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Beware the mismatch between marketing promise and operating performance

12 November 2012

In October 2012 South Africa’s third largest bank scooped the “Most Innovative Bank of the Year” award at the Global Banking Innovation Awards held in Washington DC. FNB – part of the FirstRand Group (JSE: FSR) – was rewarded for its culture of innovation

Treasury pay attention! Cut the red tape and unleash South Africa’s SMMEs

28 October 2012

The biggest shortcoming of National Treasury’s New Growth Plan 2030 is its failure to single out entrepreneurship as a solution for the country’s unemployment pandemic. This was the view shared by participants in the first ever The Insiders panel discussi

What is R5 billion among friends?

08 October 2012

The South African government is flush with taxpayer funding. But do not take my word for it… Simply consider the Department of Public Works’ decision to bankroll an upgrade to President Jacob Zuma’s private residence to the tune of R200 million, or the la

There is something fishy about this 22% wage settlement

21 September 2012

A couple of weeks ago South Africa was reeling as details of the “Marikana Massacre” emerged. Against an appalling socioeconomic backdrop 44 people (among them mineworkers and security personnel) lost their lives in a melting pot of trade unions, mine man

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Would you willingly give up your medical scheme membership under a fully implemented NHI?

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