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Economy to see 2.5 % growth in 2010
South Africa's economy can look forward to growth of 2.5 percent in 2010, Ettienne Le Roux, senior economist at Rand Merchant Bank said on Thursday. Read more...
Engaging with Africa: Can business leaders afford to ignore this continent?
After years of stagnation, Africa is finally experiencing economic growth. Are there opportunities in Africa which are not being recognised by the business community outside of Africa? Read more...
SA Business confidence improves
Business Confidence rose in February said the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday. Read more...
South African union calls for urgent company bailouts
By Rebecca Harrison
South Africa's biggest auto industry union urged the government to rescue any group facing collapse and said on Sunday companies which benefit from bailouts must agree to protect jobs. Read more...
UCT has 'best value for money MBA' in world
The UCT Graduate School of Business full-time MBA programme has been ranked as the best value for money MBA in the world in the latest Financial Times (FT) of London's Global MBA Top 100 Ranking released in January. Read more...
Offshore professionals queue for SA jobs
Recruitment agencies have reported a dramatic increase in the number of international professionals and South Africans living abroad who are seeking employment in South Africa after the waves of retrenchments that have hit the US and Europe. Read more...
Government to spend R10bn on job saving initiative
The South African government is to spend R10 billion over the next three years on the National Jobs Initiative, which will bring together a range of new and revamped programmes as part of an initiative to save jobs during the global economic crisis. Read more...
SA ranks 2nd in budget transparency index
South African budget processes are among the most transparent in the world, according to the 2008 Open Budget Index. Read more...
Creating national skills strategies that work
The National Skills Development Conference organised by the Department of Labour annually is expected to convene this month. The conference is important because it is likely to discuss a new national skills development agenda for the post-2010 period. Read more...
A global network of South Africa’s citizens is set to bring knowledge and skills to the country
As the economic beacon of Africa, South Africa has proved that it is alive with possibility. Over recent years, the country has seen unprecedented growth and the development of a vibrant and progressive business environment which even the recent global economic slowdown cannot diminish. Read more...
Although many African companies will be hit by the current global slowdown, there is a lot that local entrepreneurs and their governments can do to improve their business environments, says Arthur Levi, former head of the World Bank’s private sector arm, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Europe.
The key to development in Africa is local entrepreneurship, but this can only flourish in an environment that is transparent and which supports businesses, maintains Levi. Read more...
Think of Africa and you’re likely to conjure up images of warfare, drought and corruption. But Ruurd Brouwer, Africa Director of entrepreneurial development bank FMO in the Netherlands says that, in order to attract investment to the continent, we need to get rid of the sorts of images as depicted by aid agencies and instead replace them with pictures of successful African bankers driving Mercedes cars. Read more...
Positive outlook for M&A activity in 2009
South Africa is expected to fare better than most countries when it comes to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2009 with the region being well shielded from the turbulent global economy, according to mergermarket's South African M&A Round-up for 2008.
The international M&A intelligence service says that South Africa's "cash flush companies will be cushioned from strife-ridden global markets" allowing them to strive for deals and targeted investments, some of it perhaps off-shore. Read more...
Sub-Saharan Africa's economy grew by 5.4% in 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa's economy expanded 5.4 percent in 2008, the first time in more than 45 years that growth exceeded 5 percent for five years in succession, and despite substantial deterioration in the external environment during the year. Read more...
South Africa has emerged as a leading provider of MBA education.
A country reborn
As the economic powerhouse of the African continent, South Africa serves as an inspiration to the entire world. Little over a decade ago, the country put aside years of racial divisiveness in favour of reconciliation - a process which was seen as nothing short of miraculous.
Since then, South Africa has re-occupied its place on the global stage and is experiencing an unprecedented rate of growth, with the demand for broad-based management skills reaching record highs. The MBA has become a sought after qualification and is equipping a new generation of South Africans with the tools necessary to compete with their international counterparts. Read more...
