orangeblock

Talked About Features

Explore the Category

The big news is not in the earnings

The big news is not in the earnings

07 March 2008 | Featured Story

Another of South Africa’s ‘big four’ banks released their full year results this week. Standard Bank performed in line with expectations, posting a 22% improvement in headline earnings. But there is more in the annual report than the group’s continued hea

Three South Africans on Forbes billionaires list

Three South Africans on Forbes billionaires list

07 March 2008 | Straight Talk

Three South Africans made it onto the Forbes billionaires list published earlier this week. They are Nicky Oppenheimer, Anton Rupert and the country’s first black billionaire, Patrice Motsepe. With $5.7bn to his name, Oppenheimer occupies position 173 on

Your wish is granted!

Your wish is granted!

29 February 2008 | Straight Talk

There are some that argue South Africa is close to becoming a full-blown welfare state. And a quick look at finance minister Trevor Manuel’s 2008/2009 budget shows why. It reveals that almost a quarter of the country’s citizens receive some form of state

The public versus private healthcare debate

The public versus private healthcare debate

29 February 2008 | The Stage

Health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang’s campaign against the private healthcare sector escalated earlier this week when she told journalists that “the current challenges in the private sector are best resolved through legislative interventions.” Her th

quick poll
Question

The strongest deterrent against FSP compliance missteps is or should be:

Answer
Bracing for regulatory change

Bracing for regulatory change

29 February 2008 | Featured Story
R120bn cannot buy accountability

R120bn cannot buy accountability

22 February 2008 | The Stage
A closer look at professionalism in the financial services industry

A closer look at professionalism in the financial services industry

22 February 2008 | Featured Story
Managing sick leave

Managing sick leave

22 February 2008 | Straight Talk
Manuel unlikely to gift personal taxpayers this year

Manuel unlikely to gift personal taxpayers this year

15 February 2008 | Straight Talk
Sometimes you have to blame yourself!

Sometimes you have to blame yourself!

15 February 2008 | The Stage
The quest for perfect life and disability cover

The quest for perfect life and disability cover

15 February 2008 | Featured Story
New unit trust platform for financial advisers

New unit trust platform for financial advisers

08 February 2008 | Featured Story