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A smoker buys a single cigarette at an undisclosed location after the government banned the purchase of tobacco products. Emmanuel Croset/AFP

Cost increases sharing of cigarettes

Many people are questioning whether the ban on tobacco in South Africa is not in fact having the opposite effect of that intended

(Photo: Jairus Mmutle/GCIS)

A political response to gender-based violence

The gender-based violence pandemic in South Africa is fuelled by outdated patriarchal attitudes and frequently by binge drinking

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photo: Reuters)

#Lift the ban

SATTA’s campaign draws attention to the massive number of livelihoods at risk if the government continues with its ban on the sale of cigarettes

A police officer walks past people waiting in queues for food aid during the Covid-19 outbreak in Sunderland Ridge. (Photo: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)

While fields are full, plates are empty

A third of South Africa’s food production goes to waste, yet over 10 million people go to bed hungry each night

Until Covid-19 struck the US, Italy had the distinction of the being the global epicentre of the pandemic. (Sky News)

The global crisis is just starting to affect Africa

Countries are comparing themselves with their neighbours to see who is flattening the curve first, and there’s an obsession with statistics

South African billionaire, Patrice Motsepe, has also pledged to spend R1-billion rand on fighting the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa. (Dania Maxwell/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Covid-19: Unpacking the SMME funding procedure and UIF relief benefit

SPONSORED A government-imposed lockdown can be seen as a force majeure in which an employer is able to implement a no-work-no-pay principle. Nonetheless, employers have been…

Olympus Manthata, Head: DBSA Climate Finance at DBSA (Centre) participated in an OECD panel discussion on the role of national development finance institutions in scaling up sustainable financial instruments at COP 25 in Spain

DBSA participates at COP2

The bank provides vital financial backing for green initiatives

Fiona Reynolds

Institute of Retirement Funds Africa’s (IRFA) conference

Influences that affect the retirement fund ecosystem will be in the spotlight

IRFA vice-president Geraldine Fowler says that in this year’s conference  the existing pensions ecosystem will be explored in detail

You have the power

The need for better retirement outcomes is crucial to the economic growth of Africa and for society as a whole

Fiona Reynolds

Institute of Retirement Funds Africa’s (IRFA) conference

Influences that affect the retirement fund ecosystem will be in the spotlight

Pension fund adjudicator Muvhango Lukhaimane

The theme of the IRFA conference is ‘The Retirement Ecosystem: You Have The Power’

An ecosystem is a complex system of living organisms, their environment and all of their interrelationships in a particular unit of space

IRFA President Wayne Hiller van Rensburg is proud of his Institute’s relevance to the retirement sector, both in South Africa and on the broader continent

The crucial role played by any industry body in the retirement sector

Upskilling is essential, and local industry rates IRFA’s contribution highly

Cut in offshore red tape increases options

For many years we have waited for Finance Minister Trevor Manuel to announce further investment exchange control relaxation in the annual national budget, only to have our hopes…

Turning tide for the rand

Offshore financial markets look a sorry sight at the moment with stock markets across Europe down 15% on average compared to their value eight years ago. Some properties in the…

What to expect from a relocations company

Corallie Pringle, managing director of Corporate Relocations, lists the services that clients should expect from their relocations firm. Among them is the arrival services for…

The importance of a global reputation

The single major prerequisite needed to be a player in the relocations industry is a global reputation. It’s easier for someone who has a global reputation to get into the…

Skills exodus is becoming a problem

The Department of Home Affairs issues about 18Â 000 work permits each year, of which roughly half are for expatriates, with the other half being issued to small firms for the…

Easing the transition

International assignment is booming as business globalises: not only are South African companies importing and exporting skills, but they’re also transferring them between…

Remuneration policy a minefield

Setting an expatriate’s remuneration is far more complex than a local salary because it has to be benchmarked against different currencies, salary levels and costs of living —…

Pre-integration — a bad idea

There has long been an argument relating to integration, between best- of-breed products and pre-integrated systems, for which one size fits all. The lines are blurring and today…