Special reports

Are accounting standards political and not in SA’s best interest?

‘Accounting standards [are] not set by national governments. They're not set by world regulators like the World Bank or the UN. They are set by a voluntary organisation of volunteers’: Saiba CEO Nicolaas van Wyk.

23 Mar 2022 20 min

Standard Bank results

Sim Tshabalala Chief Executive of the Standard Bank Group

11 Mar 2022 8 min

Profitability levels shown in these interims, were last seen in 2016

Tim Holden - Group MD, Caxton says 'We think we've got through the worst and are venturing forward.'

11 Mar 2022 10 min

FirstRand reports interim results to the end of December

The group is seeing higher activity levels in infrastructure, in renewable energy projects, predominantly energy, confirms CEO James Formby.

3 Mar 2022 12 min

Vumacam has Johannesburg and eThekwini under surveillance

The company is putting in clever urban security mechanisms, using advanced technology in the fight against crime: CEO Ricky Croock.

3 Mar 2022 11 min

Deputy Justice Minister addresses inefficacies of SA Masters’ offices

John Jeffery – Deputy Justice Minister

7 Feb 2022 5 min

A freight transport development possibly promising accelerated economic growth

Aria is looking into the practical implementation of third-party access to SA’s rail network following anticipated structural reform: Traxtion CEO James Holley.

2 Feb 2022 16 min

BLSA responds to Bain withdrawal

Busisiwe Mavuso - CEO, BLSA

18 Jan 2022 12 min

Pityana on being fired from the Absa board

‘Our guard must be up when the independence of directors is attacked in the way that my right as an independent director on the board of Absa is being attacked’: Sipho Pityana.

24 Nov 2021 21 min

Eskom CEO André de Ruyter discusses evident power station sabotage and procurement malpractices at power stations.

Eskom CEO André de Ruyter

22 Nov 2021 9 min

Analysing the implications of the Cop 26 R131 billion energy transformation deal

‘We are very comfortable with the lender retaining control of the money up to the point where payment should be made in a bona fide manner to contractors’: Eskom CEO André de Ruyter.

7 Nov 2021 15 min

Pityana heads to court over Absa chairmanship

‘The processes...followed were outside of the law and unfair indeed. They have compromised my dignity and have impugned my character’: Sipho Pityana – lead independent director, Absa.

26 Oct 2021 15 min

Gidon Norvick

Chief Executive Officer of Takatso Consortium

21 Jun 2021 9 min

The uproar regarding SA’s procurement of the Covid-19 vaccine

A major issue for South Africa right now is the nig question as to whether any of the vaccines developed will actually work for the South African strain of the virus – Magda Wierzycka, CEO, Sygnia.

22 Jan 2021 13 min

Understanding the funding procedures for SMEs

Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Small Business Development Sarah Mokwebo bringing clarity on the funding provided to aid small businesses as a result of Covid-19.

26 Mar 2020 7 min

Surfing the economic wave

Kumaran Padayachee, CEO of Spartan SME Finance talking on how to surf the economic wave, despite the macro and micro-challenges.

19 Mar 2020 8 min

Click an Advisor podcast: Stephen Katzenellenbogan, NFB

Stephen Katzenellenbogan discusses investments amid market uncertainty and volatility, Covid-19's effects on retirees, NFB's strategy and more.

16 Mar 2020 9 min

Covid-19 risk mitigation in your business

Kim Polley, managing director at Instinctive Partners Africa speaking on mitigating Covid-19 risks in the workplace.

12 Mar 2020 6 min

Fintech companies bridging the funding gap

Fintech companies are largely closing the funding gap for small businesses as traditional banks remain stringent on lending policies, stifling growth prospects for small businesses.

4 Mar 2020 6 min

Key budget takeaways for SA’s SMEs sector

Nadine Chetty, co-founder of Ecomm Accounting Solutions and Intuit QuickBooks on budget key takeaways for SA’s SME sector.

27 Feb 2020 10 min