadors Kopano Tsengiwe, James Kwakwa and Sne Vilakazi

BRAND SOUTH AFRICA CELEBRATES ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP: THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION CONTINUES...

It has been over a decade since the establishment of Brand South Africa’s Play Your Part initiative and it is stronger than ever. Since...
5 compelling reasons to invest on the KZN Mid-South Coast

5 compelling reasons to invest on the KZN Mid-South Coast

The appeal of South Africa’s Western Cape coastline and, in more recent years, that of the KZN North Coast, has shown the massive potential...
Steel Import tariffs destroying local manufacturing efforts

Steel Import tariffs destroying local manufacturing efforts

Tal-Tec’s Greg Talbot, MD of the Brits-based local manufacturer of modular farming solutions for managing livestock, describes how South Africa’s steel import tariffs are...
Mr. Naveed Qamar, Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Commerce

PAKISTAN AND SOUTH AFRICA CLASP HANDS Trade expo sees a collaborative...

For the first time ever, the Pakistan Africa Trade Development Conference & Exhibition is being hosted in South Africa, bringing hundreds of international brands...
Fred Razak, Chief Trading Strategist at CMTrading

Are the markets as volatile as we think? – a finance...

While many are decrying the end of days for the markets, Fred Razak, Chief Trading Strategist at CMTrading, is a little more circumspect. He...
SARB hikes repo rate to 7%

SARB hikes repo rate to 7%

The repurchase rate (repo rate) in South Africa reached 7% after the SA Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) agreed to a 75...
FICO Survey: 42 Percent of South Africans Believe It Is OK to Exaggerate Insurance Claims

FICO Survey: 42 Percent of South Africans Believe It Is OK...

Consumers see need for stronger fraud and security protection, but too many checks will turn them off Johannesburg, 16 November 2022 - Many financial institutions...
A worsening at Consumer Default Index in personal loans is expected to occur in the last quarter of 2022

A worsening at Consumer Default Index in personal loans is expected...

Debt default is a critical issue, especially if we are talking about consumer’s debts. This rate, when increased, essentially reflects a worsening in the...
The South African Cultural Observatory (SACO)

SACO CLINCHES BIG NAMES FOR CULTURAL AND CREATIVE SECTOR CONFERENCE

Gqeberha- The South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) today announced an exciting international line-up of speakers for the upcoming 4th SACO International Conference comprising of...
FICO Score 6 from TransUnion and FICO Aim to Expand Credit Access in South Africa

FICO Score 6 from TransUnion and FICO Aim to Expand Credit...

Johannesburg, 20 October 2022 — FICO, a global analytics leader, today announced the release of FICO® Score 6 with longstanding partner TransUnion Africa. FICO®...
FICO Forum Africa to Explore Customer-Centric Growth in a Challenging Economy

FICO Forum Africa to Explore Customer-Centric Growth in a Challenging Economy

Johannesburg, 04 October 2022 - Leading global analytics company FICO, named best technology provider for data analytics at the 2022 Credit Awards, will be...
SARB hikes repo rate to 7%

CPI dips to 7.6% in August

The monthly increase in the consumer price index (CPI) was 0.2%, the lowest reading since January 2022, says Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). The decrease...