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Parents must take back SA schools, says school choice proponent Marius Roodt
DUBLIN – There’s no doubt that South African schools face a lot of challenges. In a global benchmarking exercise, South Africa placed 75th out of 76 countries on the quality of its education system. Part of the problem is a persistent inequality in resources dating back to apartheid. The corrupt…
SA's 'first crypto' ATM is actually not new at all. It graced Midrand back in 2014...
JOHANNESBURG — Earlier this month, there was a flurry of coverage about South Africa's 'first cryptocurrency' ATM having been installed at a Spar grocery store in Randburg by a company called 'Vendibit'. Headlines from several publications published earli
How SA businesses can use forex providers to boost their global effectiveness
JOHANNESBURG — When it comes to a South African r…
Shaking up the actuarial industry: Backstory of Adi Kaimowitz's 'Virtual Actuary'
JOHANNESBURG — With a background in sales and mar…
Massive 150km Gautrain expansion plans: CEO Jack van der Merwe reveals all
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CEO Schalk Malan on how BrightRock seeks disrupting group risk cover in SA
JOHANNESBURG — CEO of BrightRock Schalk Malan has…
No stopping the blockchain train: Why PwC's Paul Mitchell says businesses must experiment
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Solid results for W Cape's Spear REIT as it ups dividend for shareholders
JOHANNESBURG — Despite concerns over a crippling …
Easy bundles May webinar: Amazon, Apple shine and Naspers regains composure
Biznews selects and manages the portfolios of two…
Retiring tax-free in Portugal (for at least 10 years) - here’s how you do it
JOHANNESBURG — In a bid to resurrect itself after…
Inside SA's underworld: Investigative journalist Mandy Wiener on crime, the police, corruption, and Ramaphosa's new deal
Crime and corruption are two of the biggest challenges facing South Africa today, and no one knows them like investigative journalist Mandy Wiener. Her books and investigations have exposed the web of interconnections that link South Africa’s top cops with its top crime bosses. But despite her experience of the…
Meet the lawyer who's taking on McKinsey in a racketeering complaint in the US
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Ramping up co-working in SA: Linda Trim outlines FutureSpace's expansion plans
JOHANNESBURG — Co-working and shared working spac…
SA crypto exchange Luno nears 2 million global customers, wins top UK tech award
JOHANNESBURG — Backed by the likes of Naspers and…
Why Eskom may be "caught with pants down" if SA growth quickens - Ted Blom
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Remuneration, incentives, and Steinhoff: How conflicts of interest hurt shareholders
As the fallout from the collapse of Steinhoff continues, many of us are left looking for someone or something to blame. Some have focused on disgraced former CEO Markus Jooste, casting him as the villainous mastermind behind the disaster. But we may need to look further. While Jooste is certainly culpable,…
Black startup Yalu targets rattling cage of multi-billion rand insurance industry
JOHANNESBURG — Recent changes to South Africa's c…
McKinsey behaving badly: Jay Alix explains how firm dodged US bankruptcy laws
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Land reform that works - how the powerful have captured land reform and how to take it back
The land reform process in South Africa has always been contentious. But according to University of the Western Cape professor Ben Cousins, it has failed to achieve its goals of reducing poverty and creating jobs because the process has been captured by elites. He believes that land reform that thinks…
'In Math We Trust': Simon Dingle explores future of money, Bitcoin in new book
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