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economy
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South Africa Kissed Another 133 Businesses Goodbye In July, Bringing Total Liquidations To 892 This Year
29 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Although liquidations declined by 5,3% in the first 7 months of 2024, 890 business owners have already seen their dreams shattered.
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COVID Hangover: Another Major South African Retailer Forced Into Business Rescue
20 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Unable to keep up with its operational costs, Cross Trainer announced on Wednesday that it has gone into business rescue, affecting 67 stores nationwide.
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Study Reveals That Gen Z Is Fine With Fraud Because They Believe The Economy Is F**ked Anyway
02 Jul 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A third of Zoomers either know someone who has committed first-party fraud or done so themselves, according to this new report.
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Some Were Not So Chuffed With The Cape Town Tourism Sector’s Turnover This December
11 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
All indications are that the tourism sector experienced mixed fortunes over the prime tourist season.
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Enough With The Doom And Gloom! Here’s 10 Reason To Invest In SA According To The Experts
17 May 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Every time the world thought we were on the edge of destruction, we proved them wrong, and with middle fingers raised to the naysayers, we have managed to build the crown jewel of Africa.
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Why People On TikTok Are Talking About Dabloons
25 Nov 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
TikTok is precisely the place where a niche in-joke rapidly becomes an immersive roleplaying game within a matter of days.
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Latest Country To Join Four-Day Workweek Movement Has Strong Message For Bosses
16 Feb 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
In addition to having a shorter workweek approved, employers will also be allowed to switch their phones off after work and ignore their bosses without consequence.
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No Surprise Who Tops The World’s Most Valuable Brands List This Year
27 Jan 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Judging by the Brand Finance Global 500 report for 2022, some have fared better than others.
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One Step Closer To The Four-Day Workweek Dream
18 Jan 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
If there is anything good that has come out of the gruelling COVID-19 pandemic, it has to be that how, where, and for how long we work has changed drastically, making this new working model all the more plausible.
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December Was A Good Month For Toyota
11 Jan 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
South Africa’s new car sales and exports have had a few knocks to contend with over the past while. Toyota still manages to dominate the former.
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Results From The Biggest Ever Four-Day Workweek Study
06 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Iceland conducted the world’s largest trial of a shorter working week, with an analysis of the results finally published.
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Report Reveals Domestic Workers’ Average Salary During Lockdown
22 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
A new report exposes some hard truths about the effect of the national lockdown on the livelihoods of domestic workers.
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“Economic And Political Collapse By 2030” – Dire Prediction For SA’s Future
10 Sep 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
According to a Johannesburg-based political and economic risk consultancy, we’re a decade away from being a “failed state”.
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SA’s Latest GDP Numbers Are Ugly
09 Sep 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Even though you know full well the numbers are going to be dire, they still sting. Let’s take a closer look at what it all means.
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Experts Predict “Avalanche Of Crime” As SA Economy Flounders
30 Jun 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Experts predict that the economic collapse brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to an exponential increase in crime.
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How Much The Average South African Earns During Lockdown
24 Jun 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The pandemic has had a significant impact on the average take-home salary in South Africa as people struggle to make ends meet.
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25 Years Later – Comparing SA’s Unemployment Stats From 1994 And 2019
13 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
The South African government recently released a report that looks into unemployment rates now, compared to 1994. It makes for interesting reading.
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South Africa’s Economy – Four Reasons To Feel Slightly Optimistic
04 Sep 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Yesterday, news broke that we had avoided a recession, thanks in large part to a lack of load shedding. Financial gurus reckon that’s something to smile about.
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South Africa, Take Note – The 10 Biggest Risks To Our Country
30 Aug 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
The Institute of Risk Management South Africa Risk Report breaks down the 10 biggest risks faced by South Africa right now.
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SA’s Latest GDP Numbers Are In And They’re Not Pretty
04 Jun 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
South Africa’s economy has undergone the worst drop since way back in 2009, and the problem spans multiple sectors.
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Here’s Some Potentially Good News About South Africa’s Economy
22 May 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s not often that somebody has anything positive to say about the state of our economy, although economist Mike Schüssler is talking long term.
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Staggering Stats Show Extent Of South Africa’s Train Mess
03 Apr 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Prasa’s annual report gives us some shocking insight into just how inefficient the rail system in South Africa is.
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You Better Be Making Bucks If You’re Living In The World’s Most Expensive Cities
19 Mar 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
The Economist Intelligence Unit survey has revealed the 10 most expensive and 10 cheapest cities in the world.
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South Africa Could Run Out Of Money By 2042
28 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Members of parliament have been warned that if the fiscus continues on its current trajectory, SA will run out of money by 2042.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
12 Feb 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Gordhan cracks Eskom whip. US Shutdown averted. Sans Souci slap latest. China’s slump. Fox News germ blunder. What new ‘Scorpions’ will look like. Mars company bankrupt. Siya shortlisted. Lady Gaga meme. Katy Perry ‘blackface’ shoes.
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How Much Eskom’s Stage Two Load Shedding Costs South Africa Daily
11 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Load shedding is alive and well again, and we are on stage four for the rest of the day. Even stage two has dire consequences for the economy.
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Here’s What The Average South African Takes Home Each Month
27 Sep 2018 by Carrie / 1 Comment
The latest Take-home Pay Index has confirmed improvements on both an annual and a monthly basis to the average salary in South Africa.
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It’s Official – We’re In A Recession
04 Sep 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
According to the latest figures released this morning by Stats SA, the country is in a recession. The rand has also taken a battering off the back of the news.
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South Africa Is In The Midst Of A Massive Fake Honey Scandal [Video]
01 Aug 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
When it comes to honey in South Africa, trust nobody. It appears some of the country’s leading brands are pulling the wool over our eyes.
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Here’s Mmusi Maimane’s Six-Point Plan To Fix SA’s Current Economic Mess
05 Dec 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
As South Africa’s economy continues to decline at a rapid rate, Mmusi Maimane has suggested six simple actions that the government can undertake to fix it.
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