SA ranks highly in tax payment

South Africa compared favourably in the World Bank and PWC’s recently released report titled Paying Taxes 2018, coming in 46th overall. However, in respect of time to complete a company income tax audit (31,6 weeks), the country falls short of regional and...

Chief data officers enable digitalisation

As the role of chief data officer (CDO) continues to gain traction within organizations, a recent survey by Gartner found that these data and analytics leaders are proving to be a linchpin of digital business transformation. The third annual Gartner Chief Data Officer...

Online learning to build employee skills

Globally the world is moving towards more web-based digital learning and yet in South Africa companies are lagging behind in terms of human capital growth and upskilling their staff. The 2017 Human Capital Trends Report for South Africa by Deloitte has found that only...

How you can save water

Small businesses in Cape Town – and across South Africa – should prepare themselves for expensive and limited water to become a way of life in the years to come, and restructure their operations for water efficiency to help conserve this resource. This is...

Protect your online banking this festive season

Consumers are urged to avoid falling victim to a new banking scam whereby fraudsters remotely take control of their PC over the internet, and gains access to their online banking profile. Fraudsters are sending unsuspecting consumers fake emails notifying them that...
In SA, cash is still king

In SA, cash is still king

More than 51% of South Africa’s informal enterprises have encountered strong customer interest in paying by card — but around 90% of them continue to run as cash-only businesses. This is according to a Mastercard study, Insights into the Informal Economy...