The United States Trade Representative (USTR) under the administration of President Obama has issued a veto against the decision of the US International Trade Commission (USITC) to ban “Apple” products from...
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Tensions seem to always be high in the agricultural sector these days. South African chickens are fighting for preference over Brazilian Chickens. The EFF wants to seize farms without compensation- the Agricult...
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The classic Mexican standoff requires three opponents, all with guns aimed at each other. Each side wants something, that will require a concession to be made, but what they offer is considered by the other sid...
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The economy is on fire. That’s the general mood amongst analysts and business pundits. It seems the South African economy has had to contend with one setback after another and with elections close by, the ANC...
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This past week South Africa and its biggest trading partner, the European Union (EU), held their annual summit. South Africa was keen to show that it can play nice, despite biting Europe‘s hand over inves...
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Billionaire businessman Mark Shuttleworth felt that he should not have had to pay a levy of around R 250 million when he emigrated and took his assets out of South Africa in 2009. In June, he approached the Pre...
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The death of the piggy bank July is the national savings month, most people don’t know this and sadly most don’t care, because they don’t save. At some point, most consumers have come across money tins, w...
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South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Oupa Magashula has resigned following an investigation which revealed that he put the reputation of SARS at risk by offering a high-paying job to a Chartered Ac...
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Corruption is always in the news, in fact it has become so common, that it is no longer surprising. It no longer shocks the sense, at least not for ordinary South Africans and the country is fast approaching a ...
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When the South African Broadcasting Corporation celebrated 77 years in existence, it did so in style by launching a 24-hour news channel on the DSTV platform. Some have hailed the launch of the all-day, all-night news channel while others question many implications of this move by the SABC. Those who support the new channel cited wider reach and access to comprehensive news from all nine South African provinces and beyond the borders of the country as the reasons for their e... Read more »
