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The world made progress in 2022 to address climate change and protect nature but much remains to be done to overcome entrenched interests.

No more paper promises: A new approach to sustainability

Urgent efforts are needed to tackle emissions reduction from the private sector but this may require a new approach

According to data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), the overall number of companies that have been liquidated increased 20.5% in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.  (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Business closures increase in December, according to Stats SA data

Despite the government’s efforts to lessen the economic shock of the pandemic and the lockdown, businesses are struggling to keep their doors open

True mentorship is not about hierarchy. It’s about co-creation. Photo: File

Companies need to plan for the future through skills development

COMMENT: Businesses need to focus on the training the so-called soft skills needed to respond to an ever-changing environment

Gatvol: Citizens march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria protesting against corruption in government. (Delwyn Verasamy)

Unethical businesses will face people’s protest

Companies must behave like model democratic citizens if they are to earn and retain society’s social licence to operate

The 2018 RepTrak™ Survey comprised 5 702 interviews, representing all sectors of the South African population

Where did we get these results?

The annual RepTrak™ Study provides an incisive tool for local businesses to understand their standings in the minds of the people of our nation

Each restraint of trader matter needs to be determined on its own merits on a case-by-case basis

​Restraints of Trade

Can a worker skilled in a certain area be prevented from exercising this skill by a former employer?

Shared Energy Management achieved a reduction of 30% in energy consumption at Emperors Palace

Commercial success

The Commercial Award is for outstanding projects and companies in the commercial sector.

Code red over limit on foreign firms

Legislation to enforce local ownership quotas will cause disinvestment and job losses, insiders say.

Black and white, in the red all over

The latest changes to B-BBEE legislation stifle the economy as a whole and make things tough for small businesses.

No joke: Occupy Wall Street activists protest against capitalist corruption. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

American dream turns to dust

A deadlocked political culture is crippling the US economy and there is no end in sight to the crisis.

A review of 900 global companies has shown that employees are increasingly working in other countries on 18-month contracts. (Supplied)

Migrant labour goes upmarket

Short contracts are on the rise as multinational companies shift their people around the world.

Managing expatriates

South African companies are still new to internationalisation.

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When Giants Fall: Why you need to innovate to stay relevant

It’s not big events like a financial crisis that can cause the downfall of large established companies. Sometimes it happens a lot more gradually.

The outcome of the ANC’s long-awaited KwaZulu-Natal conference was a win for the Thuma Mina crowd. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Don’t invite guests to a house that is not in order

Open innovation, where companies share their resources to get to market faster, might be the solution for African innovators.

Gripes can be good for business

Short-term insurance customers get a yardstick with which to measure companies’ performance.

Companies wait and see over BEE

Several factors are stacked against new deals and businesses are taking a hard look at alternatives.

Extended producer liability at heart

PET Recyling Company wins the Business Award.

Labour-intensive industries

SA companies are raking in the profits

Local firms are very well run and attractive to foreign investors, says a global handbook.

Is local really lekker in corporate reputation? (Photo Archive)

Is local really lekker in corporate reputation?

Hard earned reputations pay off for top-rated companies.

Making corporate reputation work

Corporate reputation is supposed to be completely integrated into the way companies approach their business strategy.