Feb 13, 2017
The question many are asking is whether an announcement will be made to increase the value-added tax (VAT) rate when the Minister of Finance delivers his Budget Speech on 22 February 2017. Lesley O’Connell, PwC indirect tax partner, examines what might happen...
Feb 13, 2017
South Africans are becoming used to hearing bad news in terms of our pockets on the second Wednesday afternoon in February. Sadly, we don’t expect anything particularly different this year, writes Catie Webb, chief operations officer of Accsys. Given that South...
Feb 13, 2017
The flood of data being generated by smart, connected things and machines will be a driver of innovation and growth for Intel. Brian Krzanich, CEO of Intel, calls data “the most important force in technology”, and expects Intel to “play a vital role...
Feb 13, 2017
Business’s growing reliance on technology is driving an exponential growth in cybercrime – but companies in both the public and private sectors are not taking the threat seriously enough. This is the word from David Loxton, Partner at law firm Dentons SA,...
Feb 13, 2017
The cost of poor customer service is enormous, modern consumers are reluctant to do business with companies that offer poor customer service. In contrast, successful innovative businesses are competing to deliver superior customer service experiences. Bad customer...
Feb 13, 2017
The International Bar Association (IBA) has issued a call for a halt to President Donald Trump’s undermining of the US judiciary – and consequently the rule of law – through personal attacks on respected jurists. Following the unanimous decision of...
