05/23/2021

Fitch Affirms South Africa at 'BB-'; Outlook Negative

After stabilisation, infection numbers have started rising again and the pandemic will continue to pose risks well into 2022, as vaccine roll-out is proceeding slowly (0.9 doses administered per 100 population as of mid-May).

05/17/2021

Lessons from an African fintech startup [Opinion]

International organisations are paying attention to the ingenuity that comes from the African continent, and the unique ways in which entrepreneurs solve ongoing problems within the sector.

05/12/2021

How to Transform African Banking

Whether it’s increasing pressure from regulators or the emergence of fintechs displacing traditional branch banking, the financial sector faces many challenges.

05/10/2021

Can Steinhoff be trusted?

Shareholders think not as court action relating to the ‘discriminatory’ split of claimants into two groups looms.

05/03/2021

Employment Reorganisation Roadmap

Developed by Allen & Overy’s market-leading Global Employment Team, the 'Employment Reorganisation Roadmap' is an easy to use resource providing guidance on the key legal, procedural, timing and cost implications of employment reorgani

05/03/2021

The jobs that South Africans are developing new skills for

Highly educated South Africans and the older generation are the most negatively impacted groups in terms of Covid-19 and its effect on their employment status – which is the exact opposite of the global trend, the BCG said.

05/03/2021

Uganda’s debt burden

In 2020 Uganda took up a number of loans to deal with the unexpected covid19 pandemic and its impact on the economy.