Jun 29, 2017
May reflected a slight increase of 0.9% in take-home pay for the third consecutive month in 2017, according to BankservAfrica’s latest Disposable Salary Index (BDSI) data, which also showed that South Africa’s formal workers are faring slightly better than...
Jun 27, 2017
Another massive ransomware attack has hit more than 2 000 computers around the world – but even if users pay the ransom, they won’t get their data back. The new attack is a variant of the Petya code. It appears to have originated in Ukraine, where the power...
Jun 27, 2017
The current global political and economic climate has contributed to some of the highest levels of uncertainty seen for decades, say PwC economists in their latest Global Economy Watch. Indeed, in recent years, uncertainty has been keeping business leaders busy. CEOs...
Jun 25, 2017
Research copmpany IHS Markit has released a report identifying what appears to be a previously unknown Russian military satellite programme.A photograph was released following a low-profile visit by Russian Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu to the ISS Reshtnev...
Jun 23, 2017
Researchers predict that in 2030, Lagos, Cairo and Kinshasa will each have to cater for over 20 million people, while Luanda, Dar es Salaam and Johannesburg will have crossed the 10 million mark. By 2035, close to 30 million people could live in Lagos alone, turning...
Jun 22, 2017
People on grants could be receiving R233 more per month if management of the fund was more efficiently run, says KPMG. Deborah Tickle, tax advisor at KPMG in South Africa, says: “In this year’s Budget speech, former Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan...
