TODAY’S MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: The past is a guidepost, not a hitching post. — L. Thomas Holcroft TODAY’S WISDOM FROM AROUND THE WORLD: There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. — French Proverb TODAY’S CHINESE PROVERB: The wise adapt themselves to circumstances,...
By Melani Nathan South Africa has fallen deeper into junk territory after Moody’s Investors Service joined Fitch Ratings in lowering the country’s credit ratings on Friday. Moody’s cut the nation’s foreign- and local-currency ratings to Ba2, two levels below...
Black Friday takes place on 27 November, but because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many South African shops have launched extended sales. Prominent retailers like Takealot, Game, Makro, and Incredible Connection have launched month-long sales, dubbed Black...
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has published its annual report for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020. The report shows that the SAPS has a total of 187,358 employees, a decrease of nearly 5,000 employees from 192,277 in the 2019 report. This figure...
Two years ago, the Small Business Institute (SBI) sent letters to 100 of the JSE’s largest companies, asking them to share with us their payment terms for the small businesses in their supply chain. Only 38 took the time to respond. Nine told us they paid in fewer...
BUSA CEO Cas Coovadia says the downgrades reinforces the severe socio-economic crisis confronting the country and should impress on all stakeholders the urgency with which clear hard decisions need to be taken. The Moody’s downgrade places SA two notches into junk...
