SARS ready to accommodate 0.5% VAT increase withdrawal
Friday, April 25, 2025 The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has assured the public that it will ensure it will...
From Doing Business to B-READY: World Bank’s new rankings represent a rebrand, not a revamp
The 2025 spring meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund takes place in Washington, D.C. Bryan...
US universities lose millions of dollars chasing patents, research shows
Every year, American universities spend millions of dollars patenting inventions developed on their campuses. Big names such as Stanford and...
Loadshedding remains suspended as the power system is stable. Ongoing planned maintenance continues at high levels, with unplanned outages showing a year-on-year reduction of approximately 2.7%.
Friday, 18 April 2025: Loadshedding remains suspended, and the power system remains stable with sufficient capacity to meet the long...
BMA monitors movements at ports of entry
Friday, April 18, 2025 With the Easter long weekend underway, the Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner, Dr Michael Masiapato, is...
Trump’s attacks on central bank threaten its independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation)
Nearly every country in the world has a central bank – a public institution that manages a country’s currency and...
Why people with autism struggle to get hired − and how businesses can help by changing how they look at job interviews
First impressions matter − they shape how we’re judged in mere seconds, research shows. People are quick to evaluate others’...
International students infuse tens of millions of dollars into local economies across the US. What happens if they stay home?
The Trump administration has recently revoked the visas of more than 1,300 foreign college students – detaining some – and...
New dawn for Red Location residents
The decades-long struggle of living in informal settlements without land ownership has finally come to an end for Nonkosi Koom...
Giving cash to families in poor, rural communities can help bring down child marriage rates – new research
Child marriages remain common in many regions of the world. AP Photo/Victoria MilkoProviding cash transfers to low-income families can reduce...
