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The Pivot Point

Fulu Ravele has been the Chief Financial Officer of Renergen since November 2015. She is also the Director of Tetra4. Fulu obtained her CA (SA) qualification with Deloitte South Africa in 2012. She has experience in Financial Accounting, and Internal and External Audit.

9 Jul 2020 1PM 13 min

Sindiswa Makhubalo, Head Of Banks and Payment Providers Supervision.

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority has published a new conduct standard for banks. This stems from the Financial Sector Regulation Act, which was introduced in 2018 and serves as a first step in the regulator rolling out a comprehensive market-conduct regulatory framework for the banking sector.

9 Jul 2020 1PM 8 min

Restaurants Take Government To Court Over Alcohol And Social Distancing Rules

A group of restaurants is heading to court to force the government to allow their patrons to drink alcohol with their meals. Led by Cape Town-based Chefs Warehouse restaurants, the group said in court papers filed on Wednesday that it wanted the matter to be heard on an urgent basis…

9 Jul 2020 1PM 9 min

Eskom Loadshedding

Power utility Eskom has warned that it may implement load shedding on Thursday evening. The utility urged the public to reduce electricity usage, saying the power generation system is severely constrained.

9 Jul 2020 1PM 6 min

Inside SMME’s

Tshepo Moses Mosiedi is an award winning entrepreneur, accountant by profession and he is a registered Tax Professional. He is an accounting graduate from University of Johannesburg and has 10 years experience working as an accountant.

8 Jul 2020 1PM 10 min

Edward Kieswetter, SARS Commissioner

The 2019/2020 tax-return season has kicked off in earnest. And in these days of the Covid-19 pandemic the revenue service is keen to ensure that, as workers file their returns, they do so safely.

8 Jul 2020 1PM 12 min

Dis-chem Found Guilty Of Price Gouging

Pharmaceutical giant Dis-Chem has been found guilty of price gouging during the Covid-19 pandemic and ordered to pay R1.2 million for its actions.

8 Jul 2020 1PM 7 min

Executive Pay

As companies hunker down into survival mode, bracing themselves for COVID-19-inflicted economic shock, executive pay may be the last thing on most directors’ minds. However we believe that Boards and Remuneration Committees should be considering this issue.

8 Jul 2020 1PM 6 min

Innovation

An innovative e-commerce platform is making waves by changing how South African consumers exchange gifts. Brand Hubb, which already offers an unparalleled business-to-consumer (B2C) experience, has applied its online acumen to redesign the age-old social practice of giving and receiving gifts.

7 Jul 2020 1PM 15 min

Ombuds Report Shows How To Save On Insurance - Getting It Right The First Time

The latest Ombudsman for Short Term Insurance (OSTI) Annual Report makes interesting reading from a consumer perspective, especially the insights it provides on the most common reasons for claims rejection.

7 Jul 2020 1PM 9 min

SA Office Property Sector Faces ‘Work From Home’ Threat

The retail property sector may have been hit hard by the initial lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19, but South Africa’s struggling office property sector faces a potential longer-term threat if the work-from-home paradigm shift takes hold.

7 Jul 2020 1PM 8 min

Iain Williamson, Old Mutual CEO

Old Mutual new CEO: Iain Williamson has been appointed as Old Mutual’s permanent CEO after a year of legal battles with his fired predecessor, Peter Moyo.

7 Jul 2020 1PM 4 min

The Corporations And Economic Crime Report With Mamello Mosiana, Researcher At Open Secrets

Lack of independence, poor accountability and a culture of silence are some of the issues plaguing the auditing profession globally. A new report by non-profit, Open Secrets, shows how cracks in the system have caused a credibility crisis in the industry and why this is a matter of public interest.

6 Jul 2020 1PM 9 min

The Hour Africa Feature With Francois Conradie, Senior Political Economist At NKC African Economies

When Zimbabwe suspended trading on its stock exchange last week, James Hove was left with no access to the funds he needs to conduct his business. Like many wealthy Zimbabweans, Hove invests in the local stock market. Not for the value he sees in the companies whose stocks trade on…

6 Jul 2020 1PM 8 min

The Pivot Point

Raised in Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria, Sylvia Milosevic is a successful businesswoman, wife and mother to beautiful twins. She developed a passion for property from her mother who built her house by herself. But her success didn’t happen overnight.

2 Jul 2020 12PM 9 min

Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA)

Hundreds of companies in the tourism and hospitality sector, who have had their business interruption claims rejected by insurers, are planning to take most of the major industry players to court and are even contemplating a class action suit.

2 Jul 2020 12PM 6 min

Entrepreneurs On The Move - Phali Makopo, Sorbet Man Franchisee

A new Sorbet MAN franchise launched at the Fourways Mall this June. It offers everything South Africans have come to love about the Sorbet MAN brand and includes a few unique features.

1 Jul 2020 12PM 13 min

Lungisa Matshoba, Co-Founder And CTO At Yoco, A South African Based Payments And Point Of-Sale Startup

6 weeks into Yoco’s tracking of the impact of COVID-19 on small businesses through their Small business Recovery Monitor shows that Level3 has had little impact on SME turnover at 55% of pre-Covid levels.

1 Jul 2020 12PM 6 min

Tamryn Lamb, Head Of Retail Distribution At Allan Gray

COVID-19 has driven home an important life lesson: Expect (and plan for) the unexpected.

30 Jun 2020 12PM 11 min

Lunga Siyo, CEO YEP! - Telkom Business And Yellow Pages

Get your business online, where it needs to be, with Yep! A response to national duty call for corporate South Africa involvement to ease the socio-economic impact and productivity of SMMEs during and post COVID-19.

30 Jun 2020 12PM 8 min