by Dianne Bayley | Dec 8, 2021 | Sustainability
In a world turned upside down, home-grown fintech ProfitShare Partners embarked on an ambitious campaign to #GetSAWorking, providing R100 million in capital for exciting SME initiative to helping South African small businesses grow and create jobs. The campaign...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 2, 2021 | Workplace 2020
Unemployment remains a massive problem in South Africa, notes Tshepo Mokoena, chairperson of In2IT Technologies, with the official unemployment rate hitting a new record high of 34.4% in the second quarter of 2021 from 32.6% in the first quarter, according to figures...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 11, 2021 | Security and Legal
A new study has found that tech-savvy teens and young adults are falling for online scams at a higher rate than seniors. Victims 20 and younger grew by 156% from 2017 to 2020 compared to 112% for seniors. The 9 053 young victims in 2017 jumped to 23 186 last year....
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 9, 2021 | Security and Legal
National Treasury’s draft amendment to pension fund asset allocation limits places infrastructure at the centre of future investment decisions. Dr Hendrik Snyman, chief investment officer of Gaia Fund Managers, argues that infrastructure as an asset class will benefit...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 26, 2020 | Sustainability
Our youth unemployment crisis is one of the biggest challenges facing South Africa, writes Visagan Naidoo, Head of Consulting at Mindworx. But this is not news. High unemployment has been the status quo for so long that it seems to have become acceptable. Let’s be...
