PROPERTY: First residential index launched
The Pam Golding Residential Property Index is the first national quantitative analysis of house price inflation and the residential property market and will be released soon. Finweek looks into...
View ArticleMARKET SNIPPET: 5 February 2014
South Africa’s coal industry needs to address its production efficiency as the industry lost export revenue worth R23bn in 2014. More in today's Market Snippet.
View ArticleBUDGET: Seven questions the budget must ask
The country is standing at a fiscal crossroads, says investment strategist Izak Odendaal. Considering the long-term sustainability of government’s debt position, finance minister Nhlanhla Nene should...
View ArticleNEWS: Pharrell with Woolies vs Boycott Woolworths
The announcement of musician Pharrell Williams' collaboration with Woolworths on sustainability projects was not well received by some members of the public who expressed their views on social media....
View ArticleINSIGHT: Private equity investment for sustainability
The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association held a Case Study Compendium in Sandton last week. The purpose was to show how private equity investment results in more sustainable...
View ArticleMANAGEMENT: Building credibility for sustainability
Professor Deon Rossouw of EthicsSA comments on the role of the new Companies Act, three years on. Achieving sustainability in companies has been a challenge.
View ArticleBUSINESS: Improving electricity efficiency
Businesses should improve electricity efficiency to avoid passing tariff hikes on to already stretched consumers. If businesses can find alternative ways to save energy, customers will not bear the...
View ArticleINSIGHT: The upside of rising interest rates
Rising interest rates are an opportunity to improve the country's saving's culture. Savings and investments are equally important to small and big businesses.
View ArticleBUSINESS: SMEs should innovate consistently
Competitors are already to copy or improve on a new market offering. SMEs should continuously innovate as it is an ongoing process to ensure sustainability.
View ArticleBUSINESS: Financial literacy skills crucial for SMEs
Many owners of SMEs do not have the financial literacy skills to effectively manage the full financial component of a growing business. SMEs need to be given support by equipping them with the ability...
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