Food for Thought

Silicon Valley Bank’s demise represents a worst case scenario of the dangers that lie in wait for banks all over the world, due to the...

South Africa’s mining sector has enjoyed a satisfactory start to 2023, with January’s total mineral sales of R63 billion matching the...

Cynics that had predicted negative GDP growth for 2022 will have to wait at least another 12 months to see whether their pessimism may...

On 22 February 2023 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered his budget speech. He noted that the 2023 budget is being tabled in a...

The South African economy continued its impressive job creation performance in the 4th quarter of 2022, adding another 169,000 new jobs....

The 2023/24 national budget delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has been met with a favourable initial response by...

On 13 February, the rand breached the $18-level again, recording its weakest level since mid-November. This decline follows hot on the...

New legislation spells name change for Pension Funds Tribunal. The financial services dispute resolution landscape is being radically...

What a difference a couple of weeks can make! Early in January, the World Bank published its latest global economic outlook, which is a...

In December, the number of overseas travellers visiting South Africa jumped to its highest level since February 2020 (which was just...

In recent weeks, the general mood amongst South Africans from all walks of life has become palpably sombre, mainly as a result of the...

With February around the corner and tax year end draws near, we want to remind you of the benefit of using your entire annual tax...

Stage 6 load-shedding, decaying roads, higher interest rates & inflation and a generally incompetent public sector, especially at...

The so-called two pot system, which was included in the 2022 Draft Revenue Laws Amendment Bill (“the Bill”), was published for public...

A closer look at the key priorities identified by the ANC at its 55th National Conference reveals an interesting ranking order; with one...

Against the background of intimidating headwinds, including low economic growth, load shedding and a vociferous and retrogressive RET...

The upward trend in new job creation continued unabated in the 3rd quarter of 2022, with total formal sector employment rising by more...

A rampant wholesale sector has been busy laying the tables of retailers for the inevitable shopping spree that is associated with Black...

The surge in the value of the US dollar since the beginning of the year may be coming to an end. Immediately after the publication of...

The month of September lived up to its historical standing of being the worst month of the year, as it was marked with aggressive...