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The Future of Leadership is Female
Despite South Africa’s attempts to even out the playing field between men and women in leadership, the country still has a long way to go. Reports have shown moderate improvement in the appointment of women at executive level but have remained conspicuously unchanged...
The Consumer Protection Bill
The purpose of this Bill is to protect the consumer of goods and services by establishing the Consumer Protection Agency, and regulation of Consumer Advocacy Organisations. It will also repeal the Consumer Contracts Act [Chapter 8:03] and to provide for matters...
Dambisa Moyo: The Global Economist
There is a great Zambian woman that must be celebrated, as her contribution to the global economy cannot be ignored – Dr Dambisa Moyo, an influencer with over a million followers on LinkedIn. Dambisa Moyo, PhD, is a global economist who sits on the boards of the 3M...
The Standard of Banking: The Bank, Business Loans and Your Financial Records
According to Forbes, Standard Bank is “the largest lender in Africa”, as the banking group launched the game changing forex trading app in 2017 – Shyft. This position of largest lender is backed by 157 years of lending money to business owners and individuals. Global...
The Future is Green: Nedbank, and Impact Investing in Africa
Green is now, and the future, in health, food, lifestyle, and economics; and no bank or investor can ignore it. Nedbank has gone ahead of rest of the pack to be top in South Africa. In February 2020, Euromoney awarded Nedbank Private Wealth the second-best bank in the...
Financial Accounting for Growth of SMEs with NRB
(South Africa) - NRB Accounting makes Financial Accounting easier, faster, and most importantly, cost effective. NRB Accounting is an Accounting firm established at the beginning of 2018 with its primary focus on financial services to clients; these services ranging...
Pension Capital in the Ground: How GIPF’s N$90m Blueberry Bet Chases Export Income
A civil-service pension fund is now a frontier fruit exporter. The question is whether that is prudent or overdue.
Banking the Small Firm: How Namibia’s Board Inherits the MSME Finance Gap
The new board did not only absorb the SME division. It inherited the unfinished job of getting capital to firms the banks will not touch.