CFOs spend two-thirds of their waking hours working, according to a survey. The difficulty that companies are having hiring and retaining qualified employees is also at a 20-year high.
In announcing free higher education, South African President Jacob Zuma, lobbed a populist hot potato at the ANC elective conference but it’s ordinary people whose fingers will be burnt.
Open banking will require data sharing that will disrupt the monopoly that big banks have on customers’ financial data. It will boost the range of products and deals available to people.
Mechanisation of agricultural activity can help many African countries unlock underutilised agricultural potential. But there are serious obstacles which must be removed.
The federal government is trying to make Australians more financially literate, but it’s using a definition that ignores many political, economic and cultural factors.
Christo Venter, University of Pretoria and Gary Hayes, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
South Africa needs to review its approach to rolling out Bus Rapid Transit systems as the current model is proving to be too expensive and unsustainable.
The proposed loan of Commonwealth money to Adani is on shaky constitutional ground, potentially paving the way for High Court challenge which could change the dynamics of federal-state funding.