New programme aims for transformation

The Black Industrialists Programme is a practical programme implemented by government to ensure achievement of demographic transformation of economic power. This is according to Mzwandile Masina, deputy minister of Trade and Industry, who says the programme also aims...

African Investment Summit seeks solutions

Five heads of state have confirmed their participation in the 2015 Global African Investment Summit. The presidents of Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda and Uganda and several dignitaries of other African countries will be attending the economic development summit to be...

FNB launches online property tool

FNB has launched FNB Property Leader, an online property tool that gives step-by-step advice and solutions to manage the property process from buying to selling. FNB Property Leader helps users through the often emotional property process, and can be accessed anytime, anywhere.

Muthambi slams parliament’s interpretation

Communications Minister Faith Muthambi believes that the legal opinion of Parliament’s legal department undermines the separation of powers and the interpretation of the law should be left to the judiciary, not the legislature. The Minister said on this basis that the...
Cyber risk is not well managed

Cyber risk is not well managed

More than one-third of risk professionals throughout Africa, Europe and the Middle East have experienced a material or significantly disruptive loss relating to a data breach or security exploit in the past 24 months, with the average financial impact of these incidents in the region of $2,1-million. The most common EMEA cyber incident was an attack that caused disruption to business and IT operations, according to Aon Risk Solutions in a research report undertaken during March 2015.

Jobs Pledge aims to grow SA economy

Collaborative Stakeholder Movement (CSM), together with Investment Solutions, today unveiled a Jobs Pledge to celebrate Mandela Day, the aim of which is to create 14 191 200 jobs over the next 15 years. This is the number of minutes Nelson Mandela spent in jail. “The...